Check out Publishers Weekly Fall 2010 Children's Announcements. I feel like Christmas is coming early this year. Here is our top-ten fall reading wish list:
Little Black Crow
From extraordinary children's book illustrator / writer Chris Raschka (Charlie Parker Played Be Bop). A chance meeting between a boy and a crow inspires a rush of childhood questions
Caldecott medalist Chris Raschka, himself the boy perhaps,has created a book in the sparest language against the simplest setting, to inspire in any young listener the wonder of wondering. (Publisher's description)
Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, August 2010
13 Words
13 must-know words from Lemony Snicket.
Publisher: HarperCollins, October 2010
Absolutely Beastly Children
Tricycle Press, September 2010
A whimsical and cautionary tale about the perils of bad behavior.
In this book you’ll find 26 children who are almost certainly nothing like you. You always eat your peas and say please. You, unlike Oscar, would never tell lies. And in your wildest dreams you wouldn’t play with your food the way Nancy does. But even the sweetest child can be tempt-ed to behave badly. Thankfully, Dan Krall has put together this collection to remind us just how unpleasant beastly behavior can be. (Publisher's description).
Tricycle Press, September 2010
Man Gave Names to All the Animals
A picture book adaptation of the whimsical Bob Dylan song from the album Slow Train Coming. Includes a CD of Dylan's original recording. A must for all Bob Dylan fans and their budding folkies.
The revered musical legend rarely allows his songs to be illustrated, and Arnosky has done the song proud with a parade of spectacular creatures ready to receive their names-until the surprise ending, when children get to name an animal themselves! (From the Publisher's description)
Publisher: Sterling, September 2010
Mad At Mommy
Mad Bunnies - enough said.
Little Bunny is VERY MAD at his mommy.
She sleeps too late.
She talks too much.
She watches her silly shows instead of cartoons.
And she gets mad for no reason -- just a few little bubbles on the floor.
The only thing left to do is run away. But does he really want to leave Mommy behind forever?
With the charming illustrations and spot-on understanding of young children's thinking that distinguished THE SNOW DAY and EMILY'S BALLOON, Komako Sakai brings us a REALLY ANGRY -- and ultimately sweet -- new story. (From the Publisher's description)
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, October, 2010
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
The third and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling and two-time Caldecott Honor–winning Knuffle Bunny series from the reigning kid of little kid
lit, Mo Willems.
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray (September 28, 2010)
Interrupting Chicken
We like both chickens and goofy jokes - looks like the perfect book for us.
A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. (From the Publisher's Description)
- Publisher: Candlewick, August 10, 2010
A Bald Chimpanzee, an Adventure in ABC's
A super-fun way to learn the alphabet. Letters are introduced through short and funny sentences like A Bald Chimpanzee Devours Eighty Four Giant Hamburgers and Prickly Porcupines Picking Perfectly Purple Plums.
- Publisher: Frog Legs Ink, December 2010
Doggy Slippers
No reading wish list is complete without a good book of poetry.
Children everywhere love pets, and some are even lucky enough to get their own. In Doggy Slippers Jorge Luján offers a collection of poems about pets inspired by children. Luján turned funny and touching anecdotes his young readers sent him about the role of pets in their lives into fresh poems, selecting the 12 best for this book. His status as one of the most important poets writing for children today, combined with Isol’s unique, childlike take on the world, makes this the perfect poetry collection for young readers. (Publisher's Description)
- Publisher: Groundwood Books
The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets
Last but not least, this one is for Mommy.
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr. Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory. Charlie just needs one golden ticket, and Mr. Wonka's delicious treats could all be his. . . . But what's missing? Who is Miranda Piker? And did Mr. Wonka really invent a spotty powder that would keep kids out of school? Find out in the top-secret chapter that was taken out of the original book!
Publisher: Puffin
, Each, Peach, Pear, Plum
, The Baby's Catlalogue
etc.) I turned up these fantastic recordings of Allan reading a selection of his poems for the Children's Poetry Archive. His reading of Please Mrs Butler
, about a slightly batty school teacher, seems like an appropriate one for this time of year. Take no offense teachers, Allan was an educator himself. To listen to Allan recite in full Midlands accented glory click here.
