New Children's Books January 2025

Updated December 30, 2025
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Scholastic Year in Sports 2026
Buckley, James
Paper Book
The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories. So Many Sports . . . So Little Time! We know you're pretty busy with school, friends, family, and much more. So we're here to help. Inside, you can catch up on a whole year of the best things in...
Rapunzel and the Sea Witch (Or, the Little Mermaid and the Tower)
Bussing, Kim
Paper Book
What would happen if Rapunzel made a deal with a sea witch, and The Little Mermaid wound up at the top of a very tall tower? Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this series, where there's a magical mix-up for every princess! All Rapunzel wants is to explore, but she can't...
Nunu and the sea
Kung, Isabella
Paper Book
In this whimsical picture book, a misunderstood girl with overwhelming emotions creates an origami boat and journeys to sea where she can feel free. Fans of Where the Wild Things Are will adore this fantastical tale of big feelings and boundless imagination. "Nunu...
The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery
Perkins, Mitali
Paper Book
National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins crafts a contemporary chapter-book mystery about a 12-year-old Nepali girl who sets out to solve the disappearance of her Bengali friend's missing jewelry. Set within a tea plantation in Darjeeling, 7-10-year-old readers are transported...
You and Me, Baby
Saeed, Aisha
Paper Book
A beautiful celebration of mamas and babies getting to know each other, by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed The arrival of a new baby changes everything. These marvelous little beings bring with them a whole lot of sweetness--and a whole set of new experiences...
Bored
Sala, Felicita
Paper Book
Utter boredom leads one imaginative girl to inspiration in this clever story from much-loved creator Felicita Sala. Rita is bored. So, so, so bored. She's tried stretching her body across her bedroom, side-eyeing herself in the mirror, stomping her feet and swinging...
What If... Every Volcano Erupted at Once?: And Other Amazing Earth Questions
Young, Emma
Paper Book
"I don't know anyone who can take complex scientific concepts and make them more accessible, stimulating and fun than Emma Young. It is truly a kind of genius." - Bill Bryson ---- Find out the answers to 33 crazy and laugh-out-loud questions about the Earth with science...

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