New Llama Llama! IYKYK (Picture Book, Age 2-6)
A new book from Jan Thomas, author of Is Everyone Ready for Fun? aka the greatest storytime book of all time. (Picture Book, Age 2-6)
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly meets Martina the Beautiful Cockroach in this Cuban folktale about a greedy cat who won't stop eating her neighbors...starting with her handsome suitor, Pepe the parrot. (Picture Book, Age 2-6)
Picky eaters and wordplay with Jonathan Fenske, one of my favorite authors of funny entry-level readers. (Easy Reader Level 1)
Horse books are usually a big "YES!" around here, but a horse book by Oregon author Roseanne Parry (who also wrote A Wolf Called Wander)?! I'll take three, please and thank you. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)
From Newbery Award-winning author Rebecca Stead comes a(nother) modern classic about a magical Little Free Library. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)
More video game content for the hardcore gamers out there with a bonus helping of science & history. (Children's Nonfiction Age 5-8)
New Dragon Masters! 'Nuff said. (Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4)
A reboot of the classic A to Z Mysteries series, written by the founder of Disability in KidLit. (Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4)
Magic Treehouse launched a series of graphic novel adaptations last year, mirroring the original chapter books. (Bridging Graphic Novels Grades 2-4)
A new Fox book from award-winning author/illustrator Corey R. Tabor (Easy Reader Level 1)
300+ pages of brand new Weird But True! content for the trivia-obsessed kids in your life who've read every other book in the series at least twice. (Children's Nonfiction Age 8-12)
Just read a librarian review that says this is better than Shel Silverstein (!!!) (Children's Nonfiction Age 6-12)
New Big Nate! (Children's Graphic Novels Grades 3-5)
Follow up to award-winning author Jason Reynolds' Stuntboy series. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)
More spooky short stories from the king of 90s horror paperbacks, R.L. Stine. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)
In 1925, young girl attends high school in rural Colorado in order to fulfill her dream of being a teacher. A great readalike for fans of Anne of Green Gables! (Young Teen Fiction Age 10-14)
A new book from OBOB favorite Dusty Bowling, who also wrote Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. (Young Teen Grades 5-7)
Creepy ghost story based on Japanese folklore by the Portland-based author of a recent OBOB title, While I Was Away. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)
If you've asked me for a family road trip audiobook recommendation, I've told you about Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom series. Same author + D&D-meets-Clue premise = a very excited children's librarian. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)
Honestly, the first line of the description says it all. If you've read every other dragon book we have, get in line; this one sounds like it's gonna be great! (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)
I'm really curious about this one! Shines a light on an uncommon experience AND highlights some common ones like blended families and growing independence. (Young Teen Graphic Novel Grades 5-7)
True story, July/August seems to be when all of the Halloween books come out. Bookmark this one for fall if you think you'll be in the mood for a ghost story based on Chinese mythology. (Young Teen Graphic Novel Grades 5-7)
Librarians seem to be talking about this book nonstop! A graphic novel memoir about an epic family road trip a la Sisters by Raina Telegemeier. (Young Teen Graphic Novels Grades 5-7)
Groundhog Day on the first day of middle school (yikes) starring an LGBTQ+ tween figuring out popularity, friendship, and her first crush(es). (Young Teen Fiction, Grades 5-7)
