Children's Books
April 2025
 
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Picture Books
How to be romance with Bluey and Bingo.
by Penguin Random House LLC

Bluey and Bingo know all about love, and little ones will enjoy learning about it too, in a lift-the-flap board book that is perfect for fans of the animated series.
How to make a peanut butter sandwich in 17 easy steps
by Bambi Edlund

In this uproarious how-to picture book, the narrator attempts to make peanut butter sandwiches for all his animal friends and, assembling the necessary items—including bread, an accordion and clogs—sets out to feed this hungry horde!
Meena's Saturday
by Kusum Mepani

"Saturday mornings start early for Meena. She and her sisters watch the sun rise while drinking chai before they clean the house and then head to the grocery store... while their brother gets to stay in bed. As the guests arrive, including Meena's favorite cousins, the women crowd into the kitchen to cook. The doorbell rings nonstop as family, neighbors, and friends fill the bustling house. Once fresh chapatis are made, dinner begins--for the men. But Meena spots an empty seat at the table and decides today is the day she makes an important change"
The last tamale
by Orlando Mendiola

When there's one tamale left, siblings Luis, Jacob and Letty compete in a 3-round epic battle: Dance Battle, Lucha Libre Match and Arm Wrestle with Abuelita, to win the tasty prize.
Lucas and the capoeira circle
by Joana Pastro

Nervous for his moving-up ceremony for capoeira, the Brazilian martial art that combines music, dance and acrobatics, Lucas, scared he'll lose his ginga--his courage and rhythm--remembers his Papai's powerful words: Your ginga lives inside of you.
Fiction
I survived the Black death, 1348
by Lauren Tarshis

Travel to medieval England to learn about the horrors of the Black Death as one girl finds hope amid illness and grief, in this story that includes nonfiction backmatter with facts and photos about the real-life event.
The Baby-sitters club. : Mallory and the Trouble With Twins 17, Mallory and the trouble with twins
by Arley Nopra

When Kristy offers Mallory a steady job babysitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it will be easy money, but once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into terrors and trick Mallory so she can't tell them apart.
Swimming with spies
by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

In February 2014, battleships populate waters off Sevastopol in Crimea and the Russian military has ordered the dolphinarium teaching dolphins sign language to hand over the animals for military use, but Sofiya Oleksandrivna will keep her pod safe.
Fairies vs. leprechauns
by Kate Korsh

When the leprechaun gold given for lost teeth goes missing, Underwear Fairy Oona Bramblegoop and her friends Horace and Lucy the Tooth Fairy work together to stand up to the leprechauns, save Lucy's job and restore magical harmony. 
Cyborg
by Chris Bradford

Scott and his gang of techno-hackers might have destroyed the deadly online game Virtual Kombat, but they’re far from safe. No longer hosted in virtual reality, there’s only one place for the brutal battle to go—VK will be played in the real world, and Scott’s tech skills won’t help him now. This is no longer just a game . . .
Non-Fiction
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
by James Buckley

Illustrated biographies featuring a range of fascinating figures from history (and current figures, too!) provide great information and entertainment through short chapters and illustrations that will appeal to reluctant readers as well as middle readers in general.
How to make a picture book
by Elys Dolan

Part picture book, part activity book, this step-by-step beginner's guide to putting your pens and pencils to paper is packed with prompts, exercises, tips, jokes and inspiration for telling your own story.
The animal body book
by Jess French

With cutaway illustrations that reveal what each species looks like inside, an animal expert covers every aspect of anatomy, clearly explaining how the forms and features of various animals' bodies help them survive and thrive?—?and perform extraordinary feats every day.
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