*New & Notable Kids' Books - September Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated September 4, 2025
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Little Bunny, fall is here!
Marcero, Deborah
Paper Book
A fall-themed board book spinoff from the creator of the beloved picture books In a Jar and Out of a Jar. Little Bunny is fed, warm, and ready for a nap, but he wants one more thing- a story. When his Mama can't tell him one right now, he turns to his woodland...
A Fall Day for Bear
Becker, Bonny/ Denton, Kady MacDonald (ILT)
Paper Book
Can gruff and grumpy Bear cheer up his usually upbeat friend Mouse? With signature with and whimsy, this delightfully mismatched duo is back in a much-anticipated seventh story! One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it's time to leave together,...
Let's Find Yaya and Boo on the Go!: A Hide-And-Seek Adventure
Knapp, Andrew
Paper Book
Cars, trucks, Yaya, and Boo! Play hide-and-seek with two lovable dogs and twelve exciting vehicles in Andrew Knapp's latest board book. Is that Yaya taking a ride on a fire truck, or Boo hiding in a boat? Can you spot the dogs taking a bus ride to school, or checking out a...
Penny Penguin
Raffi
March, hop, slip, and slide through a winter wonderland in this adorable sing-along board book from beloved children's musician and performer Raffi. Put on your penguin suit and waddle along with Penny Penguin and her penguin pals as they spend a day in the snow together! ...
The Pigeon Won't Count to 10!
Willems, Mo
A counting adventure you WON'T want to miss, from bestselling and award-winning author Mo Willems. The Pigeon won't count to ten, and here's why:    Reasonably reasonable reason #1: He doesn't want to!  Practically...
Billie Jean Peet, Athlete: A Picture Book
Beaty, Andrea
Paper Book
From Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, the #1 bestselling creators of Rosie Revere, Engineer and Ada Twist, Scientist, comes an empowering story about marching to the beat of your own drum and celebrating your unique talents Billie Jean Peet is the middle kid in a...
Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo
Kalb, Bess/ Kraan, Erin (ILT)
Fluffalo has had enuffalo when his quiet prairie life is turned upside down by the arrival of his new sibling, Puffalo, in this sweet and funny follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Buffalo Fluffalo! Every day, Buffalo Fluffalo goes about his usual routine....
Pete the Cat's Cool New Ride
Dean, James.
Ride along with Pete and his friends in this STEM-themed picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling classic series Pete the Cat! Pete the Cat just got some new wheels. Beep, beep, beep! And as he's grooving down the street, he bumps into one friend, two friends,...
Kat & Mouse: I Like Cheese!
Yoon, Salina
The first book in a new early reader series starring a charming pair of friends, Kat and Mouse, from award-winning creator Salina Yoon! Kat and Mouse are opposites: Kat is spontaneous and creative, and Mouse likes routine-and cheese. While Kat's lunchtime is always an...
Family forever
George, K.
Courage, kindness, and adventure abound in this charming, illustrated chapter book series! While the search for a golden acorn has Fernwood Forest all a-fluster, Mona the mouse plans a surprise of her own to bring all the animals together. Everything is...
Troubling tonsils!
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "Beautiful to the eye and sure to delight younger horror enthusiasts" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the team behind the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning Creepy...
The court of the dead
Riordan, Rick
New York Times #1 best-selling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters? A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico...
Secrets of the Purple Pearl
McKinnon, Kate
Paper Book
The greatest adventures start with secrets. The Porch Sisters are in trouble. It's summertime in Antiquarium, and everyone has flocked to the majestic lakeside Purple Pearl Hotel, including the Krenetics Research Association, a nefarious group of mad scientists. They haven't...
Pocket Bear
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book
Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war. From Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder and The One and Only Ivan. Thimble...
The Poisoned King
Rundell, Katherine.
Paper Book
Return to the magic of the Archipelago in the dazzling sequel to the runaway, #1 New York Times bestseller Impossible Creatures, hailed as "an instant classic" (Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan)! *This spectacular book features...
Flat Stanley: The Graphic Novel: His Original Adventure!
Brown, Jeff
Flat Stanley's iconic original adventure is brought to life in a full-color graphic novel! Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a bulletin board has fallen on him during the night. And now he's only half an inch thick and incredibly flat! But then amazing things begin to...
Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm
Torres, J
A riotous new graphic novel series following two misfit barnyard friends Paisley is not only a neat and tidy pig. He's also a foodie who refuses to eat slop and dreams of becoming a food critic. Peck is an enthusiastic chick who is not a morning bird and refuses to grow up to be the farm's...
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Club 3 : Final Face-off
Ostertag, Molly Knox/ Bouma, Xanthe (ILT)
In the third and final installment of the heartfelt Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma, the club battles new monsters--both real and imaginary--as their first campaign comes to an epic conclusion. Tyler has a secret--Sunny, the imaginary friend...
Tuck everlasting : the graphic novel.
Babbitt, Natalie
Paper Book
Celebrate Tuck Everlasting's 50th anniversary with the stunning graphic novel adaptation of this beloved and spellbinding children's classic that has sold more than 10 million copies. What if you could live forever? In this timeless story about...
Welcome to the Penguin Cruise: A Seek-and-Find Adventure
Haruka, Nohana.
Set sail into this seek-and-find picture book where all kinds of adventures await for 20+ playful penguins! The Oceano Penguino is a five‑story cruise ship with twenty‑four rooms, each containing its own exciting story. Follow along as one...
Just a Minute : Why Humans Tell Time
Hudson, Kirstie.
There are so many ways humans think of time every day! There's lunchtime, snack time, bedtime, and we talk about saving time, killing time, keeping time, buying time and racing against time. Our early ancestors measured time by observing the sun and moon, and today, thanks to technology,...

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