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If You Like... Jellyfish

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One of my favorite sea creatures is a jellyfish. Any time I go to an aquarium, I always find myself frozen in place watching as they seem to float through their tanks. So naturally, I find myself looking forward to it any time I hear that there is going to be a new jellyfish book published. Here are some of my favorite books about our majestic aquatic friends.

Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Jellyfish
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2026. Informational.

This charming book about jellyfish describes the beautiful creatures through 14 different poems. It combines poetry, facts, history, and science to explain how jellyfish live, survive, and interact with the ocean. This book could just as easily be used to teach kids about art techniques as it could about jellyfish. Each poem appears on a beautifully illustrated full page spread, and the illustration style changes for each poem to fit the tone. This exciting blend of poetry, visual art, and science will be a sure-fire hit with kids and their grown-ups.


The Secrets of the Jellies
Written by Karen Jameson
Illustrated by Marie Hermansson
San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, 2026. Informational.

If you would like a read aloud informational book that explores the fascinating world of jellyfish, your search is over. It explains how jellyfish move, hunt, protect themselves, and survive in the ocean. It also shares surprising facts about different kinds of jellyfish and how they have adapted to their environments. It manages to be informative but not overwhelming, making it a great choice for young readers.

Jiggliest Jellyfish
Written by Emma and Time Flannery
Illustrated by Katie Melrose
Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2024. Informational.

This informational book answers a different question you may have about jellyfish on each spread. Whether you want to know where jellyfish live, what body parts they have, or how they change from birth to adulthood, this book has the answers. The information comes to you in blurbs, with each spread pointing out a few different facts about the topic so readers can choose how many facts they would like to read.

This Book is Seriously Silly
By Ben Clanton
Toronto : Tundra Books, 2026. Picture Book.

Narwhal and Jelly are here for your younger kids with a new picture book series! in this book, Jelly would like you to know that he is very serious. Unfortunately, you’re never going to take him seriously with the additions that someone is making to his book in red colored pencil. Kids will laugh out loud as they encounter Jelly’s please to take him seriously amid a moustache, silly sounds, and fart noises. For kids that liked The Book with No Pictures, this will be a sure-fire hit.

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
By Chloe Savage
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. Picture Book.

This lovely picture book follows a group of scientists searching for a mysterious giant jellyfish in the Arctic. It follows their journey as they explore the cold ocean far and wide for the illusive sea creature. Kids will love pouring over the pen and watercolor illustrations to see how close the scientists get while looking at the wrong side of the boat to spot it.
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