Children's & Young Adult Authors of the Granite State
The Children’s Literacy Foundation sent Erin E. Moulton over to he Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter where she shared Tales from the Cloudland and did the CLiF book giveaway as part of their Summer Readers Series. CLiF’s mission ” is to inspire a love of reading and writing among low-income, at-risk, and rural children up to age 12 throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. ” Check out their amazing programs and presenters, today!
We’re so delighted that our own Matt Forrest Esenwine has a poem featured in this delightful new picture book chock full of poetry and pretending. Kirkus gives it high praise, calling it “a good collection, for real.”
And don’t forget to swing by Matt’s website to check out this wonderful interview with Lee Bennett Hopkins and Chris Hsu on the pretending, play and process.
Join us in welcoming Erin Bowman’s latest! Immunity, the riveting sequel to Contagion, continues the story of survivors of a brutal planetary outbreak. Have they seen the worst or is the worst yet to come?
Sci-Fi superstar Amie Kaufman called it “gripping, thrilling and terrifying in equal measures.” Who doesn’t want that?
Keep a close eye on Erin’s event page to catch her in person!
This week, Lita Judge welcomed her new book Homes in the Wild, which would pair very well with her 2014 release Born in the Wild. Both nonfiction picture books are perfect for young naturalists and animal lovers!
SLJ on Homes in the Wild: “A lovely and informative picture book featuring over 20 kinds of animal families and their homes in nature. A must for nonfiction collections everywhere.” ―School Library Journal, starred review
Congratulations, Lita!
These gorgeous Advanced Reader Copies of Hearts of Ice by Adi Rule have landed! This book, coming in September, has secrets, magic, winter, danger, ice and an adorable arctic fox in a cape….not to mention a spider-girl. Plan to pick if up at your Scholastic Book Fair in the fall.
This May, we welcome The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Vol 2. Dive into this richly illustrated historical graphic novel about a Yankee school teacher in the Union Army. Marek Bennett brings us through Colby’s journey into war-torn America and utilizes his actual letters home to bring us into his everyday experiences and struggles. Get your signed copies here!
Lisa Bunker‘s, Zenobia July, hit shelves this week! Follow Zenobia as she starts a new school, grapples with identity, solves cyber crimes and finds a new sense of home. Kirkus calls this “A fun read that manages to feel solidly traditional while breaking new ground.” We couldn’t agree more. Find it at your nearest bookstore. Congrats, Lisa!
