The Best New Children's Books of the Month

Make room for exciting new titles your whole family will love! With so many new stories to savor this season, there's no better time to refresh your child's home library and encourage them to build a reading routine.

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Whether your child is exploring picture books, graphic novels, or chapter books, there are plenty of titles they won't want to miss this summer. These books, which cover important themes like confidence and kindness among others, are full of rich narratives and unforgettable characters.

Plus, summer may be in full swing, but spooky season is already sneaking onto shelves. From silly scares to spooky stories, our newest Halloween reads are here to bring a little summer-ween fun to your next storytime.

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Young readers will delight in Millie Fleur Saves the Night, a gorgeous companion to the New York Times best-seller Millie Fleur's Poison Garden. When the sun sets and shadows grow, it's up to Millie Fleur to encourage the townspeople to be brave and find beauty in the darkness. Use this free activity packet to continue the fun beyond the story, featuring two coloring sheets and a drawing activity!

Back-to-school season is just around the corner! Stoke excitement for a new school year with Owl Diaries #21: Eva and the New Teacher, the next installment of Owl Diaries, the best-selling early chapter book series. Eva and her friends meet a new art teacher, Mr. Brushwing, who will be helping out with a special art lesson where they must use their imagination! Will Eva and her friends be able to dream up the perfect art project to work on?

Have a reader that loves video games? Connect their interests to stories with Diary of a Roblox Pro #9: Haunted House, the newest action-packed installment to the kid-favorite Diary of a Roblox Pro series. After your child is finished reading the book, download our ultimate gamer book report (it's free!) to dive deeper into the story.

For older readers and graphic novel fanatics, introduce them to Unico: Hunted (Volume 2). Lost in space and time, Unico awakens in an abandoned factory town. Saved by the resourceful mouse, Garapachi, Unico befriends Chiko, a human girl. But he soon learns that a sinister force is at work in the town's factory, bent on killing all living things. Meanwhile, Venus unleashes a fierce hunter who will stop at nothing to find Unico.

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