ENGLISH BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

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January 2025

Picture Books

Violet Shrink Christine Baldacchino

The Very Clever Bear Nick Bland

Mad at Dad Janie Hao

Groundhug day Anne Marie Pace

Little Owl’s Love Divya Srinivasan

Heartfelt Elaine Vickers

Juvenile Novels

The Flicker H.E. Edgemon

Wednesday Wilson Connects the Dots Bree Galbraith

The Labyrinthe of Doom Stuart Gibbs

Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones

Crushing It Joanne Levy

All My Bests Britnee Meiser

Mystery at the Biltmore Colleen Nelson

Hilda and Twig: Hide from the Rain Luke Pearson

The Cricket War Tho Pham

Mission manhattan James Ponti

The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents Nicki Pau Preto

Eyes on the Ice Anna Rosner

What Happened to Rachel Riley? Claire Swinarski

Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees Paul Tom

Super Sleuth David Walliams

Haunting of the Ghost Dragon (Dragon masters #27) Tracey West

Nonfiction

National Geographic Kids 5-Minute Dinosaur Stories Moira Rose Donohue

Who Would Win?: Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble Jerry Palotta

Comic Books

Is There a Boy Like Me? Kern Carter

The Other Side of Tomorrow Tina Cho

Spy x Family, Vol.13 Tasuya Endo

Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel Gale Galligan

It’s Now or Nether! (Minecraft Ironsword Academy #2) Caleb Zane Huett

Chicken Pox Remi Lai

Very Bad at Math Hope Larson

Amazing Adventures ( Marvel Super Stories Book #2) Marvel Marvel Entertainment

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13) Dav Pilkey

Witch Hat Atelier 13 Kamome Shirahama

Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) Tui T. Sutherland

December 2024

Picture Books

Towed by Toad Jashar Awan

Artificial Intelligence David Biedrzyycki

Bears Don’t Cry Emma Chichester Clark

Jonty Gentoo – The Adventures of a Penguin Julia Davidson

The Brilliant Ms. Bangle Cora Devins

Everyone Gets a Turn Marianne Dubuc

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic Candace Fleming

I Know How to Draw an Owl Hilary Horder Hippely

The Spell of a Story Mariajo Ilustrajo

Rocket Puppies William Joyce

Wake Up, Moon! Lita Judge

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten Michelle Knudson

Noodles on a Bicycle Kyo Maclear

There Are No Ants in This Book Rosemary Mosco

The Legend of Maurice Richard: The Little Boy Who Became the Rocket Lucie Papineau

Bea’s Bad Day Tom Percival

Cafe at the Edge of the Woods Mikey Please

A Sea of Gold, A Ukranian Story through the Generations Patricia Polacco

Oh! Look, a Boat! Andrew J. Ross

If You Run Out of Words Felicita Sala

Gaga Mistake Day Emma Straub

The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals Deborah Underwood

The Island Before No Christina Uss

Where Is My Nose? Lucas Zanotto

Nonfiction

The Super Ocean Weekend: The Ultimate Underwater Adventure Gaëll Alméras

How To help a Hare and Protect a Polar Bear Dr. Jess French

Audio Books

Henry’s Freedom Box Ellen Levine

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic Candace Fleming

The House Before Falling into the Sea Ann Suk Wang

November 2024

Picture Books

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? Mac Barnett

Santa’s First Christmas Mac Barnett

Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho William Boniface

Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home A.R. Capetta

It’s Raining Bats and Frogs Rebecca Colby

Knight Owl and Early Bird (The Knight Owl #2) Christopher Denise

The Magical Yet Angela DiTerlizzi

Snow Is… Laura Gehl

Love is in the Bear Judith Henderson

Where to Hide a Star Oliver Jeffers

An Anishinaabe Christmas Wab Kinew

It’s Winter! Renee Kurilla

The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz

Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden Christy Mandin

I Spy Love Dan Marzollo

Tove and the Island with No Address Lauren Soloy

I Quit Kristen Tracy

Into the Goblin Market Vikki VanSickle

Little Ghost Makes a Friend Maggie Edkins Willis

Juvenile Novels

True Colors Abby Cooper ADOPTED

The Puppets of Spelhorst Kate DiCamillo

The Hotel Balzaar Kate DiCamillo

Keeper Chance and the Conundrum of Chaos Alex Evanovich

The Shape of Lost Things Sarah Everett

The Graveyard Gift Fern Forgettable

Spy School Goes North Stuart Gobbs

Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment Anns James

The doughnut fix Jessie Janowitz ADOPTED

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess Jeff Kinney

Forest Frights (Scare School Diaries) Jarrett Lerner

Frostfire Ellie Mackay

Bye Forever I guess Jodi Meadows ADOPTED

Let It Glow Marissa Meyer

The Umbrella House Colleen Nelson

Coo Kaela Noel ADOPTED

Dork Diaries 16: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister Rachel Renee Russell

Solimar : the sword of the monarchs Pam Munoz Ryan

The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall Jasmine Warga ADOPTED

Slouch Christina Wyman

Comic Books

The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip Max Barnett

The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (#20) Aaron Blabey

The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel Max Brallier

Detective Beans Li Chen

Pablo and Splash Sheena Dempsey

Taxi Ghost Sophie Escabasse

Haru Book 1: Spring Haru

Pokemon Adventures Red and Blue Box Set Hidenori Kusaka

Kristy and the Walking Disaster (The Baby-Sitters Club #16) Ann M. Martin

Karen’s Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #9) Ann M. Martin

Fairy Tale Manga Box Set Hiro Mashima

Swing Audrey Meeker

The Ribbon Skirt Cameron Mukwa

Turning Twelve Kathryn Ormsbee

Cat Ninja Paul Ritchey

Bog Myrtle Sid Sharp

Pizza and Taco: Best Christmas Ever! Stephen Shaskan

The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps Graphic Novel #1) R.L. Stein

Katie the Catsitter 4: The Purrfect Plan: (A Graphic Novel) Colleen AF Venable

Nonfiction

Amazing Space Josh Barker

An Arctic Story : The Animals of the Frozen North Jane Burnard

Become a Chess Champion James Canty

Whales and Us India Desjardins

Eyewitness Viking DK

Kahoot! Quiz Time Space DK

Why? Encyclopedia DK

Disgusting Critters: A Creepy Crawly Collection Elise Gravel

What Breathes Through Its Butt? Emily Grossman

Who Would Win?: Extreme Animal Rumble Jerry Pallotta

The Big Book of Useless Knowledge Sam Priddy

An Animal a Day Miranda Smith

Tell Us Apart: A Who’s Who of Confusing Animals Lucy Thorn

October 2024

Picture Books

Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life Jennifer Aniston

The Great Expedition Peter Carnavas

Where We Can Hear the Giants Sing Peter Cheong

The Owlympic Games: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #20) Rebecca Elliott

Is This a Tiger? Elina Ellis

5 More Sleeps ’Til Halloween Jimmy Fallon

Barnaby Unboxed! Terry Fan

The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe Shannon Hale

Pug the Sports Star: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #11) Kyla May

Bounce! Robert Munsch

What Lolo Wants Cristina Oxtra

Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue Sherri Duskey Rinker

The Most Boring Book Ever Brandon Sanderson

Cookie Time Jessie Sima

Tiny Jenny: Little Fairy, Big Trouble Briony May Smith

The Hawk Shadow Jan Boudreau Waboose

Scaredy Squirrel Scared Silly Melanie Watt

Today is Orange Shirt Day Phyllis Webstad

Juvenile Novels

Amari and the Despicable Wonders: Vol.3 B.B. Alston

Mouse and His Dog Katherine Applegate ADOPTED

Westfallen Ann Brashares

The Dragon Slayer Tatyana Feeney

When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank before the Diary Alice Hoffman

Greta J.S. Lemon

Rani the Enchanted Dragon (Dragon Girls Special Edition #1) Maddy Mara

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon

The Last Dragon on Mars Scott Reintgen

Impossible Creatures, Vol.1 Katherine Rundell

Non Fiction

National Geographic Readers: Superstars of the Sea Collection Geographic Kids National

Weird But True! World 2025 National Geographic Kids

Comic Books

Survive the Island (Diary of a Roblox Pro #8) Ari Avatar

The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom Mac Barnett

Puffin and Penguin Helaine Becker

We Are Big Time Borzoi

Uprooted Ruth Chan

Steve, A Pretty Exceptional Horse Kelly Collier

Spy School Goes Wild Stuart Gibbs

Investigators Class Action: John Patrick Green

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin! #1 Erin Hunter

Wingborn Marjorie Liu

Karen’s Grandmothers (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9) Ann M. Martin

Big Nate: Remain Calm! Lincoln Peirce

Crush Tegan and Sara Quinn

Rover and Speck: It’s a Gas! Jonathan Roth

Weirdo Tony Weaver, Jr.

September 2024

Picture Books

Lost Stick Anoosha Syed

Club Microbe Elise Gravel

How to Party Like a Snail Nasreem Hrab

Rock? Plant? Animal? How Nature Keeps Us Guessing Etta Kaner

What can a Mess Make? Bee Johnson

Love, Escargot Dashka Slater

Thank You Jarvis

The Dictionary Story Oliver Jeffers

We Are Definitely Human X Fang ADOPTED

A Mischief of Mice Christie Matheson

The Digger and the Dark Joseph Kuefler

Juvenile Novels

Plain Jane and the Mermaid Vera Brosgol

Bodega Cats: Vol.1 Hilda Eunice Burgos

Diary of an accidental witch: Secret Spells Perdita Cargill

The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers ADOPTED

Bo and the Witch: A Branches Book Rebecca Elliott

A Game of Noctis Deva Fagan

Anne Dreams Kallie George

The 130-Story Treehouse Andy Griffiths

The 143-Story Treehouse Andy Griffiths

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash Jory John

The Secret Language of Birds Lynne Kelly

The Fort Gordon Korman

Welcome to Scare School: Scare School Diaries Jarrett Lerner

Not if You Break Up With Me First G.F. Miller

Olivetti Allie Millington

Wish Barbara O’Connor

Mr. Wolf’s Class: Mystery Club Aron Steinke

Mr. Wolf’s Class: Lucky Stars Aron Steinke

The Sunbearer Trials Aiden Thomas

Ash’s Cabin Jen Wang

Mid-Air Alicia D. Williams ADOPTED

Houses with a Story Seiji Yoshida ADOPTED

Nonfiction

The Super Fun Joke Book Ana Bermeja

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2025 (canadian Edition) National Geographic Kids

Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard Doug Tallamy ADOPTED