7/4/2023 0 Comments Summer break reminder images![]() Available in both English- and Spanish-language versions, the book introduces children ages 2–5 to the world of colors through the eyes of Worm, who’s throwing a party and is shopping for what he’ll need. The World of Worm: Colors, written and illustrated by Esther van den Berg, June 2023, ISBN 9781605377940, is a good summer option for reading to toddlers, according to Schwarz. “It makes for fun and light summer reading that is also educational,” Schwarz notes. ![]() The 11th book in the “World of Wonder” series from Clavis, Brilliant Inventions, written and illustrated by Mack van Gageldonk, April 2023, ISBN 9781605378572, is a nonfiction picture book for children ages 5–8 that profiles more than 25 inventions that have changed our world, from the clock and television to the airplane, submarine, and rocket. “It’s an important reminder of the need to disconnect from our devices and reconnect with family,” says Marketing Consultant Carolina Schwarz -a timely message for the summer months in particular. A cautionary tale about our obsession with electronic devices, it’s the story of a boy who dreams he’s physically attached to his tablet. Clavis publishes the winning works from this award program, and the latest winners are coming out in fall 2023.Ĭonnor Crowe Can’t Let Go by Howard Pearlstein, illustrated by Stefani Buijsman, March 2023, ISBN 9781605377315, is a picture book for children ages 5–8. One way that Clavis is encouraging more English-language submissions is through an award program that it runs every two years called Key Colors. list consists of English-language translations of books published overseas, although the company is increasing the number of original North American works it publishes. Most of its works are picture books for children up to age eight.Ī large portion of Clavis’s U.S. office in New York in 2008, has been publishing independently in Europe for more than 40 years. Whether students are looking to be inspired or they just want a good book to escape into, here are some new and noteworthy summer reading titles for 2023.Ĭlavis is a Belgian-based publisher of children’s books whose motto is “We make children’s dreams come true.” The company, which opened a U.S. ![]() It’s a time when kids experience the joy and wonder of stories. Others see summer as the perfect time to inspire a lifelong love of reading among students with lighter, breezier content and high-interest themes. Not surprisingly, books with strong social-emotional learning themes continue to be popular summer reading choices, helping students learn important skills such as resilience and self-confidence as they adjust to an increasingly complex world. Reading can help kids overcome these challenges, as research suggests that children who enjoy reading and writing have significantly better mental health than their peers. With everything children and teens have had to deal with since COVID emerged, anxiety and depression among youth are growing concerns. ![]() They need a sense of freedom of imagination-and books are great for that.” “Students today are under a lot of stress. “Summer is the perfect opportunity to be unrestricted, to read for the sheer enjoyment of a story,” says Victoria Stapleton, executive director of school and library marketing for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Most important, it’s a time when kids can read just for fun. It reinforces the idea that learning doesn’t end when school is out of session. It supports children’s social-emotional development. Summer reading is critical for so many reasons: It helps prevent learning loss while students are off for the summer.
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