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Join Penny Peck for an informative presentation on the latest trends and titles in children's literature. Explore new board books, picture books, easy readers, transitional fiction, poetry, graphic novels, nonfiction, and tween genre fiction. Discover multicultural books for all ages and find out how to stay updated on the latest releases. Don't miss out on this valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and parents!
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What’s New In Children’s Literature 2019 ACL Presentation Presenter: Penny Peck Pikly@aol.com https://infopeople.org/
Agenda • New Board, Picture Books, focusing on books for Storytimes • Easy Readers • New Transitional Fiction, Poetry, and Graphic Novels • Nonfiction for recreational reading and homework • Tween Genre Fiction and popular series • Multicultural books
Handout • Books covered in the presentation
In Our Next Section • New transitional chapter books • New graphic novels • New poetry • New nonfiction
Transitional Fiction – Definition • Easy Chapter Books • Bridge or Moving Up Books • 2nd and 3rd grades • Series fiction • Sometimes with ink drawings once or twice in each chapter
Tween Genre Fiction • Genres include: • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Humorous novel • Adventure • Mystery • Realistic/Contemporary • Science Fiction • For grades 4 – 8 • Ages 9-12 • Independent, confident readers
Finding What’s New for Children • Best-seller’s lists: Publishers’ Weekly • ALA/ALSC Book Awards (Newbery, etc.) • Free webinars from Infopeople, and from Booklist magazine and School Library Journal – including recordings of past webinars
Thank You! Penny Peck Pikly@aol.com