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Reese Witherspoon
Flamingo Books
“I’ve been thinking about creating a children’s book with realistic young female characters since I had my daughter,” Witherspoon told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “When I was a kid, I had a busy brain with a million ideas and more energy than most adults could manage so, Betty is really based on adventures from my childhood.”
Shop It!pre-orderBusy Betty($19.99 hardcover),amazon.com
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Seth Meyers
Shop It!I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared, ($18.99 hardcover),penguinrandomhouse.com
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Serena Williams
Macmillan Children’s
“Storytime is such an important pillar of our bedtime routine, like so many others around the world,” Williams said in a statement about reading with daughterOlympia, whom she shares with husbandAlexis Ohanian.
“Qai Qai is a special member of our family and we hopeThe Adventures of Qai Qaiwill give others a new way to welcome Qai Qai into their own home.”
Shop It!pre-orderThe Adventures of Qai Qai($18.99 hardcover),amazon.com
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Camila Alves McConaughey
Courtesy of Dial Books for Young Readers
“It’s all about balance,” Alves McConaughey toldPEOPLEin November. “If parents take the time to talk to their children about healthy eating then they will grow up to be adults with healthier habits. And having conversations about balance allows for an open dialogue between parents and children.”
Shop It!pre-orderJust Try One Bite($17.99 hardcover),target.com
05of 17Kristin ChenowethThomas NelsonChenoweth’s new title will encourage little ones to “look for ways to be kind and loving every day,” according to a press release.What Will I Do with My Love Today?,available for purchase March 8, is a sweet tale about a young girl named Kristi Dawn, who shares her love through acts of generosity around New York City. Kristi tries to make the world a brighter place with her kindness, including her adoption of a lonely dog looking for a home.“As a child of adoption, I wanted to write a book about what it was like for me to rescue a dog,” Chenoweth told PEOPLE in November. “I don’t think it’s all that different. It’s you love who you love, and you pick your family sometimes and sometimes it’s nature versus nurture. In my case, I got the right parents and in my dog Thunder’s case, she definitely got the right parent.““So the book,What Will I Do with My Love Today?is about how we can spread that love, not just to our own families, but to other families that may look different than ours,” she added.Shop It!What Will I Do with My Love Today?($18.99 hardcover, $9.99 Kindle),amazon.com
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Kristin Chenoweth
Thomas Nelson
Chenoweth’s new title will encourage little ones to “look for ways to be kind and loving every day,” according to a press release.What Will I Do with My Love Today?,available for purchase March 8, is a sweet tale about a young girl named Kristi Dawn, who shares her love through acts of generosity around New York City. Kristi tries to make the world a brighter place with her kindness, including her adoption of a lonely dog looking for a home.
“As a child of adoption, I wanted to write a book about what it was like for me to rescue a dog,” Chenoweth told PEOPLE in November. “I don’t think it’s all that different. It’s you love who you love, and you pick your family sometimes and sometimes it’s nature versus nurture. In my case, I got the right parents and in my dog Thunder’s case, she definitely got the right parent.”
“So the book,What Will I Do with My Love Today?is about how we can spread that love, not just to our own families, but to other families that may look different than ours,” she added.
Shop It!What Will I Do with My Love Today?($18.99 hardcover, $9.99 Kindle),amazon.com
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Channing Tatum
Courtesy Channing Tatum
The actor andNew York Timesbestseller will releaseThe One and Only Sparkella Makes a Planon May 3, following the success of his first book,The One and Only Sparkella.
“The second book’s inspiration was a little stop and start,” Tatum told PEOPLE via email in September. “I started to go deeper into her school experience. I ultimately decided that I wanted to keep the second book in the world of Sparkella and her dad’s experience learning from each other, teaching each other, etc. The first book was very much about how Sparkella and her father handle/navigate things when they’re nervous about how things are going to go, or how things are going to be.”
Tatum said he wanted the second book to tackle how kids and parents handle unexpected changes and managing expectations.
“I thought it would be really nice to experience something with the dad and Sparkella that was really about when Sparkella has plans, and the plan is now not going at all how she wanted it to go, and it is now failing,” he said. “It’s about changing your perspective when things have not gone how you have wanted them to, how do you adapt, how do you change? Maybe the way you wanted things to be could be even better?”
Shop It!pre-orderThe One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan($18.99 hardcover),macmillan.com
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Kevin and Danielle Jonas
“Music has always been a foundational creative outlet in our family,” the couple said in a joint statement they shared exclusively with PEOPLE in September.
“Now our daughters, Alena and Valentina, enrich our lives in ways we could have never anticipated,” the stars continued. “The love and care they show each other on a daily basis inspired this story and we are so proud to share how these girls not only uplift us and each other, but are creative, caring rock stars in their own right.”
Shop It!pre-orderThere’s a Rock Concert in My Bedroom($17.99 hardcover),amazon.com
08of 17Amanda Gormanamanda gorman/ instagramWith the release of her debut picture book,Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem, Gorman hopes it will empower children to make changes in the world. The story follows a young girl as she leads a cast of characters on a musical journey where they learn that they have the power to make changes in the world, their community and in themselves.“I wrote this book because I believe every child has the ability to make a difference and that they are the leaders of the future,” Gorman said in a press release in September. “I hope readers will enjoyChange Singsand remember that all of us have the power to change the world.“Shop It!Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem($9.31 hardcover),amazon.com
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Amanda Gorman
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With the release of her debut picture book,Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem, Gorman hopes it will empower children to make changes in the world. The story follows a young girl as she leads a cast of characters on a musical journey where they learn that they have the power to make changes in the world, their community and in themselves.
“I wrote this book because I believe every child has the ability to make a difference and that they are the leaders of the future,” Gorman said in a press release in September. “I hope readers will enjoyChange Singsand remember that all of us have the power to change the world.”
Shop It!Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem($9.31 hardcover),amazon.com
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Julian Edelman
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The story centers around a “scrappy little squirrel” named Jules, and is reminiscent of the Patriots’come-from-behind Super Bowl victoryagainst the Atlanta Falcons. Meet animal friends likeTom the Goat(ahem) as Jules and his team tell their tale of perseverance.
Shop It!Flying High 2($19.99 hardcover),julianedelman.com
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Eric Winter and Roselyn Sánchez
“As we were reading to our daughter, we realized books were all about ballet,” Winter told PEOPLE in June 2017 ofSebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha, the authorial debut of the actor and wifeRoselyn Sánchez.
Shop It!Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha($15 hardcover, $11 Kindle),amazon.com
11of 17Isla Fisher”‘Don’t worry about being perfect or you’ll miss out on the fun!’ That’s the message in theMargebooks,” actressIsla Fishertold PEOPLE in April 2017 ofher children’s series.Added the mom of three and wife toSacha Baron Cohen, “[Books] help children find quiet time, provoke thoughts and discussions and educate them. They are an integral part of childhood.“Shop It!Marge in Charge($14 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
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Isla Fisher
“‘Don’t worry about being perfect or you’ll miss out on the fun!’ That’s the message in theMargebooks,” actressIsla Fishertold PEOPLE in April 2017 ofher children’s series.
Added the mom of three and wife toSacha Baron Cohen, “[Books] help children find quiet time, provoke thoughts and discussions and educate them. They are an integral part of childhood.”
Shop It!Marge in Charge($14 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
12of 17Julian LennonThe lateJohn Lennon’s sonJulianreleased his first in a planned book trilogy, titledTouch the Earth, just in time for Earth Day in April in 2017.Calling “the future of our planet” his muse behind the project,Julian told PEOPLEat the time, “I would hope that these books would serve as a gentle reminder of how beautiful the world we live in is, as well asthe problems we faceon a daily basis.“He added, “And also I hope it would nurture the relationship between parent and child, and promptdiscussion about life and love, too.“Shop It!Touch the Earth($12 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
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Julian Lennon
The lateJohn Lennon’s sonJulianreleased his first in a planned book trilogy, titledTouch the Earth, just in time for Earth Day in April in 2017.
Calling “the future of our planet” his muse behind the project,Julian told PEOPLEat the time, “I would hope that these books would serve as a gentle reminder of how beautiful the world we live in is, as well asthe problems we faceon a daily basis.”
He added, “And also I hope it would nurture the relationship between parent and child, and promptdiscussion about life and love, too.”
Shop It!Touch the Earth($12 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
13of 17Alex RodriguezThey say stick to what you know, and the former New York Yankees player did just that with his 2007 book,Out of the Ballpark.Rodriguez, who donated 15 percent of all sales during an initial N.Y.C. signing of the book, drew from his own experiences growing up withbig baseball dreams.Shop It!Out of the Ballpark($16 hardcover, $6 paperback, $5 Kindle),amazon.com
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Alex Rodriguez
They say stick to what you know, and the former New York Yankees player did just that with his 2007 book,Out of the Ballpark.
Rodriguez, who donated 15 percent of all sales during an initial N.Y.C. signing of the book, drew from his own experiences growing up withbig baseball dreams.
Shop It!Out of the Ballpark($16 hardcover, $6 paperback, $5 Kindle),amazon.com
14of 17Jamie Lee CurtisThis Is Meis only the latest in the lineup of Jamie Lee Curtis-authored children’s books. In fact, she’s already planning on releasing another one — this time about the world of selfie culture.“I hope thatMe, MySelfie & Iwill open a dialogue about the impact of smartphone technology on families,” the legendary scream queen told PEOPLE in March of her newest tale, out next year.Shop It!This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From($3 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
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Jamie Lee Curtis
This Is Meis only the latest in the lineup of Jamie Lee Curtis-authored children’s books. In fact, she’s already planning on releasing another one — this time about the world of selfie culture.
“I hope thatMe, MySelfie & Iwill open a dialogue about the impact of smartphone technology on families,” the legendary scream queen told PEOPLE in March of her newest tale, out next year.
Shop It!This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From($3 hardcover, $9 Kindle),amazon.com
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Jimmy Fallon
“She even wanted ‘Mama’ to read ‘Dada.’ Everything is ‘Mama,’ " addedThe Tonight Showhost. “If you have a 3-year-old, they’ll love the pictures. And if you have a 1-year-old, they’ll love how it tastes.”
Shop It!Everything Is MAMA(preorder; $10),amazon.com
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Kelly Clarkson
In River Rose and the Magical Christmas,River tries to stay up all night to deliver her letter to Santa personally — and gets more than she ever dreamed of when she and her pup pay a visit to the North Pole instead!
Shop It!River Rose and the Magical Christmas($16),amazon.com
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Mario Lopez
Lopez is more than a chiseled television star. He’s also adad of twoanda children’s book author!
Diane J. Cho
source: people.com
