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BAKER & TAYLOR ONLINE RESOURCES
Happy February, all. This month might not be a good weeding month for the
outdoors, but it’s certainly a great month for weeding indoors! Have you heard
News
about our Sustainable Shelves program? In a nutshell, you send us a weed list,
we’ll value it, and you get a credit to buy more books. Shipping is free! Contact
Bobbie Bensur in the east, and Rita King in the west, to get started.
You’ve received the links to our ALA Youth Media Awards selection lists by
now, and we wanted to share the updated #OwnVoices list, which
contains children’s and teen titles publishing through August 2021 and
highlighting authors writing from their personal experiences in a
marginalized or under-represented group. You’ll find
that list under the Current Topics & Trends heading.
And finally, did you read last month’s author interview
with Kosoko Jackson? We’re excited to announce that he will be next month’s
Teen Book Group author! Join us on Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. ET/4:00
p.m. PT. Visit https://bookclub.baker-taylor-site.com/Teen to sign up.
BOOK RESOURCES AND EXTRAS
Coming in March, Megan Wagner Lloyd’s Allergic (ISBN 9781338568905 PAP,
9781713735052 FBD) introduces Maggie, who feels unimportant in a family
with an active new baby and younger twin brothers. She’d love nothing more
than a new best friend (a.k.a. puppy) for her birthday, but she breaks out in
hives once the search in underway. Will she find a pet that she’s not allergic
to or find another way to belong? Read it to find out! Meanwhile, check out
the book trailer here.
Listen as Marie Arnold tells us all about her debut middle grade novel, The Year I
Flew Away (ISBN 9780358272755 HRD), in which ten-year-old Gabrielle finds
out that America isn’t the perfect place she imagined when she moves from
Haiti to Brooklyn. With the help of a clever witch, Gabrielle becomes the perfect
American — but will she lose herself in the process?
February 2021
Grammy-winning blues artist Keb Mo is bringing his well-
known hit Life Is Beautiful (ISBN 9781486721054 HRD) to the written
page next month, part of Flowerpot Press’s Read & Sing series, and Don’t
Throw It Away (ISBN 9781486721092) arrives in April, with a lesson
about reducing the use of single-use plastics. In partnership with Trees
for the Future (TREES), each copy sold will plant a tree. Listen to Life is
Beautiful here, and dig some book talk with the author here.
Next up, check out the trailer for Concrete Rose (ISBN 9780062846716 HRD), the powerful
prequel to Angie Thomas’ blockbuster hit The Hate U Give which revisits Garden Heights
seventeen years earlier and focuses on the life of Maverick Carter, Starr’s father.
It explores Black boyhood, family, manhood and more, and has garnered
fabulous reviews to date.
McCall Hoyle, award-winning author, ALA Schneider Family
Book Award finalist, and school librarian, brings us Stella (ISBN
9781629729015) next month. It’s a touching tale about a
beagle who suffers from anxiety after a mistake ends her
bomb-sniffing career who gets a second chance at finding true love. It’s perfect
for building empathy and social emotional learning, with discussion guide
included. Listen as the author tells us more.
Random House has you covered for Dr. Seuss’s birthday week
(February 28 – March 5), with downloadable Hats Off to Reading
activities and suggestions suitable for both virtual and in-person
events. Plan ahead with activities and crafts
perfect for storytime in their Spring-Summer
Picture Book brochure, too!
On February 19th, the Flora & Ulysses (movie tie-in ISBN 9781536217360 PAP)
original Disney+ movie premieres, based on the Newbery Award-winning novel
by Kate DiCamillo. Fall in love with beloved stars Flora and her superhero
squirrel pal Ulysses all over again! Watch the trailer here.
LIBRARY/INDUSTRY NEWS
This month, there’s also non-ALA award news. The We Need
Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Awards winners for 2021 are
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, illus. by Omar T.
Pasha (Teen) and When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
and Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Iman
Geddy (Younger Reader). See the honors for each category, and get links to
the virtual awards ceremony, here. The Jane Addams Peace Association has
also announced the winners of the 2021 Jane Addams Children’s Book
Awards. They are: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and
illustrated by Michaela Goade (Books for Younger Children) and A Wish in the
Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Books for Older Children). See the honors and
find information on that virtual ceremony, here.
We have some seriously wonderful graphic novel news this
month! First up, HarperCollins is launching I Can Read!
Comics, with the first titles arriving in June. These are written
for ages 4-8, will be available in three levels, and are
publishing in jacketed hardcover and paperback under the
HarperAlley imprint. Similarly, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing will roll out Little Simon
Graphic Novels for ages 5-9 this month, and Ready-to-Read Graphics this summer. All will be
published in jacketed hardcover, paperback, and e-book editions. Read more
here. And finally, Random House Books for Young Readers is publishing graphic
novel editions of The Magic Tree House! The first volume, Dinosaurs Before
Dark, arrives in May; read more here. All of these new titles are available via
our Automatically Yours standing order program. Reach out to Rita or Bobbie
(contact info at top) to get signed up!
Two additional children’s imprints also arrive this spring,
from Enchanted Lion and Phoenix International. Enchanted
Lion’s Unruly imprint will debut in April, publishing primarily picture books for an
older than “usual” age group, which their editor, Claudia Bedrick, plans to use to
broaden and deepen the publisher’s commitment to
diversity in illustrated books. Phoenix is targeting the 3-
6+ year old range with Sequoia Kids Media, a new imprint with a school
and library focus, including books for reluctant readers, English
translations from Chinese, and titles meant for children and parents to
enjoy together. Each title will have an ebook and read-along version.
Running Press Kids has created a wellness page just for kids, providing
resources to give children a safe space to reflect on their emotions and
strengthen coping skills. The landing page includes free downloadable
pages from relevant RPK books, such as meditations from Mallika Chopra
and supplemental materials they have created. Check it out!
And finally, here’s another reminder on the links that Publishers Weekly has been updating
continuously throughout the pandemic: click for Cancellations, Closings, Policy Changes, and More,
as well as the Impact on Children's Books updates (from publishers, authors, booksellers, etc.).
CONTEST NEWS
The winner of the Jan Brett Cozy contest is Amy Litke from the New
Britain Public Library in New Britain, CT. The library will receive five
autographed copies of the book and a Skype storytime with author Jan
Brett. There are still a few days to enter to win book collections to
celebrate Black History Month. Enter here, and good luck!
CAT TALE OF THE MONTH
Baker and Taylor were looking for some fun when they selected Grouchy Cat,
available in hardcover (ISBN 9781515882756), paperback (ISBN
9781984895639), and ebook (ISBN 9781515893905) formats for this month’s
Cat Tale. Eight titles in this series are available now. They said…
Introduce a new generation to the antics of ambitious cat Tom and his best
frenemy, mouse Jerry, in the Tom and Jerry Wordless graphic novels series. In
this tale, Tom's dreams of striking it rich as the internet's next meme sensation
are put on hold when Jerry swipes his cell phone.
Stay warm, stay safe, and think Spring!
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