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Sullivan, Annie. Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts. Paula J. Becker, Illus. Random, 08/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-70960-3. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.      A little monster girl with green skin and wild, multicolored hair comes [continue reading]

Stewart, Melissa. From BAM! to BURP! A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU. Marta Alvarez Miguens, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. [36]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-446-1. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL.         The creation of carbon [continue reading]

Slade, Suzanne. Women on a Mission: The Remarkable Heroes Who Put Men on the Moon. Molly Magnell, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-395-2. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A dozen female scientists are profiled [continue reading]

Patschke, Steve. Haunted Scavenger Hunt, The: A Spook-tacular Story. Roland Garrigue, Illus. Templar, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $15.99. 978-1-5362-3523-4. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Four ethnically diverse friends find a box with a skeleton key [continue reading]

Michalak, Jamie. Hazel the Handful. Matt Myers, Illus. Candlewick, 04/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3119-9. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.       Hazel is a small terrier who loves their human Bea, but is unhappy when a new [continue reading]

Metcalf, Lindsay H. Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit v. Vegetable Showdown. Edwin Fotheringham, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8053-3. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         In 1886, John Nix imported tomatoes from Bermuda and [continue reading]