March is shaping up to be a great month for new books! Here are some of the books releasing this week:
Books for Kids
Charlotte the Scientist Is Squished – Poor Charlotte! She has so many brothers and sisters, there’s no where for her to do her science experiments! Maybe she can use science to help her solve her problem.
The Lemonade Problem – Peg + Cat’s 5th problem solving adventure. These are terrific picture books for home or school!
Out of School and Into Nature – A picture book biography of naturalist Anna Comstock
Out of Wonder – Just in time for Poetry month in April is this book of poems celebrating poets!
Triangle – Two words: Mac Barnett. If you’ve never tried one of his books, you are missing out on a ton of fun. I am very eager to read this one about Triangle who is planning to play a trick on his friend, Square.
First Big Book of Weather – As a teacher, I loved these books for students because there is so much to look at in each one. If you have a budding meteorologist at your house or in your classroom, check this one out.
President Donald Trump – If you are looking for a picture book about our new president, there are several coming out this spring. This is just one example of the books available.
April Fools’, Mr. Todd – Looks like this is book 8 in the Judy Moody and Friends series. I HIGHLY recommend this series for new readers growing in their “endurance” skills of reading longer books. The format is the same size as an early reader, but the story is longer. The adventures are fun, the color pictures are eye-catching, and this introduces readers to the characters they would meet in the Judy Moody and/or Stink Moody chapter books as they mature as readers. In this story, Judy is planning an April Fools prank for her teacher, Mr. Todd.
The Capital Catch – Book 13 in the Ballpark Mystery series. Great for mystery and/or baseball fans!
Dark Shadows – Chicken Squad, book 4. The chickens from Cronin’s JJ Tully series have their own series now, perfect for new chapter book readers. I haven’t been able to keep up on this series, but the first one was a hoot! I’d love to check out the rest of the books to see if they are as funny as the first one.
Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows/Merhorses and Bubbles/Monsters and Mold – Zoe and her cat, Sassafras, help magical creatures in their back yard using science and mystery-solving skills. These look darling!! I can’t wait to read these. They look perfect for early elementary students moving into chapter books.
A Boy Called Bat – A boy on the autism spectrum, nicknamed Bat, wants to keep a baby skunk as a pet. This book has been getting a lot of positive buzz.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Amina’s Voice – A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to find her place and her voice in middle school, especially after her mosque is vandalized.
Dragonwatch – Part of the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. The dragons are prepped for war over their freedom. The members of Dragonwatch are gone now, so who will stand against the dragons?
Hello, Universe – Four kids take turns telling the story of the day their lives entwined and one of them ends up in the bottom of a well. I love stories like this where the various characters tell their part of the story (like Because of Mr. Terupt or The Candymakers)
In the Spot Light – Book 2 in the Pages Between Us series about two girls who keep in touch during middle school by passing a notebook back and forth (Did any of you do that? I did that with friends in high school!). One of my students introduced me to this series – she loved the first book! I would love to read this second one; there is a Battle of the Books at the center of the story.
Love, Ish – A girl’s dream of life on Mars is derailed. I have been hearing about this book for months. I can’t wait to read it.
The Metropolitans – Four teens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor agree to help track down a lost book of King Arthur legends to prevent another attack on America.
World War II – The nonfiction companion to the Magic Tree House book World at War, 1944. Great for fans of the Magic Tree House book who want to know more about World War II
Bravo: Poems About Amazing Hispanics – Expand your understanding of history with these poems about the contributions of Hispanics to the story of our world.
The End of Oz – Book 4 in the Dorothy Must Die series. If you want to read a twist on the Wizard of Oz story, you might enjoy this darker version of Dorothy and the crew from Oz. I would definitely start with book one and read these in order!
A Psalm for Lost Girls – To the world, Tess was an honest-to-goodness saint. To her sister, though, Tess was just a girl, and she wants her sister to be remembered for all the things she was on her own, outside of the miracles and the fervor. But the truth might not be that simple
The Shadows We Know by Heart – A grieving girl discovers a family of Sasquatches living behind her home – and the teenage boy who lives with them.
Books for Adults
Elementary, She Read – First book in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery series
For Whom the Bread Rolls – Book 2 in the Pancake House mystery series for Amazon Kindle
In this Grave Hour – Book 13 in the Maisie Dobbs mystery series set in the 1930s
Purr M for Murder – Book 1 in the Cat Rescue Mystery series
Without Warning – Book 3 in the Christian mystery series starring J. B. Collins, journalist. If you like political mysteries, this series looks terrific.
My Brown Baby – A collection of posts from the website MyBrownBaby.com about African American parents as well as parents raising African American children. It looks like this ended up releasing last week, but I didn’t want to miss out on highlighting it!
My Jewish Year – A “wandering and wondering” Jew takes an intentional journey through the Jewish calendar. This sounds fascinating!