Book Birthday Blog

Welcome to the Book Birthday Blog!

Where we celebrate new books from Michigan's authors and illustrators.

 

If you have a book coming out and would like to be featured as a guest on this blog, please email Christy at cmatthes82@gmail.com. We would love to share your good news! 

2025

 

 

2024

2023

 

2022

February 1st: My First Dino-Baseball by Lisa Wheeler; ill. by Barry Gott 

February 1st: My First Dino-Soccer by Lisa Wheeler; ill. by Barry Gott 

February 2nd: Little Cat & Dog's Birthday Bake: A Recipe for Caring by Dori Durbin 

February 28th: To the Moon and Back by Lindsay Gizicki; ill. by Eleonora Petrova

March 1st: The Topsy-Turvy Bus by Anita Fitch Pazner; ill. by Carolina Farias

March 1st: Mighty Mahi by Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw; ill. by Dorothy Shaw

March 15th: All God's Critters Sing Allelu by pj lyons; ill. by Carol Herring

April 1st: This Could Be You by Cindy Williams Schrauben; ill. by Julia Seal

April 15th: I Feel You by Kinyel Friday; ill. by Robert Roberson, Jr.

May 9th: Molly and the Lost Dance Shoes by Pria Dee ill. by Tina Perko

May 24th: Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore

June 4th: Cady and the Birchbark Box by Ann Dallman

June 21st: Ice Cream Face by Heidi Sheffield

August 29th: The Go to Sleep Tree by E.F. Meyette; ill. by Meghan Melotik

August 29th: Baby Shower by Lisa Wheeler; ill. by Charlie Alder

September 1st: Diya Dances the Dandiya by Pria Dee; ill. by Youngju Kim

September 6th: On a Gold-Blooming Day by Buffy Silverman

September 6th: Ask the Girl by Kim Bartosch

September 9th: What about Lilly? by Kim Delmar Cory

September 9th: Let's Build a Little Train by Julia Richardson; ill. by Ryan O'Rourke

September 15th: An Amazing Manatee Journal by Kathleen Jae

September 15th: Not My Lisa by Kinyel Friday; ill. by Robert Roberson, Jr. 

September 19th: The Pirate Doctor by Lindsay Gizicki; ill. by Eleonara Petrova 

October 3rd: The Legend of the Serpent Witch by F.P. LaRue

October 10th: Chasing the Moon by Melanie Hooyenga

October 11th: My Name Is Not Ed Tug by Amy Nielander

October 11th: The Youngest Disciple by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer (ill by Tyson Ranes

October 14th: Boats Can't Jump: The Story of the Soo Locks by Laura Barens, ill. by Don Lee

October 18th: Tell Me No Lies by Andrea Contos

December 13th: Zac's Mighty Wheels and the Case of the Missing Grannies by Andrea & Braden Kurth; ill. by Justin Rose

December 22nd: Dino-Valentine's Day by Lisa Wheeler; ill. by Barry Gott

December 27th: Bug Bug Don't Bug Me by Dawn Simpson

2021

 

January 12th: Where All the Little Things Live by Ian Tadashi Moore

March 23rd: Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler; ill. by Loren Long

April 1st: The Singer and the Scientist by Lisa Rose; ill. by Isabel Muñoz

 

April 21st: Whale Fall Café by Jacquie Sewell

April 29th: Summer of the Tree Army illustrated by Kirbi Fagan

May 8th: Whisper by Tracy Bilen

May 11th: The Museum of Everything by Lynne Rae Perkins

June 15th: Shadow Songs by Baxter Bramatti

June 15th: Swim Like the Fishes by Kinyel Friday; ill. by Robert Roberson, Jr. 

June 17th: Together with Dad by P. J. Bass

June 29th: Rat Fair by Leah Rose Kessler; ill. by Cleonique Hilsaca

August 2nd: The Ghostly Tales of San Antonio, by Jay Whistler

August 31st: Valor & Victor and the Zombies from Earth by Tracy Detz; ill. by Monika Suska

September 6th: How it Happens by Jean Alicia Elster

September 28th: Migraine and Mia by Kat Harrison; ill. by Marusha Belle

October 28th: Mrs. Noah by Patti Richards; ill. by Alice Pieroni

 

November 3rd: The Curse of Shadow Park by F.P. LaRue

November 11th: My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me by Kathleen Marcath; ill by Isaac Lian and Pardeep Mehra

 

 

2020

 

February 12th: On A Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring by Buffy Silverman

 

February 19th: Grandma's Hug by Amy Nielander

February 24th: Old Rock (Is Not Boring) by Deb Pilutti

February 26th: Equality's Call by Debbie Diesen

March 1st: Sunny Side Upbringing by Maria Dismondy

March 17th: 3000 Feet Over Lambeau by Roger D. Hess

March 24th: Cady and the Bea Necklace by Ann Dallman

April 7th: Catwad, Me, Three! by Jim Benton

April 22nd: Trees Make Perfect Pets with Cathy Gendron

May 2nd: What's This Tail Saying? by Carolyn Combs

May 3rd: Surgery on Sunday by Kat Harrison

 

May 5th: A Doll for Grandma: A Story About Alzheimer's Disease by Paulette Sharkey

May 14th: Legend of the Storm Sneezer by Kristiana Sfirlea

May 26th: Attack of the Stuff, the Life and Times of Bill Waddler by Jim Benton

June 1st: Tavi Tails - The Diary of a Dog by Lisa Richman

June 9th: American As Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar

June 10th: Moon Puppets by Baxter Bramatti

 

August 20th: The Puppy Predicament by Rachel Anderson

September 7th: I'm Just O.K. by Tara Michener

 

September 23rd: A Zombie Vacation by Lisa Rose

 

October 31st: Franny K. Stein, Recipe for Disaster by Jim Benton 

November 4th: Season of the Great Bird by Maryann Lawrence

November 9th: Dino-Thanksgiving by Lisa Wheeler

November 21st: Gordy and the Ghost Crab by Linda Sienkiewicz

 

2019

 

January 15th: The Medal of Honor Series by Michael Spradlin

January 20th: Spriggles: Motivational Books for Children by Martha and Jeff Gottlieb

March 5th: The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

March 18th: The First Men Who Went to the Moon by Rhonda Gowler

April 30th: I Campaigned for Ice Cream by Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw

May 20th: Trapper's Grounding by Dawn Chevoya

June 4th: The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up The Ocean by Debbie Diesen

June 7th: Triple the Fun On Mackinac Island by Victoria Buursma

June 18th: Even Monsters Go to School by Lisa Wheeler

June 21st: Rescue, The War Unicorn Chronicles Book 3 by Sandy Carlson

June 23rd: Dragons from Mars Go to School by Deborah Aronson

July 9th: Goodness Gracious: A Gratitude Book for Children by Lori McElrath Eslick

July 28th: God's Sparrows by Kathleen Vincez

 

September 1st: Thanku: Poems of Gratitude with Patti Richards

September 4th: The Light in the Lake by Sarah Baughman

September 9th: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar

September 15th: A Year with Mama Earth by Rebecca Grabill

September 18th: People Share with People by Lisa Wheeler

September 22nd: The Pocket Picture by Lisa Rose

 

October 6th: The Healing Star by A. Kidd

 

November 5th: Over in Motown by Debbie Taylor

2018

July 1st: Excuse Me Ma'am, Excuse Me Sir I'm Amina, An All-American Girl! by Shayma Mustafa

July 13th: Star Powers Series by Lisa Rose

 

July 31st: Hello, Fall! by Debbie Diesen

August 7th: Excerpts from an Unknown Guidebook, Book 1: Phases of the Moon by Josef Bastian

August 31st: Dino-Christmas by Lisa Wheeler

September 21st: American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott

 

September 27th: Stretch to the Sun by Carrie Pearson

October 9th: Violet and the Woof by Rebecca Grabill 

October 30th: Snail, I Love You by Tevah Platt and Willa Thiel

November 15th: Tamaishi by Ian Tadashi Moore

 

December 11th: A Hug is for Holding Me by Lisa Wheeler