Charlesbridge September 2026 Solicitations

Discover dino drama, fossil facts, and prehistoric science in this laugh-out-loud comic adventure packed with jokes, trivia, and ancient creatures galore! Curious young readers ages 7 to 10 will love this nonfiction graphic book blending real dinosaur discoveries with fun facts, fossils, and famous paleontologists. Learn all about what brought dinosaurs to extinction, notable people who made big discoveries (such as Mary Anning), fossils and how they form, what the Bone Wars were, and how we reimagine dinos, all through comics! Back matter includes a dino quiz and a glossary.

Blast off into laughs and learning with comics about moon missions, rovers, space poo, and more—perfect for curious kids who love outer space! Curious young readers ages 7 to 10 will love this nonfiction graphic book blending space science with fun facts, the moon, and the first spacewoman. This laugh-out-loud comic book takes you on a wild ride through space history! Learn about the first missions to the moon, how astronauts live and work in space, the amazing machines that explore other planets, and the trailblazing people who made it all happen. Packed with hilarious illustrations, cool facts, and space-sized fun, this book makes learning about the universe totally out of this world! Bonus back matter includes more surprising science and spacey activities to keep curious readers exploring long after lift-off!

Now in paperback! A clever kids' graphic book featuring theater-inspired poems, told in 3 acts chronicling a musical, from auditions to opening night! Young thespian fans of Theater Camp and Better Nate Than Ever will cherish this love letter to theater and theater production. Enjoy the show! An appealing combination of fun comic illustrations and verse, Limelight is a collection in 3 acts and takes place during the mounting of a middle-school musical theater production. From auditions to rehearsals to the drama of opening night, this genre busting, poetry graphic novel gives voice to all things theater. Script's Tips Dear actors, advice: be perfect, precise— say what the playwright wrote! Throw in some spice, some fire and ice, but please, don’t overemote. Personification of the script, the rehearsal piano, the dressing room mirror and more, these fresh and funny poems prove that all the world's indeed a stage in this unprecedented middle-grade graphic novel. Back matter includes information about poetic forms and theater terms to further enhance the reading.