LATEST PODCAST: Teachers are always on the lookout for fresh ideas and especially books to use effectively in the classroom.
They are looking for ways to connect the books with the curriculum - as read alouds, mentor texts, shared reading, shared writing, word work and more.
To talk about the best new books and more, we're joined by two guests live from Where The Wild Things Are bookstore in Brisbane.
Previous guest Lucy Stinson is back with a new role working with Where The Wild Things Are, along with the book store's event coordinator, Genevieve Kruyssen, who is a children's bookseller of seven years, who delights in stories of wild quests and beautiful writing. Genevieve has interviewed some of her heroes including Neal Shusterman, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Klassen, Emily Gravett and Levi Pinfold, and in 2021 she won ABA Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year.
Lucy and Genevieve share their recommended books, including how to use them and connect them with curriculum.
See the full list and links below.
Listen in here:
- Simplecast: https://the-teachers-tool-kit-for-literacy.simplecast.com/episodes/new-release-books-to-inspire-young-leaders
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/new-release-books-to-inspire-young-learners/id1536825174?i=1000583586677
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/05iiH6GdVxzjJBYlVczTIT
List of new release books (2023)…
Picture Books
- Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth by Melissa Greenwood ( First Nation author)
- Be Careful Xiao Xin! By Alice Pung by Sher Rill Ng
- Amma’s Sari by Sandya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira
- Elephant Island by Leo Timmers
Poetry Collections
- And Everything Will Be Glad to See You by Anna Shepeta and Ella Risbridger
- What’s Snail Knows by Kathryn Apel
- Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss by by Joseph Coelho and Nicola Killen
Informative Texts
- Every Word Tells a Story by Tom Read Wilson and Ian Morris. An extraordinary A – Z of etymological exploration
- Backyard Buddies by Andy Geppert
- Backyard Birdies by Andy Geppert
Graphic Novels: Series ( theme of Sustainability)
- Rainbow the Koala by Remy Lai
- Star the Elephant by Remy Lai
- Sunny the Shark by Remy Lai (2022)
- Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
- Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai
Novels – series
- Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
- Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston (2022 release)
Other recommended recent releases
Picture Books
- Come Over to My House by Eliza Hull and Sally Rippin, Daniel Gray-Barnett (Bright Light Books)
Informative Texts
- The First Scientists by Corey Tutt (First Nations text)
Story in Verse
- Bindi by Kirli Saunders
Slam Poetry
- Common Wealth by by Gregg Driese
Novels
- Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
- We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
- The Girl, the Dog, and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
- A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr
Tristan Bancks
- Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks
- Detention by Tristan Bancks
- The Fall by Tristan Bancks
- Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks
Alison Lester
- No Way Yirrikipayi by Alison Lester
Others
- Kunyi by Kunyi June Anne McInerney
- Heroes, Rebels and Innovators by Karen Wyld and Jaelyn Biumaiwai
- Katerina Cruickshanks by Daniel Gray-Barnett