*New & Notable Kids' Books - October Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated October 7, 2025
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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...
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....
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...
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...
Kindred Dragons
Mensinga, Sarah.
Paper Book
Anne of Green Gables meets How to Train Your Dragon in Kindred Dragons, a 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 Prince Edward Island to live...
Refugee : the graphic novel
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration...
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...
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...
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...

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