Christina Farley Author

10 Trends in Children’s Books from 2010

Posted in Uncategorized - 26 February 2011 - 6 comments

Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, released last December a list of 10 Trends in Children’s Books from 2010. I thought this was pretty interesting:

* The expanding Young Adult (YA) audience

* The year of dystopian fiction

* Mythology-based fantasy

* Multimedia series

* A focus on popular characters—from all media

* The shift in picture books (25-30 percent fewer titles)

* The return to humor

* The rise of the diary and journal format

* Special-needs protagonists

* Paranormal romance beyond vampires

Read the whole press release here.

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6 Responses to 10 Trends in Children’s Books from 2010

Bish Denham says:

February 26, 2011 at 3:53 pm

Thanks for sharing this Christina. Sad about the PBs. We need more, not fewer.

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Kelly says:

February 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Thanks for the wrap up. Glad to see humor on there, not happy about the decline in picture books.

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Danyelle says:

February 27, 2011 at 1:28 am

Thanks for sharing the link. It’s always fascinating to see the trends. I really like the rise of special-needs protagonists. 😀

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Christina Farley says:

February 28, 2011 at 1:33 am

I know! I like the rise of mythology based stories.

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kangaroobee says:

February 28, 2011 at 10:54 pm

Thanks for sharing, I’m now glad I’m dabbling in all genres.

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Medeia Sharif says:

March 6, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Thanks for sharing this info.

I’m surprised about the PBs.

Not surprised about the dystopian novels. I’m seeing more of them, and they’re really good.

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