New & Notable Kids' Books - May Highlights

Selected new additions published this month

Updated June 6, 2024
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Amber Brown is not a crayon
Danziger, Paula 1944-2004
Paper Book
In her first delightful early chapter book for young readers, the renowned author of The Cat Ate My Gymsuit introduces spunky, unforgettable third-grader Amber Brown. Friends since preschool, Amber and Justin do just about everything together. What's Amber going to do now that Justin's moving away?
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not?
Boynton, Sandra
Paper Book
Find out what happens when you suddenly give some dinosaurs their very own trucks in this hilarious rhyming board book from bestselling author Sandra Boynton.  You like dinosaurs. Of course you do! Dinosaurs are terrific! I like them too. ...
Buns Gone Bad (Fluffle Bunnies, Book #1)
Humphrey, Anna
Paper Book
This story starts, as stories often do, with a tragedy. Three bunnies are left without their mother when she goes off to Brazil to learn jiujitsu. The bunnies, Flop, Biggie and Boingie, learn some hard truths about life pretty quick: squirrels will take over your cosy nest as soon as you leave and...
Windy night with wild horses
Osborne, Mary Pope
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to rescue little horses! Perfect for readers ages 6-9! The wind started to blow. . . and a new magical journey unfolds when the...
Go and Get With Rex
LaRochelle, David/ Wohnoutka, Mike (ILT)
Paper Book
The Geisel Award-winning creators of See the Cat channel their comic sensibility into a rousing alphabetical exercise in thinking outside the box. Jack, Jill, and Rex are excited to play a game of Go and Get! The rules are simple: on the count of three, each player must...
Gigi and Ojiji
Iwai, Melissa
Paper Book
"Gigi crafts her Japanese American identity in this ­enchanting early reader. The cuteness, inclusivity, and cross-cultural problem-solving represented will have young ­readers coming back again and again. A must-buy." --School Library Journal (starred review) "The text is...
Mushrooms Know : Wisdom from Our Fungus Friends
Gillingham, Sara
Paper Book
An adorable, STEM-themed picture book for kids 4 to 8 that reveals the wisdom mushrooms have to teach us. Mushrooms always wear their thinking caps. They know so many things. This vibrant and informative book shares the fascinating lessons that fungi can teach us: that...
Owls: Who Gives a Hoot?
Backhouse, Frances
Paper Book
Owls are incredible creatures. They can see in the dimmest light, hear the faintest of sounds, fly silently and rotate their heads to look straight backward. Most owls are nocturnal, more often heard than seen. Even those that are active during the day stay largely out of sight. ...
Always Anthony
Libenson, Terri
Paper Book
The eighth book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school.   Friends. Bullies. MIDDLE SCHOOL Anthony is TPFW (Too Popular...
Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Brosgol, Vera
Paper Book
From Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy-tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that matters--her own independence. Jane is incredibly plain....

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