New Children's Books January 2025

Updated December 30, 2025
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Scholastic Year in Sports 2026
Buckley, James
The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories. So Many Sports . . . So Little Time! We know you're pretty busy with school, friends, family, and much more. So we're here to help. Inside, you can catch up on a whole year of the best things in...
Rapunzel and the Sea Witch (Or, the Little Mermaid and the Tower)
Bussing, Kim
What would happen if Rapunzel made a deal with a sea witch, and The Little Mermaid wound up at the top of a very tall tower? Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this series, where there's a magical mix-up for every princess! All Rapunzel wants is to explore, but she can't...
Nunu and the sea
Kung, Isabella
In this whimsical picture book, a misunderstood girl with overwhelming emotions creates an origami boat and journeys to sea where she can feel free. Fans of Where the Wild Things Are will adore this fantastical tale of big feelings and boundless imagination. "Nunu...
The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery
Perkins, Mitali
National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins crafts a contemporary chapter-book mystery about a 12-year-old Nepali girl who sets out to solve the disappearance of her Bengali friend's missing jewelry. Set within a tea plantation in Darjeeling, 7-10-year-old readers are transported...
Bored
Sala, Felicita
Utter boredom leads one imaginative girl to inspiration in this clever story from much-loved creator Felicita Sala. Rita is bored. So, so, so bored. She's tried stretching her body across her bedroom, side-eyeing herself in the mirror, stomping her feet and swinging...
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures--The Training Sessions
Scheidt, Dave
Join Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, and Nubs of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures in a graphic novel collection of three short stories, perfect for young readers! In a galaxy far, far away, three Jedi younglings travel the stars in search of adventure.... Follow Kai...
Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space
Smith Jr, Charles R
Explore the wonders of the universe in this mesmerizing ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Coretta Scott King Honor author Charles R. Smith, Jr. How far to the stars? This is what a little girl named Mae Jemison wonders as she peers through her telescope...

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