Find Your Story In The Children's Department

Syracuse Public Library is constantly adding new stories to the shelves! Here are just a few new ones that will spot now through December. Be sure to check some of them out!​

• Picture Books
• Early Readers
• Chapter Books
• Graphic Novels
• Nonfiction

• “10 Dogs” by Emily Gravett
• “12 Days of Christmas” by Penguin Young Readers
• “A Creature was Stirring” by Heather S. Piercynski
• “A Letter for Bob” by Kim Rogers
• “A Story No One Had Heard Before” by Avi Steinberg (11/28/23)
• “A Very Cranky book” by Angela Diterlizzi
• “A Way to the Stars” by David Almond
• “Abolition is Love” by Ware Syrus Marcus
• “All We Need is Love and a Really Soft Pillow” by Peter H. Reynolds
• “Animal Snuggles” by Aimee Reid
• “Are You Mad at Me?” by Tyler Feder
• “At the Poles” by David Elliot
• “Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior” by Carole Lindstrom
• “Basketball Town” by Scott Rothman
• “Batman and Superman Swapped” by Richard Ashley Hamilton
• “Bear’s Big Dreaming” by Michael Rosen
• “Black Girls” by Dominique Furukawa
• “Books Make Good Friends” by Jane Mount
• “Boys Don’t Fry” by Kimberly Lee
• “Buster Gets Back on Track” by Dale Earnhardt, Jr
• “Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise” by Reese Witherspoon
• “Carina Felina” by Carmen Agra Deedy
• “Chubby Bunny” by Julie Murphy
• “Come and Join Us!” by Liz Kleinrock
• “Construction Site” by Sherri Duskey Rinker
• “Cupig” by Claire Tattersfield
• “Curiously Calm With Curious George” by Dawn Huebner
• “Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas” by Matt Tavares
• “Dear Unicorn” by Josh Funk
• “Dim Sum Palace” by X Fang
• “Dino-Hanukkah” by Lisa Wheeler
• “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh” by Mo Willems
• “Down the Hole” by Scott Slater
• “Dr, Seuss’s How the Grinch Lost Christmas” by Alastair Heim
• “Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Boo!” by Wade Bradford
• “Elves Are the Worst” by Alex Willan
• “Every Dreaming Creature” by Brendan Wenzel
• “Finn’s Little Fibs” by Tom Percival
• “First Night of Howlergarten” by Benson Shum
• “Flat Cat” by Tara Lazar
• “Flubby Does Not Like Snow” by JE Morris
• “Fraser the Forest Ranger” by Matthew Schufman
• “Girl Power” by Erin Guendelsberger
• “Goodbye” by Megan Madison
• “Hopefully the Scarecrow” by Michelle Houts
• “Hot Cat, Cool Cat” by Laura Manaresi
• “How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” by Mac Barnett
• “How This Book Got Red” by Margaret Chiu Greanias
• “How to Catch Santa Claus” by Alice Walstead
• “How to Spook a Ghost” by Sue Fliess
• “I Am My Ancestors” Wildest Dreams” by Tanisia Moore
• “I Am Stuck” by Julia Mills
• “I Don’t Want to Read This Book Aloud” Max Greenfield
• “I Want 100 Dogs” by Stacy McAnulty
• “I, From” by Gary R. Gray, Jr
• “If I Was a Horse” by Sophie Blackall
• “In the Dark” by Kate Hoefler
• “Inky the Octopus” by Erin Guendelsberger
• “Is This Love” by Bob Marley
• “Is This…Winter?” by Helen Yoon
• “It’s Fall!” by Renee Kurilla
• “It’s Navidad, El Cucuy!” by Donna Barba Higuera
• “It’s Not Easy Being Santa Claus” by Marilyn Sadler
• “It’s Really Cold Outside” by Harriet Ziefert
• “Julius” by Angela Johnson
• “Just Because” by Matthew McConaughey
• “Kevin Goes First” by Hala Tahboub
• “Kicks in the Sky” by CG Esperanza
• “Kiki Kicks” by Jane Yolen
• “Kitty and Cat Bent Out of Shape” by Mirka Hokkanen
• “Kozo the Sparrow” by Allen Say

• “La Noche Before Three Kings Day” by Shelia Colon-bagley
• “Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year” by Andrea Beaty
• “Little Red” by Will Hillenbrand
• “Lost Inside My Head” by Vigg
• “Love Comes First” by Jenna Hager Bush
• “Love Is in the Little Things” by Stella J Jones
• “Lucky Me” by Lawrence Schimel
• “Maisy’s Big Book of Kindness" by Lucy Cousins
• “Mama’s Sleeping Scarf” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• “Melvina Whitmoore (More or Less a Horror Story)” by Faith Capalia
• “Miles Morales Spider-Man” by Denene Millner
• “Mole Is Not Alone” by Maya Tatsukawa
• “Monster Baker” by Laura LaVoie
• “My Dog and I” by Luca Tortolini
• “My Little Sweet Boy” by Hilary Duff
• “Nana and Me” by Jane Yolen
• “Nesting Dolls” by Vaness Brantley-Newton
• “Noodle Conquers Comfy Mountain” by Johnathan Graziano
• “Oh, Panda” by Cindy Derby
• “Otto the Ornament” by Troy Cummings
• “Out Cold” by Ryan T. Higgins
• “Pac-Man” by Bandai Namco Entertainment
• “Patchwork Prince” by Baptiste Paul
• “Penguin and Ollie” by Salina Yoon
• “Pepita Meets Bebita” by Ruther Behar
• “Peppa Pig and the Lost Dinosaur” by Candlewick Press
• “Ploof” by Ben Clanton
• “Proud Mouse” by Cara Mentzel
• “Red and Green” by Lois Ehlert
• “Rock Stars Don’t Nap” by Jason Perkins
• “Rock Your Mocs” by Laurel Goodluck
• “Ruffles and the Cozy, Cozy Bed” by David Melling
• “Runaway Pond” by Nancy Price Graff
• “Santa’s Gotta Go!” Derrick Barnes
• “Say My Name” by Joanna Ho
• “Scroll” by Hui Li
• “Seals Are Jerks!” Jared Chapman
• “Sir Morien” by Holly Black
• “Skyscraper Babies” by April Pulley Sayre
• “Sleepytime” by Joe Brumm
• “Small Places, Close to Home” by Deborah Hopkinson
• “Snowmen’s Twelve Nights of Christmas” by Caralyn Buehner
• “Something, Someday” by Amanda Gorman
• “Spread Your Wings” by Emma Dodd
• “Star Stuff” by Rand Burkert
• “Thankful for Family” by Stan Berenstain
• “The Artivist” by Nikkolas Smith
• “The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare” by Stan Berenstain
• “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit” by Mike Berenstain
• “The Big Cheese” by Jory John
• “The Chimpansneeze” by Aaron Zenz
• “The Christmasy Cactus” by Beth Ferry
• “The Enchanted Symphony” Julie Andrews
• “The Goblin Twins” by Frances Cha
• “The Imposter” by Kelly Collier
• “The King Penguin” by Vanessa Roeder
• “The Light Inside” by Dan Misdea
• “The Light She Feels Inside” by Gwendolyn Wallace
• “The Littlest Yak and the New Arrival” by Lu Fraser
• “The Magical Snowflake” by Bernette Ford
• “The Marvels” by Pamela Bobowicz
• “The Mermaid With No Tail” by Jessica Long
• “The Monster Above the Bed” by Kailei Pew
• “The Most Magnificent Maker’s A to Z” by Ashley Spires
• “The North Wind and the Sun” by Philip Stead
• “The Red Fruit” by Lee Gee Eun (11/28/23)
• “The Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles” by Jake Gyllenhaal
• “The Sugar Plum Bakers” by Patricia Tanumihardja
• Fox

• “The Three Little mittens” by Linda Bailey
• “The Voice in the Hollow” by Will Hillenbrand
• “The Walk” by Winsome Bingham
• “The Wonderful Scents of Christmas” by Mike Berenstain
• “The World and Everything in It” by Kevin Henkes
• “The Yawnicorn” by Emily Hamilton
• “There’s a Bear in Your Book” by Tom Fletcher
• “This Book is Banned” by Raj Halder
• “This Tank is Mine!” by Jonathan Fenske
• “Three Important Jobs” by Yvonne Ivinson
• “Tired Town” by Patricia Marx
• “Tokyo Night Parade” by JP Takahashi
• “Two Eggs, Please” by Sarah Weeks
• “Unflappable” by Matthew Ward
• “Ups and Downs” by Mike Wohnoutka
• “Vamos! Let’s Go Read” by Raul the Third
• “Vlad the Fabulous Vampire” by Flavia Z. Drago
• “Waaa Waaa Goes Tawa” by Alaba Onajin
• “Waiting for Tomorrow” by Susan Yoon
• “We Could Fly” by Rhiannon Giddens
• “We Disagree About This Tree” by Ross Collins
• “We, the Curious Ones” by Marion Dane Bauer
• “What Rosa Brought” by Jacob Sager Weinstein
• “What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?” by Rachel Ignotofsky
• “When the Fog Rolls In” by Pam Fong
• “When the Moon Became the Moon” by Rob Hodgson
• “When the Stars Came Home” by Brittany Luby
• “Who I Am” by Susan Verde
• “Wintergarden” by Janet 

• “A Gift from Daniel” by Maria Le
• “A Pig, a Fox, and a Box” by Johnathan Fenske
• “A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks” by Johnathan Fenske
• “All Are Welcome” by Tyler Feder
• “Baking With Mi Abuelita” by Julissa Mora
• “Cornbread and Poppy at the Museum” by Matthew Cordell
• “Disney Wish” by Kathy McCullough
• “Dot Day” by Kallie George
• “Find Yoga” by Amandeep S Kochar (11/28/23)
• “Food for Thought” by Melissa Iwai
• “Frank and Bean” by Jamie Michalak
• “George and Martha” by James Marshall
• “Harry at the Dog Show” by Gene Zion
• “I Help” by Joe Cepeda
• “Jose and Feliz Play Futbol” by Susan Rose

• “Made from Stars” by Kathy McCullogh
• “Makeda Makes a Birthday Treat” by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
• “Maxie Wiz and the Magic Charms” by Michelle Meadows
• “Nighttime Animals” by DK
• “Spaceships and Rockets” by Deborah Lock
• “The Lost Mitten” by Jannie Ho
• “The Super-Duper Magnet!” by Lauren Clauss
• “Trolls Band Together” by Mei Nakamura
• “Uni and the 100 Treasures” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• “Wild Warriors” by Jerry Pallotta
• “Yoda’s Mission” by Emeli Juhlin

• “Are You Afraid of the Dark 1” by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• “Bats in the Castle” by Ron Roy
• “Below the Surface” by Allison Finley
• “Bright Star” by Todd Brandon
• “Can’t Live Without You” by Abby Hanlon
• “Cat on the Run 1” by Aaron Blabey
• “Class Pet Surprise” by Jeff Brown
• “How Not to Be a Vampire Slayer” by Katy Birchall
• “I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake” by Lauren Tarshis (12/11/2023)
• “Island Snow” by Dela Costa
• “Jasmine Toguchi, Great Gardener” by Debbi Michiko Florence
• “Mayra Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival” by Saadia Farqui
• “Piggy Permanent Detention” by Vannotes (12/05/23)
• “Professor Pitt Is a Nitwit!” by Dan Gutman
• “Snow Day” by Dawn Quigley
• “Spy School Goes North” by Stuart Gibbs
• “The 156-Story Treehouse” by Andy Griffiths
• “The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids 3” by Marcia Thornton Jones
• “The bad Guys 18” by Aaron Blabey

• “The Case of the Strange Splash” by Henry Winkler
• “The Crimson Spy” by Jordan Quinn
• “Riding the Slides” by Jeff Brown
• “Rumaysa” by Radiya Hafiza
• “Sienna and Sparkle” by Julie Sykes
• “The Game Master” by Matt Zamolo
• “The Hunted” by Skye Melki-wegner
• “The Lost Library” by Rebecca Stead
• “The Lucky Lottery” by Ron Roy
• “The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior” by Franklin W Dixon
• “The Secret’s Out!” by Wanda Coven
• “The Spirit Glass” by Roshani Chokshi
• “The Stars and Other Stories” by Jarvis
• “The Treasures of the Kingdom” by Geronimo Stilton
• “The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet” by Jake Maia Arlow
• “Things in the Basement” Ben Hatke
• “Time of the Turtle King” by Mary Pope Osborne
• “Trapped” by Skye Melki-wegner
• “When Dad’s Hair Took Off” by Jörg Mühle
• “Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World” by Tui Sutherland

• “Amulet 9” by Kazu Kibuishi (02/06/24)
• “Big Nate Say Goodbye to Dork City” by Lincoln Pierce
• “Cat Kid Comic Club 5” by Dav Pilkey (11/28/23)
• “Catside Up, Catside Down” by Anna Hrachovec
• “Copydog” by Zachariah Ohora  
• “Drama” Raina Telgemeier
• “Fry Guys” by Eric Geron
• “Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers 14” by Scott Lobdell
• “I Survived 8” by Lauren Tarshis (12/05/23)
• “Lost Time 1” by Tas Mukanik
• “Spider-man Spider-verse – Fearsome Foes 1” by Stan Lee
• “Spy Camp” by Stuart Gibbs
• “Spy Ninjas 1” by Vannotes
• “Super Magic Boy 1” Jarod Rosella
• “Wings of Fire 7” by Tui Sutherland (12/26/23)
• “World Travelers and the Big Chase in Paris” by Raj Haldar

• “A Few Beautiful Minutes” by Kate Allen Fox
• “Animal Invaders” by Ginjer L Clarke
• “Be Thankful for Water” by Harriet Ziefert
• “Body Music” by Jane Yolen
• “Brave Volodymyr” by Linda Elovitz Marshall
• “Brave Words for Little Paleontologists” by Lisa M Gerry
• “Ellen Takes Flight” by Doreen Rappaport
• “Fast Animals” by Ruth A. Musgrave
• “I Am Mister Rogers” by Brad Meltzer
• “I’m Trying to Love Germs” by Bethany Barton
• “On the Line” by Jennifer Jones
• “On the Tip of a Wave” by Joanna Ho
• “Simone Biles” by Kekla Magoon
• “Small Shoes, Great Strides” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
• “Stone Age Beasts” by Ben Lerwill
• “The Bone Wars” by Jane Kurtz
• “The Official Wings of Fire How to Draw” by Tui Sutherland
• “There Was a Party for Langston” by Jason Reynolds
• “Wacky Weather” by Todd Tarpley
• “Weird but True! Disney” by National Geographic Kids
• “Weird but Ture World! 2024” by National Geographic Kids
• “Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears?” by Steve Jenkins