New & Noteworthy Kids’ Books

A fun pop-up and flaps board book for curious little ones who love Stitch! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning.
Ages 0 – 3

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar on an eco-friendly adventure exploring all that makes Earth special! Learn to appreciate the strong trees, the bright sky, the calm ocean, and more in this mini hardcover book featuring Eric Carle’s signature illustrative style on every page. It’s the perfect way to celebrate all that our planet gives to us on Earth Day and every day!
Ages 2 – 5

Pizzasaurus cares about one thing and one thing only: PIZZA! And he’s inviting you to a prehistoric pizza party in this hilarious picture book from the beloved author of Wordy Birdy and Mary Had a Little Glam.
Ages 3 – 7

What does the future hold for these two friends? They have lots of guesses that are a very funny mix of excitement and anxiety. “We might find a field full of butterflies,” Bookie suggests, but Cookie is afraid it might instead be a marsh full of mosquitos! But the only way to know for sure is to actually turn the page! A delightful surprise is waiting there.
Ages 3 – 7

A family tidies up the house together in this heartwarming sing-along picture book from beloved children’s musician and performer Raffi. Full of rhythm and repetition, Raffi’s catchy song is perfect to sing along to as one family comes together to care for their home. Playful and charming illustrations make this the perfect gift for young families.
Ages 3 – 7

It’s bedtime after a rough day, and the last thing Mera wants is to be alone in the dark. Reflecting on her dad’s nightly refrain — “Be sure of this, and always know — Jesus is with you. You are never alone!” — leads Mera into a humorous and tender conversation with God as she learns what it means to rest in Jesus’s loving presence.
Ages 3 – 7

Let’s play outside! Bluey, Bingo, and all their friends love to go on outdoor adventures, from rock-hopping at the creek to swimming at the pool. Join them for some outdoor fun in this 32-page coloring book, perfect for road trips, rainy days, plane rides, and more!
Ages 4 – 6

Inspired by Corinne Bailey Rae’s award-winning hit song about freedom and joy, this picture book celebrates music’s unique power to soothe or energize us when we need it most.
Ages 4 – 8

Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future. Do you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors! From the award-winning duo Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris comes a funny, visionary picture book that kids will want to read again and again.
Ages 4 – 8

This new seasonal title in the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series celebrates fathers and grandfathers — plus we learn where Jim gets his grumpiness from!
Ages 4 – 8

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married! Celebrate by reading an all-new illustrated biography about everyone’s favorite couple, and then use your imagination to plan their wedding by writing in your ideas and drawing your designs on the interactive pages!
Ages 4 – 8

From Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts comes an empowering story about friendship, the power of teamwork, and achieving goals together. Told with Jalen’s signature wisdom and gorgeous art by Nneka Myers, Better than a Touchdown carries a message we can all learn from: That by working together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.
Ages 4 – 8

Mary Oliver, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, is one of America’s most beloved poets. Introducing her unforgettable words to children for the very first time, her poem “Goldfinches” joyfully observes the power of the natural world as only Mary Oliver can. Illuminated by the exquisite mixed-media artwork of Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, Goldfinches fills the reader with wonder for the beauty around them and gratitude for the ability to bear witness to it.
Ages 4 – 8

Step up to the plate and read about Shohei Ohtani, the record-breaking baseball superstar from Japan, in this collectible Little Golden Book featuring colorful illustrations!
Ages 4 – 8

An eight-year-old boy solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet, a naked mole rat, in this funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers. Carter and his ghost detective sidekick, Mr. Pebbles, are back, and there’s a new mystery to solve at Creek Elementary. Carter’s older brother reveals that his class pet, a skittish milk snake named Milkshake, is missing! Can Carter and Mr. Pebbles find her before they have another dead class pet on their hands?!
Ages 6 – 8

The girls of PAWS have a bone to pick with a group of rival dog walkers in the fifth book of this heartwarming and hilarious graphic novel series that is the Baby-Sitters Club for pets!
Ages 8 – 12

Being a kid is HARD … but being a kid detective is the BEST! Join Harper, a fifth grade genius, in the start to this laugh-out-loud and action-packed graphic novel series!
Ages 8 – 12

Aku has always dreamed of becoming an astronaut. It’s easier to picture life among the stars than deal with the bully at school — or the pain of his grandfather’s mysterious disappearance. But when a strange space helmet shows up in his basement, Aku is pulled into something far bigger than he ever imagined … Blast off into this electrifying sci-fi adventure!
Ages 8 – 12

Take a trip around the world and hear from 70+ girls from 46 different countries in Rebel Girls’ ambitious, globe-spanning projects: Girls Like Me! No girl is quite like another, but reading about more than 70 girls, in their own words, reveals that for all our differences, we also have lots of things in common — our diversity is our strength!
Ages 9 – 12

Perfect for curious minds, this spectacular large-format nature book is designed to inspire a new generation of nature lovers. Big, bold, and beautiful, Shapes of Nature is a visually stunning gift and a timeless keepsake that invites you to dive in, look closer, and see nature as you’ve never seen it before.
Ages 9 – 12

Three middle school students embark on a quest to find a book that may just save their lives in this spectacular novel about fate and friendship — from the Newbery Award-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger.
Ages 10 and up

A fresh, unexpected horse-kid series from an unexpected horse-kid herself, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words.
Ages 10 – 14

A teen girl decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great aunt manage her quaint Vermont inn — only to discover that the fixer-upper is hiding a magical secret — in this cozy and irresistible new young adult fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop.
Ages 12 and up

A group of girls does Death incarnate’s bidding in this haunting speculative young adult novel by the author of The Year of the Witching.
Ages 12 and up

Yearbook superlatives turn deadly when they are grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths, in this darkly funny young adult thriller. At first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, Most Likely to Sleep with the Fishes, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time. Now, best friends Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before more vicious superlatives come true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive …
Ages 12 and up

My Life with the Walter Boys meets The Notebook in this small-town baseball romance perfect for fans of Kasie West and Carley Fortune.
Ages 12 and up

For five years, Caroline Chua has lived in exile from her home and family in Malaysia at a magical academy in New York City. That is until she is abruptly summoned home in an emergency — her beloved older brother, Aaron, who was next in line to become the Protector of the Island, has vanished. Despite her family’s explicit instructions to stay out of trouble, stubborn Caroline is hell-bent on saving her brother. But as enemies stack up, always one step ahead, Caroline can’t help but wonder if she’s strong enough for this battle. Or is she doomed to repeat the mistakes that sent her away all those years ago? An action-packed YA contemporary fantasy debut that brings vibrant Malaysian folklore to life.
Ages 12 and up

How far would you go to empower the one you love? Perfect for fans of Powerless, Lightlark, and Red Queen, this heart-pounding romantasy forces a girl to make an impossible decision: Watch the boy she loves get exiled for lack of magic, or pass her formidable powers off as his own.
Ages 12 and up

The business of love gets messy when two best friends decide to fake a relationship in this uproarious and swoony novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules.
Ages 14 and up

In the breathtaking sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the battle has just begun. With Àn’yīng’s kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction, and amidst a budding forbidden romance, she must now risk everything to protect her world.
Ages 14 and up