*New & Notable Kids' Books - May Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated May 8, 2025
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Happy Mother's Day from the Crayons
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
In a wonderful celebration of Mother's Day, the hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit love their moms--and mother figures in their lives--so much, they wrote a book about it! Red Crayon loves his mom because she works...
Maisy Loves Butterflies : A Maisy's Planet Book
Cousins, Lucy/ Cousins, Lucy (ILT)
Paper Book
Who doesn't love a butterfly? Set a little one's heart aflutter with this exploration of the beautiful creatures, led by everyone's favorite mouse. Join Maisy as she learns all about gorgeous butterflies! This fifth book in the Maisy's Planet series introduces children to both...
Gozzle
Donaldson, Julia.
Paper Book
Gozzle is a gosling...or is she? When Bear finds a lost egg at his doorstep, he has no clue that what's hatching isn't just a lost goose, but family! It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet...
Take a Breath, Big Red Monster!.
Emberley, Ed. 
Paper Book
This monstrously fun companion to the bestselling classic Go Away, Big Green Monster! shows kids how to calm down with interactive peekaboo pages. Big Red Monster is angry! Turning the pages reveals colorful illustrations of different parts of the cranky creature's face...
Doom of the Darkwing
Cowell, Cressida.
Paper Book
Welcome to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SCHOOL. Where Viking and Dragon Heroes are made! Join Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his dragons, Toothless and Windwalker, in their hilarious, hair-raising adventures at the Isle of Berk's Training School for Vikings and Dragons....
The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall.
Cotter, Charis 
Paper Book
Bee's mom has a job in New York City for the summer, so Bee is being sent to summer camp. She's not excited about it. Being around other people is hard for her, plus she knows nothing about campfires, she's not a good swimmer and she's never even been in a canoe. When she first arrives, things go...
Pencil & Eraser, Vol. 2 Lost and Frown!.
Alvarado, Jenny. 
Paper Book
Fans of NARWHAL AND JELLY as well as PIZZA AND TACO, prepare to meet your new favorite duo: a pair of best friend school supplies! In the next adventure of this hilarious early-reader graphic novel series, Pencil and Eraser get lost outside the lines! Pencil and Eraser...
One crazy summer
Williams-Garcia, Rita
Paper Book
In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. A strong option for summer reading--take this book along on a family road trip or enjoy...
Stuck A Click Graphic Novel.
Miller, Kayla. 
Paper Book
Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Click graphic novel series and coauthor of the Besties series, returns with a new Olive story! Olive's hopes for a relaxing two weeks at Camp Acorn Lake are challenged when two of her friends stop speaking to...

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