January 2026 list by Angie R. |
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The Aztec Adventure
by SJ King
Join the Timekeepers in this history-packed adventure series for ages 7–9. In this instalment, they travel to the Aztec Empire in 1442, exploring the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan with its pyramids, aqueducts, and bustling markets. Blending exciting storytelling with real historical facts, timelines, and quizzes, the series introduces young readers to key moments in history as the Timekeepers race to stop the villain DeLay from changing the past.
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Beware, the Snowman
by R. L. Stine
Moving to the tiny mountain village of Sherpia, twelve-year-old Jaclyn takes a hike to look for kids her own age and is warned by an old man to beware the monstrous snowman that lives at the top of the mountain.
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Boogie Bear
by David Walliams
Up at the North Pole, a big furry polar bear is swimming, fishing and eating. But when she nods off and finds herself far from home, she thinks things can't get any worse. But they can...much worse! An outrageously funny picture book with an incredibly heartwarming message about celebrating difference – in all its forms.
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Disney Fairies Tales from Pixie Hollow
by Various
Follow the second star on your right and fly straight on till morning and you’ll find a place you know from your dreams—Never Land. Past the pirate ships and Peter Pan’s secret hideaway is Pixie Hollow. A great old maple tree grows there, and in it live hundreds of fairies. For, you see, Pixie Hollow is the Never fairies’ kingdom, and each fairy who lives there has a special, extraordinary talent. This collection contains four bestselling stories: The Trouble with Tink, Beck and the Great Berry Battle, Lily’s Pesky Plant, and Vidia and the Fairy Crown.
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Doctor Who: Myths & Legends
by Jacqueline Rayner
The first audio collection in the Doctor Who: Puffin Classics series featuring four adventures. Old legends and new worlds collide in this magnificent Doctor Who crossover with King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.
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Duck on a Bike
by David Shannon
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
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Giants Don't Go Snowboarding
by Debbie Dadey
The Bailey School kids meet the tallest man they have ever seen in the snowboarding teacher at the Golden Egg Ski Lodge, and Liza, remembering the tale of the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk, searches for clues.
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How to Catch a Unicorn
by Adam Wallace
Filled with zany traps and lots of rainbow unicorn fun, this chaotic chase centers around one of the most elusive mythical creatures ever—the unicorn! Can YOU help catch it?
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How to Deal with Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers
by Swapna Haddow
If you can read this, you obviously understand Pigeonese. You may read my book. If you're a cat and you've learnt Pigeonese...(HA HA HA! As if a cat would be smart enough to learn Pigeonese). This must mean if you are a cat and you are able to read this, you have taken a pigeon hostage so that you can trick them into translating the Pigeonese words into Meow. I demand you release the hostage pigeon now. My book contains TOP SECRET ideas that are NONE of a cat's business.
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Kid Olympians
by Robin Stevenson
This collection of true, kid-friendly biographies shares the childhood stories of diverse Winter Olympic and Paralympic legends—from Chloe Kim and Johnny Weir to Surya Bonaly, Michelle Kwan, Apolo Ohno, and more. With lively illustrations, it shows how these athletes first dreamed big, trained hard, and overcame obstacles long before they made history on the world stage.
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The Last Ember
by Lily Berlin Dodd
Twelve-year-old Eva accidentally ends up with the world’s last aerimander egg, setting off a Kingdom-wide chase. Teaming up with young thief Dusty, she must outrun crime syndicates and a power-hungry official determined to seize the creature. With danger closing in, the pair must protect the egg—before it hatches and changes everything.
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Misunderstood Shark
by Ame Dyckman
In this hilarious follow-up to Misunderstood Shark, Shark accidentally eats Bob the Jellyfish—again—and refuses to admit it, sending Bob into a fury. As the two feud, Friends Don’t Eat Friends mixes over-the-top humor with fun ocean facts (like why sharks don’t get cavities!). Join Shark and friends to see whether he finally learns what it means to be a good friend—or stays misunderstood.
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Mother Bruce
by Ryan T. Higgins
Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation--
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Mud Puddle
by Robert Munsch
When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann's mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time...
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The (Not So) Superheroes
by Swapna Haddow
In a world where all animals have superpowers, Zeb the zebra, Margarine the penguin, and Barry the lemur have the WORST powers of all. Zeb, Margarine, and Barry end up at the back of the line to have the Superpower Supermarket Manager grant them their superpowers and end up getting the short end of the stick. Margarine is granted the special ability to make macaroni and cheese. Barry the Lemur is gifted with the power to write neatly. And Zeb the Zebra can now blend in with a crosswalk... Working at a cafâe and watching everybody else save the world day in and day out, Zeb, Margarine, and Barry wonder if they will ever get to be superheroes for a day themselves.
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Rocket Arm
by Tim Green
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tim Green comes an action-packed football novel. Zeno Dubois is a young quarterback with a rocket arm whose life changes when he enrolls in an elite athletic boarding school. As the pressure mounts, a media storm erupts after Zeno reveals his coach’s unusual healing methods, and he uncovers a mystery that puts his season—and biggest game yet—at risk.
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The Treasure of Ocean Parkway
by Sarvenaz Tash
Two podcasting sleuths help their neighbor solve a cold case--one that is literally etched into the walls of their Brooklyn apartment building.
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Ways to Share Joy
by Renée Watson
Ryan is caught between two friends who both want to be her best friend, her brother ruins her latest baking project, and a classmate keeps teasing her at school, yet Ryan still looks for a way to see the bright side of things and not let anything steal her joy.
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