![]() ![]() Recipes for two notoriously tricky cooking projects, popovers and angel food cake, are included in the text I’m hoping they’ll give me some of Farmer’s confidence in the kitchen when my family tests them out. The accessible, cheerfully feminist text celebrates Farmer’s application of scientific principles to the process of preparing a meal, and the extensive endmatter is a great launchpad for any reader who wants to do more rigorous research of their own. This picture book biography of 19th-century culinary expert Fannie Farmer should be a hit with kids who love to mess around in the kitchen. The clutch of eggs on each spread can be raised to reveal the kind of animal that laid it-an ostrich, a salmon, an alligator.īut the real hidden gems are the science facts included on the inside of each flap: interesting enough to capture adult readers’ attention, concise enough to read aloud quickly before your little one slams the flap shut, and occasionally weird enough to share with friends during circle time at preschool (did you know that the pigments that color salmon eggs are the same as the ones found in carrots?).Įmma Bland Smith, The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America’s Cook (illustrated by Susan Reagan) If a young child in your life is passionate about books full of flaps to flip, you’ll need a copy or three of this vibrantly illustrated board book. Laura Gehl, Who Laid These Eggs? (illustrated by Loris Lora) Shamar Knight-Justice’s illustrations of family life feel as warm and comforting as a bear hug. Thurman’s gentle, expertly crafted text is perfect for sharing with even the tiniest readers, providing an opening for more complex conversations with kids who struggle with worries like Olivia’s while also offering understanding to any child who misses their parent. She sometimes sees men on the news, Black men like her dad, who don’t come home safe to their families at the end of the day, and she searches for ways to calm her fears: cooking breakfast, making art with her mom, counting the cars that pass by, and eventually braiding a bracelet for her father “to protect you always.”īrittany J. Olivia loves her dad, and when he goes off to work as an EMT each day, she can’t help but worry about him. Thurman, Forever and Always (illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice) Adults who don’t speak Icelandic will be relieved to note the phonetic guide to pronouncing Snæfellsjökull at the beginning of the book after a few recitations, both readers and listeners will be pros.īrittany J. ![]() And the book’s description of a child’s deep connection with the natural world will resonate even with those who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting a glacier in person. Its art, by Diana Sudyka, is similarly appealing for all ages, with breathtaking watercolor-style spreads full of playful details. Its text, by Jordan Scott, moves with the rhythms of poetry it’s the sort of thoughtful language that quickly engages young audiences without growing stale for grown-ups after multiple readalouds. This picture book-about a girl who grows up in Iceland near the glacier Snæfellsjökull-is a small marvel. Jordan Scott, Angela’s Glacier (illustrated by Diana Sudyka) Here are ten books publishing this January (except for You’re Breaking My Heart, out February 6) that I’m looking forward to enjoying throughout the new year: Every month, I’ll let you know about some of the new releases that have caught my eye: the ones I can’t wait to share with my kids, the ones I admire for their artistry, and the ones I can already tell I won’t be able to put down. (Even I, a professional children’s book author and amateur mom, get easily overwhelmed at the bookstore.)īut I hope you’ll use this column as a starting point in your search. Hundreds of honestly excellent titles, from the simplest board books to the most lyrical and complex novels, are published for young readers every year, and it can be hard for those of us looking for a great new read for our kids, our students, or ourselves to know where to begin. I’ll be even happier, actually, to recommend a few of my favorite new children’s books to you. If we ever happen to bump into each other at the library, please pass me a stunningly illustrated picture book, a laugh-out-loud chapter book romp, or a young adult novel so emotionally resonant that I can’t help remembering exactly what it feels like to be a teenager I’ll happily take them all. And, like some readers-maybe like you?-I never fell out of love. Like a lot of passionate readers, I fell in love with children’s books as soon as I was old enough to sound out words on a page. ![]()
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