What Buzzworthy Books is everyone talking about this Fall?
Check out our favorites listed below! Then enter to win the giveaway where you could win them all!
Title: CLIVE PENGUIN
Author: Huw Lewis-Jones (Author), Ben Sanders (Illustrator)
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Release Date: 9/3/24
From polar-exploring author Huw Lewis Jones and award-winning illustrator Ben Sanders comes a lovable new tale about a curious penguin trying to find his place in the cosmos.
Clive Penguin is tired of the familiar. Every day he stands on the same ice, in the same snow, with the same penguins. Clive just has to find something new, so he sets off in search of something incredible . . . but will Clive’s epic discovery turn out to be the perfect fit?
With a classic art style and a twist that will have you holding onto your hat, Clive Penguin is sure to be a favorite of all ages.
Title: WHO LIVES HERE?
Author: Alexandra Milton
Publisher: Boxer Books
Release Date: 9/3/24
Watch where you step, there’s a big pile of earth.
Let’s walk around it . . . what can we see?
Who lives here? Who could it be?
A brown furry mole!
Discover animal homes and their habitats in this beautiful book. Features a rabbit, a mole, a beaver, a wren, a mouse, and an owl.
This book is filled with stunning illustrations made with multiple layers of paper built into a collage creating a three-dimensional look: the animals’ fur looks real enough to touch.
Third stunning natural history title following on from Who is in the Egg? and Whose Tracks in the Snow? which was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2024.
Fish always has great ideas for what to do! When it’s Bear’s turn to think of something, she promises she’ll have a brand-new BIG idea. But where do ideas come from?
The creators of Big Bear and Little Fish reunite for this sweet story of friendship, ingenuity, and a surprisingly epic adventure!
Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real life underwater unicorns–narwhals–in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book.
You are a narwhal.
Shy… Swift… Small…
Humans call you unicorn of the Arctic.
When winter ice covers the Arctic Ocean, a narwhal pokes his head through a patch of open water, his tusk–a six-foot long tooth–pointed to the sky.
Join this mammal as he jousts with another narwhal, floats with his pod, and uses echolocation to find his prey. When warmer weather arrives, he will migrate towards summer ground. But he must be careful! Predators–orcas and polar bears–will be hungry and looking for a meal…. How will the narwhal escape? Will he be able to return to the winter bay?
Paired with atmospheric illustrations by debut illustrator Deena So’Oteh, nonfiction master Candace Fleming delivers a picture book, uniquely told in second person, that expertly explores the mysterious and fascinating unicorn of the Arctic.
Ever wondered what makes rubber bounce?
With sidebars, graphics, fun facts, and more, the history of rubber reveals plenty of fascinating secrets and surprises. Elementary school readers will discover that early balls didn’t bounce; that people in the rainforest made waterproof gear from rubber thousands of years before Europeans got into the act; and that sneakers, bicycles, and cars created demand for more and more rubber!
Back matter includes a time line and a bit about the complicated implications of harvesting rubber.
Nur has always loved her home by the sea, where water glimmers along a straight horizon.
But when Nur and her family are forced to leave, they begin a long journey to an unfamiliar place. Here the horizon curves and twists, and the moonlight no longer glitters across the water. For Nur, nothing in this new place feels like home.
Then one day, Nur’s mother brings her a new set of paintbrushes. Nur’s brushstrokes help her connect the place she’s lost to this new horizon, and she finds home again through her own creativity and heart.
The Light of Home will resonate with anyone who has ever had to leave a place they’ve loved.
From author, poet, and physician Diana Farid and artist Hoda Hadadi comes this introspective story about belonging and the power of creativity. For readers of Yuyi Morales’ Dreamers and Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim’s Where Are You From?
Title: Mr. Fox’s Game of No
Author: David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka
Publisher: Candlewick
Release Date: 09/10/2024
In a hilarious interactive picture book, the Geisel Award–winning creators of See the Cat challenge kids to answer every question with “NO”—even when their brain keeps insisting “YES.”
Can you beat Mr. Fox at his Game of No? The rules are simple: every time he asks a question, you must respond with “NO.” If you accidentally say “YES,” then it’s back to the beginning of the book for you, where you must start all over again. Are you ready? (Oops!) Do you live on planet Earth? Are you stronger than a baby? What does Y-E-S spell? (Argh!) Kids will giggle uncontrollably as they gamely aim to avoid Mr. Fox’s clever traps—but just ask them if they’d like to read this book again, and they won’t be able to resist: “YES!”
Title: No Mas Senora Mimi
Author: Meg Medina, Brittany Cicchese
Publisher: Candlewick
Release Date: 09/03/2024
Title: Snow Is…
Author: Laura Gehl
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books
Release Date: 10/29/24
From award-winning author Laura Gehl, a sparkling, lyrical picture book about the magic of an early snow.
It’s dawn and there is snow all around. The wonder of winter’s first snowfall brings the magic of changing seasons and sees a family sharing the perfect snow day with coziness and togetherness from dawn to dusk
Title: Roar for Reading
Author: Beth Ferry
Publisher: S&S Books for Young Readers
Release Date: 9/3/24
From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Andrew Joyner comes a moving picture book about a brave little lion who decides to speak out for stories by standing up to book banning.
Libraries and lions have a history so long no one’s quite sure how it began—maybe because books were once rare and needed fierce protectors? Still, it’s been a very long time since lions had to roar in the name of books. But when young Julius finds out that books are being banned at his local library, he becomes so filled with emotion that he ROARS!
Not all lions are librarians, but all librarians are lions in this inspiring tale of protecting the stories that connect us and defending books that hold ideas that can change the world.
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