Friday, January 5, 2018

Spotlight Friday - January releases 1.05.18


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!


It's been on hiatus, but it's back - time for some new releases!  If you've stayed caught up with my 2018 posts, you know we have some amazing reading coming up this year!  Here's what is coming up in January!

Picture Books

Love
Love
written by Matt de la Peña
illustrated by Loren Long
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Jan. 9th

The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School
The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School
written by Laura Murray
illustrated by Mike Lowery
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Jan. 9th

Bub
Bub
by Elizabeth Rose Stanton
published by Paula Wiseman Books
Jan. 16th

Yellow Kayak
Yellow Kayak
written by Nina Laden
illustrated by Melissa Castrillon
published by Paula Wiseman Books
Jan. 23rd

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The Digger and the Flower
by Joseph Kuefler
published by Balzer + Bray
Jan. 23rd

How to Grow a Dinosaur
How to Grow a Dinosaur
written by Jill Esbaum
illustrated by Mike Boldt
published by Dial Books
Jan. 23rd

The Word Collector
The Word Collector
by Peter H. Reynolds
published by Scholastic
Jan. 30th

Nonfiction Picture Books

Let the Children March
Let the Children March
written by Monica Clark-Robinson
illustrated by Frank Morrison
published by HMH
Jan. 2nd

The United States v. Jackie Robinson
The United States vs Jackie Robinson
written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
published by Balzer + Bray 
Jan. 2nd

Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You
written by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrated by James E. Ransome
published by Bloomsbury
Jan. 2nd

Martin Rising: Requiem For a King
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
written by Andrea Davis Pinkney
illustrated by Brian Pinkney
published by Scholastic
Jan. 2nd

Voices from the Underground Railroad
Voices From the Underground
written by Kay Winters
illustrated by Larry Day
published by Dial Books
Jan. 9th

One Fun Day with Lewis Carroll: A Celebration of Wordplay and a Girl Named Alice
One Fun Day With Lewis Carroll: a Celebration of Wordplay and a Girl Named Alice
written by Kathleen Krull
illustrated by Júlia Sardà
published by HMH
Jan. 9th

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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
written by Margot Lee Shetterly
illustrated by Laura Freeman
published by HarperCollins
Jan. 16th

I Am Harriet Tubman
I Am Harriet Tubman
written by Brad Meltzer
illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
published by Dial Books
Jan. 16th

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
written by Susan Hood
illustrated by various artists
published by HarperCollins
Jan. 23rd

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
written by Sandra Neil Wallace
illustrated by Bryan Collier
published by Paula Wiseman Books
Jan. 23rd

Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen
written by Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Qin Leng
published by Balzer + Bray
Jan. 23rd

Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel
Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel
written by Lisa Pliscou
illustrated by Jen Corace
published by Henry Holt and Co.
Jan. 30th

Festival of Colors
Festival of Colors
written by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
illustrated by Vashti Harrison
published by Beach Lane Books
Jan. 30th

Early Readers

Louise Loves Bake Sales
Louise Loves Bake Sales
by Kelly Light
published by Balzer + Bray
Jan. 2nd

My Friends Make Me Happy! (The Giggle Gang, #3)       My Toothbrush Is Missing (The Giggle Gang, #4)
My Friends Make Me Happy and My Toothbrush is Missing
by Jan Thomas
published by HMH
Jan. 16th

Please, No More Nuts!
Please, No More Nuts!
by Jonathan Fenske
published by Penguin Young Readers
Jan. 23rd

Pass the Ball, Mo!
Pass the Ball, Mo
written by David A. Adler
illustrated by Sam Ricks
published by Viking Books for Young Readers
Jan. 30th

Transitional Chapter Books

#1: Battle of the Bands
The Major Eights; Battle of the Bands
by Melody Reed
published by little bee books
Jan. 2nd

Fenway and Hattie Up to New Tricks (Fenway and Hattie #3)
Fenway and Hattie: Up to New Tricks
by Victoria Coe
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Jan. 2nd

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Microsaurs: That's MY Tiny-Saurus Rex
by Dustin Hansen
published by Feiwel & Friends
Jan. 9th

The Uncanny Express (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters #2)
The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Uncanny Express
by Kara LaReau
published by Amulet Books
Jan. 9th

Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum
Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum
by Wong Herbert Yee
published by Henry Holt and Co.
Jan. 16th

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
by Angela Dominguez
published by Roaring Book Press
Jan. 16th

Grilled Cheese and Dragons #1       Worse, Worser, Wurst #2
Princess Pulverizer: Grilled Cheese and Dragons and Worse, Worser, Wurst
by Nancy Krulik
published by Penguin Workshop
Jan. 16th

Ellie, Engineer
Ellie, Engineer
by Jackson Pearce
published by Bloomsbury
Jan. 16th
check out my review here

Poetry

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
written by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Also
published by Carolrhoda Books
Jan. 1st

Graphic Novels

Hilo Book 4: Waking the Monsters
HiLo 4:  Waking the Monsters
by Judd Winick
published by Random House Books
Jan. 16th

Middle Grade

Betty Before X
Betty Before X
written by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Jan. 2nd

Snow Lane
Snow Lane
by Josie Angelini
published by Feiwel & Friends
Jan. 2nd

Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)
Winterhouse
by Ben Guterson
published by Henry Holt and Co
Jan. 2nd

Just Like Jackie
Just Like Jackie
written by Lindsey Stoddard
published by HarperCollins
Jan. 2nd

A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic, #1)
Love, Sugar, Magic: A Dash of Trouble
written by Anna Meriano
published by Walden Pond Press 
Jan. 2nd

A Sky Full of Stars (Rose Lee Carter #2)
A Sky Full of Stars
by Linda Williams Jackson
published by HMH
Jan. 2nd

Magic, Madness, and Mischief
Magic, Madness and Mischief
by Kelly McCullough
published by Feiwel & Friends
Jan. 9th

Hope in the Holler
Hope in the Holler
by Lisa Lewis Tyre
published by Nancy Paulsen Books
Jan. 9th

The Terrible Two Go Wild (The Terrible Two, #3)
The Terrible Two Go Wild
by Mac Barnett and Jory John
published by Amulet Books
Jan. 9th

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor
published by Katherine Tegen Books
Jan. 23rd

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
by Atia Abawi
published by Philomel Books
Jan. 23rd

Smart Cookie
Smart Cookie
by Elly Swartz
published by Scholastic
Jan. 30th

The Problim Children
The Problim Children
by Natalie Lloyd
published by Katherine Tegen Books
Jan. 30th

Young Adult

As You Wish
As You Wish
by Chelsea Sedoti
published by Sourcebooks Fire
Jan. 2nd

Love, Hate & Other Filters
Love, Hate and Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed
published by Soho Teen
Jan. 16th


Wow, did you load up your Goodreads to-read lists?  Library hold lists?  Book carts?  So much great reading!  Our weather has been horribly cold, I guess I'll stay inside and read!

Happy Reading!

1 comment:

  1. I'd also like to add another picture book. Bagel in Love by Natasha Wing published by Sterling Children's Books, Jan. 2nd.

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