BLACK CAT ISLAND, by Casey Ceps/Kathryn Schulz/Aaron Becker

Children's: Picture Book Fiction | New Yorker staff writers Casey Ceps and Kathryn Schulz's BLACK CAT ISLAND, a real-life 101 Dalmatians, pitched as inspired by a slice of 19th-century history, about a greedy man who collects black cats on an island in the Chesapeake Bay with the intention of harvesting their fur and the astonishing twist that leads to their daring midwinter escape, illustrated by Caldecott Honor recipient and NYT bestselling artist Aaron Becker