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Children's Books November 2025 |
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Home
by Matt de la Peäna
Celebrate the beauty and love found in every home, no matter its size, and see how people can be a kind of home, in a meditation on the places we feel most comfortable, loved and protected. Illustrations.
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The day the books disappeared
by Joanna Ho
Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappear--not exactly. It all started because his liked his book about airplanes best and wanted everyone else to read it, too. He couldn't understand why anybody would want to read about tomatoes or ostriches or submarines. And suddenly. . . POOF! The books are gone. It's up to Arnold to figure out how it all happened--and what it will take to bring them back.
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Kittybunkport
by Scott Rothman
Chowder and Crackers, two scaredy-cat friends, face their fears to fix a haunted lighthouse and save their coastal town, Kittybunkport, from trouble.
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First day around the world
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
A picture book offers a lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent and explores what going back to school looks like, including breakfast-to-bedtime routines, for children in countries around the world. Gr 1-2
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Jollof day
by Bernard Mensah
A young boy and his father cook and dance to the music of kitchen noise, with clanging pots and pans, in a celebration of the dishes that bring a family together that also includes a jollof recipe. Illustrations.
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El Niño
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Over the course of a California summer, Kai, a competitive swimmer in training, learns about a legendary Amazonian queen, about El Niño and about letting go of grief.
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The girl and the robot
by Oz Rodriguez
Since Papi was deported, Mimi Perez hustles around her Brooklyn neighborhood fixing things to earn money and joins a robotics competition to win a $50,000 prize, and when a robot crashes to earth from space, Mimi brings it home to fix.
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Max Meow : when pancakes go bad (really bad!)
by John Gallagher
Kittyopolis is in chaos and pancakes are turning monstrous, Mindy's inventing in her sleep, and Max's old foes are organizing into a Legion of Nasty, but luckily Max's pal Rex Rocket, Cosmic Weiner Dog, is here to help. Comic novel. Illustrations.
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The gate, the girl, and the dragon
by Grace Lin
Jin is a Stone Lion--one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time. What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon. Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything.
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The unlikely Heroes Club
by Kate Foster
Eleven-year-old Oli is spending his spring break at Heroes Club, where autistic kids like him can build friendships and learn about their emotions. Sounds fun, right? No. Nothing like a week of forced socialization and emotional learning to ruin summer break. Oli just wants to be home, where it's familiar, not so boring, and he can play games on his phone. But when Oli and the other kids at the club see a stray dog who keeps disappearing into a soon-to-be-demolished building across the street, they hatch a daring rescue plan to save the dog before it's too late. It's going to take bravery, some seriously smart teamwork, and a few broken rules to make a difference. For Oli and his new friends in the Heroes Club, making use of their unique talents and perspectives--together--will be a challenge. But doing the right thing is entirely worth it.
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Fresh start
by Gale Galligan
Ollie Herisson's dad is a diplomat, which means her family moves around a lot. She has already lived in Singapore, Korea, France, and the United States. When Ollie starts at a new school, she doesn't worry about making a good impression because she knows that when her family inevitably moves again, she'll get a fresh start somewhere else. A complete reset. It doesn't matter if her classmates think she's weird for pretending that she lives in the world of an imagined anime, or if she makes an enemy out of the most popular girl in her class, or if she does something hugely embarrassing! And it definitely doesn't matter that all her mom wants is for Ollie to be more of a proper Thai daughter. But after moving from Germany to Virginia and having a mortifying first day at her new school, Ollie is shocked to learn that her parents are going to buy a house so that Ollie and her sister, Cat, can finish grade school in one place. Can Ollie figure out how to both be herself and make real friends when she can't run away from her life?
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To walk the sky : how Iroquois steelworkers helped build towering cities
by Patricia Morris Buckley
This picture book tells the remarkable story of Native workers called skywalkers who have sculpted city skylines, balancing on narrow beams and facing down terrifying heights and heartbreaking loss while building a legacy of landmarks across North America. Illustrations.
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Wrecked / : A Deep Dive into the World's Most Famous Shipwrecks
by Rebecca Siegel
There are over 3 million shipwrecks on Earth. They are many things at once: memorials to lives lost, science experiments, treasure chests, works of art, and home to millions of living creatures. They are time machines, allowing modern explorers a glimpse into the past. From spacecraft and fighter planes to exploration vessels, merchant ships and cruise liners, discover the gripping stories of conflict and courage behind some of the world's most iconic shipwrecks.
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We leap together
by Christopher Silas Neal
An awe-inspiring nonfiction picture book, perfect for animal lovers, that reveals how a mama whale and a mama person care for their young in remarkably similar ways, from the illustrator of Over and Under the Snow. A little boy and his mother set off ona day trip, meanwhile, a mama whale and her calf swim towards the bay. On the way, both sing, blow bubbles, get lost--and found! Through it all, mama always stays close. The human pair board a sightseeing boat, and as the whales reach the harbor, they all converge in one spectacular scene! With lyrical text and absolutely magnificent art, here's a book that celebrates our connection to animals, and to each other.
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Nigeria
by Bryan Langdo
Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Nigeria. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.
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An immense world : how animals sense earth's amazing secrets.
by Ed Yong
The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong. Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales? The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all. Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller AN IMMENSE WORLD is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations. Along the way are tons of amazing animal facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out!
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Want to request any of these titles? Place a hold through the online catalog, or call the library 831-768-3404 for assistance. |
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Watsonville Public Library
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