The Children’s Book Review | September 21, 2016

Our articles that showcase the hottest new books from September have been trending on The Children’s Book Review this month, as well as the article 20 Sites to Improve Your Child’s Literacy.

10 Kids’ Book Trends on The Children’s Book Review …

1. Best New Picture Books | September 2016

We’ve picked 32 picture books that we feel are the best of the best from the many picture books that release this month. From debut picture books to familiar characters starring in new stories, you’ll be delighted, charmed, entertained, and humored.

2. 20 Sites to Improve Your Child’s Literacy

There are a number of organizations and sites that provide online activities, teaching tips, and free books for children. Here are 20 sites to explore over the summer.

3. How Picture Books Play a Role in a Child’s Development

While these parents are pushing their kids to be on top of the game, they don’t realize that the intensive coaching can be counterproductive and they’re missing out on an important genre, critical in the role of a child’s development—picture books.

4.   Win A 3 Book Miss Mouse Prize Pack By Di Morrissey, Includes Surfer Boy Bo

Enter To Win A 3 Book Miss Mouse Prize Pack. The Collection Includes Surfer Boy Bo, By Di Morrissey And Julie Sydenham.

Giveaway begins August 22, 2016, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends September 22, 2016, at 11:59 P.M. PST.

5. Where to Find Free eBooks for Children Online

The Children’s Book Review presents a guest post by education writer Karen Schweitzer.

6. Best New Books For Teens | September 2016

We’ve picked 13 new books for teens that we feel highlight the best of the many young adult books that release this month. You’ll find an intense memoir, breathtaking installments to some epic series, a poignant debut novel, a coming-of-age tale that includes salsa dancing, and a stunning story of friendship and first love.

7. The Crossover, By Kwame Alexander | Book Review

This is a book young people will probably want to read more than once, both for the themes in the story and for the author’s storytelling. It will appeal to middle grade readers who like sports – especially basketball – and coming of age stories.

8. Best Selling Middle Grade Books | September 2016

Our selection of books picked from the nationwide best-selling middle grade list on The New York Times, includes Rick Riordan’s The Trials of Apollo: Book One: The Hidden Oracle, and the next installment in the Disney Descendant novels, Return to the Isle of the Lost. We especially love Wonder, by super-talent R.J. Palacio!

9. Best Selling Picture Books | September 2016

The best-selling picture book from our affiliate store is It’s Just So …, a picture book look at young Lizzy’s first day in a new school.

10. Best New Kids Books | August 2016

Oh, my! We have a truck load of amazing books to share with you during August—Nina Laden’s board book Peek-a-Choo-Choo to Jaye Robin Brown’s novel for young adults and everything in between. We’re super excited about The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead. Which book are you most excited about?

For more children’s book trends, you can follow along with all of our articles tagged with Book Trends and be sure to check out our Book Giveaways category.