*New & Notable Kids' Books - April Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated April 7, 2026
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The Passover Pet Surprise
Shua, Ana Maria
Paper Book
A multicultural addition to the Passover picture book canon, this sweet story explores the meaning of freedom for the Jewish people-and their pets! Also available in Spanish: La gran sorpresa de Pésaj. This Passover, Jordanita's family is leaving their Miami...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the Tea Party: ; A Peek-Through Book with Raised Pieces
Carle, Eric.
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a tea party in this adorable and interactive board book featuring three-dimensional board pieces for curious hands and minds! You're invited to a tea party with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! What goes well with the perfect cup of tea? That's...
A Friend is a Friend is a Friend
O'Leary, Sara.
Paper Book
In this companion to best-selling titles A Family Is a Family Is a Family and A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid, a child explores how to make a friend. When a child arrives at summer camp, they see a lot of other kids. Will any of them want to be their friend? One by one, the kids share their...
When the Sun Goes Down: A Bedtime Book
Pizzoli, Greg
Discover where creatures go when the sun goes down in this interactive and rhythmic bedtime read for sleepy animal lovers by an award-winning creator! "This is my new favorite book. It is the perfect book. I love it."--Scott Campbell, creator of the Cabin Head and Tree Head series<...
Cranky Versus the Cat
Tran, Phuc.
The first Level 2 I Can Read in the Indie Bestselling Cranky & Friends series by Phuc Tran and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald! There's trouble at Sandbox Hills! A cat is causing mayhem as Cranky and the crew are building a new playground, and Cranky is...
Orris and Timble: Star Stories
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
"Tender and authentic--a worthy conclusion to a wondrous series." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In a soaring conclusion to a moving trilogy, national treasure Kate DiCamillo shows how friendship, trust, and stories--lived and shared--transform us. ...
The Genie Game
Ifueko, Jordan
Paper Book
Harriet the Spy meets Black Mirror in The Genie Game, the start of a thrilling new middle-grade series from Jordan Ifueko, author of the New York Times bestselling fantasy Raybearer...
Rialto
Milford, Kate
Paper Book
A standalone mystery from a New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author set in a contemporary world tinged with magic, in which two sisters spend summer vacation in a small town in the shadows of abandoned amusement park that is not what it seems. Ivy and...
Best Friend, Worst Bully
Yu, Mei
Mei, Maggie, and Sophie are BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!  With fourth grade just around the corner, the three girls look forward to another fun school year together. But disaster strikes on the first day of school: MAGGIE'S LEAVING!! Suddenly, Mei and Sophie only have...
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga
Pilkey, Dav.
Paper Book
The #1 global bestselling Captain Underpants series returns! Based on the first sensational chapter book, it's a reimagined adventure perfectly paired with all-new manga artwork. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga is written and adapted by Dav Pilkey, illustrated by manga artist...
Fiddlehead Forest
Curll, Jana
For fans of Narwhal and Jelly, this hilarious graphic novel explores the beautifully diverse ecosystem created by nurse logs. The second graphic novel in the Little Habitats series, following the beloved Barnacle Bay. Each book in this series explores a...
Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel
Ogle, Rex
Paper Book
A pitch-perfect middle-grade graphic memoir about crushes, coming out, and finding the courage to be yourself. Eighth grade isn't off to a great start. Everyone but Rex seems to be coupling up, and he's starting to feel like an outsider... until he meets Charlotte. She's fearless,...
Last day pool party
Steinkellner, Emma
From the bestselling author of the Okay Witch series comes a contemporary graphic novel about the only thing standing between the kids of Orange Grove Junior High and summer break--one party, and a whole lot of drama. Six very different kids' stories collide at an unforgettable...

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