New Children's Books September 2025

Updated August 27, 2025
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Where only storms growA Novel About the Dust Bowl
Colman, Alyssa
Paper Book
For Fans of the I Survived series and The War That Saved My Life, this gripping middle grade novel is set during one of the most dangerous storms in American history. It's been four years since rain fell on the Oklahoma panhandle and the closeness between the Stanton...
The fierce little woman and the wicked pirate
Cowley, Joy
Paper Book
This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand's leading children's writer and illustrated by one of Japan's foremost children's illustrators. The fierce little woman lived...
Bear and the three Goldilocks
Horne, Patrick (Children's author)
Paper Book
You'll laugh out loud at this funny fractured folktale with pictures by a popular artist! The Goldilocks family leave their campsite to go on a hike while their s'mores cool off . . . when along comes Bear. "What's that yummy smell?" Bear wonders. S'mores, of course:...
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
Keller, Shana
Paper Book
A Cinderella retelling with a young enslaved girl in the title role. On a Maryland plantation, CeeCee's story doesn't end with a prince, but a different type of rescue. By author-to-watch Shana Keller and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor and NAACP Image Award winner...
Sugar shack
Knisley, Lucy
Paper Book
In the final volume of the bestselling Peapod Farm series, a city kid turned country girl whose life has been changing nonstop is settling into her new place in the family-only for unexpected drama to strike between sisters. "Understated and full of heart."-Kirkus Reviews<...
Into the Wild Magic
Knudsen, Michelle
Paper Book
From New York Times best-selling author Michelle Knudsen comes a pitch-perfect fantasy about adolescent girlhood--navigating friendship and trust, owning your gifts, and becoming the hero of your own story. Eleven-year-old Bevvy spends her time avoiding other kids, playing...
Sweet magic
LaReau, Kara
Paper Book
Welcome to the most magical bakery -- Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, delivers baked goods all over their town, and helps their neighbors with a touch of magic. Cozy up with this sweet chapter book with irresisitible full-color art on every page! In a magical...
The blue jays that grew a forest
Street, Lynn (Children's literature author)
Paper Book
Take a lyrical journey on the wings of blue jays as they bury thousands of acorns for next season's food and help Mother Nature extend the oak forests. Most of us know about the mighty oak tree, and how important oaks are as a keystone species. But we may be less aware of the...

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