Though there are undoubtedly a number of classic kid books [1] — and some that you loved as a kid [2] — in your child's library, books come out every single week with potential to become a new classic. There were some amazing children's book releases in 2015 [3], but so far 2016 seems to be bringing the heat — and your kids' bookshelves need to get in on it.
Scroll through for 17 books — for small and big readers — that your kids need to add to their Summer reading list.
Picture Books
Fingers For Lunch
Fingers For Lunch [4] by Brandt Lewis ($8)
Let's Play
Let's Play [5] by Hervé Tullet ($16)
Twenty Yawns
Twenty Yawns [6] by Jane Smiley ($18)
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? [7] by Dan Santat ($18)
The Dead Bird
The Dead Bird [8] by Margaret Wise Brown ($18)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [9] by Golden Books ($5)
Middle Grade Readers
Raymie Nightingale
Raymie Nightingale [10] by Kate DiCamillo ($17)
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot [11] by Peter Brown ($17)
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey [12] by Chris Colfer($20)
Booked
Booked [13] by Kwame Alexander ($17)
The Fourteenth Goldfish
The Fourteenth Goldfish [14] by Jennifer L. Holm ($8)
Change Up
Change Up [15] by Derek Jeter ($17)
The Island of Dr. Libris
The Island of Dr. Libris [16] by Chris Grabenstein ($8)
Pax
Pax [17] by Sara Pennypacker ($17)
Young Adult Readers
Glass Sword
Glass Sword (Red Queen series) [18] by Victoria Aveyard ($20)
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea [19] by Ruta Sepetys ($19)
Before I Fall
Before I Fall [20] by Lauren Oliver ($10)