*New & Notable Kids' Books - June Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated June 9, 2026
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*New & Notable Kids' Books - June Highlights*

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The Great Gathering Place
McIlwraith, Naomi
A gorgeous and powerful celebration of finding belonging and community. This poetic picture book begins with an invitation: "Let's go to the Great Gathering Place. Come, I'll take you in my big red canoe." Readers travel along the river to a special place on the shore, where we'll...
Cat Shapes
Cassie, Aidan
The contortionist antics of some sly cats help teach babies and toddlers about shapes in this charming board book. Clever and mischievous cats take on different shapes in this adorable concept board book. A curious cat climbs into a box to investigate and forms the shape of a SQUARE...
The Pigeon Won't Play with Shapes!
Mo Willems Workshop
A shapes adventure you WON'T want to miss from Mo Willems Workshop.  The Pigeon won't play with shapes, and here's why:  Circles. They're pointless.  Triangles. Too pointy.   Squares?...
DINOSAUR DAY
Miller, Edward
This super-simple rhyming Beginner Book follows everyone's favorite prehistoric creatures as they go about their day--the perfect introduction to dinosaurs for budding paleontologists! Early each morning the dinosaurs rise. The sun comes up. They open their eyes. Everyone...
I Want to Be a Farmer: A My Community I Can Read
Driscoll, Laura
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Level 1 I Can Read for kids who love farms, food, and the environment as well as any child interested in the many careers in agriculture. Visit the State Fair with Dad and his daughter, and get to know all the different...
Perfect Enough
Kuyatt, Meg Eden
Paper Book
The companion novel to the beloved and award-winning Good Different. Selah is a dragon. Or at least, she feels like one. And she finally figured out how to spread her wings and soar. Armed with her sensory tools, her notebooks and poems, and her newfound...
The princess diaries /
Cabot, Meg.
Paper Book
The one and only Mia Thermopolis is back and ready to reign! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Meg Cabot's blockbuster series in royal style--with all-new middle grade editions of the first three books! Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat...
Sol goes for goal!
Anta, Julio
Paper Book
It's back to school for the Hillside Valley kids! Sol's trying out for the middle school soccer team but will a crush on the team captain distract her from her goals? Find out in this new Hillside Valley graphic novel-filled with friendship, first crushes, and some impressive soccer skills!...
The Deepest Blue
Grant, Shauntay
Paper Book
From acclaimed author Shauntay Grant and Caldecott Honor-winning artist Daniel Minter comes a stunning picture book in which a young girl dives to uncover a sunken slave ship. Expressive verse and beautiful artwork serve as a tribute to both heritage and history, while shining...
Free to Fly
Iceberg, Karina
Paper Book
In a treehouse by the sea, a grandfather shares the story of how he kept his dreams alive with thoughts of his future grandchild--who is his most precious dream of all. Hope takes flight in this tender picture book by author Karina Iceberg (Aleut-Alutiiq), and...
The Odyssey: A Modern Retelling
Albert, LIV
"An absolute gem!" - Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author -- From perilous sea voyages and man-eating monsters to powerful witches and vengeful gods, experience the ultimate adventure in this modern retelling of Homer's Odyssey. ...
TERRIFYING TRUE TALES: HAUNTING HISTORIES, CREEPY CRYPTIDS, AND SCARY STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Towler, Paige
Some scary stories are more than just tall tales. This spine-tingling collection of TRUE terrors and haunting legends is perfect for Halloween--and thrills and chills all year long. This book is not for the faint of heart...but for those brave enough, a bone-chilling, globe...
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