These Are New Books From 2016 Your Kids Need to Have on Their Summer Reading List
Though there are undoubtedly a number of classic kid books — and some that you loved as a kid — 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, 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 by Brandt Lewis ($8)
Let's Play
Let's Play by Hervé Tullet ($16)
Twenty Yawns
Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley ($18)
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat ($18)
The Dead Bird
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown ($18)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Golden Books ($5)
Middle Grade Readers
Raymie Nightingale
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo ($17)
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown ($17)
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer($20)
Booked
Booked by Kwame Alexander ($17)
The Fourteenth Goldfish
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm ($8)
Change Up
Change Up by Derek Jeter ($17)
The Island of Dr. Libris
The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris Grabenstein ($8)
Pax
Pax by Sara Pennypacker ($17)
Young Adult Readers
Glass Sword
Glass Sword (Red Queen series) by Victoria Aveyard ($20)
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys ($19)
Before I Fall
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver ($10)