10 books for kids coming in early 2021!

With such a wonderful array of picture books and middle grade novels coming for kids in early 2021, we thought we’d round them up for you. From a new Emily Rodda book to a sparkling debut from American author B.B. Alston, here are a few books for kids coming in early 2021 that you’ll want to keep an eye out for! Read on …

Prince (Little People, Big Dreams)

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Cachetejack (Illustrator)

From a young age, Prince was obsessed with music. Even though he couldn’t read it, his talent – whether on piano, drums, guitar or vocals – turned him into an icon. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the music legend’s life.

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Charles Darwin (Little People, Big Dreams)

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Mark Hoffmann (Illustrator)

Although he didn’t do very well at school, Charles Darwin was passionately curious about wildlife, humans and plants. After a journey to South America, he developed his landmark theory: that all living things are related. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the iconic naturalist’s life.

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Bluey: The Pool

Bluey and Bingo head to the pool with Dad. What could go wrong?

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E-Boy 2: Robofight

by Anh Do

Last week Ethan was just a teenage kid who was lying in hospital with a brain tumour. Now, Ethan has the superhuman power to hack any computer system with his mind, and he and Doctor Penny are in a battle with Gemini, the android healer-turned-deadly assassin.

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Monty’s Island: Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg

by Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator)

The most unexpected things wash up on Monty’s Island. And a golden egg might be his most amazing find yet! But when a pair of flying monsters and a mysterious explorer arrive, it seems the egg is about to hatch into a very big problem. Can Monty find a way to solve it? Surely he can! All he needs is a little help from his friends. And the Hairy Horrible.

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Day Break

by Amy McQuire and Matt Chun (Illustrator)

Day Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape. The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future.

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How to be a Real Man

by Scott Stuart

Men should be STRONG with helping hands.
Men should FIGHT for what is right.
Men should be BRAVE and show how they feel.

Scott Stuart encourages boys to embrace who they truly are in this empowering and funny story, smashing age-old assumption about what it means to be a man.

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Amari and the Night Brothers

by B.B. Alston

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood City low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal?

Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s closet.

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The World Between Blinks

by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin

Whenever cousins Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were the stuff of family legend.

This summer, with the whole family reuniting for one last vacation at Nana’s home, the cousins are in for a legendary trip of their own. Following a map Nana left behind, Jake and Marisol sneak out to a nearby lighthouse – then accidentally slip into another world …

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The Desolations of Devil’s Acre

by Ransom Riggs

The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face … Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began – his grandfather’s house. Jacob doesn’t know how they escaped from V’s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.

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Which book coming in early 2021 are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments below!

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