Matthew Cordell Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Dad, husband, author and illustrator of books. 2018 Caldecott Medalist.

Leeva at Last
Sara Pennypacker
🚨 New book cover alert! One of a few projects I'm juggling rn is art for LEEVA AT LAST, a charming, clever, madcap, heartfelt novel by acclaimed author Sara Pennypacker (Pax, Clementine, and more!). Publication date is set for March 7, 2023 from our friends at @HarperChildrens! https://t.co/qs3HeNZ8E2
Paperback, 2024
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cornbread & Poppy at the Carnival
Matthew Cordell
A little something else from Cornbread and Poppy at the Carnival! (book 2 in this beginning reader chapter book series from fam, @LittleBrownYR ) Arriving in bookstores on June 21, available now for pre-order! Huzzah! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #childrensbooks https://t.co/cO1qb6YIpx
Paperback, 2022
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hope
Matthew Cordell
October 13-15, my largest ever solo art exhibition, Matthew Cordell's Neighborhood, opens at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature in Abilene, TX! Celebrations and presentations throughout opening weekend, and I hope to see you there! @NCCIL #kidlitart #kidlit https://t.co/MAiZsISZJf
Hardcover, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Horn Book: A Girl's Guide to the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Anonymous
Huzzah! A lovely review with a star for Cornbread and Poppy! From the fine folks at The Horn Book! ❤🐭⭐ https://twitter.com/HornBook/status/1488551558237372421
Paperback, 2015
$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Interrupting Chicken
David Ezra Stein
Happy day-after pub day to Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise! (I'd been wondering what "elephant of surprise" meant. It's a great gag. 🙂) I love @_DavidEzraStein books, I love Interrupting Chicken, and I love DES. A most worthy sequel! Cheers, Chickens! ❤ https://t.co/Mp0RQwR7uR
Paperback, 2016
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Follow That Frog!
Philip C. Stead
Join Philip Stead and me with @KidsInk as we talk about and read Follow That Frog today at 3pmCT/4pmET! Link to join join this Zoom event: https://t.co/dfGgCPxZtz https://t.co/boRT6QQYZE
Paperback, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hello Neighbor: Complete Tips and Tricks - Guide - Strategy - Cheats
Toby Tost
Big day for Hello, Neighbor! If you'd like a look INSIDE my forthcoming Mister Rogers pic book bio, visit @FuseEight for 5 finished pages! Thanks for hosting and for the kind words, Betsy! Hello, Neighbor! will be released on May 5 from @HolidayHouseBks! https://t.co/j1rGULpElF https://t.co/wDOIuyefN0
Paperback, 2020
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cornbread & Poppy
Matthew Cordell
1. Thank you so much to Publishers Weekly and Antonia Saxon for this very lovely chat about Cornbread and Poppy the series, and the forthcoming (June 21!) 2nd book. 2. I've been making books for almost two decades?? 😀😱 ❤️https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89630-q-a-with-matthew-cordell.html @LittleBrownYR @PWKidsBookshelf
Paperback, 2022
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Baby Clown
Kara Lareau
BABY CLOWN author extraordinaire, Kara LaReau, will be reading our brand new book live today at 1pm (eastern) via her Instagram. I'll be in the audience and I hope you will too! @karalareau @Candlewick https://t.co/K5WOZehJFA
Hardcover, 2020
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Animus
Antoine Revoy
Just finished reading ANIMUS, new graphic novel by cartoonist pal, @AntoineRevoy via @01FirstSecond. SO good! Smart, creepy, and brilliantly and meticulously drawn. Highly recommended! (it's for, like, age 12 and up) Cheers, Antoine! https://t.co/SQ0fg6shyX
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