440 Games, Puzzles & Brain Boosters Specially Designed to Keep Your Mind Sharp by Nancy Linde; (On-sale 8/27/24; $19.99; ISBN 9781523518036)
A brand-new collection of puzzles, trivia, and brainteasers from the bestselling series, improve your long-term memory, working memory, executive functioning, attention to detail, multitasking, and processing speed with these fun daily challenges.
This book is full of fun games! I really enjoyed the trivia and brainteasers!
PLAY OUTSIDE WITH ME by Kat Chen (bestselling romance author also known as Jade Lee) and illustrated by Lorraine Nam, encourages kids to be confident in their decisions as they go through a variety of questions that develop their social skills. The first book in this series, Play with Me, has already won a Literary Titan Gold Standard Award and the Story Monsters Ink Award.
About the creators of PLAY OUTSIDE WITH ME:
Kat Chen is the author of several bestselling contemporary and historical romance books. She also serves on the advisory board for Books for Newborns. After becoming a grandmother and spending most of her free time helping with “the fun stuff”— conversations, crayons, and crawling—she was inspired to delve into children’s books and help kids master the art of simple conversation through shared play.
Lorraine Nam is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Philadelphia and spent her childhood drawing pictures and folding origami to pass the time at her parents’ jewelry store. She now spends her days combining those two loves to create her illustrations. She is the illustrator of the picture book biography on Neil deGrasse Tyson, Look Up With Me, and the upcoming Wei Skates On, by Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen.
MY HANDS CAN (Rise x Penguin Workshop; on sale now) by Ammi-Joan Paquette and Sabrena Khadija focuses on body affirming practices as it displays multiple points of views providing kids with a profound understanding and appreciation of everything their hands can do. From using chopsticks to eat, to communicating in sign language, it’s perfect for kids in their early ages as they begin to learn and ask questions about their bodies.
About the creators of MY HANDS CAN:
Ammi-Joan Paquette spent her formative years moving from place to place, which left her with an insatiable curiosity about the wide world and everything in it. A voracious reader since early childhood, she’s thrilled to now be able to share her stories with readers everywhere. She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, where she balances her own writing and her day job as a literary agent.
Sabrena Khadija is a Sierra Leonean-American illustrator based in Washington, D.C. She has done editorial work for several clients, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Google, NYLON, and Society6. This is her third illustrated children’s book following Ride, Roll, Run and Bing, Bop, Bam.
Self Disclosure: I received the above books for free to be featured in books of the week. Cover images and information were also received.
