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    The Children's Book Review

    What’s Hot in June, 2010? Author Events, Best Selling Kids’ Books, and More …

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze3 Mins Read General
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: June 3, 2010

    Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases, the bestsellers, and kids’ book events.

    THE HOT SPOTS: THE TRENDS

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    Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

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    THE NEW RELEASES

    The most coveted books that release this month:

    City Dog, Country Frog

    by Mo Willems, Jon J Muth

    (Ages 4-7)

    Fancy Nancy: Ooh La La! It’s Beauty Day

    by Jane O’connor, Robin Preiss Glasser

    (Ages 4-8)

    Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

    by Mo Willems

    (Ages 4-8)

    Pinkalicious: School Rules! (I Can Read Book 1)

    by Victoria Kann

    (Ages 5-8)

    Naruto, Vol. 48 (Naruto (Graphic Novels))

    by Masashi Kishimoto

    (Ages 6-9)

    The Secret Lives of Princesses

    by Philippe Lechermeier, Rebecca Dautremer

    (Ages 7-9)

    Dark Flame (Immortals)

    by Alyson Noel

    (Young Adult)

    The Twilight Saga Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion

    by Mark Cotta Vaz

    (Young Adult)

    THE BEST SELLERS

    The best selling children’s books this month:

    PICTURE BOOKS

    Ladybug Girl at the Beach

    by Jacky Davis, David Soman

    (Ages 3-7)

    The Very Fairy Princess

    by Julie Andrews

    (Ages 4-8)

    Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire!

    by Jane O’connor

    (Ages 4-8)

    LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary

    by Simon Beecroft

    (Ages 7 and up)

    Instructions

    by Neil Gaiman

    (Ages 7-12)

    CHAPTER BOOKS

    Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

    by Lincoln Peirce

    (Ages 8-12)

    The Hunger Games

    by Suzanne Collins

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)

    by Suzanne Collins

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Fallen

    by Lauren Kate

    (Ages 12 and up)

     The Carrie Diaries

    by Candace Bushnell

    (Ages 14 and up)

    PAPERBACK BOOKS

     Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, Late Night

    by Jane O’connor

    (Ages 4-8)

    Savvy

    by Ingrid Law

    (Ages 8-12)

    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    by Sherman Alexie

    (Ages 12 and up)

    If I Stay

    by Gayle Forman

    (Ages 12 and up)

    The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    (Ages 14 and up)

    SERIES BOOKS

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians,

    by Rick Riordan

    (Ages 9 to 12)

    How to Train Your Dragon

    by Cressida Cowell

    (Ages 9-12)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid,

    by Jeff Kinney

    (Ages 9 to 12)

    The Twilight Saga

    by Stephenie Meyer

    (Ages 12 and up)

    House of Night

    by P. C. Cast

    (Ages 14 and up)

    This information was gathered from the New York Times Best Sellers list, which reflects the sales of books from books sold nationwide, including independent and chain stores. It is correct at the time of publication and presented in random order. To see the full list you can visit: www.nytimes.com.

    KIDS’ LITERATURE EVENTS: CIRCA May, 2010

    It’s no secret that it’s cool to read. Where can you be seen promoting literacy and encouraging kids to read?

    Canadian Library Association National Conference and Trade Show
    Jun 2 – 5
    Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Know of any kids’ literacy or author events that are happening during the month of May or June? Leave your suggestion in the comments field below.

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    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Alyson Noel Candace Bushnell Cressida Cowell David Soman Gayle Forman Ingrid Law Jacky Davis Jane O'Connor Jeff Kinney John Grisham Jon J Muth Julie Andrews Lauren Kate Lincoln Peirce Mark Cotta Vaz Markus Zusak Masashi Kishimoto Mo willems Neil Gaiman P.C. Cast Philippe Lechermeier Rebecca Dautremer Rick Riordan Robin Preiss Glasser Sherman Alexie Simon Beecroft Stephenie Meyer Suzanne Collins Victoria Kann
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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