*New & Notable Kids' Books - December Highlights*Unpublished

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From Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah. In a dark, dark room, one thin candle wakes, bursts to life Thus begins the first...

A cozy tale of winter hope and joy, from award-winning and New York Times-bestselling duo Philip and Erin Stead, perfect for fans of The Snowy Nap and The Mitten. Amos McGee, the friendly zookeeper, loves spending time with his good friends no matter the...

Elmore the Moose is back in a sweet and hilarious Christmas story about believing in yourself, even when under pressure. This adorable and funny picture book comes from the comic team that brought you I Don't Want to Be a Frog and Don't Eat Bees. Ho ho ho . . ....

"Stein's metafictive narrative is sidesplittingly funny, capturing with aplomb young children's endearingly exasperating tendency to speak up when it's least convenient." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At her first ballet ever, can an excitable little Chicken resist helping...

From the creator of Amelia's Notebook--the series that launched the hybrid diary format--book two in this series filled with doodles, graphs, and puzzles draws mathletes and code breakers deeper into the wilds of middle school. With help from her trusty notebook, Talia thinks she...

The epic first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is being reimagined into stunning graphic novels, and the story continues now with Part Two! After learning she's actually an elf, twelve-year-old Sophie Foster made...

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny!For every villain, there is a hero . . . Turtle isn't one of the heroes he reads about in stories. If he were, he'd use his animus...

Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way! See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine LePensee and her Canadian...

Explore the wonders of the universe in this mesmerizing ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Coretta Scott King Honor author Charles R. Smith, Jr. How far to the stars? This is what a little girl named Mae Jemison wonders as she peers through her telescope...

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation, this new book for tweens is a handbook for living a happy and exciting life that isn't hijacked by a smartphone. Jonathan Haidt's blockbuster book, The Anxious Generation, has sparked a...