Dr. Seuss, though dead 24 years, has a
new book out this summer – his 17th posthumously released book after 45 published
titles during his prestigious career.
Theodore Seuss Geisel is one of the all-time bestselling authors. Cumulative sales are estimated to be 650 million
copies. What Pet Should I Get?, the
newest title, is sure to be a bestseller.
So what other children’s books are coming out?
Publishers Weekly published its Fall
Children’s Book Preview. Filled with
one-line summaries of thousands of books, I skimmed through them and came to
the realization that children’s books are filled with so many messages – to
educate, to inspire, to dream, and to help us accept myriad people who are
different from us.
Here’s a quick, random sampling of books
that caught my eye. Maybe you’ll find
them interesting – or your kids will too:
Dear
Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein
A Jewish girl is determined to celebrate Christmas.
A Jewish girl is determined to celebrate Christmas.
Austin,
Lost in America: A Geography Adventure
Austin the dog is followed through 50
states
I
Love You, One to Ten
Spotlights 10 things a mother loves
about her child.
Groundhog’s
Dilemma
Groundhog convinces his pals he can
control the weather.
Even
Monsters Say Goodnight
Does a monster baby girl dare check
under her bed at bedtime?
The
Budgie Likes to Boogie
Offers rhymes about animals, insects,
and birds.
Stina
An Icelandic girl who hates the cold
discovers the warming effects of friendship.
Young
Macdonald Had A Farm
Can farm animals work together to get
the planting done?
The
Christmas Coal Man
Santa tells the man who supplies his
coal that he’s no longer giving coal to naughty kids.
I
Can Roar!
This die-cut book encourages readers to
mimic the sounds and actions of animals.
Books for older kids, such as teens or
pre-teens, look to tackle bigger issues or more serious topics, such as these:
Nothing
Left To Burn
A foster teen who falls for a fellow
volunteer at a firehouse is suspected of arson.
Jillian
Cade: (Fake) Paranormal Investigator
Jillian is a private investigator of
paranormal phenomena – which she doesn’t believe in.
Your
Voice Is All I Hear
When her schizophrenic boyfriend becomes
dangerous, how far will April go to protect him?
What
You Left Behind?
A teen struggles with grief, guilt, and
single parenthood when his girlfriend dies after childbirth.
The
Yearbook
A girl whose life is falling apart wakes
up in her own room – 80 years in the past.
Fuzzy
Mud
Two kids lost in the woods discover a
substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the world.
Friday Barnes, Girl Detective
A mystery series about a genius
detective who discovers her boarding school is a hot bed of crime.
Dreamstrider
An espionage novel set in a world where
dreams are the key form of political intelligence.
The
Last Kids on Earth
Kids defend themselves and their tree
house against the Apocalypse.
All
The Major Constellations
Andrew is drawn to his crush Laura and
her fundamentalist Christian beliefs as he questions his identity and
spirituality.
The most interesting book that was
mentioned in this issue is one that was featured in a full-page ad, This Is
Where It Ends by Maricke Nijkamp (Sourcebooks0.
It sounds like an interesting by quite disturbing book for children to
read. It’s about a fictionalized 54-minute gun-shooting
siege at a school.
There certainly is an interesting
selection of books for kids out there. These books will serve to inspire a new
generation of reading enthusiasts and from the look of it, today’s children
will grow into strong readers.
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