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New To SBCP Library: Children’s New Releases for January-March 2023

An image announcing new releases of children's and juvenile books at a public library.

Published on JANUARY 5, 2023.

Here is a quick look at children’s & juvenile chapter books coming soon to the library! Note: Titles may take up to 3 weeks after release date to be delivered and cataloged before they are ready to check out.

Children’s Board Books, Picture Books, & Independent Readers

Illustrated book cover depicting a smiling character with an afro, holding a paintbrush and palette, next to a canvas with a landscape painting.
Bob Ross: A Little Golden Book Biography By: Maria Correa & Jeff Crowther January 3, 2023 Easy Reader
A book cover titled "Clifford El gran perro colorado: Una gran nueva amiga" featuring a large red dog, a girl, and a seal.
Clifford: Una gran nueva amiga By: Meredith Rusu January 3, 2023 Spanish Easy Reader
A book cover with a friendly dinosaur peeking into a room where two people are standing. The title asks about dinosaurs learning kindness.
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind? By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague January 3, 2023 Easy Reader
A colorful comic book cover featuring Spider-Man and his friends swinging through a city.
Spidey & His Amazing Friends: Let’s Swing, Spidey Team! By: Steve Behling January 3, 2023 Easy Reader
Illustration of various characters wearing different hats, titled "VERY GOOD HATS."
Very Good Hats By: Emma Straub & Blanca Gomez January 10, 2023 Easy Reader
A book cover titled "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Egg Hunt" featuring a colorful cartoon caterpillar, a chick, and Easter eggs.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Easter Egg Hunt By: Eric Carle January 17, 2023 Board Book
A book cover titled "To Boldly Go" with an illustration of a woman and a starry background, focusing on Nichelle Nichols and civil rights.
To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols & Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights By: Angela Dalton & Lauren Semmer January 17, 2023 Easy Reader
A book cover with two smiling children, holiday symbols, titled "The Not-Quite-Perfect Passover".
The Not-Quite-Perfect Passover By: Laura Gehl & Olga Ivanov January 26, 2023 Easy Reader
Book cover titled "Chicken Karaoke," featuring animated chickens singing on stage with an audience silhouetted below.
Chicken Karaoke By: Heidi E. Y. Stemple & Aaron Spurgeon January 31, 2023 Independent Reader
A children's book cover titled "Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia", illustrated with kids and food.
Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia By: Jenny Liao & Dream Chen February 7, 2023 Easy Reader
Illustrated book cover with a woman playing a guitar, titled "Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!" about Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! By: Tonya Bolden & R. Gregory Christie February 14, 2023 Easy Reader
A book cover featuring the Berenstain Bears in a rocket titled "BLAST OFF!" for beginning readers.
The Berenstain Bears Blast Off! By: Mike Berenstain February 21, 2023 Independent Reader
Illustrated book cover depicting a smiling character with an afro, holding a paintbrush and palette, next to a canvas with a landscape painting.
A book cover titled "Clifford El gran perro colorado: Una gran nueva amiga" featuring a large red dog, a girl, and a seal.
A book cover with a friendly dinosaur peeking into a room where two people are standing. The title asks about dinosaurs learning kindness.
A colorful comic book cover featuring Spider-Man and his friends swinging through a city.
Illustration of various characters wearing different hats, titled "VERY GOOD HATS."
A book cover titled "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Egg Hunt" featuring a colorful cartoon caterpillar, a chick, and Easter eggs.
A book cover titled "To Boldly Go" with an illustration of a woman and a starry background, focusing on Nichelle Nichols and civil rights.
A book cover with two smiling children, holiday symbols, titled "The Not-Quite-Perfect Passover".
Book cover titled "Chicken Karaoke," featuring animated chickens singing on stage with an audience silhouetted below.
A children's book cover titled "Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia", illustrated with kids and food.
Illustrated book cover with a woman playing a guitar, titled "Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!" about Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
A book cover featuring the Berenstain Bears in a rocket titled "BLAST OFF!" for beginning readers.

Juvenile Fiction, Non-Fiction, & Graphic Novels

A book cover for "Magic Tree House #36 Sunlight on the Snow Leopard" with two children and a snow leopard in a snowy landscape.
Sunlight on the Snow Leopard (Magic Tree House #36) By: Mary Pope Osborne January 3, 2023 Fiction
Graphic novel cover depicting a boy and a dog surviving the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina.
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 By: Lauren Tarshis & Alvin Epps January 3, 2023 Graphic Novel
Book cover "Magic Tree House #37 Rhinos at Recess" with a boy, girl, and rhino under a tree.
Rhinos at Recess (Magic Tree House #37) By: Mary Pope Osborne January 3, 2023 Fiction
A book cover titled "Eyewitness: The Elements" with colorful crystal imagery and element samples around the border.
The Elements (DK Eyewitness) By: DK January 10, 2023 Non-Fiction
Illustrated book cover with floating kids and upside-down houses, titled "Simon Sort of Says" by Erin Bow.
Simon Sort of Says By: Erin Bow January 31, 2023 Fiction
A caricature of a basketball player dribbling, with "Who Is LeBron James?" written above, part of a book series.
Who Is LeBron James? By: Crystal Hubbard & Stephen Marchesi February 7, 2023 Non-Fiction
A book cover with a young man and a robotic arm, titled "Piece by Piece: How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required)" by David Aguilar and Ferran Aguilar.
Piece by Piece: How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required) By: David & Ferran Aguilar February 19, 2023 Non-Fiction
Illustrated book cover: "Skull Cat and the Curious Castle" by Norman Shurtliff, featuring a cartoon cat with a skull pattern in a spooky castle setting.
Skull Cat and the Curious Castle By: Norman Shurtliff February 21, 2023 Graphic Novel
A book cover titled "Big Nate: Nailed It!" featuring a boy holding a paper with a grade "C-" beside a girl with a book.
Big Nate: Nailed It! (#28) By: Lincoln Peirce February 28, 2023 Graphic Novel
A book cover of "The Baby-Sitters Club" graphic novel featuring a girl in the foreground and three others behind her, with spooky elements.
Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel By: Ann M. Martin & Cynthia Yuan Cheng March 7, 2023 Graphic Novel
Cover of "The Adventures of Captain Underpants" book by Dav Pilkey, featuring a cartoon superhero in white briefs and cape.
The Adventures of Captain Underpants 25th & a Half Anniversary Edition By: Dav Pilkey March 7, 2023 Fiction
A book cover for "Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey, featuring illustrated characters on a boat.
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (#11) By: Dav Pilkey March 28, 2023 Graphic Novel
A book cover for "Magic Tree House #36 Sunlight on the Snow Leopard" with two children and a snow leopard in a snowy landscape.
Graphic novel cover depicting a boy and a dog surviving the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina.
Book cover "Magic Tree House #37 Rhinos at Recess" with a boy, girl, and rhino under a tree.
A book cover titled "Eyewitness: The Elements" with colorful crystal imagery and element samples around the border.
Illustrated book cover with floating kids and upside-down houses, titled "Simon Sort of Says" by Erin Bow.
A caricature of a basketball player dribbling, with "Who Is LeBron James?" written above, part of a book series.
A book cover with a young man and a robotic arm, titled "Piece by Piece: How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required)" by David Aguilar and Ferran Aguilar.
Illustrated book cover: "Skull Cat and the Curious Castle" by Norman Shurtliff, featuring a cartoon cat with a skull pattern in a spooky castle setting.
A book cover titled "Big Nate: Nailed It!" featuring a boy holding a paper with a grade "C-" beside a girl with a book.
A book cover of "The Baby-Sitters Club" graphic novel featuring a girl in the foreground and three others behind her, with spooky elements.
Cover of "The Adventures of Captain Underpants" book by Dav Pilkey, featuring a cartoon superhero in white briefs and cape.
A book cover for "Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey, featuring illustrated characters on a boat.