FIREWORKS

Words by Matthew Burgess * Pictures by Cátia Chien

Clarion/HarperCollins * May 13, 2025 * Available for PRE-ORDER

ISBN 9780063216723 * 44 pages

Fireworks is a sparkling picture book from the award-winning team of Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien, highlighting the simple delights of a steamy July day in the city as two siblings eagerly anticipate a spectacular fireworks display.

POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night—the Fourth of July! Words and art blossom into flowers of fire across the sky, making this a perfect read for firework enthusiasts in cities and suburbs everywhere.

 ★ “Burgess’ succinct, sensory-rich, onomatopoeia-laden text beats with an infectious rhythm, while Chien’s impressionistic mixed-media artwork sets the mood beautifully on each spread… A radiant celebration of all things summer.” –Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)

★ “Writing in limpid prose and illustrating in sunny, softly stroked multimedia spreads, previous collaborators Burgess and Chien (The Bear and the Moon) follow two East Asian–cued children through a hot city Fourth of July… In this joyous seasonal idyll, the creators capture with onomatopoeic eloquence the day’s sensations, and establish the children’s day as free and expansive, with plenty of time to savor sounds, sights, and ‘summer on our skin.’” –Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)