Imagination Soup shares curated book reviews, book lists, and learning resources for parents, teachers, and librarians. As a former teacher, former literacy trainer, and a mother of two, you can trust my expertise in children's books, reading levels, developmental appropriateness, and education. Join my community of 35,000 subscribers by signing up for my weekly newsletter!
New Picture Books, Graphic Novel Adaptations, Thanksgiving Books, & More!
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Whenever I don't know what to do, I read a book. So I'm excited to share some great books for you to choose from-- for your kids, students, and yourself. I'm (im)patiently waiting for my brain to adjust to a recent vision issue that is impacting my ability to read, but my eye doctor assures me that my brain will learn to see through these squiggly black lines at some point. Soon, I hope! Despite that, I read over 100 picture books and chose the best 11 to share with you, and 15 chapter books/early readers so I could share my top 6. Both lists are below. New Picture Books, November 2024 (Ages 4 - 8)November picture books are full of gorgeous artwork and poignant stories -- here are my favorites. New Books for Growing Readers (Ages 5 - 8)I’m loving these newly published books for growing readers ages 5 to 8! 15 Graphic Novel Adaptations (Ages 6 - 12)What’s old is new in this book list of incredible graphic novel adaptations of popular prose kids’ books for ages 7 to 12! (Yes, this is written on a new test site to see if I can thwart Google.) Thanksgiving Books (Ages 4 - 12)It's time to pull out Thanksgiving books for kids that share the early history of the United States, gratitude, and holiday traditions. Dragon Books (Ages 4 - 12)I love a good dragon book, and here are 65 for all ages that I've read and highly recommend. Zombie Books (Ages 7 - 12)One last Halloween-ish book list --here's a list of good zombie books for kids ages 6 – 13 that are funny, even kooky, and not too scary. May your November days be filled with good books and joyful glimmers. Love, Melissa |
Hi! I'm a Melissa Taylor of Imagination Soup.
Imagination Soup shares curated book reviews, book lists, and learning resources for parents, teachers, and librarians. As a former teacher, former literacy trainer, and a mother of two, you can trust my expertise in children's books, reading levels, developmental appropriateness, and education. Join my community of 35,000 subscribers by signing up for my weekly newsletter!
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