ENGLISH BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

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October 2026

Board Books

The House with Nobody in It Jon Klassen

Picture Books

Monsters Are the Worst! Alex Willan

There’s A Ghost in This House Oliver Jeffers

Have You Ever Seen a Ghost? Daniel Kwan

Rebecca Kate Beaton

Goodbye, Koi Jack Wong

Young Cat, Old Cat Jillian Tamaki

The Skeleton and the Cat Brandon James Scott

Juvenile Novels

The Neverfear (Impossible Creatures, Book 3) Katherine Rundell

Tig Heather Smith

Witchward Bound: A Butter and Owl Adventure Erin Bow

Comic Books

Barb and the Ghost Blade (Book 2) Dan Abdo

Barb vs.the Leech Queen (Book 3) Dan Abdo

Beware the Werewolf Andres Miedoso

Pizza and Taco: Scariest Sleepover Ever! Stephan Shaskan

Manga

RuriDragon, Vol.4 Masaoki Shindo

September 2026

Board Books

Night Prints Kari Allen

Hey! What’s That? Sandra Boynton

Too Early Nora Ericson

Stella and Sam ABC Marie-Louise Gay

Oi Dog! Kes Gray

10 Dogs Emily Gravett

The Haircut Theo Heras

Good Night, Good Night Dennis Lee

Dog Loves Baby Natalie Nelson

Some Dinos Lydia Nichols

Into the Starry Night Curtis R. Scott

So Sleepy Story Uri Shulevitz

Yes, Elvis. No, Romeo: A Book of Opposites David Soman

Elvis and Romeo Make a Sandwich David Soman

Reach In! Hervé Tullet

Hello Hello Opposites Brendan Wenzel

The Littlest Family’s Big Day Emily Winfield Martin

Juvenile Novels

The Mona Lisa Vanishes Nicholas Day

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Daniel Nayeri Nayeri

The Labors of Hercules Beal Gary D. Schmidt

Juvenile Nonfiction

A Small Speckled Egg Mary Auld

A Year of Kites: Traditions Around the World Monisha Bajaj

The Secret World of Spider Webs Jan Beccaloni

Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish Carole Boston Weatherford

Notre-Dame: The World’s Cathedral Lynn Curlee

One Ocean: A Journey Beneath the Waves Nicola Davies

My Presentation Today Is About the Ananconda Bibi DumonTak

Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges Christy Hale

Shapes of Nature: A Kaleidoscope of the Natural World Ben Hoare

Stone by Stone: A Rock’s Journey Through Time Melissa Koch

Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth Giles Laroche

A Forest Begins Anew Louise M. Aamodt

Female Indigenous Heroes Katrina M. Phillips

August 2026

Picture Books

Turtle with a Toolbox Beth Ferry Dudolf

Time to Go, Sid!: A Picture Book Isabel Greenberg

The Cow in the Dark at Night Jess Hannigan

Searching for Wocks Lucy Knisley

Good Families Don’t Robert Munsch

Yarn is Everything! Aaron Reynolds

Construction Site: Firefight! Sherri Duskey Rinker:

The Skeleton and the Cat Brandon James Scott

Waffles and Julius Ed Vere

Juvenile Novels

Dory Fantasmagory Center of the Universe Abby Hanion

Sleepless Gordon Korman

The Baby-Sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-Sitter Summer Ann M. Martin

Feather Vane Beth O’Brien

Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria Matthew L.N. Wilkinson

Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home Zach Weinersmith

Juvenile Nonfiction

D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths Ingri d’Aulaire

Comic Books

Homer’s The Odyssey Martin Bustamante

The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot

Offside Christina Diaz Gonzales

Investigators Weather or Not John Patrick Green

Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy, Part 1 of 3 Erin Hunter

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, Part 3 of 3 Erin Hunter

Spider-Man: Mighty Mayhem! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up) Mike Maihack

I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived #14) Lauren Tarshis

Katie the Catsitter 5: Villain Con Colleen AF Venable

Haven and the Fallen Giants Jen Xu

The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons #1) Jaimal Yogis

Quest for the True Dragon (City of Dragons #) Jaimal Yogis

Manga

Nichijou 15th Anniversary Keiichi Arawi

Fire Force (1-11) Atsushi Ohkubo

Unico: Lost (Volume 3) Samuel Sattin

July 2026

Board Books

McToad Mows Tiny Island: A Board Book Tom Angleberger

Cat Shapes Aidan Cassie

I’ll Love You Till the Sloths Start School Kathryn Cristaldi

Goodnight, Bruce Ryan T. Higgins

Where Is Bear? Leslea Newman

Picture Books

Taking Turns with Turtles Shari Becker

The Crayon’s Book of Manners Drew Daywalt

Worm on the Job Maureen Fergus

Sarabeth’s Garage Melanie Florence

Every Space Between Naseem Hrab

Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual Roz MacLean

Summer Pops Up! Aurore Petit

A Door is to Open Kyo Maclear

Dad Christian Robinson

Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) Joyce Sidman

Uh-Oh, Hugo! Janathan Stutzman

The Sweater: A Story of Community Larissa Theule

I Am Speedy: Confessions of a Turbocharged Sloth Kristen Tracy

The Trouble with Children (According to Dog) Katie Weaver

Juvenile Novels Level 1

Biscuit Rides the Ferry Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Unicornia: Rainbow Roller Skates Ana Punset

Cranky versus the Cat Phuc Tran

A Not So Perfect Start (The Caring Classroom, Book 1) Trudy Ludwig

Juvenile Novels

The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) Mac Barnett

Top Secret Smackdown (Mac B., Kid Spy #3) Mac Barnett

Mac Cracks the Code (Mac B. , Kid Spy #4) Mac Barnett

The Sound of Danger (Mac B., Kid Spy #5) Mac Barnett

The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy Angela Cervantes

Beast Ballerz: Book 1 Wesley King

The Last Dragon House (Book 1) Olivia Mae Morris

Wanted: Your House Monique Polak

The Second Life of Snap Erin Entrada Kelly

Nonfiction

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027 (Canadian Edition) National Geographic Kids

Soccer (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) Melissa Santoyo

Comic Books

Sol Goes for Goal! Julio Anta

Iron Man: Super Smash! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up) Dean Hale

A Fishboy Named…Sashimi Dan Santat

Midsummer Sisters Niki Smith

June 2026

Picture Books

The Future Book Mac Barnett

Ben’s bumpy flight Suzanne Bélair

I’m Busy Michael Ian Black

Iguana Miss You! Sandra Boynton

Time to Leave, Laverne! Lana Button

I Will Not Walk to School Naseem Hrab

The Wildest Thing Emily Winfield Martin

Go Bananas! A.B. Peel

The Lost Robot Joe Todd-Stanton

The Underwearwolf Gideon Sterer

The Case of Old MacDonald and His Farm Mark Teague

Dick the Delightful Duck Kaye Umansky

Others: A Story for All of Us Kobi Yamada

Juvenile Novels Level 1

Stella and Marigold (Book 1) Annie Barrows

Mermaids and Mix-Ups (Stella and Marigold, Book 2) Annie Barrows

Legend of the Sea Dragon: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #12) Rebecca Elliott

When the Warden Calls (Minecraft Ironsword Academy #5) Caleb Zane Huett

Defending the Swamp Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #31) Tracey West

Juvenile Novels

Magnitude Jennifer A. Nielsen

Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate

Nell O’Dell Hates Quests Emily B. Martin

Phoenix (Book 1 of the Ride On series) Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The Last Immortals: Dawn of the Axolotl (Volume 1) Kit Brooks

Girl of Lore Melanie Dale

The Trouble with Leo (PAWS, Book 5) Nathan Fairbairn

Ape Escape (FunJungle Series #10) Stuart Gibbs

The Missing Magic of Sparrow Zia Leia Ham

Briarwood Natalie Hyde

Chronicles of Weatherwhy: The Season of Flames Anna James

Last Known Address Kathy Kacer

Rialto Kate Milford

Forbidden Mountain (Guardians) Brandon Mull

How to Save a Library Colleen Nelson

The Shrew Detective, Vol.1: The Case of the Pilfered Pearls Margi Preus

Breakout Christina Wyman

Comic Books

Loch Ness Monster’s Unbelievable Science Anne Appert

The New Girl: First Crush Cassandra Calin

Spy School Secret Service Stuart Giggs

Dawn on the Coast: The Baby-sitters Club #19) Ann M. Martin

Karen’s Surprise: Baby-sitters Little Sister #12 Ann M. Martin

Sweet Valley Twins: First Place Francine Pascal

Higher Ground Tull Suwannakit

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenie Wang Stan Yan

May 2026

Board Books

Now I See Spring Mac Barnett

The Pigeon Won’t Say the ABCs! Mo Willems

Picture Books

Her Muddy Majesty of Muck Beatrice Alemagna

A Bear, a Man, and a Doughnut Van Daniel Bernstrom

Two Cranky Bears Nick Bland

Seek and Find Little Ones Colours Kathrin Fehrl

Because of a Shoe Julie Fogliano

Into the Wilderness Haven Iverson

Good Morning, Morning! Maya Meyers

Bartleby Matt Phelan

Judgy Bunny and the Terrible Beach Scott Rothman

Now You Know Your ABCs (Or Do You?) Caspar Salmon

Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life beyond Earth Katie Venit

It’s My Bird-day! Mo Willems

The Big Green Ken Wilson

Juvenile Novels Level 1

My Biggest Passion!: The Soccer Team #1 Gabriel Anctil

Team Spirit!: The Soccer Team #2 Gabriel Anctil

Ready, Set, Respawn (Minecraft Ironsword Academy #1) Caleb Zane Huet

Eyes of the Endermen (Minecraft Ironsword Academy #4) Caleb Zane Huett

The Letter Setters in Fun! Ethan Long

The Fantastic Freeze Ray: A Branches Book (Super Villains in Training #1) Kailei Pew