Surprising Trends in Children's Books
However, when Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor of children's books, released the list of 10 Trends in Children's Books from 2010 in early December, a few surprises surfaced.
Two of the trends revealed a changing market for certain genres. As more adults are beginning to read young adult fiction, the YA market continues to expand rapidly. Yet, according to Scholastic, publishers are publishing 25 to 30 percent fewer picture book titles for young children. It seems parents are pushing their children to read more challenging material at a younger age, expanding the market for beginning reader books.
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With the immense popularity of dramatic books like The Hunger Games and the increase in books with special-needs protagonists like Nora Raleigh Baskin's Anything But Typical, it's worth noting that silliness and humor have made a comeback, especially in the journal or comic-book format. Riding on the success of Diary of a Wimpy Kid are books like Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants, The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, and Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate.
Not surprising is the trend of multimedia in children's literature. Book series like The 39 Clues, through which readers can interact online or trade collectable cards with other readers, are following the biggest trend in publishing-the one taking readers of all ages beyond the printed page to the Internet, video, and ebooks.
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Source:
"Scholastic Experts Issue List of 'Ten Trends in Children's Books from 2010'" Scholastic.com
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2 Comments
Post a CommentYikes, anonymous. That was kind of snarky. I merely wished to give Dav Pilkey credit for his most successful series so far and not just mention "Ook and Gluk," his most recent series. If your opinion is that his "Captian Underpants" series paved the way for books like "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," then you're entitled to voice your opinion here. But it has nothing to do with my research.
"Riding on the success of Diary of the Wimpy Kid..." The Captain Underpants series was successful far before Jeff Kinney came around. I think the Captain Underpants books paved the way for books like Diary of the Wimpy Kid. Perhaps you should do your research better.