Happy 2018! A new year can mean so many things, but I like to think of it as all of the new reading we have ahead of us! I've looked around at many different sources and I can tell you we've got some great reading ahead of us! So start making your lists, get your library holds ready or check your budgets, because today we're looking at upcoming 2018 nonfiction picture books!
Please note that release dates may change. Take a look at the publishers' websites to verify closer to release dates.
Let the Children March
written by Monica Clark-Robinson
illustrated by Frank Morrison
Jan. 2nd
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You
written by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrated by James E. Ransome
Jan. 2nd
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
written by Sandra Neil Wallace
illustrated by Bryan Collier
Jan. 23rd
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
written by Susan Hood
illustrated by various illustrators
Jan. 23rd
Festival of Colors
written by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Jan. 30th
Girl, Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
written by Annette Bay Pimentel
illustrated by Micha Archer
Feb. 6th
The Boo Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention
written by Barry Wittenstein
illustrated by Chris Hsu
Feb. 13th
Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet
by April Pulley Sayre
Feb. 20th
Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programers?
written by Tanya Lee Stone
illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
Feb. 20th
A Place for Fish
written by Melissa Stewart
illustrated by Higgins Bond
March 1st
Anybody's Game: Kathryn Johnston, The First Girl to Play Little League Baseball
written by Heather Lang
illustrated by Cecilia Puglesi
March 1st/7th (I've seen multiple dates!)
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
written by Chelsea Clinton
illustrated by Alexandra Boiger
March 6th
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover
by Markus Motum
March 13th
When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon and Garfunkel
written by G. Neri
illustrated by David Litchfield
March 20th
Dog Days of History: The Incredible Story of Our Best Friends
by Sarah Albee
March 27th
Terrific Tongues!
written by Maria Gianferrari
illustrated by Jia Liu
April 3rd
The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max Patkin
written by Audrey Vernick
illustrated by Jennifer Bower
April 3rd
Hawk Rising
written by Maria Gianferrari
illustrated by Brian Floca
May 1st
How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace
written by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrations by Frank Morrison
May 1st
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
written by Kate Messner
illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
May 8th
Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals
by Steve Jenkins
May 22nd
Stinkiest! 20 Smelly Animals
by Steve Jenkins
May 22nd
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World
by Christy Hale
May 22nd
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
written by Barb Rosenstock
illustrated by Katherine Roy
June 5th
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
illustrated by James E. Ransome
July 10th
Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented
written by Tanya Lee Stone
illustrated by Steve Salerno
July 17th
Cute as an Axolotl: Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals
written by Jess Keating
illustrated by David DeGrand
Aug. 28th
If Polar Bears Disappeared
by Lily Williams
Aug. 28th
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
written by Alice Faye Duncan
illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Sept. 11th
This is just a small sampling of what's to come. There are some books I do not have images for so they will be featured later. Be sure to check out my monthly posts to see more - stop by the first Friday of each month to see a listing of upcoming picture books, nonfiction picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, poetry, early readers, transitional chapter books and young adult books!
Ready for more 2018 releases?
2018 picture books
2018 middle grade novels
2018 early readers/early chapter books/transitional chapter books
January 2018 releases - a more comprehensive list of books!
Is there a nonfiction picture book you're looking forward to, or do you have a nonfiction picture book coming out in 2018? Leave a message in the comments so readers can be sure to add them to lists!
Oh wow, there's so much to look forward to this year!!
ReplyDeleteI marked some, then gave up, just bookmarked your post! Thanks, Michele.This is wonderful to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I can't wait to read most of these.
ReplyDeleteI rely on your lists so much, and now my book is on one!!! Thanks for including me.
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