Depending on the day you shop this week, grab your last minute gift list, or your book store gift cards, and check out the new books out this week!
Books for Kids – Board Books and Picture Books
Bible Stories for Little Hearts (Board Book 12/26) – Includes Noah’s Ark and the birth of Jesus.
Future President (Board Book 12/26) – Part of the Future Baby series. Includes presidential facts
Little Heroes of Color (Board Book 12/26) – 50 individuals who made a difference. I love the artwork on the cover of this one. I can’t wait to check it out in person!
I’m a Dragon (12/24) – A Little Golden Book about dragons.
Love and Grumpiness (12/24) – A Grumpy Cat Valentine’s Day book.
Love from the Crayons (12/24) – A Valentine’s Day book starring the Crayons from Drew Daywalt’s books.
The Night Before Groundhog Day (12/24) – It’s not often you find books about Groundhog Day!
The Return of Thelma the Unicorn (12/26) – A follow-up to Thelma the Unicorn.
Books for Kids – Early Chapter Books
The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (12/26) – Book 10 in the delightful Bad Guys series.
Bo’s Magical New Friend (12/26) – First in a new Unicorn Diaries series from Scholastic BRANCHES by the author of the tremendous Owl Diaries series. Bo Tinseltail is a unicorn with the power to grant wishes who is looking for a best friend. This looks DARLING!
Don’t Worry Bee Happy (12/26) – Book 1 in the new Bumble and Bee series from Scholastic ACORN. Two rambunctious bees and their cranky frog friend make an unusual trio, but they can still have fun despite their differences.
Dragon Gets By (12/26) – Book 3 in the Dragon series by the author of Captain Underpants and Dog Man. These stories have been published before, but are being re-released through Scholastic ACORN.
Eva’s Campfire Adventure (12/26) – Book 12 in the Owl Diaries series. Eva and her friends hunt for treasure on their school camping trip.
Karen’s Witch (Graphic Novel 12/26) – Spin off from the Baby-sitters Club series. Karen is convinced her neighbor is a witch.
Mac Cracks the Code (12/26) – Book 4 in the Mac B, Kid Spy series. In this book, Mac has to crack a code as he faces his nemesis in a video game contest.
Merry Christmas Dumpster Dog (12/24) – Dumpster Dog and Flat Cat would like to spend this Christmas in a home instead of their trash can.
Pug’s Snow Day (12/26) – Book 2 in the Diary of a Pug series. Bub is not a fan of the snow – or of the new neighbor’s scary pet.
Super Rabbit All-Stars (12/26) – Book 8 in the Press Start series. Super Rabbit Boy competes in a Games Tournament.
Surf’s Up! (12/26) – First in a new ACORN series, Moby Shinobi and Toby Too! Moby tries to use his ninja skills to solve some problems at the beach and discovers that teamwork makes things better.
Books for Older Kids/Teens
The Love Pug (12/26) – When a girl’s pug seems to have matchmaking skills, she tries to use the dog to find her best friend a date to the dance. Part of the WISH line from Scholastic.
Random Acts of Kittens (12/26) – Part of the WISH line from Scholastic. When a girl finds a lost cat and litter of kittens, she starts an anonymous online account to find homes for the kittens.
The Shining Blade (12/26) – Book 3 in the World of Warcraft Traveler series about a pair of adventurers following the path of a mysterious compass.
Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Enter Stage Left (12/26) – Book 4 in the Two Dogs in a Trench Coat series. Sassy and Waldo are back to help their boy, Stewart, who is acting like a villain when his class puts on a play.
The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World (Older Middle Grade 10+ 12/24) – Highlights the achievements of Black Americans including Frederick Douglass, Aretha Franklin, Barack Obama.
My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List (12/26) – The memoir of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler.
What Were the Negro Leagues? (12/24) An exploration of the Negro Leagues in baseball in the 1930s and 40s. From the author of the terrific books The Great Greene Heist and The Parker Inheritance.
Where Is the Vatican? (12/24) – A look at the Vatican, the headquarters of the Catholic Church.
Books for Adults
Love by Chance (Trade Paperback 12/26) – Based on a Hallmark Channel original movie. When a pastry chef’s mother secretly sets her up on a date, she really clicks with the pediatrician, but what will happen when she finds out their date was a fix up?