Children's New Books | January 2025

Some new and exciting books that arrived at the library this month.

Updated December 14, 2024
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Beep! Beep! Vehicles on the Go
Barton, Byron/ Barton, Byron (ILT)
Paper Book
This colorful and sturdy board book features the many things that go, including trucks, cars, airplanes, and trains, from the world of Byron Barton. Perfect for young children who love vehicles of all kinds. Beep! Beep! Twelve vehicles--a car, a truck, a plane, a boat, a...

Byron Barton is a master of colorful, high-contrast art that appeals to babies and toddlers and this book covers all of your transportation bases, from buses to trains. (Board Book Age 0-2)

Banana Bop!
Boynton, Sandra/ Boynton, Sandra (ILT)
Paper Book
Introduce little ones to their soon-to-be-favorite word with this seriously silly board book from the one and only Sandra Boynton. Banana Bop! is a book of few words--and most of them are "banana." But we challenge you to find a better word to repeat over and over again...

A silly song book from GOAT board book author/illustrator (and Grammy-nominated songwriter) Sandra Boynton. (Board Book Age 0-2)

We Are Lion Dancers
Shum, Benson
Paper Book
Celebrate Lunar New Year with the lion dance, bringing good luck and fortune to all. In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids' confidence and create lifelong readers...

Lunar New Year will be here soon! This picture book explains the history and traditions of one of the holiday\'s most iconic celebrations: the lion dance. (Holiday Book Age 4-8)

Ukraine
Yehorushkina, Kateryna
Paper Book
"The Our World series continues to pack quite a bit of culture for the youngest readers into an easy-to-handle board book" - Booklist Slava Ukraini! Let's spend a day in Ukraine. Paint eggs, picnic in the park surrounded by paper angels, and take a trip to the...

This sweet board book series uses daily routines to introduce young children to the language and customs of world cultures--including Ukraine! (Board Book Age 0-2)

Tales from Muggleswick Wood: A Magical Bedtime Treasury
Cowie, Vicky
Paper Book
This illustrated treasury of timeless and delightful rhyming stories about a magical wood and its charming inhabitants is the perfect gift for cozy bedtime reading. At last, there before them the great oak trees stood, as the sun cast its beams through the...

With its magical forest setting and E.H. Shepherd-esque illustrations, this brand new book feels like a classic. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

The World Needs the Wonder You See
Gaines, Joanna
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Joanna Gaines welcomes you on an imaginative adventure through nature's small surprises and invites you and your children to be curious, slow down, and take in everyday wonders. With vibrant art by Julianna Swaney that is full of dreamy details...

An ode to the beauty of nature by Magnolia founder Joanna Gaines. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Girls on the Rise
Gorman, Amanda/ Wise, Loveis (ILT)
Paper Book
An electrifying new picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even...

A new poem-in-picture-book-form from the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

The reindeer remainders
Howes, Katey
Paper Book
A delightful rhyming picture book for back-to-school about working together and including others! A class of a dozen reindeer is preparing for the big showcase night event when a new student arrives. This isn't a big deal until it's time to divide in groups, and there's a leftover reindeer...
A math-themed picture book about division and remainders featuring a classroom full of adorable reindeer. (Picture Book Age 4-8)
Beto's berry treasure
Lacika, Jenny
Paper Book
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Beto wants to play tea party with Cora, but his big sister just wants to be a pirate. To get Cora on board, Beto makes a map to a delicious hidden treasure. But Cora ends up in the wrong place! Will Cora find the treasure...

A new Storytelling Math book featuring maps and navigation. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

And, too, the fox
Limón, Ada
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has a keen eye for the natural world. This poem pulses with the joyful energy of a fox bounding through backyards, piecing together a living in his own way. Paired with lush illustrations by Gaby D'Alessandro, this picture book brings Limón's work to a new...

A poem-in-picture-book form from the current US Poet Laureate highlighting the ways that nature survives in hidden pockets of our towns and cities. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Lone Wolf goes to school
Thomas, Kiah
Paper Book
Oscar the Grouch meets Frog & Toad in this hilarious illustrated early reader series about a cranky wolf on a quest to be left alone. Wolf has just the right amount of friends: NONE. He loves to be alone. Unfortunately, everywhere he goes, other people are there too. At school,...

An antisocial wolf goes to extreme lengths to avoid his overly friendly neighbors in this hilarious Australian picture book. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Wilder child
Sowder, Nicolette
Paper Book
A lyrical read-aloud filled with vibrant illustrations that follows a group of children as they explore their relationship with the natural world-from insects to dandelions to playing in the mud. This picture book based on a popular poem is a joyful celebration of the ability children have to...

A celebration of playing in nature, perfect for Oregonian kids who love exploring our forests, beaches, mountains, and rivers. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Nat the Cat Has a Hat: Ready-To-Read Pre-Level 1
Lerner, Jarrett
Paper Book
Nat the Cat gets a little jealous in this fourth book in the hilarious, fourth wall-breaking Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a grumpy cat, a curious rat, and an exasperated narrator from powerhouse creator Jarrett Lerner! Nat the Cat has a hat. Pat the Rat has a nicer hat....

A new Nat the Cat! These are great readalikes for Mo Willems\' Elephant & Piggie books. (Early Reader Level 1)

Camping fun
Reid, C. L.
Paper Book
Emma and her family want to try new things this summer. The first activity on their list is camping. Will this adventure be family fun or a family disaster? Emma is Deaf and often uses sign language to communicate. This early chapter book includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language...

Several new Emma Every Day books came in this month! Kids love learning basic ASL as they read about Emma and her friends. (Early Reader Level 3)

Cool Buds to the Rescue!
Lehman, Barbara.
Caldecott Honor artist Barbara Lehman's latest addition to Harper's I Can Read Comics line familiarizes kids with the world of graphic novel storytelling and teaches visual literacy to emerging readers. Celebrating teamwork and friendship, To the Rescue! is...

Another new graphic novel series for beginning readers from I Can Read Comics, this one featuring arctic animals. (Early Graphic Novel Level 3)

Too small Tola makes it count
Atinuke
Paper Book
In the fourth book of this irresistibly charming series, Tola finds creative solutions to her neighbors' difficulties--but can Tola solve her own problem when her friends call her a liar? Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola is happy to be home with her family again in their...

A new installment in the Too Small Tola series by Nigerian author Atinuke. (Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4)

Sing high, sing crow
Krulik, Nancy E.
Paper Book
Chirpy the chick learns that music is math, and songs can solve noisy problems in the third book in the Great Mathemachicken series, written by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Krulik and illustrated by Charlie Alder. Chirpy the chicken is not feeling very chipper when a...

Math + literacy = fun! (Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4)

Dr. Seuss Graphic Novel: Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike: A Green Eggs and Ham Story
Kochalka, James
Paper Book
Dr. Seuss's iconic, original dynamic duo is back--and this time, Sam-I-Am is going to show his grumpy pal the world beyond green eggs and ham in their own chapter book graphic novel! Sam-I-Am's grumpy best pal Walter is missing out on the great big world but Sam-I-Am is...

Another entry in the Dr. Seuss-inspired graphic novels for newly independent readers by master of madcap humor James Kochalka. (Bridging Graphic Novel Grades 2-4)

Pizza and taco : coolest club ever!
Shaskan, Stephen
Paper Book
Join Pizza and Taco's afterschool club in the next installment of this hilarious graphic novel chapter book series! What happens when these foodie besties have to compete with a video game club for members ? Pizza and Taco are serving up more awesomeness with a cool new club!...

New Pizza and Taco! (Bridging Graphic Novel Grades 2-4)

Bodega Cats: Just Kitten Around
Burgos, Hilda Eunice
Paper Book
In the Heights meets Front Desk in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendship between a bodega owner's anxious kid and her newly-adopted mischievous kitten. Everyone thinks Yesenia is calm, collected, and crushing it. But really, her...

The Bodega Cats series is so fun! Each book features a different kid who gets a cat. Told half from the kid\'s point of view and half from the cat\'s, both humans and felines end up helping each other. (Children\'s Fiction Grades 3-5)

My journal by Summer McKinny
Hutton, Clare
Paper Book
Read all about Summer McKinny, American Girl's Girl of the Year 2025, directly from Summer! Read along as Summer tells her story in fun journal entries and drawings! Summer McKinny loves dogs and she loves baking, so she starts Waggy Pup Tails, a dog walking and treat baking...

A new American Girl Girl of the Year hits the shelves, just in time for the start of 2025. (Children\'s Fiction Grades 3-5)

A Copycat Conundrum (the Misfits)
Yee, Lisa
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . When San Francisco is under strange attacks-like earthquakes affecting only two city blocks at a time-who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series!

The second book in the best-selling series by Lisa Yee and Dan Santat, featuring a bunch of kids from a school that secretly trains them to be crime-fighters. If you\'ve read your way through Spy School, give The Misfits a try! (Children\'s Fiction Grades 3-5)

Bad Kitty: Party Animal (Graphic Novel)
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
It's Puppy's birthday and Kitty can't seem to do anything right in this brand new graphic novel adventure by New York Times-bestselling creator Nick Bruel, for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS. It's Puppy's birthday and Kitty would rather be anywhere else. ...

A new full-color Bad Kitty graphic novel, huzzah! (Children\'s Graphic Novel Grades 3-5)

Paws: Hazel Has Her Hands Full: A Graphic Novel
Fairbairn, Nathan
Paper Book
More heartwarming and humorous adventures await in the fourth book of this graphic novel series that is the Baby-Sitters Club for pets!     Summer break is just around the corner, and the PAWS team is gearing up for a busy season full of dog-walking,...

Woo hoo, a new PAWS book! Like The Baby-Sitters Club but starring a group of elementary school girls with a pet-sitting business. (Children\'s Graphic Novel Grades 3-5)

Mixed-Up
Garcia, Kami
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia has returned with a middle grade graphic novel about the struggles of a game-loving girl who gets diagnosed with dyslexia and her loving support network that help her along in the journey. Stella knows fifth grade will be...

Whether they have a dyslexia diagnosis or not, nearly two thirds of kids struggle with reading. This story about the frustration that comes from struggling in school will be #relatablecontent for many elementary school students. (Children\'s Graphic Novel Grades 3-5)

Old School
Korman, Gordon
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables comes a hilarious story about a boy who is homeschooled in his grandmother's retirement community...until he is forced to go to public school.  Dexter Foreman is twelve going on...

New Gordon Korman! His books are my number one recommendation for realistic, relatable stories for young teen boys. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

Pahua and the dragon's secret
Lee, Lori M.
Paper Book
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's second Southeast Asian fantasy adventure about a girl who is the reincarnation of the greatest warrior of all time. A snarky cat spirit, a rivalry between two shamans-in-training, a dangerous dragon encounter, and a...

A new Pahua book from the Rick Riordan Presents imprints! For kids who\'ve read all of Rick Riordan\'s books, these hand-picked novels featuring folklore and myth from around the world are a great next step. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

Very Bad at Math
Larson, Hope/ Larson, Hope (ILT)
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning author Hope Larson comes a middle grade graphic novel full of hijinks, unexpected friendships, and pizza, perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller. Verity "Very" Nelson can do it all. She's student...

Good grades are often required for students to participate in clubs and extracurriculars where their skills shine. But what happens when your poor grades are the result of a learning disability? (Young Teen Graphic Novel Grades 5-7)

A meerkat diary : my journey into the wild world of a meerkat mob
Eszterhas, Suzi
Paper Book
A rare and adorable look at meerkat pups with renowned wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas This gorgeous look behind the lens at wildlife photography offers a unique chance to enter the fascinating world of meerkats. In this companion title to A Leopard Diary, world-renowned wildlife...

Like Meerkat Manor but in book form. Am I the only one who things meerkats are inherently hilarious? (Children\'s Nonfiction Age 7-10)

Arlo and the Keep-Out Club
Childs Howard, Betsy
Paper Book
Arlo and the Keep-Out Clubteaches kids ages 3-7 about the danger of peer pressure, the benefits of doing right, and the joy of putting their trust in Jesus as their ultimate friend and comforter in times of loneliness.

A guide to navigating peer pressure from a Christian perspective. (Children\'s Nonfiction Age 3-7)

The hidden world of gnomes
Soloy, Lauren
Paper Book
This book is an introduction to the hidden folk called gnomes, who live in a happy place they call The Pocket. Where is The Pocket, you ask? Well, it's all around you, all the time. Gnomes are curious little creatures, and they're very shy. But after reading this book, you will learn to spot the...

A beautifully-illustrated guide to gnomes, perfect for fans of Little Witch Hazel. (Children\'s Nonfiction Age 3-7)

Mixed Feelings
Finck, Liana/ Finck, Liana (ILT)
Paper Book
From acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck comes a validating and heartfelt feelings book like none other. This exploration of mixed and wide-ranging emotions is presented in illustrated vignettes and beautifully articulate text. Each spread portrays a specific...

We talk to children a lot about individual feelings, but what about those times when you feel multiple feelings at once? A great exploration of different types of mixed feelings we can have. (Parenting Book Age 4-8)


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