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Picture Books October 2025 |
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Anything
by Rebecca Stead
After moving to a new apartment, a father tells his daughter to wish for three Anythings, but when she admits she wishes to return to their old home, her dad helps her realize home is where they are together.
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Another word for neighbor
by Angela Pham Krans
Han is happy to spend his days with his tea, his newspaper and his plants, until Kate and Olly move in next door and Han learns that the best surprises in life come from letting people in.
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Beverley, bat your service
by Kelly Collier
Beverley the Bat loves entertaining but never has guests, so when a new human family moves into his big, old house, he eagerly welcomes them but soon realizes his bat-style hospitality might not align with human expectations.
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Fairy walk
by Gaia Cornwall
Hopping and skipping into the woods behind their house, a trio of kids and their loyal doggy companion head off into the wild world in search of fairies.
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Fix-it familia
by Lucky Diaz
Chavo and his family are always there to help anyone and everyone. So when the main parade float crashes at a neighborhood fiesta, Chavo has the perfect plan to help his community.
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Good knight
by Sara Holly Ackerman
Although it is time to sleep for everyone in the castle, the littlest knight in the kingdom is not quite ready to go to bed just yet.
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The most magnificent team
by Ashley Spires
Captures the emotional ups and downs of working with others in this celebration of collaboration in the creative process. As the girl perseveres through technical and emotional challenges, she learns that mistakes don't mean failure and setbacks are just part of the route to success.
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New
by Nina Mata
In the big city, everything feels new. School is new. The people are new. And the glares and stares you get for being different are new. But new can also mean new beginnings.
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I will read to you
by Gideon Sterer
A young boy heads into the woods to read bedtime stories to vampires, witches, skeletons, and other kinds of monsters who have no one to help them to sleep.
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Milo's monster
by Tom Percival
Feeling left out when his best friend Jay makes a new friend, Milo must find a way to free himself from the grip of his jealousy, manifested as a GREEN-EYED MONSTER, and repair his friendship.
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It's not easy being a ghost
by Marilyn Sadler
Considered too cute to be spooky, Misty the Ghost tries to disguise herself as a mummy, werewolf and witch?—?with hilarious results?—?and turns her frown upside down when she discovers true happiness comes from just being herself. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Monster hands
by Karen Kane
When nighttime comes, Milo has a problem--he's convinced there's a monster under his bed! Luckily, his best friend Mel knows just what to do--scare the monster more than the monster scares you!
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Little Ghost makes a friend
by Maggie Edkins Willis
When a new girl moves in next door, super shy Little Ghost comes up with the perfect plan for inviting her over for a visit that reveals the secret to making friends is being himself! Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Benita and the night creatures
by Mariana Llanos
Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them.
Also available on Libby.
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Wolfgang in the meadow
by Lenny Wen
Striving to hone his spooking skills to one day become the great spirit of the Dark Castle, Wolfgang must decide whether he's really ready to leave his beloved meadow behind when he wins the honor of haunting the Dark Castle's shadowy halls.
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Bunso meets a Mumu
by Rev Valdez
Introducing kids to Filipino culture and words, this entertaining story follows Bunso as he fights back against the Mumu, a Boogeyman-type monster who punishes children who misbehave by sucking the fun out of everything.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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