Best Children’s Books of 2025

Updated December 10, 2025
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Best Children’s Books of 2025

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Don't trust fish
Sharpson, Neil
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat "A ribald and uproarious warning to those unschooled in fishy goings-on." --Kirkus, starred review ONE OF...

"Honestly? The title says it all: Don’t trust fish."

Brittany (Children’s Services, Trafalgar Branch)

Pocket bear
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book
An instant New York Times Bestseller! Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war. From Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder and...

"The story of a group of talking stuffed animals living in the care of a Ukrainian immigrant family, narrated by a cat, focusing on two antique teddy bears from World War I who finally find their forever home."

Andrea (Shelver, White River Branch)

The wild robot on the island
Brown, Peter
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times and IndieBound bestseller! This gorgeously illustrated picture book adaptation brings to full color the adventures of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Wild Robot.  ...

"A beautiful picture book companion to the original "Wild Robot" trilogy and film. It's full of heart and love, with gorgeous illustrations on every page." 

Ollie (Circulation Assistant, Franklin Branch)

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