Tag: December new releases

Happy Holidays! Hoping my readers are enjoying the holiday season. There are a LOT of exciting new books coming out this week, so let’s dive in and see what they are!

Books for Kids

Bedtime for Yeti – A sweet bedtime story
Pig the Pug – Pig learns to share. How cute is that face?!
Lesser Spotted Animals – Cool creatures you’ve never heard of. This would be a great book for the animal lover at your house!
What If You Had an Animal Nose? – Kids love reading these books! A terrific series for teachers to use in the classroom to get kids thinking about animals.
Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy – A new addition to this series of fairy books.
Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz – Book 11 in the Notebook of Doom series from Branches/Scholastic. These are outstanding books for new readers. In this series, a boy battles various monsters around his school.
Lego Batman Junior Novel – Our whole family is looking forward to the new Lego Batman movie. The books relating to the movie release this month including the Junior Novel which tells part of the story for the movie
Lego Batman Batman’s Guide to Being Cool – Let Lego Batman teach you how to be cool
Lego Batman The Essential Guide – Focuses on Lego sets and minifigures that will be part of the movie promotion
Bollywood Burglary – Book 65 in the Geronimo Stilton series
Dogman Unleashed – Book 2. I have heard rave reviews about this series by the creator of Captain Underpants
The Bad Guys – These bad guys  – Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, and Mr. Wolf – want to do good things and change their reputation. Book 1 in a new series. Book 2  – Mission Unpluckable – releases February 28, 2017.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Journey of Ash and Smoke – Book 5 in this terrific historical fiction series that I think is like Magic Tree House with a dog. Ranger has been trained as a search and rescue dog, but he still gets too distracted by squirrels to do the work. But thanks to an old first aid kit he found, he sometimes gets to travel to other times to help kids. This time he travels to Iceland right before a volcano erupts. (Looks like this is releasing for EBOOKS only today and then releasing in paperback on January 31, 2017)
Fort Solitude – Book 2 in the DC Comics Secret Hero Society series. I am eager to see this one in person. I read the first one and liked the story but didn’t connect with the art like I have with other stories that use this sort of format like the Jedi Academy series. In the first book, the art made it feel like I was reading an early version where the art wasn’t finished yet. I’ll definitely be checking this one out.
Showing Off – Book 3 in the Upside Down Magic series about Nory whose magic is just a little wonky which makes her stand out at her school and in her family. I really enjoy this series. The magic makes for a fun story, but the real “story” is about identity and fitting in or standing out. Fantastic!
Talons of Power – Book 9 in the Wings of Fire series. I adore this series and have already pre-ordered this book because I don’t want to wait to see what happens next. If you have never read one of these, they are best read in order. Book one is The Dragonet Prophecy. I think these books get better and better every time she releases a new one!
Ever the Hunted – First in a new series about a girl fighting to  avenge her father’s death and find his killer
Take the Key and Lock Her Up – Book 3 in the Embassy Row series. I have this pre-ordered! I know I will need to go back and re-read the first two to get all of the details and cliffhangers firm in mind before I dive into this book. I love Ally Carter’s work and I am really enjoying this series.
Rules of the Game – Book 3 in the Endgame series wraps up this trilogy about a game with high stakes. I still haven’t read book one to this series, but it is on my TBR pile!
The Selection Coloring Book – Fans of The Selection series (me!) can now color pictures of their favorite scenes from the books.

Books for Adults

Iced Under – Book 5 in the Maine Clambake Mystery series about a mysterious black diamond necklace. Sounds like a great mystery to dig into  on cold, snowy days.
Custom Baked Murder – Book 5 in the Pawsitively Organic Mystery series (organic pet treats).  This looks like such a fun series.
The Case Against Sugar – A nonfiction book about the dangers of sugar to our health

It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day! There are only a few books out this week that caught my eye. Check these out and come back next week when there will be MANY more!

Red Queen Coloring Book – Fans of this YA book series can now color some of their favorite scenes while they wait for the release of book 3, King’s Cage, on February 7, 2017 (release dates subject to change).
Star Trek: The Next Generation Coloring Book – Take your love of Star Trek TNG to the next level with this adult coloring book!
The Cat Sitter and the Canary – Book 11 in the Dixie Hemingway mystery series (hardcover release) about a pet sitting sleuth
Shaken Bible Study – A Bible Study from Tim Tebow about finding your identity in God.

Happy Monday!! Tomorrow is release day! I’m really looking forward to many of the books arriving this December! Here are just a few of the books releasing this week that you might be interested in:

Books for Kids

The Story of Rosa Parks – a board book highlighting the life of Rosa Parks
Chicken Story Time – a chicken crosses the road to get to story time at the library
Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar – a sequel to last year’s Hedgehugs. This time, the hedgehogs enjoy springtime.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Word of Mouse – A new series from the prolific James Patterson and the awesome Chris Grabenstein (author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library) kicks off today! This stars a mouse who can read and write and who is on a quest to find his family.
Five Days of Famous – A holiday story about a middle school student who makes a wish that he could be part of the popular crowd. Will he choose to keep his new life? This is on the top of my list of books to read this week.
Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring – the first book in a new interactive non-fiction series. Use the tools included in the book to solve the mystery while learning about Civil War spy, Mary Bowser. This sounds very cool!

Books for Adults

Ill Met by Murder – Book 2 in the Shakespeare in the Catskills mystery series staring a costume designer for a theater company
Curried Away – Book 4 in the Spice Shop Mystery series.  This one also has a theatrical thread as the director of a local production is murdered.
Star Wars Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide – includes character profiles and vehicle descriptions for the new Star Wars movie releasing later this week.
The Art of Rogue One – another coffee table book about the new Star Wars movie. This book focuses on concept art and how it evolved into the movie we’ll see this December.
What Falls from the Sky – A nonfiction book about a woman who steps away from the connected world for a year, leaving the internet behind and focusing instead on the God who made the universe.

It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day! I’m really looking forward to many of the books arriving this December! Here are just a few of the books releasing this week that you might be interested in:

Books for Kids

Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow– Sounds like a cute picture book about a groundhog and his shadow
The Spell Thief (Little Legends) – The first book in a series for new readers starring fairy tale legends

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Who Was Charlie Chaplin? – Love this biography series for kids!
Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy? – I’d like to read this one and learn more about Jackie Kennedy.
League of Archers – A young girl is accused of killing Robin Hood. Can she find out what really happened?
The End of Olympus (Pegasus) – Final book in this popular mythology series
Whatever is Lovely: A 90-Day Devotional Journal (Faithgirlz) – This would make a lovely Christmas gift for a young lady on your Christmas shopping list
Everyday Magic – This book for teens is from the author of The Heir and the Spare (Characters from that book make an appearance) about a girl who is blackmailed by her own father into pretending  to date a famous actor.
Spindle – A new spin on Sleeping Beauty from the author of Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights
The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book – Fans of this re-imagined fairy tale series can now color pictures from the stories.

Books for Adults

Frosty the Dead Man (A Snow Globe Shop Mystery) – Book 3 in this mystery series about a snow globe shop
Crime and Catnip (A Nick and Nora Mystery) – Book 3 in this mystery starring the cat of a deceased private investigator
Prose and Cons (A Magical Bookshop Mystery) – I pre-ordered this one months ago after enjoying book one so much!
Dead, Bath, and Beyond (Victoria Square Mystery) – Book 4 in the Victoria Square series
Better Off Thread (Embroidery Mystery) – Book 10 in the Embroidery shop series
Above the Paw: A Paw Enforcement Novel – Book 5 in a police dog mystery series
Trigger Yappy: A Mystery (Roundup Crew Series) – Book 2 (hardcover) in this series centered on a bar and a group of dog-lovers
Egg Drop Dead (A Cackleberry Club Mystery) – Book 7 in this Cafe-based series
Alien Nation (Alien Novels) – I pre-ordered this book the minute I finished the last book in May. This is my favorite series of all time. If you like smart, sassy heroines in action-filled science fiction/romance/mystery stories, check out this series. These definitely are better enjoyed in order.
Love, Alice – A grieving woman digs into an old mystery she discovers through a letter left at the cemetery. I really want to read this one!
Barna Trends 2017: What’s New and What’s Next at the Intersection of Faith and Culture – Check out the latest data from the Barna group
George Lucas: A Life – A new biography of the man behind Star Wars and Indiana Jones