Kid’s New Title Radar, Week of 7/29
A few highlights of the titles coming out next week are below. All of these, and more, are on our downloadable spreadsheet, Kids New Title Radar, Week of 7/29
Picture Books
Good Night, Sleep Tight, Mem Fox, Judy Horacek, Orchard Books
Picture book master, Mem Fox (Time for Bed) again teams up with the illustrator of Where Are The Green? creating the perfectly rhyming text for story that will become another bedtime favorite.
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song , Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, (Hachette/Little, Brown BYR)
“They were each born with the gift of gospel./Martin’s voice kept people in their seats, but also sent their praises soaring. /Mahalia’s voice was brass-and-butter – strong and smooth at the same time. /With Martin’s sermons and Mahalia’s songs, folks were free to shout, to sing their joy.”
Coretta Scott King winner Pinkney brings her storytelling voice to expressing the passion and commitment of two civil rights icons.
NOTE: The University of Minnesota, Children’s Literature Research Collections has been named the site for Andrea Davis Pinkney’s Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, which will be given on Saturday May 3rd, 2014.
Middle Grade
Goosebumps Most Wanted #4: Frankenstein’s Dog, R.L. Stine, Scholastic Paperbacks
Since Scholastic re-launched the Goosebumps series with fresh packaging, the it has flying off the shelves.
The Hypnotists: Book 1, , Gordon Korman, Scholastic Press
This prolific author of high interest series provides fast-paced reads. This is the first in a new series.
Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Rise of a Legend, Kathryn Lasky, Scholastic Press
Prequel to the popular series.
Young Adult
Earthbound, Aprilynne Pike, Penguin/Razorbill
The perfect summer read, a supernatural romance that is the first in a new series from the best-selling author of the Wings series.
The Lying Game #6: Seven Minutes in Heaven, Sara Shepard,
I know it sounds crazy, but this is the series that has librarians fighting over who gets the galley first. Addictive reading for the Pretty Little Liars fans.