*New & Notable Kids' Books - October Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated October 7, 2025
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Chuseok : a good harvest festival
Habib, Grace
Have a good Chuseok! Celebrate the joyful and sweet traditions of the Korean harvest festival in this gorgeous board book highlighting a Korean holiday that honors the past and present. Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kids' culture so kids can...
Gather grateful
Litwin, Megan
Paper Book
Lyrical prose and luminous illustrations welcome the arrival of fall in a season of community and thanksgiving. Gather twigs and sticks to nest. Gather safety, strength, and rest. Gather up and fly away. Gather close. Prepare to stay....
Scary shark
Lowery, Mike
Paper Book
Edgar and Lotta return with a scarily funny Halloween follow-up to Santa Shark and Pizza Shark, from New York Times bestselling creator Mike Lowery! Edgar the Shark and his best friend Lotta team up once more in this hilarious Halloween tale! It's Halloween night, and...
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!)
Bailey, Linda
Lena lives in a chicken coop, and she looks a lot like a chicken. But deep down, she's convinced that she's a... DINOSAUR! She can feel it in her bones. Lena just doesn't understand the scaredy chickens in her family, and they don't understand her either, with her ferociousness and big ideas. The...
Ms. Pennypickle's puzzle quest
Grabenstein, Chris
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series comes a race across the country full of rousing riddles and laugh-out-loud humor as two brothers try to solve the million-dollar puzzle of an eccentric genius! Benjamin and Ethan Broderick don't fit...
Partypooper
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
It's Greg's birthday--and you're invited to the chaos. In Partypooper, the 20th book in Jeff Kinney's global smash-hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley is planning the ultimate party--for himself. But when the guest list grows, the decorations...
Spy school blackout
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
In the thirteenth book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat. After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA's worst-case scenario, shutting down power...
Not-So-Sweetie Pie (Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans Book #3)
Fergus, Maureen
Paper Book
Meet Weenie. He loves his best friend Frank (a cat) and his other best friend Beans (a guinea pig) and Bob (the guy who takes care of them). The thing Weenie does NOT love? When another wiener dog comes along to make his life miserable by peeing on his toys, messing with Bob's stuff (that's Weenie's...
The Baby-sitters Club 18 : Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter
Crenshaw, Ellen T. (ADP)/ Crenshaw, Ellen T. (ILT)/ Martin, Ann M.
Paper Book
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw! The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure do have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, who do they call? The Baby-sitters Club! Kristy feels pretty...
Kindred Dragons
Mensinga, Sarah.
Paper Book
Anne of Green Gables meets How to Train Your Dragon in Kindred Dragons, a middle-grade graphic novel about a brave young girl and the dragon whose life depends on her Alice has been unhappy ever since her parents sent her to Prince Edward Island to live...
Refugee : the graphic novel
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The timeless #1 New York Times bestseller Refugee is brought to life in a stunning graphic novel adaptation! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the...
Winging It: A Graphic Novel
Lloyd, Megan Wagner
From the Eisner-nominated creators of instant bestsellers Allergic and Squished comes a charming and funny graphic novel about family, friendship, and self-discovery! Twelve-year-old Luna never wanted to move from California to Virginia, even if it is near historic Washington...
Minecraft Official Blocks Guide
Mojang AB.
Bursting with facts on over 650 unique blocks! Minecraft continues to grow every year and Minecraft: Official Blocks Guide catalogues every single block in the game, including the very latest additions. Ever wanted to know how to make obsidian, or find out where you...
Rebel Girls Make Dessert: Kid-Tested Recipes You Can Make, Bake, and Share!
Rebel Girls Inc
Empower young chefs-in-training with 80+ kid-tested, accessible recipes for sweet treats and desserts from around the world--by the creators of Rebel Girls Cook. Did you know that you can whip up a fluffy confetti cake without a mixer? Have you ever wondered if there were...

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