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PICTURE BOOKS

Thank you, sun / Dan McCauley illustrated by Jo Loring-Fisher.

McCauley, Dan, author.

Scary shark / by Mike Lowery.

Lowery, Mike, 1980- author, illustrator.

Stop that witch! / by Alastair Heim illustrated by Migy Blanco.

Heim, Alastair, author.

Māui hooks the islands [BOARD BOOK] / written by Gabrielle Ahuliʻi illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong.

Ahuliʻi, Gabrielle, author.

Let’s rumble! : a rough-and-tumble book of play / by Rachel G. Payne art by Jose Pimienta.

Payne, Rachel, author.

Marching Band / written by Kael Tudor illustrated by Kate Hindley.

Tudor, Kael, author.

Sarang saves the school / Korena Di Roma Howley illustrated by Joowon Oh.

Howley, Korena Di Roma, author.

Sleep tight, disgusting blob / Huw Aaron.

Aaron, Huw, 1980- author, illustrator.

This is how we talk : a celebration of disability and connection / written by Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp illustrated by Kayla Harren.

Slice, Jessica, author.

The gift of the broken teacup : poems of mindfulness, meditation, and me / Allan Wolf illustrated by Jade Orlando.

Wolf, Allan, author

100 days : a story of sisterhood / words by Kimberly Lee art by Michelle Jing Chan.

Lee, Kimberly, author.

Barbie. A purr-fect Halloween! / written by Courtney Carbone illustrated by Jiyoung An.

Carbone, Courtney, author.

Barbie. Tricks and treats / written by Courtney Carbone art by Jiyoung An.

Carbone, Courtney, author.

Chichi and Didi love their names / written by Peace Amadi and Ndidi Amadi illustrated by Hayley Blackwood.

Amadi, Peace, 1982- author.

Cocoa’s cranky Halloween [BOARD BOOK] / written by Jodie Shepherd illustrated by Beth Hughes.

Shepherd, Jodie, author.

Furry Friends Forever 5-minute stories / adapted by Mei Nakamura.

Nakamura, Mei, adapter.

Make new friends, keep the old / Girl Scouts pictures by Amber Ren.

Ren, Amber, illustrator.

Grumpkin [BOARD BOOK] / written by Nicola Edwards illustrated by Siân Roberts.

Edwards, Nicola, author.

I send you a hug / words by Anne Booth pictures by Asa Gilland.

Booth, Anne (Children's fiction writer), author.

If a monkey ate nothing but bananas / words and pictures by Lillias Kinsman-Chauvet.

Kinsman-Chauvet, Lillias, author, illustrator.

The memory cake / by Caroline L. Perry illustrated by Jennifer Bricking.

Perry, Caroline L., author.

My name Is Jem : a tale of a guide dog superstar / Olivia Muscat and Allison Colpoys.

Muscat, Olivia, author.

Peppa Pig and the wedding day / created by Mark Baker and Neville Astley.

Stay for dinner / written by Sandhya Parappukkaran illustrated by Michelle Pereira.

Parappukkaran, Sandhya, author.

There was an old lady who said trick or treat! / by Lucille Colandro illustrated by Jared Lee.

Colandro, Lucille, author.

Unnaturally blue / written by Dorson Plourde illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler.

Plourde, Dorson, author.

You’re my quiet little cricket [BOARD BOOK] / Eric Carle.

Carle, Eric, creator.

Ballet brown : dancing with heart / Bellen Woodard illustrated by Fanny Liem

Woodard, Bellen, author.

The mixed-up owl / story by Marzena Sowa pictures by Joanna Lorho translated by Jill Davis.

Sowa, Marzena, 1979- author.

All the Hulk feels / written and illustrated by Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan, author, illustrator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrckFHGpHQhdfWkr9rjG3

Best buds / written by Becky Scharnhorst illustrated by Jiarui Jiang.

Scharnhorst, Becky, author.

How to catch Bigfoot / From the New York Times bestselling series by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton.

Walstead, Alice, author.

Witch cat / Lucy Rowland illustrated by Laura Hughes.

Rowland, Lucy (Children's author), author.

Gargoyles / by Matthew J. Gilbert and Greg Weisman illustrated by Shane Clester.

Gilbert, Matthew J., authr.

The marvelous now / words by Angela DiTerlizzi art by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.

DiTerlizzi, Angela, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjMvhmBYHRXbWddhCMDykC

Yours, mine, ours : a celebration of service and community / Arun Gandi and Bethany Hegedus illustrated by Andrés Landazábal.

Gandhi, Arun, author.

A is for Alfie / written by Randy DuBurke illustrated by Derick Brooks.

DuBurke, Randy, author.

The girl who sings to bees / written by Chiquis with Lissette Norman illustrated by Geraldine Rodriguez.

Rivera, Chiquis, author.

Go, sloth, go! / Toni Yuly.

Yuly, Toni, author, illustrator.

Our friendly farmhouse / written by Melissa Ferguson and her children illustrated by Gretchen Ellen Powers.

Ferguson, Melissa, 1985- author.

We match! / Chris Barton illustrated by Sharon Glick.

Barton, Chris, author.

In our dreams / by Isabel Otter illustrated by Nabila Adani.

Otter, Isabel, author.

This moment is special : a Día de Muertos story / John Parra.

Parra, John, author, illustrator.

Together, we are family / Emily Hamilton.

Hamilton, Emily, author, illustrator.

The zombees / Justin Colón illustrated by Kaly Quarles.

Colón, Justin, author.

Beatrice looks for home / Ron Grady.

Grady, Ron, author, illustrator.

Evelyn Witch gets a pet / written by Beth Ferry illustrated by Charles Santoso.

Ferry, Beth, author.

Fish fry Friday / written by Winsome Bingham illustrated by C.G. Esperanza.

Bingham, Winsome, author.

Murray’s Howl-o-ween / by E.G. Keller.

Keller, E. G. (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

Oh no, Ojó! / Àlàbá Ònájìn.

Onajin, Alaba, author, illustrator.

Aunt Lucy’s special recipe / adapted by Rebecca Gerlings.

Gerlings, Rebecca, author.

Dora the Explorer. Catch that cake! / by Melissa Lagonegro illustrated by Steve Lambe

Lagonegro, Melissa, author.

A very Mickey Halloween [BOARD BOOK] / written by Dienesa Le illustrated by Fernando G ll.

Le, Dienesa, author.

Leonard builds a haunted house / Mike Ciccotello.

Ciccotello, Mike, author, illustrator.

Rubble & Crew. Let’s build it! [BOARD BOOK] : a counting book.

Little witch’s to-do list / written by Helen Kemp Zax illustrated by Kiersten Eve Eagan.

Zax, Helen Kemp, author.

A rakhi for Rakesh / written by Nadia Salomon illustrated by Nabi H. Ali.

Salomon, Nadia, author.

This little monster [BOARD BOOK] / by Dori Elys illustrated by Kathryn Selbert.

Elys, Dori, author.

Toddler talk : all gone! [BOARD BOOK] / illustrated by Carolina Bzio

Búzio, Carolina, artist.

Zara in the middle / by Erika Lynne Jones.

Jones, Erika Lynne, author, illustrator.

Who’s making all that noise?! / Darrin Lunde illustrated by Erica Chen.

Lunde, Darrin P., author.

Elvis & Romeo go to dog school / David Soman and Jacky Davis.

Soman, David, author, illustrator.

The pirates next door : starring the Jolley-Rogers / by Jonny Duddle.

Duddle, Jonny, author, illustrator.

Vlad, the fabulous vampire / Flavia Z. Drago.

Drago, Flavia Z., author, illustrator.

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Juvenile Fiction

Bashir Boutros and the jewel of the Nile / George Jreije.

Jreije, George, author.

Kickturn / Brie Spangler.

Spangler, Brie, author, illustrator.

Team Awkward. Leah vs. art / Joy McCullough & Veeda Bybee.

McCullough, Joy, author.

Top marks for murder / Robin Stevens.

Stevens, Robin, 1988- author.

Losing the plot / Annaleise Byrd.

Byrd, Annaleise, author.

Welcome to Metropolis : the prequel junior novel / by David Lewman.

Lewman, David, author.

How to be a hero. A gathering of giants / Cat Weldon.

Weldon, Cat, author.

Confessions of a junior spy / Rosaria Munda.

Munda, Rosaria, author.

Seashell Key. The lucky day / story by Lourdes Heuer pictures by Lynnor Bontigao.

Heuer, Lourdes, author.

Let sleeping cats lie : pet poems / Brian Bilston.

Bilston, Brian, author.

Rayleigh Mann and the quest of misfits / Ciannon Smart.

Smart, Ciannon, author.

Bubblegum shoes. The case of the contraband closet / Goldy Moldavsky.

Moldavsky, Goldy, author.

The accidental stowaway / Judith Eagle illustrated by Jo Rioux.

Eagle, Judith, author.

Billions to burn / Taylor Banks.

Banks, Taylor, author.

The Unlikely Heroes Club / Kate Foster.

Foster, Kate (Children's author), author.

Written in the stars / Lee Heart [lettering and illustrations by Kate Forrester]

Heart, Lee, author.

Threat of the spider / Michael P. Spradlin.

Spradlin, Michael P., author.

The dog who made it better / Katherin Nolte.

Nolte, Katherin, author.

An encantadora’s guide to monstros & magic / Sara J. Mendonca.

Mendonca, Sarah J., author.

Junius Leak and the spiraling vortex of doom / Allan Wolf.

Wolf, Allan, author.

Mooncussers / Eli Brown illustrated by Karin Rytter.

Brown, Eli, 1975- author.

Ride or die / Delilah S. Dawson.

Dawson, Delilah S., author.

The story of Doctor Dolittle / Hugh Lofting illustrated by the author.

Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947.

Beyond the grave / Trevor Henderson.

Henderson, Trevor (Comics artist), author, illustrator.

Play the game. Time to win / Amar Shah.

Shah, Amar (Screenwriter), author.

Pirates of the Caribbean / Ridley Pearson illustrated by Wendy Tan.

Pearson, Ridley, author.

Jungle Cruise / Ridley Pearson illustrated by Wendy Tan.

Pearson, Ridley, author.

The boy, the mountain, and the serpent who ate the moon / Caris Avendaño Cruz.

Cruz, Caris Avendaño, author.

The ghost tower / Gillian Cross illustrated by Sarah Horne.

Cross, Gillian, author.

Peachaloo in bloom / Chris Raschka.

Raschka, Christopher, author, illustrator.

The library of unruly treasures / written by Jeanne Birdsall illustrations by Matt Phelan.

Birdsall, Jeanne, author.

The adventures of super diaper baby : color edition / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966- author, illustrator.

Magic of the wizard dragon / written by Tracey West illustrated by Graham Howells.

West, Tracey, 1965- author.

Hidden treasure / Jessie Burton.

Burton, Jessie, 1982- author.

The extremely embarrassing life of Lottie Brooks / Katie Kirby.

Kirby, Katie, author, illustrator.

Lissa loves bugs / story by Tracy Blom art by Cathy Morrison.

Blom, Tracy, author.

Guardian of the sea / by Jordan Quinn illustrated by Robert McPhillips.

Quinn, Jordan, author.

Gyro and the Argonauts! aka the best book ever written / Joshua Pruett.

Pruett, Joshua, author.

Haunted house / by Ari Avatar

Avatar, Ari, author.

Thrash force / Raj Sidhu illustrated by Billy Yong.

Sidhu, Raj, author.

Olive Little gets crafty / by Linda Urban illustrated by Kat Fajardo series coordinated by Kate Messner.

Urban, Linda, author.

Spark / Chris Baron.

Baron, Chris (Christopher Leigh), author.

The thread of destiny / Aimee Lim.

Lim, Aimee, author.

Pompeii / Eleanor Cardell illustrated by Robert Ball.

Cardell, Eleanor, author.

Bibsy Cross and the time capsule / by Liz Garton Scanlon illustrations by Dung Ho.

Scanlon, Liz Garton, author.

Double creature feature / by Andres Miedoso illustrated by Victor Rivas.

Miedoso, Andres, author.

Sabrena swept away / Karuna Riazi.

Riazi, Karuna, author.

Asha and Baz meet Gladys West / by Caroline Fernandez illustrated by Dharmali Patel.

Fernandez, Caroline (Blogger), author.

Maggie Lou meets her match / Arnolda Dufour Bowes illustrations by Karlene Harvey.

Dufour Bowes, Arnolda, author

Ash the Blaze Dragon / Maddy Mara illustrations by Sara Foresti.

Mara, Maddy, author.

The memory spinner / C. M. Cornwell.

Cornwell, C. M., author.

Full moon party / written by Jessica Young illustrated by Marie Vanderbemden.

Young, Jessica (Jessica E.), author.

The island of forgotten gods / Victor Piñeiro.

Piñeiro, Victor, author.

Search for the sunken statue / Michael D. Beil.

Beil, Michael D., author.

Ratnip. I’m no scaredy-rat / by Cam Higgins illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.

Higgins, Cam, author.

Marvel double feature : Black Panther and Doctor Strange / written by Brandon T. Snider illustrated by Caravan Studios, Khoi Pham, Simone Buonfantino, and Chris Sotomayor.

Snider, Brandon T., author.

The dire deeds of Doctor Gargo / by Steve Behling illustrated by Robb Mommaerts.

Behling, Steve, author.

The nightmares of Finnegan Quick / Larry Hayes.

Hayes, Larry, author.

Totally popular / Brigid Martin.

Martin, Brigid (Children's author), author.

Outfoxed / Elise McMullen-Ciotti.

McMullen-Ciotti, Elise, author.

Stitch : reimagining Frankenstein / Pádraig Kenny.

Kenny, Pádraig, author.

Death by whoopee cushion / Vicki Grant.

Grant, Vicki, author.

Aarzu all around / Marzieh Abbas.

Abbas, Marzieh author.

The house of found objects / Jo Beckett-King.

Beckett-King, Jo, author.

Smiley / M. C. Ross.

Ross, M. C., author.

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Full STEAM Ahead

Open science : knowledge for everyone / Monique Polak illustrated by Catherine Chan.

Polak, Monique, author.

Universe / written by Robin Kerrod.

Kerrod, Robin, author.

Santiago saw things differently : Santiago Ramón y Cajal, artist, doctor, father of neuroscience / Christine Iverson illustrated by Luciano Lozano.

Iverson, Christine, author.

Mini artists : 20 projects inspired by the great artists / Joséphine Seblon illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng.

Seblon, Joséphine, author.

A whole world of art : a time-travelling trip through a whole world of art / Sarah Phillips illustrated by Dion MBD.

Phillips, Sarah, author.

Wow in space / Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz with Thomas van Kalken illustrated by Mike Centeno.

Thomas, Mindy, author.

The book of whys / Gianni Rodari illustrated by JooHee Yoon translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar.

Rodari, Gianni, author.

Super space weekend : adventures in astronomy / Gaëlle Alméras translated by David Warriner.

Alméras, Gaëlle, author.

A grand idea : how William J. Wilgus created Grand Central Terminal / written by Megan Hoyt illustrated by Dave Szalay.

Hoyt, Megan, author.

Screws keep things secure / Andi Diehn illustrated by Micah Rauch.

Diehn, Andi, author.

Casting shadows : solar and lunar eclipses with The Planetary Society / Bruce Betts.

Betts, Bruce (PhD), author.

This book will make you an artist / written by Ruth Millington illustrated by Ellen Surrey.

Millington, Ruth, author.

Hands-on science : Motion / Lola M. Schaefer illustrated by Druscilla Santiago.

Schaefer, Lola M., 1950- author.

Be a creative changemaker : a kids’ art activity book : inspired by the amazing life stories of diverse artists from around the world / Paula Liz illustrated by Bambi Ramsey.

Liz, Paula, author.

The observologist : a handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions / Giselle Clarkson.

Clarkson, Giselle, author, illustrator.

When you go into nature / Sheri M. Bestor illustrated by Sydney Hanson.

Bestor, Sheri Mabry, author.

Britannica’s encyclopedia infographica : 1,000s of facts & figures : about Earth, space, animals, the body, technology, & more : revealed in pictures / written by Andrew Pettie & Conrad Quilty-Harper infographics by Valentina D’Efilippo.

Pettie, Andrew. author.

Exploring AI / by Gaelen Hadlett.

Hadlett, Gaelen, author.

Future tense : how we made Artificial Intelligence-and how it will change everything / Martha Brockenbrough.

Brockenbrough, Martha, author.

Pedro’s yo-yos : how a Filipino immigrant came to America and changed the world of toys / written by Roberto Peñas illustrated by Carl Angel.

Peñas, Roberto, author.

Wind to electricity / by Bryan Langdo.

Langdo, Bryan, author.

Walls : the long history of human barriers and why we build them / Gregor Craigie illustrated by Arden Taylor.

Craigie, Gregor, author.

Skybound! : starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, daredavil aeronaut and scientist / written by Sue Ganz-Schmitt illustrated by Iacopo Bruno.

Ganz-Schmitt, Sue, author.

Asteroid vs. comet / Dr. Marc J. Kuchner illustrated by Matt Schu.

Kuchner, Marc J., 1972- author.

The math adventurers share a camping trip / author, Sital Gorasia Chapman illustrator, Susanna Rumiz.

Chapman, Sital Gorasia, author.

A treasure of measures / Mike Downs, Joy Hwang Ruiz.

Downs, Mike, author.

Wow in the world. 2 : 250 more bonkerballs facts / by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz with Thomas van Kalken illustrated by Dave Coleman.

Thomas, Mindy, author.

The big book of useless knowledge: 250 of the coolest, weirdest, and most unbelievable facts you won’t be taught in school / authors: Dr. Brittney G. Borowiec, Dr. Victoria Atkinson, Laura Buller, Dr. Yara Haridy, Anna Goldfield, Dr. Lucia Perez Diaz, and Sophie Allan illustrators: Hannah Li, Alexander Mostov, and Liz Kay.

Borowiec, Brittney G., Dr., author.

Ernő Rubik and his Magic Cube / written by Kerry Aradhya illustrated by Kara Kramer.

Aradhya, Kerry, author.

She can STEM : 50 trailblazing women in science from ancient history to today / Liz Lee Heinecke illustrations, Kelly Anne Dalton.

Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.

Listified! : Britannica’s 300 lists that will blow your mind / Andrew Pettie illustrated by Andrés Lozano.

Pettie, Andrew, author.

Let’s get creative : art for a healthy planet / Jessica Rose illustrated by Jarett Sitter.

Rose, Jessica (Author of Let's get creative)

What is color? : the global and sometimes gross story of pigments, paint, and the wondrous world of art / Steven Weinberg.

Weinberg, Steven, 1984- author, illustrator

The highlights book of how : discover the science behind how the world works.

Romero, Libby, author.

Graphs! / by David A. Adler illustrated by Edward Miller.

Adler, David A., author.

How to be a color wizard : forage and experiment with natural art making / Jason Logan with photographs by Jason Fulford.

Logan, Jason, author.

Infographics. Every second counts / Kristy Stark.

Stark, Kristy, author.

The next scientist : the unexpected beginnings and unwritten future of the world’s great scientists / by Kate Messner illustrated by Julia Kuo.

Messner, Kate, author.

Sole man : Jan Matzeliger’s lasting invention / written by Shana Keller and illustrated by Stephen Costanza.

Keller, Shana, 1977- author.

Wild at heart : the story of Olaus and Mardy Murie, defenders of nature / by Evan Griffith and illustrated by Anna Bron.

Griffith, Evan, author.

The clock problem : how to tell time / written by Bill Wise illustrated by Davilyn Lynch.

Wise, Bill, 1958- author.

I wonder about worlds : discovering planets and exoplanets / written by James Gladstone illustrated by Yaara Eshet.

Gladstone, James, 1969- author.

How to fool your parents : 25 brain-breaking magic tricks / by David Kwong illustrated by Michael Korfhage.

Kwong, David, author.

Why? encyclopedia : brilliant answers to baffling questions / U.S. editor, Margaret Parrish.

How do you become a mad scientist? : a book full of science experiments / written by Madeline J. Hayes illustrated by Srimalie Bassani.

Hayes, Madeline J., author.

5,000 awesome facts (about everything!) : updated and expanded!

Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi : a math adventure / by Cindy Neuschwander illustrated by Wayne Geehan.

Neuschwander, Cindy.

Beat this book / Howard Calvert, Gemma Correll.

Calvert, Howard, author.

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Not a dog / Claudia Guadalupe Martinez illustrated by Laura González.

Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe, 1978- author.

Up, up, and away : the history of aviation / written & illustrated by Tòma Smot Svoboda [translator: Andrew Oakland].

Svoboda, Tomáš (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

Water is life : the ongoing fight for Indigenous water rights / Katrina M. Phillips.

Phillips, Katrina M., author.

The mysterious Virginia Hall : World War II’s most dangerous spy / Claudia Friddell.

Friddell, Claudia, author.

Rivers / Simon Chapman illustrated by Qu Lan.

Chapman, Simon, 1965- author.

The whale’s song : discover the giants of our oceans / Rossana Bossù [English translation by Margaret Greenan].

Bossù, Rossana, author, illustrator.

All birds have anxiety / Kathy Hoopmann.

Hoopmann, Kathy, 1963- author.

Weird but true! World 2025 : incredible facts, awesome photos, and weird wonders–for this year and beyond!.

Talking rocks and minerals : fact-packed guide to geology / by Paige Towler illustrated by Matthew Carlson.

Towler, Paige, author.

Ablaze : the story of America’s first female smokejumper / written by Jessica Lawson illustrated by Sarah Gonzales.

Lawson, Jessica, 1980- author.

Eatopedia : the wild world of animal digestion / Víctor Sabaté [text], Aina Bestard [illustrations] translated from the Spanish by Lisa Agostini.

Sabaté, Víctor, author.

Your crown shines : for Ketanji Brown Jackson and you / written by jessica Care moore illustrated by Dare Coulter.

Moore, Jessica Care, author.

Inside your brain : 10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works / Lucy Ann Unwin, Prof. Caswell Barry illustrated by María Jesús Contreras.

Unwin, Lucy Ann, author.

Cooking up change / written by Michael Platt illustrated by Alleanna Harris recipes by Michael Platt and Grandma Sarah.

Platt, Michael, 2005-

The how-to cookbook for young foodies / Joanna Saltz & the Editors of Delish.

Saltz, Joanna, author.

Down syndrome out loud : 20+ true stories of disability and determination / by Melissa Hart illustrated by María Perera.

Hart, Melissa, 1970- author.

The music inside us : Yo-Yo Ma & his gifts to the world / written by James Howe illustrated by Jack Wong.

Howe, James, 1946- author.

My history, my gender, me / Cassandra Jules Corrigan illustrated by Moe Butterfly.

Corrigan, Cassandra Jules, author.

Star Wars. Life size : surprising sizes from a galaxy far, far away…. / written by Hannah Dolan.

Dolan, Hannah, author.

The ultimate book of whales : up-close encounters with Earth’s mightiest mammals / Brian Skerry with Stephanie Warren Drimmer.

Skerry, Brian, author.

LEGO MARVEL character encyclopedia / written by Shari Last.

Last, Shari, author.

Bison : community builders and grassland caretakers / Frances Backhouse.

Backhouse, Frances, author.

The cities of the future / Didier Cornille translated by Charis Ainslie.

Cornille, Didier, 1951- author.

Medusa : the making of a monster / written by Emma Adams illustrated by Erica Salcedo.

Adams, Emma (Children's author), author.

Mystery driver : the story of Alice Johnson and the first soap box derby / Elizabeth Tracy illustrated by Anna Aronson.

Tracy, Elizabeth (Children's writer), author.

Poops and farts : the bottom line / written by Štěpánka Sekaninová illustrated by Miroslava Gomolčáková & Daniel Handák.

Sekaninová, Štěpánka, author.

The science of sound : pitch, volume, music, and noise / Andi Diehn illustrated by Micah Rauch.

Diehn, Andi, author.

This is how a ball rolls : the science of wobbling, bouncing, spinning balls / written by Heather Tekavec illustrated by Suharu Ogawa.

Tekavec, Heather, 1969- author.

The unexplained : UFOs / Adam Allsuch Boardman.

Boardman, Adam Allsuch, author.

World of mushrooms / Pauline Payen illustrations by Zelda Pressigout translated by Celyn Harding-Jones.

Payen, Pauline, author.

Lice : how to survive on humans / Berta ̀Pramo translated from Spanish by Marc Correa Haro.

Páramo, Berta, author, illustrator.

Bats! : mysterious and misunderstood mammals / by Lydia Lukidis.

Lukidis, Lydia, author.

The tufted puffins of Triangle Island / words by Deborah Hodge pictures by Karen Reczuch.

Hodge, Deborah, author.

Ida B. Wells : journalist, advocate & crusader for justice / by Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Candace Buford.

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong author.

The world of Auradon : royals and villains / adapted by Kristy Boyce based on the films by Josann McGibben & Sara Parriott and Dan Frey & Russell Sommer.

Boyce, Kristy, author.

Toes, teeth, and tentacles : a curious counting book / Steve Jenkins & Robin Page.

Jenkins, Steve, 1952-2021, author.

Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare / edited by Marguerite Tassi, PhD illustrated by Mercè López.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Where words come from : guide to morphology with prefixes, suffixes, and root words / Gill Budgell illustrations by Priyal Mote.

Budgell, Gill, author.

Scratching the surface : exploring earth’s layers / written by Kate Allen Fox illustrated by Erin Brown.

Fox, Kate Allen, author.

LEGO Ninjago, dragons rising adventure atlas / written by Simon Hugo.

Hugo, Simon, author.

Oh, give me a home : a mostly true story in verse / Jane Kurtz.

Kurtz, Jane, author.

LEGO Marvel Spider-Man. Explore the Spider-verse / written by Simon Hugo.

Hugo, Simon, author.

The boy who became a parrot : a foolish biography of Edward Lear, who invented nonsense / written by Wolverton Hill illustrated by Laura Carlin.

Wolverton, Barry, author.

This is me : getting to know yourself and others better / Helena Haraštová illustrated by Ana Kobern translator: Mark Worthington.

Haraštová, Helena, author.

The atlas of languages : words around the world / written by Rachel Lancashire illustrated by Jenny Zemanek.

Lancashire, Rachel, author.

A rock is born / written by Richard Ho illustrations by Lily Williams.

Ho, Richard (Children's author), author.

The Eclipse of 1919 : how Einstein’s theory of General Relativity changed our world / Emily Arnold McCully.

McCully, Emily Arnold, author, illustrator.

The best kids cookbook : 60 fun and simple recipes to get kids cooking / Danielle Kartes, of Rustic Joyful Food photography by Michael Kartes culinary expert featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show and Today.

Kartes, Danielle author.

You were made for this world : celebrated Indigenous voices speak to young people / edited by Stephanie Sinclair and Sara Sinclair foreword by Mazina Giizhik-iban (Murray Sinclair).

Being bruja : a young mystic’s guide / Zayda Rivera illustrated by Jennifer Dahbura.

Rivera, Zayda, author.

If you like butterflies / Lola M. Schaefer illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska.

Schaefer, Lola M., 1950- author.

Legendary heroes : epic characters from across the ages / contributors, Andrea Mills, Lizzie Munsey lead consultant, Nathan Robert Brown illustrators, Sanya Jain, Aparajita Sen, Diya Varma, Mohd Zishan.

Mills, Andrea, author.

Never silent : a Hiroshima survivor’s story / written by Setsuko Thurlow and Kathy Lowinger illustrated by Michelle Theodore.

Thurlow, Setsuko, author

Waiting for winter : a true story of resilience and joy in the face of climate change / by Stephen Gorman.

Gorman, Stephen, author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut

The deadliest. Flower / Eleanor Spicer Rice illustrated by Max Temescu.

Spicer Rice, Eleanor, author.

The deadliest. Snake / Eleanor Spicer Rice illustrated by Max Temescu.

Spicer Rice, Eleanor, author.

Ghost food : 75 spooky, fun, and frightening Halloween-inspired sweet treats / Cayla Gallagher.

Gallagher, Cayla, author.

The extraordinary history of witches / Hazel Atkinson illustrated by Camelia Pham consultant, Professor Diane Purkiss.

Atkinson, Hazel, author.

LEGO Minecraft games book / written by Julia March and Simon Hugo models designed and created by Alexander Blais and Caleb Schilling.

March, Julia, author.

Tomatoes on trial : the fruit v. vegetable showdown / Lindsay H. Metcalf illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Metcalf, Lindsay H., author.

Hope rode : the promise of the packhorse librarians / words by Lauren Kerstein art by Becca Stadtlander.

Kerstein, Lauren H., author.

The blue jays that grew a forest / Lynn Street illustrations by Anne Hunter.

Street, Lynn (Children's literature author), author.

Cassini’s mission : a spacecraft, a tiny moon, and the search for life beyond Earth / Katie Venit illustrated by Julia Blattman.

Venit, Katie, author.

Japanese cooking with kids : 50 kid-tested recipes to make together! / Debra Samuels, Mayumi Uejima-Carr food photography and styling by Yumi Komatsudaira.

Samuels, Debra, author.

YOUNG ADULT

The Blood Phoenix / by Amber Chen.

Chen, Amber, author.

Goodbye, my princess / Fei Wo Si Cun [translated by Tianshu].

Fei, Wo Si Cun, author.

A mastery of monsters / Liselle Sambury.

Sambury, Liselle, author.

The complex art of being Maisie Clark / Sabrina Kleckner.

Kleckner, Sabrina, author.

City of echoes / Judy I. Lin.

Lin, Judy I. author.

Among ghosts / Rachel Harman.

Hartman, Rachel, 1972- author.

The Yomigaeri Tunnel / Kelly Murashige.

Murashige, Kelly, author.

Skin / Deborah Kelly.

Kelly, Deborah, author.

Embrace the serpent / Sunya Mara.

Mara, Sunya, author.

I’ll pretend you’re mine / Tashie Bhuiyan.

Bhuiyan, Tashie, author.

Tempest / K. Ibura.

Ibura, K., author.

Emiko / Chieri Uegaki.

Uegaki, Chieri, author.

Immortal consequences / I.V. Marie.

Marie, I. V., author.

Star Wars : the acolyte. The crystal crown / written by Tessa Gratton.

Gratton, Tessa, author.

Solo Stan / by Talia Tucker.

Tucker, Talia, author.

Solo / Gráinne O’Brien.

O'Brien, Gráinne (Children's author), author.

Your final moments / Jay Coles.

Coles, Jay, author.

Beast / Richard Van Camp.

Van Camp, Richard, author.

This book might be about Zinnia / Brittney Morris.

Morris, Brittney, author.

The great misfortune of Stella Sedgwick / S. Isabelle.

Isabelle, S., author.

Love, canter, action / by Katie Gilbert.

Gilbert, Katie, 1987- author.

Kill the lax bro / Charlotte Balogh.

Balogh, Charlotte (Charlotte Lillie), author.

This side of falling / Eunice Chan.

Chan, Eunice, author.

Mistress of bones : a novel / Maria Z. Medina.

Medina, Maria Z., author.

The otherwhere post / Emily J. Taylor.

Taylor, Emily J., author.

Verity Vox and the curse of Foxfire / Don Martin.

Martin, Don, author.

Call your boyfriend / Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk.

Cole, Olivia A., author.

Tenderly, I am devoured / Lyndall Clipstone.

Clipstone, Lyndall, author.

A fiery spirit / Kate Chenli.

Chenli, Kate, author.

You’ve awoken her / Ann Dávila Cardinal.

Cardinal, Ann Dávila, author.

America’s not-so sweetheart / Blair Hanson.

Hanson, Blair, author.

Best summer ever / Jessica Cunsolo.

Cunsolo, Jessica, author.

Hirano and Kagiura / novelization: Kotoko Hachijo original story & art: Shou Harusono translation by Kevin Steinbach.

Hachijo, Kotoko, author.

Soulmatch / Rebecca Danzenbaker.

Danzenbaker, Rebecca, author.

Between these broken hearts / Lexi Ryan.

Ryan, Lexi, author.

The crowns of Croswald. The girl with the whispering shadow / D.E. Night.

Night, D. E., author.

Crowns of Croswald. The war of the woods / D.E. Night.

Night, D. E., author.

Crowns of Croswald. The words of the wandering / D.E. Night.

Night, D. E., author.

Island creatures / Margarita Engle.

Engle, Margarita, author.

Predatory natures / Amy Goldsmith.

Goldsmith, Amy, author.

Love spells trouble / Nia Davenport.

Davenport, Nia, author.

Hit me with your best charm / Lillie Vale.

Vale, Lillie, author.

The other side of the ocean : inspired by true events / J. D. Netto.

Netto, J. D. (Jorge de Oliveria), author.

Yuli / S. Jae-Jones.

Jae-Jones, S., author.

My fair monster / Adrienne Rivera.

Rivera, Adrienne, author.

All the tomorrows after / Joanne Yi.

Yi, Joanne, author.

A beautiful and terrible murder / Claire M. Andrews.

Andrews, Claire M., author.

Death in the dark / Bryce Moore.

Moore, Bryce, author.

Scorched earth / Danielle L. Jensen.

Jensen, Danielle L., author.

The whisperings / Joel A. Sutherland.

Sutherland, Joel A., 1980- author.

D.J. Rosenblum becomes the G.O.A.T.* : some angst anxiety assembly required / Abby White.

White, Abby, author.

Donut summer / Anita Kelly.

Kelly, Anita (Romance author), author.

Sky on fire / E.K. Johnston.

Johnston, E. K., author.

Soul of shadow : a novel / Emma Noyes.

Noyes, Emma (Emma Virginia Rideout), author.

Steel & spellfire / Laura E. Weymouth.

Weymouth, Laura E., author.

Stormclan’s folly / Erin Hunter.

Hunter, Erin, author.

Legendary frybread drive-in : intertribal stories / edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith.

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Florida Teens Read

All the fighting parts / Hannah V. Sawyerr.

Sawyerr, Hannah V., author.

Another first chance / Robbie Couch.

Couch, Robbie, author.

The bad ones / Melissa Albert.

Albert, Melissa, author.

Bring me your midnight / Rachel Griffin.

Griffin, Rachel, 1985- author.

Going dark / Melissa de la Cruz.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- author.

The kill factor / Ben Oliver.

Oliver, Ben (Science fiction writer), author.

Pieces of me : a novel / Kate McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, Kate, 1971- author.

Ready or not / Andi Porretta flats by Matt Aytch Taylor.

Porretta, Andi, author, llustrator.

Rez ball / Byron Graves.

Graves, Byron, author.

Star splitter / Matthew J. Kirby.

Kirby, Matthew J., 1976- author.

Stars and smoke / Marie Lu.

Lu, Marie, 1984- author.

Sunrise nights / Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro.

Zentner, Jeff, author.

Swimming in a sea of stars / Julie Wright.

Wright, Julie, 1972- author.

Twelfth knight / Alexene Farol Follmuth endpaper art by Little Chmura.

Follmuth, Alexene Farol, author.

Wander in the dark / Jumata Emill.

Emill, Jumata, author.

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2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 3-5

The adventures of Invisible Boy. 1 / by Doogie Horner.

Horner, Doogie, author, artist.

Always, Clementine / Carlie Sorosiak.

Sorosiak, Carlie, author.

The Amazon / Roland Smith.

Smith, Roland, 1951- author.

Benny Ramírez and the nearly departed / José Pablo Iriarte.

Iriarte, José Pablo, author.

The Callers / Kiah Thomas.

Thomas, Kiah, author.

Clementine Fox and the great island adventure / Leigh Luna.

Luna, Leigh, author, artist.

Dogtown / Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko with illustrations by Wallace West.

Applegate, Katherine, author.

Futureland : battle for the park / written by H. D. Hunter illustrated by Khadijah Khatib.

Hunter, H. D., author.

Legends of Lotus Island. The Guardian test / by Christina Soontornvat illustrated by Kevin Hong.

Soontornvat, Christina, author.

Lightningborn / Julie Kagawa.

Kagawa, Julie, author.

The lost library / Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass.

Stead, Rebecca, author.

The mystery of locked rooms / Lindsay Currie.

Currie, Lindsay, author.

Peril at Price Manor / Laura Parnum.

Parnum, Laura, author.

Trex / Christyne Morrell.

Morrell, Christyne, author.

The wild journey of Juniper Berry / Chad Morris & Shelly Brown.

Morris, Chad, author.

2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 6-8

Brick dust and bones / M. R. Fournet.

Fournet, M. R., author.

Confessions of a class clown / Arianne Costner illustrations by Billy Yong.

Costner, Arianne, author.

Control freaks / J. E. Thomas.

Thomas, J. E. (Children's author), author.

Curlfriends. New in town / Sharee Miller coloring by Luke Healy.

Miller, Sharee (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

The fire, the water, and Maudie McGinn / Sally J. Pla.

Pla, Sally J., author.

The firefly summer / Morgan Matson.

Matson, Morgan, author.

The first state of being / by Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Fowl play / Kristin O’Donnell Tubb.

Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell, author.

Heroes : a novel of Pearl Harbor / Alan Gratz.

Gratz, Alan, 1972- author.

The lost year / Katherine Marsh.

Marsh, Katherine, author.

Mid-Air / by Alicia D. Williams illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff.

Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.

Play the game. The hoop con / Amar Shah.

Shah, Amar (Screenwriter), author.

Shinji Takahashi and the mark of the coatl / by Julie Kagawa.

Kagawa, Julie, author.

Simon sort of says / Erin Bow.

Bow, Erin, author.

Skyriders / Polly Holyoke.

Holyoke, Polly, author.

2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Jr

The fastest tortoise in town / Howard Calvert illustrated by Karen Obuhanych.

Calvert, Howard, author.

GEORGE the Flybot and the lost camera on Mount Everest / by Nessa Bellido Schwarz illustrated by Jason Fruchter.

Schwarz, Nessa Bellido, author.

How this book got red / words by Margaret Chiu Greanias picture by Melissa Iwai.

Greanias, Margaret Chiu, author.

Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten / Michelle Knudsen illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

Knudsen, Michelle, author.

The man who didn’t like animals / words by Deborah Underwood pictures by LeUyen Pham.

Underwood, Deborah, author.

Mavis the bravest / by Lu Fraser illustrated by Sarah Warburton.

Fraser, Lu, author.

Orris and Timble : the beginning / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Carmen Mok.

DiCamillo, Kate, author.

Penny Lu porcupine / Katie Gilstrap illustrated by Maribel Lechuga.

Gilstrap, Katie, author.

The quacken / written by Justin Colón illustrated by Pablo Pino.

Colón, Justin, author.

Rise of the green flame / written by Bernard Mensah illustrated by Natasha Nayo.

Mensah, Bernard (Children's author), author.

Scare school diaries. Welcome to scare school / by Jarrett Lerner.

Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.

The spotless giraffe / Peter Millett [illustrations by] Alison Hawkins.

Millett, Peter, author.

Squirrel-ish / story and pictures by Bambi Edlund.

Edlund, Bambi, author, illustrator.

We are definitely human / a book by X. Fang.

Fang, X., author, illustrator.

Wildfire rescue / written by Rekha S. Rajan illustrated by Courtney Lovett.

Rajan, Rekha S., author.

Children’s Award Winning Literature

Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual / written by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison..

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Last stop on Market Street [PRIME TIME] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hot dog / Doug Salati.

Salati, Doug, author, illustrator.

Freewater / Amina Luqman Dawson.

Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author.

The last cuentista / Donna Barba Higuera.

Higuera, Donna Barba, author.

Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrations by Floyd Cooper.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Watercress / Andrea Wang illustrated by Jason Chin.

Wang, Andrea, author.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Before the ever after / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline, author.

We are water protectors / written by Carole Lindstrom illustrated by Michaela Goade.

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964- author.

When you trap a tiger / Tae Keller.

Keller, Tae, author.

The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 / Claire Hartfield.

Hartfield, Claire, author.

New kid / Jerry Craft with colors by Jim Callahan.

Craft, Jerry, author, illustrator.

The stuff of stars / Marion Dane Bauer illustrations by Ekua Holmes.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

Merci Suárez changes gears / Meg Medina.

Medina, Meg, author.

Last stop on Market Street [ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hello lighthouse / Sophie Blackall.

Blackall, Sophie, author, illustrator.

Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets / Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth illustrated Ekua Holmes.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Hello, universe / Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Wolf in the snow / Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.

Piecing me together / by Renee Watson.

Watson, Renée, author.

Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat / by Javaka Steptoe.

Steptoe, Javaka, 1971- author, illustrator.

March. Book 3 / written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin art by Nate Powell edited by Leigh Walton.

Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- author.

The girl who drank the moon / Kelly Barnhill.

Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.

Trombone Shorty / words by Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews pictures by Bryan Collier.

Andrews, Troy, author.

Finding Winnie : the true story of the world’s most famous bear / by Lindsay Mattick illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

Mattick, Lindsay, author.

Gone crazy in Alabama / by Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita, author.

Last stop on Market Street / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland illustrated by Christopher Myers.

Copeland, Misty.

Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline.

The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend / Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan, author, illustrator.

The crossover / by Kwame Alexander.

Alexander, Kwame.

Knock knock : my dad’s dream for me / by Daniel Beaty illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Beaty, Daniel.

Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by K.G. Campbell.

DiCamillo, Kate.

Locomotive / Brian Floca.

Floca, Brian.

P.S. Be eleven / Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita.

Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America / by Andrea Davis Pinkney paintings by Brian Pinkney.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

This is not my hat / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, J.

I, too, am America / Langston Hughes illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

The one and only Ivan / Katherine Applegate illustrations by Patricia Castelao.

Applegate, Katherine.

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