New Children's Books August 2025Unpublished

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Three starred reviews! In this "inspiring...delightful" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her--this year, a witch!<...

A free-spirited new student helps a perfectionist panda embrace his more spontaneous side in this charming classroom story. Mao Mao strives for everything to be absolutely, 100%...PERFECT! But when Olivia joins his class, Mao Mao realizes that not everyone is this way....

In this exciting How to Train Your Dragon spin-off series perfect for developing readers and packed with beautiful illustrations and easy-to-read stories, follow Hiccup and his fellow Warriors-in-Training in their hilarious, hair-raising adventures.  ...

When Inky the octopus slipped out of his tank at the National Aquarium in New Zealand, his audacious escape made headlines around the world. Biologist Thor Hanson's funny, informational text and Galia Bernstein's illuminating, humorous pictures showcase the intelligence and...

This latest book by the Caldecott Honor-winning team of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page highlights the numerous strange and fascinating features and appendages from teeth to toes to tongues of all kinds of animals. Did you know... a praying mantis only has one ear?...

"Kooser's picturesque poetry vividly shapes his living sky metaphors. . . A lofty concept and radiant illustrations will leave readers on cloud nine." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The skies are hanging their freshly washed--and sweepingly illustrated--clouds out to...

11-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald discovers the library her estranged grandfather runs is filled with magical objects--but only one holds the key to her family's mysterious past. After being expelled from boarding school--again--Rowan isn't sure what to expect upon arriving at...