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The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
By Aubrey Hartman
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. Fiction. 313 pages.

An undead fox serving as the Usher of souls has his life upended when a mysterious badger soul appears. --Publisher

By Mo Willems
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Picture Book.

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate. In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum. --Amazon

Written by Kelly Starling Lyons
Illustrated by Niña Mata
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025. Easy Reader.

Ty loves superheroes. He watches them on TV and reads books about them. When he puts on a cape and a mask, he becomes Super Ty! Super Ty helps Momma and others. But even his super skills can't solve all problems by himself. That's what Ty's super friend is for--his brother! Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: Super Ty, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata. Imagination, helpfulness, and play are highlighted, making this perfect for sharing with children three to six. --Editor

By Saadia Farqui
New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025. Fiction. 370 pages.

Mo is used to his father's fits of rage. When Abbu's moods shake the house, Mo is safe inside his head, with his cherished folktales. The best way to respond is not to engage. Apparently, his mama knows that too-- which is why she took a job on the other side of the world, leaving Mo alone with Abbu. With Mama gone, the two move to Texas to live with Mo's aunt and cousin Rayyan. The two boys could not be more different. Rayyan is achievement-driven and factual; Mo is a 'bad kid.' Still, there is a lot to like about living in Texas. Sundays at the mosque are better than he'd expected. And Rayyan and his aunt become a real family to Mo. --Publisher

By Angie Kang
New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025. Picture Book.

Two grieving brothers visit the lake their father took them to for the first time. --Editor

By Antoinette Portis
New York, NY : HarperCollins, 2006. Picture Book.

To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box. --Editor

By Eoin Colfer
New York : Hyperion Books For Children, 2001. Fiction. 277 pages.

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. --Editor

Written by Travis Jonker
Illustrated by Ruth Chan
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2025. Picture Book.

When Cedric, a hippopotamus who loves to be first in line, is banished to the end of the line, he unleashes a new array of hijinks as the class caboose. --Editor

By Kate DiCamillo
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2000. Fiction. 182 pages.

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. --Editor

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