*New & Notable Kids' Books - June Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated June 13, 2025
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Pride is love
Moreno, Dano
Paper Book
Young kids will develop a sense of pride when they read this book that follows a girl and her two dads as they prepare to walk in a Pride parade. Pride is believing. You are enough exactly as you are. A little girl and her two dads discover the...
Happy Father's Day from the Crayons
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
For this wonderful mini hardcover celebration of Father's Day, the hilarious Crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit love their dads--and father figures in their lives--so much, they wrote a book about it! Red Crayon loves his dad...
Bright lights and summer nights
Grant, Shauntay
Paper Book
Take a luminous bedtime journey through the summery dreamworld of a restless baby in this enchanting picture book lullaby. In the tradition of bedtime classics like Goodnight Moon, this gorgeous book with a cloth-like spine is the perfect gift for new parents. ...
Falling Star
Liu, Linda/ Liu, Linda (ILT)
Paper Book
CRASH LANDING IN A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU! From the creator of Hidden Gem and Sour Apple comes a new out-of-this-world picture book about a star who loses their shine from the pressures of over-achieving. Being the star that people wish on is...
My Friend May
Flett, Julie
Paper Book
From the winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Prize and the American Indian Youth Literature Award I'd like to tell you a rather true story about a big black cat who started out gray. Her name was May. Margaux and her cat May...
Ella Josephine : resident in charge
LaCour, Nina
Paper Book
The second book in bestselling author Nina LaCour's delightful chapter book series for young readers. "LaCour's ... series is cozy and classic-feeling ... Ella's curiosity and gregariousness are infectious, and she'll easily sweep readers into her charming world....
Chef's Secret
Yang, Kelly
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Jason Yao has a secret . . . actually, lots of secrets! For one thing, it's hard being a professional chef, helping to run a motel, and being a regular kid! And now that Mia Tang is officially his girlfriend,...
The Hat of Great Importance
Ness, Patrick/ Miller, Tim (ILT)
Paper Book
In the second book in this wry series, award-winning author Patrick Ness explores school anxiety and the highs and lows of friendship with sidesplitting honesty--and pits our heroes against a slippery new supervillain. On what should be a normal school day at their normal school-...
Little Mouse Saves the Day : Toon Level 1
Smith, Jeff/ Smith, Jeff (ILT)
Paper Book
What's that in the closet--a robber? A monster? A CAT!? This book about overcoming fears is the highly anticipated follow-up to Eisner award-winning author Jeff Smith's Little Mouse Gets Ready and is both a perfect read-aloud and a book that kids can begin to read on their own....
Steve, a Rare Egg
Collier, Kelly
Paper Book
Steve makes an intriguing discovery as he is munching leftover party cake in the picnic area. The thingamabob, as he has named it, is oval shaped and smooth. Hmm. It must be an egg! True, no one has ever seen a red egg before... but that must be because they've never seen a super rarethingamabob egg...
Deeply Dave
Grover, Michael
Paper Book
Based on an Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated webcomic "Funny and mysterious. Mike Grover is a talent to watch." -Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times-bestselling creator of the Amulet series "One of the most original and entertaining graphic novels I've read in a...

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