SRC 2025: Red Reads

Updated March 5, 2025
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Red
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
Paper Book
From the Two-time Caldecott Honor Award winning author/illustrator of Green and Blue comes Red, a story about a lost fox that explores emotions-- fear, love, anger, and more-- through the use of vivid color. With a combination of sumptuous illustrations,...

Picturebook

Red is best
Stinson, Kathy
Paper Book
A MINI version of the original picture book classic--perfect for party favors, trips, and more! The little girl in this simple but exuberant story knows that red barrettes are best, "because they make my hair laugh." About the Annikin Miniature Book Series: Annikins...

Picturebook

Little red
Woollvin, Bethan
Paper Book
A striking new interpretation of the beloved Little Red Riding Hood story - with a dark and witty twist.Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf on her way through the woods to visit her sick grandmother. The wolf is hungry, and Red Riding Hood looks tasty, so he hatches a dastardly plan, gobbles up...

Picturebook

How this book got red
Greanias, Margaret Chiu
Paper Book
None of the panda books are ever about red pandas! Red is going to do something about that. When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can't wait to read it! Except it's about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out. Red never gets to read stories about...

Picturebook

Clifford the big red dog
Bridwell, Norman
Paper Book
Revisit Clifford as he was first imagined, back in 1963!Experience the joy and magic of the original Clifford! This gorgeous hardcover is a reprint of the Norman Bridwell's Clifford the Big Red Dogfrom 1963. Featuring the original two-color art and landscape trim size, this special storybook...

Picturebook

Red red red
Dunbar, Polly
Paper Book
A gentle book about dealing with emotions and calming toddler tantrums (and the grownup dealing with them!) together with an introduction to counting. The perfect picture book for handling bad days and bad moods.

Picturebook

Seeing red
Munsch, Robert N.
Paper Book
What is the secret behind Arie's red hair? Alex is dying to know why Arie's hair is so red. So he asks him if there if there is a secret to it all, or better yet, something he can do to turn his own black hair red? Soon he's following Arie's good advice and consuming daily doses of...

Picturebook

Red Titan and the floor of lava
Kaji, Ryan
Paper Book
Red Titan, superhero alter ego of Ryan Kaji from the hit YouTube channel Ryan's World with over forty-nine million subscribers and sixty-eight billion total views, must cross a floor of lava in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book! Red Titan and his friends want to...

Levelled reader

Amber Brown sees red
Danziger, Paula
Paper Book
Even when nothing is going her way, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+ Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt . . . and her body's not the only thing that's changing. Her mom and Max are engaged. Her dad is moving back from...

Primary fiction

Dragon of the red dawn
Osborne, Mary Pope
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie are headed to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. They...

Primary fiction

Mei the ruby treasure dragon
Mara, Maddy
Paper Book
We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Mei, Aisha, and Quinn are Treasure Dragon Girls. They draw on the power of precious gems to transform into mighty dragons. Tasked with keeping the Magic Forest safe from harm, the Treasure Dragon Girls must come together as a team, embrace their...

Primary fiction

Dragon kingdom of Wrenly. 7, Cinder's flame
Quinn, Jordan
Paper Book
In the seventh installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel series, Ruskin's friend Cinder gets cursed! Cinder has always carried a small spark of envy when it comes to Ruskin. He is, after all, known as the legendary scarlet dragon. And it's hard to be...

Primary graphic novel

The last rose
Cypess, Leah
Paper Book
The fourth book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings, this is the wild story of Mera, the only one who can save her beautiful older sister when she is kidnapped by the Beast who viciously rules over their small village. For as long as Mera can remember, she...

Intermediate fiction

The red pencil
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Paper Book
★ "Amira's thoughts and drawings are vividly brought to life through Pinkney's lyrical verse and Evans's lucid line illustrations, which infuse the narrative with emotional intensity.... An essential purchase." --School Library Journal, <...

Intermediate fiction

Revenge of the Red Club
Harrington, Kim
Paper Book
"Will educate and inspire budding feminists...A real and necessary read, period!" --Kirkus Reviews "Empowering." --Booklist "A middle school feminist manifesto that fans of girl-led ensembles like Ann M. Martin's The Babysitter's Club and Ann Brashares's...

Intermediate fiction

Descendants, the rise of Red : the novelization
Rodkey, Kelsey
Paper Book
Based on Disney+'s most-viewed Disney Channel Original Movie premiere ever! Descendants superfans can relive the Disney Original Movie Descendants: The Rise of Red in this novelization, featuring an eight-page, full-color photo insert. In this newest...

Intermediate fiction

The real R.P.G. : the story of the red panda girl
Quan, Lily
Paper Book
Based on Disney and Pixar's film Turning Red, this middle grade novel explores the crazy, amazing, and often-times hilarious experiences of thirteen-year-old Meilin Lee. Meilin Lee started out like any other thirteen-year-old: hanging out with her friends, dealing with...

Intermediate fiction

5 worlds. Book 3, The red maze
Siegel, Mark
Paper Book
R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WONDER, hails this adventure series as "Mind-blowingly beautiful. . . . A must-read." Think Star Wars meets Avatar- The Last Airbender! In book 3, Oona Lee is determined to...

Intermediate graphic novel


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