New Titles

Zip zap wickety wack : a story about sharing

Diffee, Matthew,


Booklist, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, June 2025. New York Times, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. School Library Journal, August 2025. "Farm animals share their sounds, but humorous drama ensues when the goat and the sheep both lay claim to 'baa'"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Who ate Steve?

Lloyd, Susannah,


Kirkus Review, December 2024. "Marcel is a bird and he is big. Steve is a worm, and he is. . . Wait a minute! Steve has DISAPPEARED! Does Marcel know something about it? And can he be persuaded to return that poor worm RIGHT NOW?!"--Amazon.
Date Published:2025

Ready, steady, sloth!

Anderson, Justin,


Includes index. Horn Book, July 2025. School Library Journal, May 2025. "Follow an adorable mother sloth and her baby and discover the intriguing mysteries hidden beneath the forest canapy"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Punch! : a story about kindness

Hall, Michael, 1954-


Booklist starred, April 2025. Horn Book, July 2025. Kirkus Review, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. School Library Journal starred, March 2025. "When Badger bullies his friends Frog, Moose, Elephant, and Bear, they teach him an unforgettable lesson about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Pop! goes the nursery rhyme

Bird, Betsy,


Kirkus Review, February 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal, February 2025. "The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes--from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill--the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, February 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal, February 2025. "The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes--from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill--the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The monster in the lake

Timmers, Leo,


Contains fold-out pages. Translation of: Het monstermeer. Booklist starred, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, October 2025. Pub Weekly, June 2025. "Eric the duck is nervous to swim in the lake for fear a monster might live there, but he bravely follows his friends and discovers something spectacular indeed lives beneath the surface"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Mistaco! : a tale of tragedy y tortillas

Kinkz, Eliza,


Subtitle from front cover. Booklist starred, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. Pub Weekly, February 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. After a terrible day at school, Izzy's grandfather helps her turn things around by making "mistacos" and celebrating their mistakes.
Date Published:2025

It's corn picking time!

Esbaum, Jill,


"Neal Porter Books." Horn Book, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, June 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. School Library Journal, July 2025. "A rhyming tour of the process of harvesting corn"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

If you make a call on a banana phone

Sterer, Gideon,


Booklist starred, September 2025. Kirkus Review, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "If you make a call from a banana phone, who will answer? What will you talk about? Will you share secrets or ask questions? No one knows what will happen, really. This . . . story is full of the joy and wisdom that comes from making new friends from unexpected places"--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist starred, September 2025. Kirkus Review, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "If you make a call from a banana phone, who will answer? What will you talk about? Will you share secrets or ask questions? No one knows what will happen, really. This . . . story is full of the joy and wisdom that comes from making new friends from unexpected places"--Publisher.

Date Published:2025

I hate everything!

Henn, Sophy,


Booklist, August 2025. School Library Journal starred, August 2025. With his friend's help, an irascible ghost discovers that he maybe does not hate everything after all.
Date Published:2025

Every Monday Mabel

Awan, Jashar,


Booklist starred, February 2025. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January 2025. Kirkus Review, December 2024. Pub Weekly, November 2024. School Library Journal starred, December 2024. Every Monday Mabel takes her breakfast outside and waits for her favorite part of the week: the garbage truck.
Date Published:2025

The escape artist : a true story of octopus adventure

Hanson, Thor,


Kirkus Starred, July 2025. Pub Weekly, May 2025. School Library Journal, May 2025. "[In rhyming text,] the true story of Inky the octopus, who slipped out of his tank at the National Aquarium in New Zealand and into the world's imagination"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Don't trust fish

Sharpson, Neil,


A supposed nature guide humorously warns readers why they should never trust fish, exploring their mysterious and villainous nature.
Date Published:2025

Cranky, crabby crow (saves the world)

Tabor, Corey R.,


Booklist, May 2025. Horn Book Starred, July 2025. Kirkus Starred, March 2025. School Library Journal, June 2025. "All the animals think Crow is just cranky, but there's more to his actions than meets the eye"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Broken

Fang, X.,


Booklist, October 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Publishers Weekly, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "When Mei Mei accidentally breaks her ama's favorite cup, she's convinced it's the end of the world. What if Ama is angry? What if she yells? What if she kicks Mei Mei out of her house? Mei can't face it. But when Mimi, the innocent cat who witnesses her crime, ends up being blamed, the guilt is too much! Mimi's accusing eyes follow Mei Mei until she just can't take it anymore and the truth comes spilling out"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, October 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Publishers Weekly, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "When Mei Mei accidentally breaks her ama's favorite cup, she's convinced it's the end of the world. What if Ama is angry? What if she yells? What if she kicks Mei Mei out of her house? Mei can't face it. But when Mimi, the innocent cat who witnesses her crime, ends up being blamed, the guilt is too much! Mimi's accusing eyes follow Mei Mei until she just can't take it anymore and the truth comes spilling out"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Big enough

Linke, Regina,


Booklist, March 2025. Kirkus Review, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, April 2025. Tasked with bringing home his grandfather's ox, a young boy overcomes his fear and trusts his intuition to bring home the gigantic animal.
Date Published:2025

Big bike, little bike

Gillis, Kellie DuBay,


"Ages 4-8"--Front jacket flap. Booklist, February 2025. Horn Book, May 2025. "A . . . cast of different animals approach the same simple bike, in a story that celebrates how circumstances can change perspective and how far one's perspective--and one bike--can take someone"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Bear and the three Goldilocks

Horne, Patrick (Children's author),


Horn Book, July 2025. Publishers Weekly, April 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. When the Goldilocks family leave their campsite to go on a hike, baby bear comes along and makes a mess of their food and belongings--because that is how bears roll.
Date Published:2025

The bakers dozen

Moore, Amy, 1974-


Kirkus Review, March 2025. "At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of 'The Bakers Dozen' learn to embrace change--and encounter the delights of the doughnut"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Dog Man. The scarlet shedder /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


"Tree House Comix proudly presents." After an encounter with a skunk, Dog Man, now scarlet red after being dunked in tomato juice, is exiled but must find a way to save those who shunned him when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots.
Date Published:2024