Books for Young Readers [Fall 2023]

Here’s a look at some new books from Zondervan this month for your family:

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*Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors

Author: Written by Stephanie Kammeraad
Creators: Michael Hyacinthe and Kevin Kammeraad
Released: July 18, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 32 pages
Ages: 3 – 6 years

This is a fun and funny book. When you put an interesting mix of rhyming words together with vehicles and colors, you can get some wacky sentences. There are vibrantly colored illustrations. Little ones will have a good time learning new rhyming words, vehicles, and colors for sure!

“Join the loveable robot Wimee as he takes readers on an adventure filled with creativity and imagination. In Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors, join your favorite robot Wimee from the show Wimee’s Words (as seen on PBS) for some wacky wordplay and visual fun. This simple early learning concept book, perfect for readers ages 3-6, teaches rhyming and colors, plus prepositions and action verbs, and encourages readers to find more rhymes (and even think up some of their own!) using their creativity.”

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*The Beginner’s Bible 100 Bedtime Devotions: Thoughts and Prayers to End Your Day

Author: The Beginner’s Bible
Released: July 11, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 128 pages
Ages: 4 – 8 years

This little devotional has some familiar stories to help your little one connect with God before they head to bed. There are ten devotions for each of the ten themes. Each day has a Bible verse, a short devotional, and a sentence prayer. Your little one will be reminded of how God is there for them each and every day.

“Snuggle up for some special time with God and your little one! The Beginner’s Bible 100 Bedtime Devotions contains sweet, meaningful devotions that are fun and accessible for young children, so you can end the day by reassuring your child of God’s amazing love for them.”

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*The Beginner’s Bible Animals of the Bible Sticker and Activity Book

Author: The Beginner’s Bible
Illustrator: Richard Cowdrey
Released: September 5, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 16 pages
Ages: 3 – 7 years

If your little one loves animals, this is a great workbook for them. It has lots of different activities plus STICKERS! Who doesn’t love stickers?! You can talk about all of God’s creatures.

“Play games, create with stickers, and solve puzzles with God’s amazing creatures in The Beginner’s Bible Animals of the Bible Sticker and Activity Book. This hands-on, interactive children’s book features over 50 stickers and fun-filled games and activities.”

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*The Berenstain Bears Color by Sticker

Author: Mike Berenstain
Released: July 11, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 24 pages
Ages: 4 – 8 years

Here’s another workbook that is filled with stickers. The stickers are actually puzzle pieces that show a scene of what the Berenstain family is up to. There are also some neat activity pages that have word puzzles as well.

“Make the Berenstain Bears come to life by coloring many of your favorite characters with stickers! Featuring Papa, Mama, Brother, Sister, Honey Bear, and the Bear Country gang, children will love using the stickers in this book to create their masterpieces.”

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*You’ve Got This, Fiona: A Book About Change

Author: Richard Cowdrey
Released: August 1, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 32 pages
Ages: 4 – 8 years

Fiona really is our favorite hippo. It is so exciting to hear about all her latest adventures with her friends at the zoo. In this new Fiona book, there are lots of changes going on, not just in seasons, but around the zoo as well. Read on to see how the animals get ready for change.

“Join your favorite hippo, Fiona, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, in this perfect read-aloud picture book, You’ve Got This, Fiona, as she learns about the changing seasons of the year and how, even when things change around you, true friendship, family, and love stay the same.”

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*Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse

Author: Dana VanderLugt
Released: September 12, 2023
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Page Count: 288 pages
Ages: 9 year and up

I didn’t even get a chance to take a photo before one kiddo took this book from the stack and read the whole thing in one sitting. The teen says it’s a complicated book. The story is told to us in two perspectives. There’s an American girl on a farm. It’s during World War 2. A young boy soldier is in America. He was caught and made to work on the farm. They became friends. And the teen won’t tell us the ending. It’s really, really good though. You’ll have to read the book. You see the picture below that the book is written in a slightly different way than usual.

“Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on American history presents the dual perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to enter high school and become a nurse even as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW who’s processing the war as he works on Claire’s family farm. This poignant and moving story of an unlikely connection will stay with readers long after the final page.

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OTHER REVIEWS

– Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads
– The Beginner’s Bible 100 Bedtime Devotions: Thoughts and Prayers to End Your Day – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads
– The Beginner’s Bible Animals of the Bible Sticker and Activity Book – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads
– The Berenstain Bears Color by Sticker – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads
– You’ve Got This, Fiona: A Book About Change – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads
– Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse – Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Christianbook | Goodreads

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