New Children's Books May 2024

Updated April 10, 2024
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Evil spy school : the graphic novel
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form with the third book as Ben gets kicked out of the CIA's spy school and enrolls with the enemy. During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a...
My Book of the Elements: A Fact-Filled Guide to the Periodic Table
Dingle, Adrian
Paper Book
Learn about the elements that make up our world and the science that defines them. My Book of the Elements is a wonderful introduction to the periodic table for children aged 5-7 who are interested in all things chemistry. Covering all the elements, from the...
The Mighty Pollinators
Frost, Helen/ Lieder, Rick (ILT)
Paper Book
Veteran collaborators return with a feast of fresh, whimsical poems and truly dazzling close-up photographs of mighty pollinators doing what they do best. Have you noticed, on a summer's day, the fine powder at the heart of a flower or floating on a breeze? What is pollen, and...
The rhythm of the rain
Baker-Smith, Grahame
Paper Book
A breathtaking picture book about the water cycle from Kate Greenaway Medal winner Grahame Baker-Smith Issac plays in his favorite pool on the mountainside. As rain starts to fall, he empties his little jar of water into the pool and races the sparkling streams as they tumble...
Pizza shark
Lowery, Mike
Paper Book
Don't miss the best underwater pizza party, in this hilariously punny and delicously funny follow-up to Santa Shark, featuring everyone's favorite food, from New York Times bestselling creator Mike Lowery! Move over Dragons Love Tacos... here comes PIZZA SHARK! Deep in...
The book that almost rhymed
Abed, Omar
Paper Book
Every great adventure needs a hero--or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice. What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don...
The Last Zookeeper
Becker, Aaron
Paper Book
A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah's Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world. The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to...
Mama in the moon
Cronin, Doreen
Paper Book
In this gentle and comforting bedtime book by two award-winning creators, a mama sloth helps her baby to self-soothe while she's making her way back to him. Baby sloth lives high up in the trees with his mama, where he loves to sleep between her and the moon. But one night he...
A plate of hope : the inspiring story of Chef Josae Andraes and World Central Kitchen
Frankel, Erin
Paper Book
A moving picture book biography about chef Jose Andres, who, along with his World Central Kitchen organization, is sure to inspire kids to help out in their own communities. Jose Andres's love of cooking began as a young boy in Spain as he gathered the wood to make the fire that...
Fishing in fire
Reedy, Trent
Paper Book
Things are tense for the middle schoolers in McCall, Idaho, so when Annette Willard suggests a fishing trip, Swann Siddiq, Kelton Fielding, and Hunter and Yumi Higgins all jump at the chance to get away from the drama. The group ventures out into the Idaho woods to Annette's favorite river...
Lucky scramble
Raymundo, Peter
Paper Book
Six competitive cubers face off at the Speed Cubing national championships in this graphic novel that's perfect for fans of Roller Girl and the Last Kids on Earth series. Despite qualifying for the Speed Cubing National Championships in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Tyler...
Kid-ventors : 35 real kids and their amazing inventions
Pew, Kailei
Paper Book
What do swim fins, Popsicles®, Infection-Detecting Stitches, the Braille alphabet, and Taco vs. Burrito all have in common? They were all invented by kids! When Remya Jose had to spend many hours washing her family's laundry by hand, she invented a pedal powered washing...
Isabel in bloom
Respicio, Mae
Paper Book
A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in "this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth" (The New York Times)
Lightningborn
Kagawa, Julie
Paper Book
In a world in the clouds where only the rich own dragons, a poor boy named Remy finds a wild baby dragon-believed to be extinct-and becomes the focus of an evil pirate's vengeance. REMY spends his days trying to survive the mean streets of Cutthroat Wedge-one of the many islands...
This again?
Borba, Adam
Paper Book
How far would you go to have the best day of your life? This funny and thrilling time travel adventure tackles questions of fate and free will.    Noah Nicholson has plenty to be grateful for. He has solid grades and great friends, he's ...
Trex
Morrell, Christyne
Paper Book
This middle grade mystery follows the adventures of a boy with an experimental brain implant, and a reclusive girl training to be a spy, as they're pitted against school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brain-hacking corporation. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things.
Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition
Knox, Kelly
Paper Book
Who's your favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Whether you like Super Heroes or villains, the movies or TV series, learn all about them in this updated edition! Now including more than 200 characters from Black Panther and Ms. Marvel to Iron Man and Shang-Chi,...
The equinox test
Montague, Liz
Paper Book
Three friends discover magic and mayhem around every corner of their school in this brand-new illustrated series from New Yorker cartoonist and NAACP Image Award nominee Liz Montague that's perfect for fans of Witchlings and The Wizards of Waverly Place<...
Seashell Key
Heuer, Lourdes
Paper Book
Seashell Key is the first in author Lourdes Heuer and award-winning illustrator Lynnor Bontigao's young chapter book series--perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Mercy Watson, about a diverse community of kids living in a beautiful seaside town! Welcome to...
Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-And-Seek
Bakhareva, Ksenia
Paper Book
In author Rachel Williams and illustrator Ksenia Bakhareva's Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-and-Seek, step into the world's wildest places to solve 72 picture riddles and search for camouflaged animals. Explore six real world habitats:...

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