It’s always a good time to buy books, but the holiday season is definitely an excellent excuse! So if you’re wondering what to buy the young reader in your life (or the young not-yet-a-reader), check out this podcast. Library Director Josh Berk interviews children’s author Paul Acampora of Allentown about what’s new and exciting in children’s literature. Paul knows kidlit like nobody’s business and he offers enthusiastic recommendations — excellent choices for readers of all ages. Listen to the podcast below and below that see the (partial) list of recommended titles. Buy them at your favorite book store or hey, maybe check them out from the library. And go learn more about Paul and his many fine books at paulacampora.com. Thanks, Paul!
America’s Test Kitchen Kids– The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
Frank Cammuso– Kings of the Lunch Table
Christopher Paul Curtis– The Journey of Little Charley
Kate DiCamillo– Louisiana’s Way Home
Erin Dionne — Lights, Camera, Disaster
Tommy Greenwald- Game Changer
Ryan T. Higgins– We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Victoria Jamieson– Roller Girl
Varian Johnson– The Parker Inheritance
Jarrett Krosoczka– Hey Kiddo
Joe Kelly — I Kill Giants
Elizabeth Wein- A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead–BOB
Celia Perez– The First Rule of Punk
James Preller– Jigsaw Jones
Martin Sandler– The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found
Melissa Sweet– Some Writer: The Story of E.B. White
Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco– The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid Book