Summary: <p>Happy holidays! We're kicking this episode off by looking ahead to 2018: Three Scholastic Book Clubs editors share their predictions for five trends we're going to see in children's books in 2018. We also take a trip to the annual Scholastic Employee Holiday Book Fair and talk with some of our colleagues about what books are on their must-buy list this holiday season. (Spoiler alert: Everyone wants the Harry Potter illustrated editions!) </p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/2018-children-s-book-trends-our-scholastic-book-clubs-editors-make-top-predictions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">See the complete list of trends Scholastic Book Clubs editors predict we'll see in 2018 plus additional book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="https://harrypotterbooks.scholastic.com/books/illustrated-edition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about the Harry Potter illustrated editions with art by Jim Kay</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOaFoiRY_A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">See the Book Boys' music video, "Jump Around"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.judynewmanatscholastic.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">See the Scholastic Book Clubs Dollar Deal of the week</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Darcy Evans</strong>, <strong>Jaewon Oh, </strong>and <strong>Lori Wieczorek </strong>are editorial managers with Scholastic Book Clubs.</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul>
