Fiction for Upper Elementary Readers | Charlesbridge
Coming October 7, 2025
Just Making: A Guide For Compassionate Creatives
Non-Fiction for Adults and Teens | Broadleaf
Coming May 6, 2025
“Creativity can be a powerful tool for 'alleviating suffering and fighting injustice,' according to this graceful guide ... Even those who’ve never picked up a pen or a paintbrush will be inspired."
~ Publishers Weekly
“This charming book will have children holding love in their hands."
~ School Library Journal, starred review

Picture Book | Penguin Random House
"A unique retelling of the Nativity that will surprise and delight."
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Middle Grade Novel | Macmillan FSG
FIVE starred reviews!

~ Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Picture Book | Beaming Books
"Not your typical retelling of Genesis, Perkins’s story speaks to today’s environmental struggles and concerns with power and sensitivity while
offering hope for a peaceful future."
~ Meadow Rue Merill, Portland Press Herald


~ Redeemed Reader, starred review
Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls
Non-fiction for Adults | Broadleaf Books
Non-fiction for Adults | Broadleaf Books
"This is one of the most brilliant guides to children’s literature I’ve read. It is a model for us all of how to read all good books well." ~ Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
Picture Book | Macmillan FSG


Between Us and Abuela
Picture Book | Macmillan FSG
Picture Book | Macmillan FSG

Forward Me Back To You
YA | Macmillan FSG
YA | Macmillan FSG


You Bring The Distant Near
YA | Macmillan FSG
YA | Macmillan FSG


Open Mic | Candlewick | Grades 5-9
"[A] noteworthy anthology, which robustly proves Perkins’ assertion that 'funny is powerful.'"
~ Horn Book
Bamboo People | Charlesbridge | Grades 5-9

~ Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Secret Keeper | Random House | Grades 7-10
"An intimate and absorbing drama ... a moving portrait of a rebellious teen who relies on ingenuity rather than charm to prove her worth."
~ Publishers Weekly
Rickshaw Girl | Charlesbridge | Grades 2-5
"[This] lively, moving book has surprises that continue to the end."
~ Booklist
First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover | Dutton | Grades 5-8
"Sameera is an intelligent, witty and prepossessed heroine ... teens should enjoy this peek at the behind-the-scenes finessing that goes on in modern politics."
~ Publishers Weekly
First Daughter: White House Rules | Dutton | Grades 5-8
"Sparrow's actions and thoughtful blog posts paint her as a likable character and great role model." — Kirkus
Monsoon Summer | Random House | Grades 5-8
"A light-hearted yarn, spun with fascinating details and hearty characters."
~ Seattle Times
Sunita Sen | Little Brown | Grades 5-8
"Perkins combines her fresh, unaffected prose with moving bits of Indian poetry and lore, rendering this well-thought out investigation of cultural identity doubly moving ... A funny, honest, and homespun story."
~ Publisher's Weekly