10 Current Trends in Children’s Books: What Kids Want to Read
While growing up, I am sure that you had a few treasured storybooks that you use to pour-over. These books probably inspired your love for weird and wonderful creatures such as dragons or unicorns, which often spilled over into pretending you were these creatures. Books inspire children to be brave, kind, and compassionate; most importantly, they encourage children to fall in love with reading.
It may seem like a daunting task to consider tapping into the children’s book market, but research has shown that there is potential for even more growth and a world of opportunities for would-be authors. Sales of children’s books continue to rise, especially in the middle grade and young adult categories.
Keen to pen your first children’s book? Consider the following 10 current trends to help you create a best-seller!
While growing up, I am sure that you had a few treasured storybooks that you use to pour-over. These books probably inspired your love for weird and wonderful creatures such as dragons or unicorns, which often spilled over into pretending you were these creatures. Books inspire children to be brave, kind, and compassionate; most importantly, they encourage children to fall in love with reading.
It may seem like a daunting task to consider tapping into the children’s book market, but research has shown that there is potential for even more growth and a world of opportunities for would-be authors. Sales of children’s books continue to rise, especially in the middle grade and young adult categories.
Keen to pen your first children’s book? Consider the following 10 current trends to help you create a best-seller!
10 Trends in Children’s Books That You Must Know
Here are the most current trends in children’s books for 2020 and 2021.
Empowered Females
Now, this is something we can get behind! More and more storybooks are beginning to cover a diverse range of empowered females. Some stories focus on young girls who encourage change or who do something significant, whereas other books write about real-life characters such as Hilde, a female journalist from the book series, Hilde Cracks the Case. All have a strong theme, which is to be proud of who you are as a woman!
Dragons
Dragons have never lost their place amongst storybooks in all these years. They have even leaked into popular adult shows such as The Witcher and Game of Thrones. This shows that the topic of dragons can be for both young and old to enjoy.
Popular books about dragons include A Friend for Dragon and Wings of Fire.
Unicorns
Children love the world of magic, mystery, and sparkle. Unicorns represent this in a fun and exciting manner.
Much like dragons, unicorns remain relevant in books. The majority of books inspired by unicorns teach valuable lessons such as friendship and kindness. Phoebe and Her Unicorn, The Last Unicorn, and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great are examples of such books.
Pugs
Yep, this beloved dog breed has taken the world by storm and entered into the children’s book market. These books are centered around humor and often silly pugs that entertain children as they read. Pig the Pug is especially popular right now.
Wild Creatures
Children will always be fascinated with the animal kingdom, and what better way to enrich them than through books detailing funny, entertaining, and empowering animal characters like those found in top-sellers such as Giraffes Can’t Dance and The Pout-Pout Fish.
Ghosts, Monsters, and Scary Things
There has been a gradual increase in books that write about spooky (though not too scary) ghosts, monsters, and ghastly ghouls in a manner that sparks interest but is not terrifying for children.
Just like boys and girls love dragons and unicorns, some have an interest in zombies and monsters. Though reserved for older children, stories such as Ghosts and Eerie Elementary are just a few titles that are proving popular with young readers.
Video Games
The world of video games is slowly making its way onto the pages of books and vice-versa. As there is so much to offer in terms of worlds, characters, monsters, and villains, it makes sense why these would begin to make their way into children’s literature. Books such as Press Start! can also help younger kids feel as inspired and involved as their older siblings do who play videogames.
Mysteries
The popularity of mystery and ‘whodunnit’ books is slowly on the increase, gaining a strong following in 2019 and continuing its momentum into 2020 and 2021. Young readers cannot get enough of young characters solving cases and uncovering mysteries. Books such as It Wasn’t Me and Mac Undercover prove that spy-fueled adventures are here to stay.
Gross and Goofy
It does not matter how old you are, gross and goofy will always pique an interest among readers. Books such as these were trendy in the past and will remain so for quite some time! The book series Diary of Wimpy Kid paved the way forward for this genre.
Non-Fictional Titles
Child-friendly, nonfiction titles that teach children about the world around them also have room among all the fantasy-inspired storybooks. The most popular book series in this genre is probably National Geographic for Kids which depicts and explains the natural world in an easy to learn, colorful format.
So you think you know which trend appeals to you, but where do you start? Read our article on how to write a children’s book that sells for more information.
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Post time: Jul-18-2023