Fall 2024 Preview
Welcome to our Fall 2024 Preview!
Welcome to our preview of the most anticipated books for fall! Among the books we’re most excited about this season include Author vs. Illustrator, a laugh-out-loud picture book about the not-so-simple process of creating a picture book from Lemke & Lentz, the collaborators behind the quirky and Instaworthy Book-O-Beards. Continuing the theme of book love, two new picture books you don’t want to miss are Overdue by Gloria Koster, a story about a forgotten library book told from his point of view, and The Pass by Sara Laux Akin, a tender story of sports, reading, and friendship, celebrating the empowerment and connection a good book can give.
Also new this season is Tana Cooks, an early chapter book series perfect for beginning readers about a Choctaw second-grader who loves to cook and bake with her family, and Cyber Sleuths, a middle grade mystery series created in collaboration with the International Society for Technology in Education that encourages readers to think about combatting dis/mis/malinformation in their own lives. Take a sneak peek at highlights of Capstone’s Fall 2024 titles before they hit the shelves.
Author vs. Illustrator
A laugh-out-loud introduction to the bookmaking process
Author vs. Illustrator
By Donald Lemke
Illustrated by Bob Lentz
Ages 5-8
At the far reaches of Earth, high upon a mountaintop, a bustling city is under attack by a . . . cute little furball? Wait—what?! That’s not right. The author wrote this book about a “ferocious beast,” not a cuddly critter. Turns out, the book’s illustrator has other plans. Page by page, these clashing collaborators are writing (and drawing) themselves into the story for a full-on creator combat—a bookmaking BATTLE ROYALE! Can the author make a successful book with no pictures? Can the Illustrator tell a tale without words? (A picture is worth a thousand of them, he says.) Or will this dueling duo get on the same page at last to create the ultimate happy ending?
Overdue
A forgotten library book tells his story
Overdue: The Misadventure of Bob the Book
By Gloria Koster
Illustrated by Pawel Gierlinski
Ages 5-9
Meet Bob. He's the all-time favorite library book at Wisdom Hill Elementary. But Sebastian is nothing like Bob’s previous enthusiastic borrowers. In fact, Sebastian completely forgets about Bob! Will Bob ever feel the love of a contented fan again, or will he be lost and alone forever? In this harrowing tale told from a book’s point-of-view, author and librarian Gloria Koster showcases the joy of reading and the importance of taking care of books.
Picture Books
A Bold Pumpkin Plan
By Katy Hudson
The Pass
By Sara Laux Akin
Illustrated by Tanisha Cherislin
Line Leads the Way
By Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrated by Alice Caldarella
Tana Cooks!
New series launch with Choctaw character who loves to cook
Tana Cooks With Care
By Stacy Wells
Illustrated by Maria Gabriela Gama
Ages 5-8
Tana Cooks! is a new, early chapter book series by Choctaw author Stacy Wells. Tana Williams loves to be in the kitchen creating wonderful foods for her friends and family. Alongside her chef dad, Tana uses cooking to learn more about her Choctaw culture, to show others she cares, and to simply have fun! In this story, Tana's good friend Ana is nervous about auditioning for the second-grade school play. As Tana looks for ways to help her friend, she cooks to express her love and care for her friend. Will she find the winning recipe to keeping Ana calm and confident?
Cyber Sleuths
Created in collaboration with ISTE, mysteries promote critical thinking and digital citizenship skills
The Super Berries Scam
By Natasha Deen
Illustrated by Mariano Epelbaum
Ages 8-12
Meet the Cyber Sleuths, a worldwide, online network of tech-savvy kids wired-in and ready to take on the internet’s worst scams, fakes, and bad actors. With high-tech tools and big-time data, they combat misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation circulating in their communities. Created in partnership with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), this action-packed chapter book series is sure to entertain while at the same time equipping readers with critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to identify credibility in the information they consume.
In this installment of the series, a young girl uncovers the truth behind an online health fad promoting a miracle fruit—one that guarantees to make anyone taller overnight! Is this online fad the real deal? The Cyber Sleuths team uncovers the truth about this too-good-to-be-true product.
Early Chapter Books & Middle Grade
The Piano Pedal Problem
By Andrew Bambridge
Illustrated by Alejandra Barajas
Divya Far From Home
By Sita Jit
Illustrated by Abhilasha Khatri
After the Clotilda
A story of perseverance and resilience
After the Clotilda: Africatown’s Hidden History
By Anitra Butler-Ngugi
Ages 8-11
In 2019, the remains of the Clotilda were discovered in the Mobile River. The discovery of the last slave ship helped document the history of Africatown—a community built by Africans who had been illegally brought to Mobile, Alabama, on that ship in 1860 and enslaved. But for more than 160 years, the people of Africatown have been preserving their own history and culture—and fighting for a hard-won community that has been encroached upon for decades. In this book, students will learn about the survivors of the Clotilda, the community they built, and the people's resilience in the face of environmental racism.
Nonfiction Selections
History Tipsters Sneak into the Oval Office
By Blake Hoena
Illustrated by Manuel Molina Navarro
Your Sustainable World: A Kid's Guide to
Everyday Choices that Help the Planet!
By Laura Perdew
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