As you've heard, Claire Dearing is getting her own prequel novel, setting her up to be an intern with Simon Masrani and giving us more information on the beginnings of the Jurassic World theme park. Aside from this enticing upcoming young adult novel, there seems to be a wide variety of books coming our way as tie-in marketing material for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Let's take a look at all the offerings, including the aforementioned Claire Dearing novel.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Deluxe Step into Reading
Paperback | May 08, 2018 | 32 Pages | 5-8 years
“This Deluxe Step into Reading is a great way for beginning readers ages 5 to 8 to learn about their favorite dinosaurs from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom–and stickers add to the reading fun!”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dinosaur Survival Guide
Paperback | May 08, 2018 | 80 Pages | 6-9 years
“This indispensable full-color survival guide features all the facts about the Jurassic World dinosaurs that you need to know to survive on the island–as well as the top-secret history of how it all began.”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Deluxe Pictureback
Paperback | May 08, 2018 | 24 Pages | 3-7 years
“Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will dig into this full-color storybook featuring the incredible dinosaurs from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The book also includes dinosaur cards and more than 30 stickers!”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom C&A Poster Book
Paperback | May 08, 2018 | 48 Pages | 3-7 years
“This full-color book includes eye-catching posters from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ready to pull out and hang up!”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: The Junior Novelization
Paperback | Jun 26, 2018 | 144 Pages | 6-9 years
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom The Junior Novelization retells the whole exciting adventure and features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie in this take-anywhere paperback edition!”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: The Deluxe Junior Novelization
Hardcover | Jun 26, 2018 | 144 Pages | 6-9 years
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom The Deluxe Junior Novelization is a hardcover edition that retells the exciting adventure and features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie and a pull-out poster!”
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Hardcover Young Adult Novel
Hardcover | May 08, 2018 | 304 Pages | Young Adult
“Discover the beginnings of one of Jurassic World‘s most beloved characters–Claire Dearing–in this original action-packed young adult novel.
During the events of Jurassic World, Claire Dearing faced the savage fury of dinosaurs unleashed . . . but it wasn’t the first time. In this entirely new coming-of-age story, Claire lands an elite internship working for Simon Masrani and soon discovers his plans to build an all-new theme park–Jurassic World! Along the way, Claire establishes valuable relationships with both her peers and the prehistoric creatures she studies, but when the situation turns dangerous, she begins to see the dinosaurs in a different light. Fans of Jurassic World will delight in filling in the gaps of Claire’s past, all while gaining insights into the experiences that transformed her into the strong woman we know today.”
So that's quite a bit of material for us to sift through between May 8th 2018 and the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (some come out after), but I have a feeling we'll enjoy every second of it. I love that they are continuing the tradition of including kids in the marketing of these films, even with the darker tone of the upcoming film. All of these titles are in addition to the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary releases also coming from Penguin Random House.
It's a great time to be a Jurassic fan, so stay tuned for further updates as they become available!
Source: Penguin Random House