Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 18th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
July 18 kicks off South Asian Heritage Month! A great way to celebrate is to read books by and about people with roots in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. Below are just a small selection of the many recent and upcoming titles to help you build your collection and Shake Up Your Shelves.
Fall will be here before we know it, and along with the cooler weather and changing leaves, the new season will blow in a whole batch of new books to get your readers excited for. There are exciting debuts, much anticipated series continuations, beautiful picture books and more!
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 18th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Social-Emotional Learning may just seem like the latest educational buzz phrase, but it's an essential component of any curriculum. Teachers tasked with incorporating more SEL into their day often feel frustrated by the lack of time and support. This is the third in a comprehensive blog series with practical ideas on how to easily build your students' skills without finding an extra hour in your school day.
Author, educator, and whole-life coach Nicole D. Collier continues things off this week by teaching us more about social awareness, what this means to our students, and how we can nurture this skill.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 11th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
There's nothing quite like reading late into a summer night, perhaps around a campfire or while holding a flashlight under the covers. For those middle grade readers that like there books with a scare (or several) we've put together a list to make this summer the scariest yet!
As the summer season kicks into full swing, it's the perfect time for readers to unwind and enjoy some leisurely reading. Whether your young patrons are diving into stories at the beach or curling up with a book in their backyard, we've got just the titles to keep them engaged. In this blog, we've gathered a selection of highly acclaimed books for children and teens that have received stellar reviews in 2024. These carefully curated picks are sure to be a hit, making it easy for you to recommend the very best in summer reading. Happy recommending!
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 4th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Perhaps you know author and illustrator from his Caldecott Honor winning title, Mel Fell. Or maybe you fell in love with Simon and the Better Bone. Or you might recognize his name from the not one, not two, but three Giesel awards his Fox series has received.
No matter how you first got introduced to Tabor's works, you'll definitely need to get your hands on his latest picture book Ursula Upside Down. In it, he once again turns the book itself into a part of the story by encouraging readers to flip it upside down as they read certain pages.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 28th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Kim Smith is the author of perennial STEM favorite Boxitects and has brought us another tasty treat of a STEM book with Baker Makers. We asked her to talk a little bit about how science and baking go hand-in-hand and her own experiments with concocting sweet treats in the kitchen.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 21st from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Teen readers are at a transitional point in their lives. For many, it will be when they earn their first paycheck (and have their first hands-on experience with taxes). Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States is an eye opening look at the history of work and unions in the US. Readers will appreciate the short chapters and relevant information while they learn about how the actions of workers, often children and teens, has shaped America.
We've heard over and over from librarians and educators about how difficult it can be to navigate middle grade and teen books to find the ones with the most appeal for 7th and 8th grade students. We've put our heads together and assembled an amazing list of books that you can feel confident handing your middle school readers!
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 14th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Storytime is a staple of teachers and librarians: gathering kiddos at the rug, welcoming them by name with a song or rhyme, opening a book, and inviting them to explore a new world. We've gathered a few of our upcoming picture books that we know will make for the perfect storytime read! Check out more information on each book below and download our storytime guide for activities to do before and after reading.
We have several amazing new books by Newbery authors coming out over the next few months. We're taking a moment to highlight each of these creators, including Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor Winning author of Red, White, and Whole and the brand new novel, Sona and the Golden Beasts.
Terri Libenson is the bestselling and award-winning creator of the Emmie & Friends series. As an author who spends a lot of time visiting children in schools and libraries across the country, Terri took a moment to reflect on how her relationship with libraries has evolved over the years. Her latest book, Always Anthony, comes out on May 7!
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on April 23rd from HarperCollins Children's Books.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Maggie Smith, poet and author of My Thoughts Have Wings sat down to talk about anxiety, especially in our youngest readers, and how to soothe anxious thoughts at bedtime and all the time.
