Spotlight Friday: August releases 8.04.17

Time to get ready for the weekend!

Kick up your feet and find a good place to read.

Sharing #booklove for your classroom or library.

Spotlighting a book or two because these books deserve the spotlight!

Wow!  There are a lot of August book releases that are on my must read list!  School may be starting, but reading is not going to end.

Picture Books


Nothing Rhymes With Orange
by Adam Rex
published August 1st


Boo Who?
by Ben Clanton
published August 1st


Nerdy Birdy Tweets
written by Aaron Reynolds
illustrated by Matt Davies
published August 1st


Small
by Gina Perry
published August 1st


Mighty Moby
written by Ed Young
illustrated by Barbara DaCosta
published August 1st


Say Zoop
by Hervé Tullet
published August 1st
my review here

Here Comes Teacher Cat
written by Deborah Underwood
illustrated by Claudia Rueda
publishes August 8th


Little Red Riding Sheep
written by Linda R. Lodding
illustrated by Cale Atkinson
publishes August 8th


Another Way to Climb a Tree
written by Liz Garton Scanlon
illustrated by Hadley Hooper
publishes August 8th


You Must Bring a Hat
written by Simon Philip
illustrated by Kate Hindley
publishes August 8th


Creepy Pair of Underwear!
written by Aaron Reynolds
illustrated by Peter Brown
publishes August 15th


The Only Fish in the Sea
written by Philip Stead
illustrated by Matthew Cordell
publishes August 15th


The One Day House
written by Julia Durango
illustrated by Bianca Diaz
publishes August 15th


If Apples Had Teeth
written by Shirley Glaser
illustrated by Milton Glaser
publishes August 15th


All the Way to Havana
written by Margarita Engle
illustrated by Mike Curato
publishes August 29th


Little Elliot, Fall Friends
by Mike Curato
publishes August 29th


Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True
written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
illustrated by Brigette Barrager
publishes August 29th

Nonfiction Picture Books


Droughts
written by Melissa Stewart
illustrated by Andre Ceolin
published August 1st


The Great Penguin Rescue
by Sandra Markle
published August 1st


What Makes a Monster? Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures
written by Jess Keating
publishes August 8th


Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call
by Mary Ann Fraser
publishes August 15th


Strong as Sandow
by Don Tate
publishes August 22nd


The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
by Jeanette Winter
publishes August 22nd


Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville
illustrated by Brigette Barrager
publishes August 29th

Transitional Chapter Books

* be sure to check out this post for more August releases!


Girls Who Code - The Friendship Code
by Stacia Deutsch
publishes August 22nd


The Adventures of Caveboy
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
publishes August 29th


The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens
by Aaron Blabey
publishes August 29th

Graphic Novels


DogMan 3: A Tale of Two Kitties
by Dav Pilkey
publishes August 29th

Middle Grade


Miles Morales
by Jason Reynolds
published August 1st


Zinnia and the Bees
by Danielle Davis
published August 1st


The List
by Patricia Forde
published August 1st


The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements
published August 1st


The Countdown Conspiracy
by Katie Slivensky
published August 1st
my thoughts on this book


Karma Khullar's Mustache
by Kristi Wientge
publishes August 15th


Pablo and Birdy
by Alison McGhee
publishes August 22nd


Things That Surprise You
by Jennifer Maschari
publishes August 22nd


The Half True Lies of Cricket Cohen
by Catherine Lloyd Burns
publishes August 22nd


The Last Panther
by Todd Mitchell
publishes August 22nd


The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez
publishes August 22nd


Patina
by Jason Reynolds
publishes August 29th


Tumble and Blue
by Cassie Beasley
publishes August 29th


The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
by Jordan Sonnenblick
publishes August 29th


Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge
by Susan Vaught
publishes August 29th

Young Adult


Solo 
by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess
published August 1st


Wonder Woman: Warbringer
by Leigh Bardugo
publishes August 29th


So much to read!  This is a huge list and I know I am missing some.  But in the meantime, I better find some time to read!

* all of the release dates are according to Amazon.  Check with your local bookstore or library for any discrepancies.