Kid Librarian Recommendation 2026 - January to June

Updated January 9, 2026
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The blizzard challenge
Grylls, Bear
Paper Book
The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectable series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout, Bear Grylls.

I love Bear Grylls because Olly goes to summer camp, but he doesn't like camping. When they did a den building challenge, Olly goes off into a different area of the forest and a girl who sees him gives him a compass. He then wakes up on a mountain - Cameron 10

Five on a secret trail
Blyton, Enid
Paper Book
Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks! In book fifteen, the Famous Five go camping and pitch their tent near a ruined and seemingly abandoned...

I love how sometimes you feel like the adventure’s over and then something exciting happens when you’re not expecting it - Charlotte 10

Forever weird!
Do, Anh; Faber, Jules
Paper Book
Bella's moving away! Far away! Weir feel slike she might as well be flying to the moon! For now, they're busy working on a cool new play, with FiDo's help. Can they stay friends fur-ever?! It won't be easy... but it will be funny!

I love WeirDo 20 because Fido does a school play with Weir Do and Bella and Bella's leaving to a faraway place but the story finishes with a happy ending - Cameron 10

Into the wild
Do, Anh
Paper Book
A wildly exciting new adventure series from bestselling author Anh Do.

I love how so much happens in one book,I always wanted to keep reading. I think that anyone who like adventure books should read this book - Charlotte 10

Just tricking!
Griffiths, Andy
Paper Book
Is this the right book for you?Take the TRICKING TEST and find out.1) Do you ever pretend that you are dead to get out of going to school?2) Do you like to ring up people you know and pretend to be someone else?3) Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths?4) Do you own any of the...

I like Just Tricking because there's 10 different entertaining stories in one book and Andy does really risky stuff. My favourite story is the last one in the book when it's Christmas time and Andy changes the Santas on his sisters Christmas cards to Frankenstein - Cameron 10

New girl
Sieveking, Laura
Paper Book
Ella has started at her new high school, and Eden College is everything she hoped it would be. She is getting to know her new friends and enjoying everything Eden has to over. Until things start to get complicated. She accidently insults Saskia, the school diva, there could be a ghost in the dorm...

I love how there’s more than one problem going on. I like that Ella includes her friends in almost everything - Charlotte 10

Real pigeons flap out
McDonald, Andrew; Wood, Ben
Paper Book
The feathery crime-fighters are FLAPPING OUT in their eleventh adventure in this hilarious blockbuster series! Can the Real Pigeons stick together through the chaos, or will someone fly away for good? One thing is for sure: the squad will never be the same again ... ★ ...

This book has three parts and between each part it has a dramatic small peek of the next part. There’re 5 pigeons that keep the city safe, they keep it a secret from the humans, but some humans that are secret agents know what the pigeons do - Cameron 10

Seriously Soccer
Stanton, Matt
Paper Book
Dribble and laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series! Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When Max discovers that everyone is more interested in watching soccer than his stand-up routine, he needs to come up with a...

January 2026 Kid Librarian purchase request - Cameron 10


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