Books to Check Out in 2016

There are so many great new books that will be coming out this year it is hard to pick just a handful to highlight.

Just released last week on January 5 is Silly Wonderful You by Sherri Dusky Rinker (who also write Good Night, Good Night Construction Site).  It is a great book to celebrate the love and joy children bring into a home.

Children love tales about a journey and Lionheart by Richard Collingridge is just that.  Little Richard has to gather all his courage as he takes off on a journey through a jungle right before bedtime.

In March we can look forward to a sweet brother sister tale called Hoot and Peep by Lita Judge.  Peep is finally old enough to join her brother and learn all the tricks of the trade from him.  I know this will be perfect for my two children!

In July we can look forward to Come Home Angus by Patrick Downs.  It is about a little boy who gets angry and runs away.  He quickly finds himself lost and realizes that moms can always help make a bad situation better.

Finally, one that I wish was out right now because my baby is obsessed with babies.  Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers is a board book with rhyming text all about babies!  What they love, what they do, what they eat and of course all the people who love them.

What books are you looking forward to this year?

Happy Reading!
Laura

Happy New Year

A new year is all about- new books of course!  Here are 5 books being released this year I am looking forward to.

1)  I love Mo Willems but I especially love the pigeon.  When I found out there was going to be a new pigeon book in 2014 I knew it was going to be a good year.  In The Pigeon Needs a Bath, I am sure that the pigeon has a thing or two to say about getting a bath and I absolutely cannot wait to hear what they are.  This book arrives on shelves April 1.

2) We cannot make it home from the library without a Byron Barton book.  Barton's books are perfect for toddler and preschool boys who love any kind of transportation.   His newest book My Bus, is being released April 15 and will take us on a trip through the eyes of a bus picking up passengers.  Barton has been writing and illustrating books for years so I am sure this one will not disappoint.

3) Informational books are getting better and better every year.  This year (on Jan 7) Sandra Markle and Howard McWilliam will release their second book, What if You Had Animal Hair. This book is very similar to their book What if You Had Animal Teeth. One page will give information about the animal and it's hair and on the next page there will be a humorous picture of a child with that animals hair as well as a statement of what you could do with hair like that.  This book will sure to please intermediate children and will lend itself to several lesson ideas and activities across several content areas.

4) My list of books to look forward to would not be complete without a book of poetry.  In February Jon Muth will release Hi Koo! A Year of Seasons.  In this collection Muth takes you on a journey through the four seasons using different Haikus.  I could imagine reading this aloud to a class or even my own children and seeing if they could correctly guess the season.

5) The last book I am looking forward to in 2014 is Ruthie and the (Not So) Very Busy Day by Laura Rankin.  In this story Ruthie is looking forward to Saturday, a day off from work and school.  However, when Saturday gets here everyone is too busy to relax and have family time.  I hope that this book will serve as a reminder that in 2014 we need to do less not more and enjoy time with our little ones.  Maybe even set aside more time for family reading.  This book hits the shelves in May.

What books are you looking forward to this year?

Happy Reading!
Laura