New & Coming Soon Books for Developing Readers

Looking for something new for your child to read independently or for you to read aloud to them? Check out this list of new and coming soon books for kindergarten - 3rd graders. You can place a hold in the catalog by clicking on a title. 

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Fang, Vicky

Ava Lin is six and a half years old, loves bubble tea and animals, and is very good at finding treasure and balancing pasta on her nose. And there is a very exciting thing happening in her life right now : tomorrow is the first day of first grade! In first grade, Ava is sure she is going to find a best friend, even if she isn't sure how to go about it. When her efforts land her in some sticky (and funny) situations, Ava always manages to wiggle her way out of her mishaps.

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George, Kallie

Spots the Dog has a problem. His snack has a hole in it. But could it be whole with a hole? Dot the Ladybug is on the case in this delicious story.

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Holub, Joan

Clumsy Pegasus makes new friends and discovers his powers at the School for Magical Monsters.

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Hopkinson, Deborah

As Trim's first storm starts to rage, his fellow shipmates teach him how to prepare the ship.

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Lerner, Jarrett

Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.

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Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola

Makeda is excited to bring Subway, the class guinea pig, home for the weekend. But Subway seems sad so Makeda and her friend Glory decide to make him an fun new cage to cheer him up. But what if what is fun for Makeda is not fun for Subway?

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Ruths, Mitali Banerjee

When a giraffe has tummy trouble, the Inside Scouts must go down a very long slide into the gut to find out what is stuck in the stomach. Includes fun facts about the guts.

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Stone, Rex

Meet Jamie, a member of the Dinosaur Club. They are a network of kids around the world who love to share dinosaur knowledge, help identify fossils, post dino discoveries, and chat about all things prehistoric. Jamie has just moved to Ammonite Bay, a stretch of coastline famous for its fossils. He is busy exploring when he discovers some dinosaur footprints and is transported back to the time of the dinosaurs! It sounds like Jamie needs some help from the Dinosaur Club when he needs to stage a rescue of a young Anklosaurus...

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Weeks, Sarah

From Sarah Weeks, creator of the beloved series Mac and Cheese, comes Sketty and Meatball, a Level One I Can Read about two irrepressible dog best friends.

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Yaccarino, Dan

Two sisters who live on the moon don't share anything-until they get a new pet. Join the Luna Sisters on an adventure across the galaxy in this graphic early reader.

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Yolen, Jane

The Giants have an unexpected guest in the third book about the huge-hearted family from the bestselling and beloved team Jane Yolen and Tomie dePaola in this series for Aladdin QUIX, a line of fun-to-read, short chapter books.

Summaries provided by DPL's catalog unless otherwise noted. Click on each title to view more information.

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