New Books for Children & Teens, March 2023
Picture Books
Swim, Mo, Swim! / David Adler (early reader)
Wonder Walkers / Micha Archer
Polar Bear / Candace Fleming
Mad, Mad Bear / Kimberly Gee
Where Wonder Grows / Xelena Gonzalez
Playtime for Restless Rascals / Nikki Grimes
Party Hearty Kitty Corn / Shannon Hale
The Leaf Thief / Alice Hemming
The Smart Cookie / Jory John
Sunny and Oswaldo / Nicole Mellaby
Farming Strong, All Year Long / Sherri Duskey Rinker
Little Echo / Al Rodin
Hot Dog / Doug Salati
Beatrice Likes the Dark / April Genevieve Tucholke
Dark on Light / Dianne White
Love, Violet / Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Children’s Fiction
Sisterhood of Sleuths / Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Guardians of Horsa: legend of the yearling / Roan Black
The House Swap / Yvette Clark
The Fourth Suit / Neil Patrick Harris (Magic Misfits series)
Wildoak / C.C. Harrington
Meesh the Bad Demon / Michelle Lam (graphic novel)
Freewater / Amina Luqman-Dawson
Leeva At Last / Sara Pennypacker
Dog Man: twenty thousand fleas under the sea / Dav Pilkey (graphic novel)
Red’s Planet: friends and foes / Eddie Pittman (graphic novel)
Sir Ladybug / Corey R. Tabor (graphic novel)
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 / Lauren Tarshis (graphic novel)
Smaller Sister / Maggie Edkins Willis (graphic novel)
Finally Seen / Kelly Yang
Children’s Nonfiction
Bird guide of North America: the best birding book for kids from a National Geographic bird expert
Unbreakable: the spies who cracked the Nazi’s secret code / Rebecca Barone
Wilderness Survival Guide for Kids / Rick Bayne
Trees: Ultimate Explorer’s Field Guide / Patricia Daniels
Rocks and Minerals (National Geographic Kids) / Nancy Honovich
The scout’s guide to wild edibles: learn how to forage, prepare & eat 40 wild foods / Mike Krebill
Just a Girl: a true story of WWII / Lia Levi
Our Planet: there’s no place like Earth / Stacy McAnulty
Grow / Riz Reyes
Teens
What If It’s Us / Becky Albertalli
Guardian of Fukushima: the true story of a farmer who fought to save the nuclear zone’s animals / Fabien Grolleau (graphic novel)
Braiding sweetgrass for young adults: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants / Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Minus-One Club / Kekla Magoon
Victory. Stand! / Tommie Smith (graphic novel)
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr / Ram V
Kiss Number Eight / Colleen A.F. Venable