*New & Notable Kids' Books - October Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated October 7, 2025
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*New & Notable Kids' Books - October Highlights*

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Chuseok : a good harvest festival
Habib, Grace
Have a good Chuseok! Celebrate the joyful and sweet traditions of the Korean harvest festival in this gorgeous board book highlighting a Korean holiday that honors the past and present. Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kids' culture so kids can...
Gather grateful
Litwin, Megan
Lyrical prose and luminous illustrations welcome the arrival of fall in a season of community and thanksgiving. Gather twigs and sticks to nest. Gather safety, strength, and rest. Gather up and fly away. Gather close. Prepare to stay....
Let's celebrate Diwali
Singh, Sita
Paper Book
Celebrate the magic of Diwali with Let's Celebrate Diwali! From Mudpuppy, this engaging board book is the perfect introduction to the Festival of Lights, capturing the beauty, joy, and traditions of this cherished celebration. With its delightful rhymes and vibrant...
Scary shark
Lowery, Mike
Paper Book
Edgar and Lotta return with a scarily funny Halloween follow-up to Santa Shark and Pizza Shark, from New York Times bestselling creator Mike Lowery! Edgar the Shark and his best friend Lotta team up once more in this hilarious Halloween tale! It's Halloween night, and...
Our World: Canada
Florence, Melanie
"This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting" - School Library Journal Good morning! Bonjour! Tānisi! Spend a day in Canada. Eat soft crepes with sticky maple syrup, play with atimwak in the...
Hello Little Ones
Piu, Amandine.
With humor and charm, this adorable board book highlights some of the endearing similarities between the behavior of small children and other wild animals. Whether it is running, swimming, swinging or just cuddling up and falling asleep, each spread in Hello Little Ones highlights some of...
Let's Make Pancakes: See It, Say It, Cook It, Eat It!
Oliver, Jamie
See it, say it, cook it, eat it--learn about food from the earliest age with one of the world's best-loved chefs, Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver invites the youngest readers into the kitchen to discover a fun and tasty world of food.  ...
My First Milestones: Ready to Walk
Wildish, Lee
From the New York Times bestselling creator of HOW TO BABYSIT A GRANDPA comes a charming new series of fun and family-centric milestone books, launching with a celebration of the most iconic of all beginnings: getting READY TO WALK! Taking your first steps is easy as 1-2-3....
Charlotte's New Moccasins
Moudahi, Jenn
Charlotte has outgrown her moccasins! Still, there's nothing a trip to Grandma's can't fix in this heartwarming intergenerational story. A sweet, celebratory picture book about family and culture by two debut Métis creators centered around Indigenous peoples' tradition of making...
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!)
Bailey, Linda
Lena lives in a chicken coop, and she looks a lot like a chicken. But deep down, she's convinced that she's a... DINOSAUR! She can feel it in her bones. Lena just doesn't understand the scaredy chickens in her family, and they don't understand her either, with her ferociousness and big ideas. The...
The Perfect Paper Airplane
Munsch, Robert.
Kevin tries his best to make a paper airplane that will zoom really far, like his dad's. But all his attempts go SPLORT! Finally he succeeds in making the perfect paper airplane -- will it ever come down?
I'm Very Busy
Jeffers, Oliver.
A poignant - and laugh-out-loud funny - story about our busy lives and how we can fix our mistakes to show our friends how much we care. It's Bridget's birthday, and she thinks it would be fun to spend the day with friends. But Royal has places to go, Rodney has to see a man...
May's Too-big Pizza
Woehling, A. T./ Whaley, Felicia (ILT)
May and her siblings make homemade pizza for their big family in this second book in the zany and exhilarating Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a lovable and rambunctious family of ten! May has a big family. And when they decide to make homemade pizza together, it keeps...
Tate Tuber, Space Spud
Slack, Michael
A funny sci fi comic that's just right for second and third graders! Tate Tuber has always known he was destined for greatness. A couch potato? Not Tate--he's going to be an astronaut! So when Tate sees his chance to join space training, he literally  jumps at the...
I Won't Feel This Way Forever
Spencer, Kim.
It's the summer of 1989, and Mia is on her own--adjusting to life without her ex-best friend, Lara. Summer vacation starts off well enough as Mia binges MuchMusic and learns how to jar fish with her aunty and uncle. Then her grandma starts feeling unwell. At first, Mia isn't too worried,...
Ms. Pennypickle's puzzle quest
Grabenstein, Chris
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series comes a race across the country full of rousing riddles and laugh-out-loud humor as two brothers try to solve the million-dollar puzzle of an eccentric genius! Benjamin and Ethan Broderick don't fit...
Partypooper
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
It's Greg's birthday--and you're invited to the chaos. In Partypooper, the 20th book in Jeff Kinney's global smash-hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley is planning the ultimate party--for himself. But when the guest list grows, the decorations...
Spy school blackout
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
In the thirteenth book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat. After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA's worst-case scenario, shutting down power...
NIGHT CHEF: AN EPIC TALE OF FRIENDSHIP WITH A SIDE OF DELICIOUSNESS! (A GRAPHIC NOVEL)
Song, Mika
Ratatouille meets the magic of Studio Ghibli as a lonely raccoon who secretly lives inside a fine French restaurant and yearns to be a chef must venture into the woods for the first time to help a baby crow find its home. The Night Chef has never had a family-...
Not-So-Sweetie Pie (Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans Book #3)
Fergus, Maureen
Paper Book
Meet Weenie. He loves his best friend Frank (a cat) and his other best friend Beans (a guinea pig) and Bob (the guy who takes care of them). The thing Weenie does NOT love? When another wiener dog comes along to make his life miserable by peeing on his toys, messing with Bob's stuff (that's Weenie's...
The Baby-sitters Club 18 : Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter
Crenshaw, Ellen T. (ADP)/ Crenshaw, Ellen T. (ILT)/ Martin, Ann M.
Paper Book
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw! The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure do have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, who do they call? The Baby-sitters Club! Kristy...
Kindred Dragons
Mensinga, Sarah.
Anne of Green Gables meets How to Train Your Dragon in Kindred Dragons, a cozy and heartfelt middle-grade graphic novel about a brave young girl and the dragon whose life depends on her Alice has been unhappy ever since her parents sent her to...
Refugee : the graphic novel
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The timeless #1 New York Times bestseller Refugee is brought to life in a stunning graphic novel adaptation! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the...
Winging It: A Graphic Novel
Lloyd, Megan Wagner
Paper Book
From the Eisner-nominated creators of instant bestsellers Allergic and Squished comes a charming and funny graphic novel about family, friendship, and self-discovery! Twelve-year-old Luna never wanted to move from California to Virginia, even if it is near historic Washington...
The Buzz on Wild Bees : The Little-known Pollinators That Keep Our Planet Humming
Vermond, Kira/ Steube, June (ILT)
An engaging introduction to the wide world of wild bees Say the word "bee," and most kids think of honeybees or bumblebees. But there are around 20,000 discovered species of bees--and most of these are wild, solitary bees that don't live in hives. Readers will discover fascinating facts...
Draw with Art for Kids Hub Dinosaurs
Art for Kids Hub.
Join the Art for Kids Hub family in their first-ever book series as they share super-fun, dinosaur-themed drawing activities. Draw with Art for Kids Hub: Dinosaurs brings the best of Art for Kids Hub to the printed page! Featuring popular hits from the channel...
Matisse : Magician of Color
Desierto, Derek
From New York Times-bestelling illustrator, Derek Desierto, here is nn inspiring, exquisitely illustrated picture book biography of Henri Matisse, who overcame hardship to create masterpieces. "A lovely homage." Henri Matisse loved color. He dreamed...
Minecraft Official Blocks Guide
Mojang AB.
Bursting with facts on over 650 unique blocks! Minecraft continues to grow every year and Minecraft: Official Blocks Guide catalogues every single block in the game, including the very latest additions. Ever wanted to know how to make obsidian, or find out where you...
Rebel Girls Make Dessert: Kid-Tested Recipes You Can Make, Bake, and Share!
Rebel Girls Inc
Empower young chefs-in-training with 80+ kid-tested, accessible recipes for sweet treats and desserts from around the world--by the creators of Rebel Girls Cook. Did you know that you can whip up a fluffy confetti cake without a mixer? Have you ever wondered if there were...
Smart Machines: How AI Is Changing Our World
Becker, Helaine
★"A must-buy for libraries where patrons are actively using AI tools or considering AI-related careers, this is equally valuable for those developing instruction on research methodologies, digital literacy, or copyright ethics." -- School Library Journal (SLJ), starred review Did you...
Up in the Blue Sky: Journey from the Earth's Surface to Outer Space
Accinelli, Gianumberto
Discover a world that can't be touched. Beginning on Earth's surface, start your ascent into the blue and fly alongside butterflies, birds, drones, aircraft and more. Watch as the scale maps the altitude as you are transported higher and higher into the sky, soaring among meteorites, the...
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