Book Recommendations 1

Usually when I make recommendations, it’s on titles I’ve read and loved. I’m doing it differently on this post, but for a reason.

With the BUG (Big Ugly Germs) going around, there are many authors who are not able to do a part of the job we love: touring, attending conferences, holding launch parties or signings, doing school visits, or skyping.

That’s a disappointment for all of us, BUT when an author is also trying to release a book, that becomes a double disappointment, because how do they get word out about their book? Well…this blog is one place for that.

This is by no means a comprehensive list (you can find a wider list HERE), but it is a starting place. This week’s list are for books already in recent release. If any of these books interest you for a purchase, all links are to Indiebound. Please, please support your local indie bookstore. Keep your money in your community.

Picture Books

ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOREVER by Chris Barton and Nicole Xu. The tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing and the healing of a community and a beloved tree that followed. This would be ideal for teachers looking to teach more recent history and about how to come together in the midst of difficult times.

WHOO-KU HAIKU by Maria Gianferrari and Jonathan Voss. The story of the great horned owl, in Haiku.

MONSTER’S TRUCKS by Rebecca Van Slyke and Joe Sutphin. Monster loves his construction vehicles, but he does not like to share them. What happens when the reader does exactly what Monster said NOT to do?

MORNING SUNSHINE by Keely Parrack and John Bajet. As we all wake up, the outside world bustles with life!

Middle Grade

THE WONDER OF WILDFLOWERS by Anna Staniszewski. Mira must balance loyalty to her family with the desire to be accepted by her new classmates.

WILLA AND THE WHALE by Shelly Brown and Chad Morris. Can a whale talk to a human? A tale of courage and connections during the harder times of life.

Young Adult

SPINDLE AND DAGGER by J. Anderson Coats. Wales, 1109. Elen must live a precarious lie in order to survive among the medieval Welsh warband that killed her family.