Home Books for Toddlers January’s Best New Kids Books by Amber GuetebierApril 15, 2019 Search more like this bedtime storiesbaseballboard bookssleepbatmangraphic novelhigh qualitynight timepicture booksself confidencetrue storyveteranyoung writersbook Advertisement Trending Now News Disney+’s Prices Are Increasing—Unless You Want to Watch Ads Food & Drink General Mills Is Bringing Back 4 Classic Sugar Cereals That Your Mom Never Let You Eat Viral & Trending Cat Sneaks into Family Car & Joins Their Road Trip, Becomes Instant Celebrity Viral & Trending Weatherman Discovers His Map Is a Touchscreen and His Reaction Is So Pure Celeb & Entertainment Serena Williams Announces Retirement: ‘If I Were a Guy, I Wouldn’t Be Writing This’ Advertisement We’re kicking off 2019 with a reading frenzy (well, really it never stops) and here are a few of our favorites, hot off the presses! Before the month is out, be sure and check out them out. Chronicle Books Feelings: A Pull-and-Play Book Anyone with a toddler knows that they experience some big feelings, sometimes all in a span of five minutes! Turn to this book by Alice Le Henand and illustrated by Thierry Bedouet to explore all the emotions and feelings toddlers experience. They’ll identify with Little Crocodile’s sadness and Little Bear’s fearfulness, as your kids pull the tabs in and out to bring these animals to life. Ages 0-3Available at amazon.com for $11.59 Everything Is Mama by Jimmy Fallon Snag this sweet story—just released in Jan. 2019—in board book format for your bestie who just had a baby, or grab a hardcover copy to giggle over together with your LO. Everything Is Mama, by Jimmy Fallon and Miguel Ordonez, features different animals teaching their own children that there are other words in the world. That is, other than mama. The perfect, adorable follow-up to Fallon’s bestselling Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA. Ages: 1-3Find a copy here, $6.91 Touch and Explore Construction For kiddos into everything dump truck, demolition and building, this book is a real winner. Each page focuses on one aspect of construction like setting up, building a road and demolition. The book explains what happens during each stage and it’s peppered with cool tactile experiences like raised bumpy rubble and sticky surfaces where paint is “drying.” Ages 3-5Available at amazon.com Clever Publishing Where Birdie Lives Interactive reading is taken to new heights in Where Birdie Lives, written and illustrated by Elena Tsvetaeva. Toddlers will love lifting the flaps on each page as the puppy tries to find out where Birdie actually lives. Is she under the leaf? How about hiding in the tree? Go along with puppy as he looks for Birdie high and low, lifting the flaps as you go. This story will incite curiosity and encourage your kids to interact with the book. Plus, we love the actual high quality of this large, easy-to-hold board book.Ages 0+Available at amazon.com Penguin Random House The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA Written by Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Brenda Woods, The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA tells the story of a unique friendship between a young white boy and a black WWII veteran. Mr. Meriwether Hunter returns to Jim Crow South in 1946. When he saves little Gabriel’s life during a bike accident, Gabriel’s father offers Meriwether a job as a mechanic at their family garage. Gabriel and Meriwether form a friendship that endures in spite of the extreme prejudices in the world around them. A beautiful read. Available Jan. 8, 2019. Ages: 10 and up Get it here. $11.99 Bear Needs Help This sweet and funny story about a little polar bear with his shoe untied is the perfect pick-me-up for when you are having one of those days. And it’s a great lesson, sure to invoke grins, for kids learning that it’s okay to ask for help. Because, like Bear, we all need a little help sometimes! Available Jan. 22, 2019Ages: 3-7Get it here. $16.99 Penguin Random House True Colors Based on the infamous song by Cyndi Lauper, this little book is perfect for any age from 0-99. Since it’s release in 1986 the song “True Colors” (written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly) has endured with the message of self-confidence and self-love. “Because your true colors are beautiful, like a rainbow!!” Beautifully illustrated by Sarah Walsh, it makes a great gift for anyone! Ages: 0-99Out now! Order here, $7.99 hardcover Sterling Publishers A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks Celebrate the life and voice of poet Gwendolyn Brooks with this thoughtful story that combines both Brooks’ legacy with her life story. Known for being one of the most foremost poets on the Black experience and the role of women in society, Gwendolyn Brooks went from a young child writing all the time to becoming the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize and authoring 20 books of poetry, two autobiographies and one novel. Celebrated author and children’s librarian Alice Faye Duncan makes Brooks come to life on the page for the young reader. Available Jan. 1, 2019. Ages: 5 and up $16.95. Find a copy here. Penguin Young Readers My Heart You will likely remember author-illustrator Corinna Luyken’s Book of Mistakes from 2017, when it won Best Book of the Year by NPR, Huffington Post andThe Boston Globe. Corinna is back with My Heart, (Jan. 2018) a story that celebrates empathy and kindness. With gorgeous imagery throughout, young readers are taken through the story of the heart, and how it is sometimes a puddle of sadness and sometimes wide open to love. Another beautiful book that teaches children that’s it’s okay to be sad and scared—but that love always wins. Available Jan. 8, 2019. Ages: 4-8Order from amazon, $12.75 Simon & Schuster Be a Good Sport, Charlie Brown Based on your favorite comic strip lineup, Be a Good Sport, Charlie Brown finds the Peanuts gang in a classic scenario: Charlie Brown’s team is losing the beginning baseball game of the season 63 to 0. But could there be something better to baseball than just winning? We’re pretty sure this sweet new book will be a home run reminder to never give up. Available Jan. 22, 2019Ages: 3-7Order it here. $4.99 Duchess and Guy: A Rescue-to-Royalty Puppy Love Story Inspired by the true story of Meghan Markle’s rescue dog, Guy and his journey from lost little beagle pup to Buckingham palace (and Queen Elizabeth’s frequent companion) this new picture book is the kind of royal rags-to-riches story we can really get behind. Available Jan. 8, 2019 Ages: 4-7Find it here. $17.99 The Story Pirates Present: Digging Up Danger Love the Story Pirates podcast? Then you’ll likely be as excited as we are to discover the new book in their written collection—The Story Pirates Present: Digging Up Danger. This new chapter book, inspired by a real kid’s idea, is both a spooky mystery and a creative writing guide for young writers. There’s a ghost hunting girl, a scientist mom who studies weird plants and the sudden disappearance of one of these plants…all the backdrop for a colorful romp in reading. Available Jan. 15, 2019. Ages: 8-12Get it here. $13.99 Click Ever have that feeling that you no longer click? Olive “clicks” with everyone in the 5th grade, until one day she doesn’t. She’s feeling left out panicky. This graphic novel about navigating friendship and learning to find your own way is a good reminder for kids and parents alike. Available Jan. 8, 2019. Ages: 10-12Buy it now. $8 Downtown Books The Big Book of Super Hero Bedtime Stories Wind down from your busy day with something a little different: The Big Book of Super Hero Bedtime Stories gives kiddos a glimpse into the night time routines of their favorite super heroes: does the Green Lantern act as his own night? Does Batman sleep upside down? Because after a day of fighting crime or working their day jobs, just like kids, even super heroes need a good night’s sleep. Available Jan, 29. Ages: 4 and up Find a copy here. $16.99 —Amber Guetebier Boredom Busting (& New!) 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