PREORDER: The Bear and the Seed (A Poonam Mistry Fable), Poonam Mistry | OUT: Aug 25, 2026 Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels A New York Times/New York

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book

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* includes stylish illustrations from Tanisha Cherislin

too -- or fall short of the grade she needs to earn a spot at journalism camp

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PREORDER: The Bear and the Seed (A Poonam Mistry Fable), Poonam Mistry | OUT: Aug 25, 2026 Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels A New York Times/New YorkAn inspirational folktale about conservation and the importance of protecting our environment by the Carnegie Medal nominee Poonam Mistry. Bear lives in the bountiful forest, filled with breathtaking flowers and plants and towering trees that stretch up to the sun. One night the trees and plants disappear. And when the animals wake up, they begin to flee the forest in grief. But Bear finds a lonely seed. He works tirelessly to help it grow, seeking