Diary of a Wimpy Kid News

Calling all Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans!!!!  

The publisher of this popular series has announced that book #11 will be released in November 2016.  No word on the title yet, however, the cover art will be released on April 28th.  So we will all have to wait until then to find out more about the book.  Hopefully it will become available in the catalog shortly after that so you can start placing your holds!!!  Learn more about the new book from this March 10, 2016 Publisher's Weekly article.

Younger Judy Moody and Hank Zipzer

For those of you who are familiar with the Judy Moody and Hank Zipzer series of books for young to middle elementary school students, there are two new early reader series of books for the beginner reader crowd based on these two popular characters.. 

Let me introduce you to Judy Moody and Friends, aimed at ages 4 to 6.  These books will expand more on some of Judy's buddies mentioned in the chapter books.  The first two books in the series, Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic and Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble will be released on February 11th.  More books will be released in September.

And for Hank Zipzer, he will travel back to second grade before his dyslexia is diagnosed in his new beginner reader series called Here's Hank.  Books to be released on February 8th include Bookmarks are People Too! and A Short Tale About a Long Dog.

I'm really looking forward to see how these chapter books transpose into beginner reader books. I hope your reader is too!

Wimpy Kid #8 is coming!

News Flash!!!  I just learned that A Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #8 will be publihsed this coming November!  I don't know the title of it yet, but I am keeping my eyes and ears peeled in the mean time!
For more information about this release, visit this Press Release from publisher Abrams Books.

Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys News

Did you hear that there will be a new Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series of books coming out  soon?  That's right!  While they've been enteraining kids for more than 80 years, America's favorite sleuths will be back solving mysteries by using their wits, powers of observation, and deductive skills.  We've got the first four books on order as we speak, so go ahead and place your holds now to beat the rush!

The first two titles in the new Nancy Drew Diaries Series are:

Curse of the Arctic Star and

Strangers on a Train

And the first two titles in the new Hardy Boys Adventures Series are:

Secret of the Red Arrow and

Mystery of the Phantom Heist

Magic Tree House Turns 20!

There seems to be a lot of book bithdays and milestones lately.  The latest is that The Magic Tree House Series has turned 20 years old!  School Library Journal spoke with the famed series author, Mary Pope Osborne about what libarians mean to her, the impact of her stories on kids, why she thinks the series has endured, and what's in store to celebrate its 20th anniversary.  Click here to read the interview.

He's baaaack!!!!!

Scholastic Books has announced the return of Captain Underpants!!!  Lots and lots of kids have been eager for a ninth installment in the series, and now the wait is over.  Well, not quite over.  Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers won't be published until August of this year...so unfortunately that will be a little bit of a wait for anxious fans.  The library will be purchasing copies of this book, but unfortunately the way our fiscal year runs, we will be unable to order the books until after July 1st.  So besure take a peek at the catalog that month.  The tenth book in the series, Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers is due out in January 2013.

To read the full announcement on Publisher's Weekly Book News, visit here.