New Children's Books to Look Forward To!

Beth writes…

Although like the rest of you I’m feeling pretty Zoomed-out, I recently squeezed in the Children’s Book and Author Virtual Dinner as part of BookExpo 2020, which is usually a huge in-person book publishing event.  I was glad to have caught it, because it featured some notable children’s authors discussing their upcoming books that I want to share.  This list constitutes Part I, where I’m focusing on younger booklovers.

Natalie Portman's Fables by--you guessed it--actor Natalie Portman is being released on October 20 for $19.99.  She offers retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse.  In the webinar Natalie talked about striving to present these familiar  tales in a more modern way so that she’d want to share them with her own children.  This book is aimed at children aged 4-7.

Bunheads by another performing artist, dancer Misty Copeland--the first black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre--is coming out on September 29 for $17.99.  Aimed at children aged 5-8, this title is the first in a series of picture books based on Misty’s own early life in ballet.

If you’re familiar with P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever that humorously addresses silent letters, you’ll be delighted to hear that Raj Haldar is returning with No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever, out on November 10 for $17.99.  Aimed at children aged 4-8 (along with the rest of us), this release that highlights homonyms promises to be just  as hilarious as his first title.  During the webinar I discovered that Raj is a rapper, hence his love of wordplay. 

I’ll be back with Part II of BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book and Author Virtual Dinner, where I’ll share a couple of upcoming titles for older readers.  In the meantime, let us know if you’d like to reserve any of these sure-to-be-popular titles for pick-up at the shop on release date.