Fall 2023 Children's Teacher & Librarian Preview Archive
As anyone who has joined us over the years knows, we love hosting our seasonal previews to introduce teachers and librarians to our upcoming titles and authors. Now we’re even more excited to be able to bring our previews virtually to teachers and librarians around the country! From this page, you can watch the preview speaker’s presentation, download materials distributed at the event, and discover upcoming titles courtesy of S&S editorial staff. So sit back, get your TBR lists ready, and enjoy this preview of our Fall 2023 season from the comfort of your own home, school, or library. Excited about one of these books? Interested in what we’re reading? Tweet us at @SSELib using #sskidspreview.
MEET OUR FALL PREVIEW SPEAKER, JAMIE SUMNER!
From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and “heart-wrenching” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about a girl who, in a desperate bid to keep her family afloat, takes over her mom’s cleaning jobs after an injury prevents her from working.
Now that Franny and her newly sober mom have moved to a cozy apartment above a laundromat, Franny’s looking forward to a life where her biggest excitement is getting top grades in math class. But when Franny’s mom gets injured in a car accident, their fragile life begins to crumble. There’s no way her mom can keep her job cleaning houses, which means she can’t pay the bills. Franny can’t forget what happened the last time her mom was hurt: the pills that were supposed to help became an addiction, until rehab brought them to Mimi’s laundromat and the support group she hosts.
Franny will not let addiction win again, even if she has to blackmail a school rival to help her clean houses. She’ll make the money and keep her mom sober—there’s no other choice. But what happens if this is one problem she can’t solve on her own?
CHECK OUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH IMPRINT FOR THE FALL SEASON!
From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, Bloom, and Ours comes a counting board book about ten friends who add up to something wonderful!
Grades P & Up
Little Simon
Perfect for curious little minds, this nonfiction board book teaches young readers all about outer space through question-and-answer text!
Grades P & Up
Little Simon
A Christmastime Song
Celebrate snow, snow, snow with a Christmastime song in this latest holiday classic from the one and only Sandra Boynton.
Grades P—K
Boynton Bookworks
The 21st Anniversary Edition
From the one and only Sandra Boynton comes the tuneful, toe-tapping hardcover Philadelphia Chickens. Celebrating its 21st anniversary, this catchy and quirky musical-in-a-book has been completely redrawn and redesigned for the next generation of readers, singers, and musicians.
Grades P—K
Boynton Bookworks
(Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.
Grades P—3
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Discover when, how, where, and why fungi grow in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book in the vein of When the Sky Glows and Animal Architects.
Grades P—3
Beach Lane Books
The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils
Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find the best dinosaur fossils in this fascinating, fast-paced nonfiction picture book. Who will win the Bone Wars?
Grades P—3
Beach Lane Books
How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever
Meet Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer who revolutionized the video game industry, in this engaging picture book biography perfect for fans of Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions and Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History.
Grades P—3
Paula Wiseman Books
The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome comes an inspirational picture book biography of trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to enter the Democratic presidential race.
Grades P—3
Paula Wiseman Books
A boy adopting a ninja alter ego to cope with a new disability finds the courage to share all of himself in this action-packed and heartfelt picture book from the author of My Rainy Day Rocket Ship.
Grades P—3
Denene Millner Books
Ready-to-Read Level 1
A picky eater learns how delicious it can be to try something new in this laugh-out-loud Level 1 Ready-to-Read from two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor recipient Jonathan Fenske!
Grades P—1
Simon Spotlight
Mia grapples with the responsibility of her new powers and uncovers even more of Nubis’s secrets in this thrilling second book in the Umbra Tales middle grade series that’s Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Golden Compass.
Grades 3—7
Aladdin
In this hilarious sequel to the New York Times bestseller Worst Broommate Ever, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck wants her crush to notice her. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and doodles throughout and sparkly foil on the cover!
Grades 3—7
Simon Spotlight
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale.
Grades 3—7
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Rooted in Hope
A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
Grades 5 & Up
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a new series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history.
Grades 5 & Up
Aladdin
A spirited young prince longing to learn more about the world grows into a man on a quest to find the cause of human suffering in this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism.
Grades 7 & Up
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy that’s What If It’s Us meets Bridgerton.
Grades 9 & Up
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
In this piercing follow up to Barely Missing Everything, JD and Danny, still reeling from the gutting death of their best friend by police gunfire, grapple with life-changing decisions and the kind of people they want to be, for Juan.
Grades 9 & Up
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Ninth House meets A Deadly Education in this gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage who must unravel the truth behind the secret society that may have been involved in her classmates’ deaths.
Grades 9 & Up
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Eden and Josh decide to give their relationship another chance in this much anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Way I Used to Be that explores how to move forward after trauma—in life and in love.
Grades 9 & Up
Margaret K. McElderry Books
