We’ve picked 16 of the best new middle grade books for kids ages 7 through 12, from the many middle grade books that release this month.
Year: 2016
There are plenty of amazing picture books from well-known authors and illustrators releasing this month. We’ve narrowed our list down to 18 picture books that we feel are the best of the best from October.
Join us as we go on the 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up tour with the founder of The Children’s Book Review, Bianca Schulze.
Bob Shea (Dinosaur Vs. series) presents a new dynamic duo to love in Ballet Cat: the Totally Secret Secret.
These 2 Interactive Board Books That Encourage Being Active, I Can Dance and I Can Play, by Betsy Snyder, are highly recommended for all babies and toddlers.
Frazzled is a story that I wrote and illustrated about Abbie Wu, a kid who is always freaking out. Abbie is just starting middle school and has to navigate a whole new world with its 8th grade nemeses, corrupt cafeteria system, and lunch room politics.
Reading about change in one arena—whether it’s a move, the introduction of a stepparent, or outgrowing a favorite sweatshirt—can be useful in other experiences, too.
In Pig Meets Pug, written by Sue Lowell Gallion and llustrated by Joyce Wan, an unlikely pair—a pug and a pig!—realize that it’s better to be together.
A companion to the bestselling Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book that Brian Froud illustrated nearly two decades ago, this book is the perfect gift for any fantasy (or Froud) enthusiast. Enter to win a copy of Brian and Wendy Froud’s The Press Fairy Journal of Madeline Cottington.
Giveaway begins September 25, 2016, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends October 25, 2016, at 11:59 P.M. PST.
Sophie la Girafe, or Sophie the Giraffe as she is commonly known in the US, is a worldwide phenomenon with good reason.