PREVIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE Previewer’s perspective
Books to inspire are abundant in the upcoming crop of new titles
Fun and laughter as well as inclusivity and acceptance are woven throughout this hotly anticipated array of releases, reaffirming the ability of children’s books to not only entertain but inform, too
Charlotte Eyre Children’s & YA Previews editor
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atherine Rundell once said we need children’s books because “we need books that are specifically writen to feed the imagination, which give the
heart and mind a galvanizing kick”, and this quote feels apt for the selection of titles contained in these pages. This Children’s Buyer’s Guide features almost 80 brilliant children’s books, chosen from the Buyer’s Guide database, and includes the biggest and best books being published in the UK from August until January next year. Some will make readers think, some will make them feel, others will make them laugh or inspire them do great things. Many do all four, like the books I have chosen in my top 10. Nabil Steals a Penguin and Gigantic, my top picture book choices, are both heart-warming and carry a message of inclusion and acceptance, but there is fun and love within their pages, too. And slightly older readers will devour Alex T Smith’s gorgeously illustrated interpretation of The Nutcracker, which is as moreish as the treats in his festive spreads. There is also a slew of brilliant middle-grade titles coming out in the next few months, all of which deliver on multiple fronts. Maz Evans’ new novel, set in the world of Who Let the Gods Out?, is a comedy, and AM Dassu’s Kicked Out! is a drama, but both are also stories about love and friendship, and are packed full adventure. Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s new fantasy is epic and Adam Baron’s Oscar’s Lion defies definition. Is it a magical story? A meditation on love? A book about grief? It is all of those things and more. When it comes to teen/YA novels, the top two titles highlighted demonstrate how versatile the books for this
When it comes to teen/YA novels, the top two titles highlighted demonstrate how versatile the books for this age range can be
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age range can be. Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis is bold, international and cinematic, and this story about an elite competition for thieves has TikTok hit writen all over it. By contrast, Sally Nicholls’ epistolatory novel about three friends coming of age in Victorian times has a very British feel. Both are fantastic books and deserve to be big hits. Finally, Where Are You Really From?, writen by Adam Rutherford with E L Norry and illustrated by Adam Ming, is the book that most refuses to fit into one particular box. Using science and history, Rutherford gives us an overview about how the human race came to be here and dismantles common myths about what race is and what it means to be human. This is a book that will ignite conversations in schools and homes everywhere.
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