Tonight I was lucky enough to attend the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers dinner and spring 2014 book preview. I got a first-hand look at some of their brand new titles. Some of the ones I am most excited about are:
- Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won – This looks like it will be a cute picture book about how the power of a good hat can brighten up any bad mood.
- Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World by Steve Jenkins – Steve Jenkins is a perennial favorite of mine and this book about animal vision looks just as fascinating as his other works.
- Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith – This upcoming graphic novel about Norse mythology has some beautiful artwork and the story sounds appealing to boot!
- A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier – Set in 1918 during the influenza epidemic, this book was described as being “Anne of Green Gables meets Life As We Knew It. “
And as a special surprise, we were treated to an exclusive preview of the film version of The Giver!