Hello book friends, this is our latest post featuring New Children’s Books – 2025. With a variety of books that are here to entertain AND keep you or your young reader engaged all year long.
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Thoughts on these wonderful New Children’s Books – 2025
2025 is officially here and there are some amazing Children’s Books we want to share with you and your young reader! From nonfiction too beloved characters, these stories will inspire and give young readers a memorable new story they will enjoy over and over again.
Now, let’s dive in to our recommendations I have curated for you and your young reader:
New Children’s Books – 2025
A Book of Maps for You
Lourdes Heuer (Author) Maxwell Eaton (Illustrator)
Before moving away, a young cartographer leaves some guidance behind about his old home for the child about to make it their new one.
Anjali Can!
Sheetal Sheth (Author) Lucia Soto (Illustrator)
When a beloved community center is threatened with shutting down, Anjali must quickly find a way to save the space or risk losing it.
Don’t Trust Fish
Neil Sharpson (Author) Dan Santat (Illustrator)
An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat
Eid for Nylah
Nizrana Farook (Author) Zelma Firdauzia (Illustrator)
A heartwarming tale of a community preparing for and celebrating Eid al-Fitr, seen through the eyes of a curious neighborhood cat!
Every Monday Mabel
Jashar Awan (Author)
From the creator of I’m Going to Build a Snowman comes a surprising celebration of community helpers that captures the joy and wonder of being a kid, centering around a precocious girl whose favorite day of the week is Monday.
Grumpy Monkey Mom for a Day
Suzanne Lang (Author) Max Lang (Illustrator)
The New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series returns with a celebration of relationships between mothers and their children. Grumpy Monkey offers to babysit the little animals in the jungle but when things go haywire, help comes from an unexpected source. Includes two bonus pages of stickers!
Lily’s Dream
Bea Jackson (Author)
A flightless fairy befriends a human girl and discovers her magic in this enchanting picture book from the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up..
Mai’s Áo Dài
Thai Nguyen (Author) Monique Truong (Author) Dung Ho (Illustrator)
Celebrity fashion designer Thai Nguyen from Netflix’s Say I Do joins forces with bestselling author Monique Truong and illustrator Dung Ho in this irresistibly charming picture book about embracing your heritage and the traditions that tie generations together–centered around Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
Papa’s Coming Home
Chasten Buttigieg (Author) Dan Taylor (Illustrator)
A charming picture book about unconditional love from New York Times bestselling author Chasten Buttigieg, perfect for families who love each other the whole year through.
Pizza and Taco: Coolest Club Ever!: (A Graphic Novel)
Stephen Shaskan (Author)
Join Pizza and Taco’s afterschool club in the next installment of this hilarious graphic novel chapter book series! What happens when these foodie besties have to compete with a video game club for members?
Shark Girl
Kate Beaton (Author)
A laugh-out-loud picture book with a feel-good message from bestselling comics creator Kate Beaton about a half-human-half-shark bent on revenge after a greedy fishing captain messes with her waters – perfect for fans of We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors.
Soy Sauce!
Laura G. Lee (Author)
A joyful picture book for kids and foodies of all ages (with real soy sauce as paint!) that celebrates the iconic kitchen staple and the magical way food connects family and friends across the world.
Who Was Shirley Chisholm?
Crystal Hubbard (Author) Who Hq (Author) Tim Foley (Illustrator)
Read all about about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in this empowering addition to the Who Was? series.
Who Would Win?: Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble
Jerry Pallotta (Author) Rob Bolster (Illustrator)
Sixteen epic pterosaurs battle it out in a huge fight! Who will be the pterosaur champion?
Will the Pigeon Graduate?
Mo Willems (Author)
From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes this class-ic graduation book.
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ABOUT THE CREATOR
CECE BECKMAN
Cece holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach. She lives in California with her husband and children. When she’s not reading or writing reviews she can be found wandering book aisles at local bookshops, drinking iced cold lattes with cold cream foam, or passing the time with her cats.
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