Friday, September 1, 2017

Spotlight Friday - September releases 9.01.17


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!


Happy September 1st!  It's the first Friday of the month which means it's a roundup of releases!  Do you remember my August post?  It was seriously dangerous for your pocket book.  Goes what?  This month is worse!  Get your library holds ready!

Picture Books

When's My Birthday?
When's My Birthday
written by Julie Fogliano
illustrated by Christian Robinson
Sept. 5th

Where Oliver Fits
Where Oliver Fits
by Cale Atkinson
Sept. 5th

In the Middle of Fall
In the Middle of Fall
written by Kevin Henkes
illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Sept. 5th

Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World: A Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Companion
Sam, the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World
by Mo Willems
Sept. 5th

Little i
Little i
by Michael Hall
Sept. 5th

Sarabella's Thinking Cap
Sarabella's Thinking Cap
by Judy Schachner
Sept. 5th

Come with Me
Come With Me
written by Holly McGhee
illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre
Sept. 5th

La Princesa and the Pea
La Princesa and the Pea
written by Susan Middleton Elya
illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Sept. 5th

The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way)
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs (the Hard Way)
by Patrick McDonnell
Sept. 5th

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
by Kenard Pak
Sept. 5th

Hooray for Books!
Hooray for Books
by Brian Won
Sept. 12th

The Antlered Ship
The Antlered Ship
written by Dashka Slater
illustrated by The Fan Brothers
Sept. 12th

Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow
Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow
written by Michelle Cuevas
illustrated by Sydney Smith
Sept. 12th

In Your Hands
In Your Hands
written by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Sept. 12th

Fly Guy's Big Family (Fly Guy #17)
Fly Guy's Big Family
by Tedd Arnold
Sept. 12th

Red and Lulu
Red and Lulu
by Matt Tavares
Sept. 19th

Flashlight Night
Flashlight Night
written by Matt Esenwine
illustrated by Fred Koehler
Sept. 19th

Are We Pears Yet?
Are We Pears Yet?
written by Miranda Paul
illustrated by Carin Berger
Sept. 19th

It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk
It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk
written by Josh Funk
illustrated by Edwardian Taylor
Sept. 19th

There's Nothing to Do!
There's Nothing to Do
written by Dev Petty
illustrated by Mike Boldt
Sept. 19th

The Alphabet Book with No Pictures
The Alphabet Book With No Pictures
by B.J. Novak
Sept. 26th

I Have A Balloon
I Have a Balloon
written by Ariel Bernstein
illustrated by Scott Magoon
Sept. 26th

Bruce's Big Move
Bruce's Big Move
by Ryan T. Higgins
Sept. 26th

It Takes a Village: Picture Book Edition
It Takes a Village
written by Hillary Rodham Clinton
illustrated by Marla Frazee
Sept. 26th

Nonfiction Picture Books

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
Dazzle Ships
written by Chris Barton
illustrated by Victo Ngai
Sept. 1st
my review here

Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton
Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton
written by Sherri Duskey Rinker
illustrated by John Rocco
Sept. 5th

Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
Muddy: Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
written by Michael Mahin
illustrated by Evan Turk
Sept. 5th

Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth
Older Than Dirt
by Don Brown and Michael Perfit
Sept. 5th

Imagine That!: How Dr. Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat
Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat
by Judy Sierra
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Sept. 12th

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
written by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Sept. 12th
read my thoughts here

How to Be an Elephant
How to Be an Elephant
by Katherine Roy
Sept. 19th

Her Right Foot
Her Right Foot
written by Dave Eggers
illustrated by Shawn Harris
Sept. 19th

Nonfiction Middle Grade

Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today
Fault Lines in the Constitution
written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson
Sept. 1st

Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines
Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions and Murderous Medicines
by Sarah Albee
Sept. 5th

Poetry

Read, Read, Read!
Read! Read! Read!
poems by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
illustrated by Ryan O'Rourke
Sept. 19th
read my thoughts here

Early Readers/Transitional Chapter Books

The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate
Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playmate
written by Shannon and Dean Hale
illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Sept. 5th

Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy
Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy
written by Heather Alexander
illustrated by Laura Zarrin
Sept. 12th
my thoughts here

The Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid
Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid
written by Kara LaReau
illustrated by Matt Myers
Sept. 12th

Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
written by Shelley Johannes
Sept. 19th

That's My Book! and Other Stories
That's My Book! And Other Stories
by Salina Yoon
Sept. 19th


Graphic Novels

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (Mighty Jack, #2)
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
by Ben Hatke
Sept. 5th

Swing it, Sunny
Swing It Sunny!
written by Jenni Holm
illustrated by Matt Holm
Sept. 12th

Graveyard Shakes
Graveyard Shakes
by Laura Terry
Sept. 26th

Dawn and the Impossible Three (Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #5)
Babysitter's Club Dawn and the Impossible Three
written by Ann M. Martin
illustrated by Gale Galligan
Sept. 26th

Middle Grade

Halfway Normal
Halfway Normal
by Barbara Dee
Sept. 5th

Elsie Mae Has Something to Say
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say
by Nancy Cavanaugh
Sept. 5th

The Great Hibernation
The Great Hibernation
by Tara Dairman
Sept. 12th

The Explorer
The Explorer 
by Katherine Rundell
Sept. 12th

The Daybreak Bond
The Daybreak Bond
by Megan Frazer Blakemore
Sept. 12th

Nyxia (The Nyxia Triad, #1)
Nyxia
by Scott Reintgen
Sept. 12th

Rise of the Jumbies (The Jumbies #2)
The Rise of the Jumbies
by Tracey Baptiste
Sept. 19th

Chasing Augustus
Chasing Augustus
by Kimberly Newton Fusco
Sept. 19th

The Way to Bea
The Way to BEA
by Kat Yeh
Sept. 19th

Ethan Marcus Stands Up
Ethan Marcus Stands Up
by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Sept. 19th

No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
by Dee Romito
Sept. 19th

Saving Marty
Saving Marty
by Paul Griffin
Sept. 19th

The Stars Beneath Our Feet
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
by David Barclay Moore
Sept. 19th

Wishtree
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate
Sept. 26th

Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes (Frazzled, #2)
Frazzled 2: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes
by Booki Vivat
Sept. 26th

Young Adult

Genuine Fraud
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
Sept. 5th

Wild Bird
Wild Bird
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Sept. 5th

Warcross (Warcross, #1)
Warcross 
by Marie Lu
Sept. 12th

Jane, Unlimited
Jane, Unlimited
by Kristin Cashore
Sept. 19th

* all release dates are according to Amazon and/or Goodreads.  They may be subject to change.  Double check with publishers for accuracy.


Yup.  There went my paycheck.  Actually, I have a lot of these on hold already.  Thank goodness for the public library!

1 comment:

  1. WOW! So many titles to look forward to, Michele! My library request list just got even longer!! :)

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