Colby Sharp’s Favorite New Books

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And below, we collected the favorite books of Colby Sharp.

Picture Books

Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld

Gibberish by Young Vo

Perfectly Pegasus (Not Quite Narwhal #2) by Jessie Sima

How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? by Dev Petty

Lizzy and the Cloud by Terry Fan

Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C Stead

John's Turn by Mac Barnett

This Is a School by John Schu

Three Pockets Full: A Story of Love, Family, and Tradition by Cindy L Rodriguez

Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer by Philip C Stead

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall

Berry Song by Michaela Goade

Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back by Jonathan Stutzman

World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson

Pigeon & Cat by Edward Hemingway

Knight Owl by Christopher Denise

Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady

My Brother Is Away by Sara Greenwood

Pip and Zip by Elana K Arnold

Bird Book by Steve Jenkins

I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano

Nonfiction Picture Books

Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Jennifer Thermes

Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale by Carter Higgins

Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race Around the World by Kate Hannigan

To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam by Claudia Friddell

Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution by Lisa Robinson

Dazzlin' Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton by Suzanne Slade

Wait and See by Helen Frost

Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession by Kate Hannigan

Mega-Predators of the Past by Melissa Stewart

Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

Over and Under the Waves (Over and Under) by Kate Messner

Tree Hole Homes: Daytime Dens and Nighttime Nooks by Melissa Stewart

Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium by Jess Keating

Replay: 25 Greatest Moments in Sports by Adam Skinner

Splash!: Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves of Change by Elisa Boxer

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy

Middle Grade Fiction

Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Worser by Jennifer Ziegler

Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

Song Called Home by Sara Zarr

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller

Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman

Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin

Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q Raúf

Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi

Road to After by Rebekah Lowell

Last Beekeeper by Pablo Cartaya

Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library Prequel) by Chris Grabenstein

Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee

Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Big Rig by Louise Hawes

Thirst by Varsha Bajaj

Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali

Tumble by Celia C Pérez

Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff

Fort by Gordon Korman

Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon

Oh, Sal by Kevin Henkes

Hurricanes of Weakerville by Chris Rylander

Attack of the Black Rectangles by A S King

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

Bridge Battle (Lemonade War #6) by Jacqueline Davies

If You Read This by Kereen Getten

Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Mihi Ever After (Mihi Ever After #1) by Tae Keller

You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro

Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd

New From Here by Kelly Yang

Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart

Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing by Molly B Burnham

Real Deal by Lindsey Stoddard

Graphic Novels

First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett

Snow Day (Mr. Wolf's Class #5) by Aron Nels Steinke

Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel by Dan Santat

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Tryout: A Graphic Novel by Christina Soontornvat

Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

Booked (Graphic Novel) by Kwame Alexander

Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill

Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex

Leon the Extraordinary: A Graphic Novel (Leon #1) by Jamar Nicholas

Play Like a Girl by Misty Wilson

Colby Sharp is a husband and father of five. He teaches fifth grade in Parma, Michigan. Colby is the co-founder of Nerdy Book Club, and he co-hosts The Yarn podcast with Travis Jonker. Colby co-authored Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids with Donalyn Miller, and he is the editor of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection. His latest book, with Donalyn Miller, A Commonsense Guide to Classroom Libraries is now available.