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New For You - Children's - December 2025

A selection of new fiction, graphic novels and nonfiction for older children.

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  • Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war.
    Book, 2025New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2025. — OLDER FICTION
  • The Element in the Room

    Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home

    Barfield, Mike
    Starting with the Big Bang, The Element in the Room looks at every element in close detail and includes fun comic-strips to tell the stories of key scientific discoveries throughout history.
    Book, 2025London : Laurence King Publishing, 2025. — J 546 BAR
  • In the sixth installment of the action-packed Guardians of Horsa graphic novel series, the Guardians venture into the wild realm, home to the legendary yearling.
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Little Simon, 2025. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Hooked

    Learning to Fish

    Brown, Al, 1965-
    Hooked is a go-to for all anglers.
    Book, 2025Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2025. — J 799.1 BRO
  • A stunningly illustrated story of kindness, determination, a night sky salesman and a young girl named Umbertiska Lupp.
    Book, XX(1596423.1)
  • Omnibird

    An Avian Investigator's Handbook

    Clarkson, Giselle
    "A silly and fun-loving look at what makes our feathered friends one of the most interesting and distinct specimens in the animal kingdom."-School Library Journal
    Book, 2025Minneapolis, Minnesota : Gecko Press, [2025] — J 598 CLA
  • Young stegosaurus Teggs is the new captain of the DSS Sauropod, a spaceship designed to defend the Jurassic Quadrant from evil, carnivorous dinosaurs looking for their next meal.
    Graphic Novel, 2025London : Piccadilly Press, 2025. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Book 3 in an out-of-this-world series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.
    Book, 2025London : Hodder Children's Books, 2025. — OLDER FICTION
  • Putting yourself out there is every quiet kid's worst nightmare, but Martha is determined to make the most of it. And perhaps to make something of herself along the way ...
    Book, 2025South Melbourne : Affirm Press, 2025. — OLDER FICTION
  • A narrative based on a true story about the discovery of an ancient whale fossil in North Otago.
    Book, 2025New Zealand : Mavesther Books, 2025. — J 569.5 DUF
  • A graphic novel about hope, friendship, and heartfelt wishes.
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2025. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Navigating friendships, crushes, and the pressures of growing up, the girls push themselves to master their art - while staying true to their hearts.
    Graphic Novel, 2025Marina del Rey, California : TOKYOPOP, Inc., [2025] — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Once in a Blue Moon

    Nature's Rarest Events and Best-kept Secrets

    Hawkins, Emily
    Each stunningly illustrated spread explores a different phenomenon, including those that have baffled scientists through the centuries.
    Book, 2025London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2025. — J 508 HAW
  • Tabby's adventures in the rich and captivating world of Rema continue! Even though Rema's portals will no longer work for Tabby, she hasn't given up on finding a way back to her world.
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2025. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • A novel about finding courage, making new friends, being proud of family culture and learning from mistakes.
    Book, 2025Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2025. — OLDER FICTION
  • All About Antarctica

    a Fact Book About the Southernmost Continent

    Martin, Marc
    A fact-packed illustrated journey to the coldest place on Earth.
    Book, 2025Australia : Penguin Books, 2025. — J 998.9 MAR
  • Roman Colosseum explores the architectural achievements and hidden secrets held within the walls of this ancient arena.
    Book, 2025London : Hatch Press, 2025. — J 937 MCD
  • When Aeriel’s mother is elected to be the most important politician in the country she is thrust into the spotlight. The public want her to be the voice of every autistic child, but Aeriel must find a way to speak for herself...
    Book, 2025London : Knights Of, 2025. — OLDER FICTION
  • A middle-grade graphic novel about a brave young girl and the dragon whose life depends on her
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Abrams Fanfare, [2025] — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL