Introduction

A bookish holiday you may not have heard of, an author who raised thousands of dollars to get more books in kids’ hands, and a new graphic novel nonfiction/fiction hybrid. We’ve got all this and more.

I’m Corrina Allen and this is All The Wonders This Week.

Thank you for joining us this Tuesday, August 6th, 2019!   Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Jarrett Lerner - MGBookVillage co-founder, co-organizer of the #KidsNeedMentors program, and author of EngiNerds! 

KidLit News

• More from VAMOS! Creator Raul the Third - 
• Michael Ian Black was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talking about I’m Worried, I’m Bored, I’m Sad - the books he wrote with illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
• Kelly Yang’s debut YA novel, Parachutes
• new picture book collaboration between author Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrator Suzy Lee, titled Someday Soon. 
• YA author Nic Stone’s middle grade called Clean Getaway 
• Jarrett Lerner raises over $13,000 for FirstBook 

Upcoming Events

• August 9th is National Book Lovers Day!

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference is in Baltimore, Maryland this November 21-24  and registration is now open. 
• Back to School!

Today’s New Releases

• Picture Books
• • Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Keith Mallett 
  • Jennifer & Matt Holm have a picture book coming out today called The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight

 

• Chapter Books / Middle Grade
• Pablo Cartaya’s Each Tiny Spark 
• The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy
• The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
• Gabrielle Byrne’s RISE OF THE DRAGON MOON
• Melissa Sarno’s new book, A SWIRL OF OCEAN
• Kristin Mahoney’s THE 47 PEOPLE YOU’LL MEET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

• Graphic Novels
• Kate Hannigan’s Cape, Book 1 in the League of Secret Heroes series 
• New Dog Man -  For Whom the Ball Rolls
• Nonfiction

• Jennifer Thermes’s Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island
• Bringing Down A President: The Watergate Scandal by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy and illustrated by Tim Foley. 

Other Media New Releases

• TV Shows / Miniseries
• • I saw that She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 3 dropped on Netflix on August 2nd
  • AND a third season of Ask the Storybots was also released that same day.
  • And Season 3 of the Worst Witch just came out on Netflix
  • brand-new Netflix show called Twelve Forever

Currently Reading

• Jarrett: Jess Keating’s Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray, and Monster Mayhem, a graphic novel from Christopher Eliopoulos -- creator or Cosmic Commandos 
• Corrina:  Knockout - the sequel to K.A. Holt’s House Arrest

Closing

Thank you for listening and sharing your Tuesday with us.

You can find an outline of the show and links to all the books and topics we chatted about at allthewonders.com.  And, if you have an extra minute this week, reviews on iTunes or Stitcher are much appreciated.

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