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By Shannon Maughan | When Walker Books U.S. publishes Ferryman by Claire McFall—the first in a romantic YA fantasy trilogy reimagining the Charon myth—in October, it will mark the latest stop in the book’s unusual journey. Ferryman was originally published in the U.K. in 2013 by Templar Books, where it had been acquired by editor Helen Boyle. McFall’s debut novel won that year’s Scottish Children’s Book Award in the Older Readers category and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal as well as for several other prizes. In 2015 Ferryman landed in China, where it became ...

I absolutely love the woods. I grew up in a home surrounded by huge evergreens, and their roots burrowed into me at a young age. And while I found refuge in the trees as a child, I also developed a healthy respect for them—I always had a sense there was more to the woods than the dense branches and swaying treetops and wild ferns. There’s something about the way the woods teeter on the edge of peaceful and eerie that I can’t get enough of. The way a lovely afternoon stroll can turn frightening with the snap of a twig or the rustle of leaves. The way the shadows seem to keep secrets and...

JonArno Lawson, illus. by Qin Leng. Candlewick, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0147-5. Ages 3–7. A lonely girl and her grandparent need to fill the rundown apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space—until one special couple shows up. The book received a starred review from PW. Ray Anthony Shepard, illus. by Keith Mallett. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-374-30704-2. Ages 3–6. In a stunning picture book debut, ...