The Best New Children's Books of the Month
Check out the latest releases for every age, stage, and taste!
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 month. These books, which cover important themes like confidence and kindness among others, are full of rich narratives and unforgettable characters.
For younger readers, make storytime a blast with I Spy Things That Go – a paperback title that you'll want to tuck in your bag to take along wherever kids go. While it might captivate kids who love cars and trucks, it's definitely fun for the whole family to hunt for clues in Walter Wick's gorgeous images.
Meanwhile, share The Bad Guys #20: The Bad Guys in One Last Thing, the final adventure in the bestselling series by author and illustrator Aaron Blabey! Plus, catch up on all the books in The Bad Guys series here.
Following the acclaimed first book, The School for Wicked Witches, we now have the widely anticipated second book, The School of Wicked Witches: Wicked Never Waits. Despite escaping from school in the last book, Ava comes to realize that The School of Wicked Witches might be the right place for her after all. When things begin to go wrong after her return, the only way to turn them around might be to partner with her enemy. Will she?
Have a reader that loved The Hunger Games series? Make sure to take a look at the gorgeous special edition deluxe books and box set. Reread them all in anticipation of Sunrise on the Reaping – which will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games.
Shop the best new books of February for kids of all ages to read below! You can find more new releases and activities at The Scholastic Store.
Board Books
Early Reader Books
Middle Grade Books
All aboard! Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with her dad. Finally, one toothbrush in one place and all her outfits together!...
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All aboard! Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with...
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All aboard! Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with...
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