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Mystery Reader Suggestions

You’ve been asked to be a Mystery Reader for your child’s class. The librarians at DPL have put together a helpful list of suggestions, broken up by grade level.

Mystery Reader Binder

New Picture Books
Elmo loves his teachers! / by Christy Webster ; illustrated by Steph Lew.
The little bee / Nicola Killen.
Philomena and the big bad Mimi / written by Geneviève Jannelle ; illustrated by Jasmine Mirra Turcotte.
Becca & Bubbe's Bucket List
Van Gogh's dog / by Georgia Larson ; illustrated by Grace Helmer.
Amy gets eaten / by Adam Kay ; illustrated by Henry Paker.
A good morning for Giddo / Dahlia Hamza Constantine and Irene Latham ; illustrated by Basma Hosam.
The fluffy futon / Yuichi Kasano ; translated by Cathy Hirano.
The cloud that stuck / Karen Krossing ; illustrated by Dorothy Leung.
Even Steven : a book about sharing / written by Carrie Finison ; drawings by Daniel Wiseman.
At the cookout / Nadia Fisher.
The mermaid : how Sirena learned to swim / written by Patty Brozo ; illustrated by Annie Bowler.
It's my bird-day! / words and pictures by Mo Willems.
Construction site : firefight! / Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford.
The world game : soccer circles the globe / words by John Coy ; pictures by Phùng Nguyên Quang.
The bear fairy / written by Paul Coccia and illustrated by Fred Blunt.
The perfect match / written by Chris Becker ; illustrated by Dan Taylor.
The mountain that wouldn't move / Sandra Dumais.
Mac wears a hat / words by Vicki Johnson ; pictures by Gillian Reid.
All the ice cream in the land / Emmy Kastner.
The giant and the olive / Leo Daly.
I love my school with the very hungry caterpillar / Eric Carle ; [words by Gabriella DeGennaro].
Honeybird Blue
I love Earth with the very hungry caterpillar / Eric Carle ; [words by Gabriella DeGennaro].
Paddington at the Tower
Woolly dog warms his family / Andrea Fritz.
Tiny T. Rex tries soccer / by Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Jay Fleck.
We can play anything! / Marit Törnqvist ; [translated and adapted by Polly Lawson].
Not another unicorn story / Christine Roussey.
Under the clam moon / written by Kaitlyn Wells ; illustrated by Mariyah Rahman.
Cowgirl dreaming / written by R. J. Owens ; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.
Rainbow cookies / Lesléa Newman ; illustrated by Z. B. Asterplume.
Music of the bells / Anitha Rao-Robinson ; Chaaya Prabhat.
Swimming season / Jaimie MacGibbon.
A salwar kameez for Ambika / written by Arti Pandey ; illustrated by Avneet Sandhu.
Charts for babies / Michelle Rial.
Nani Camp
You made me a dad / Forest Xiao.
Men cry / Joan Turu ; translated by Anyeliz Pagán Muñoz.
I love you like a river / Nancy Tillman.
Kimi the BALLerina / (text) by Korey Watari ; illustrated by Mike Wu.
Everything is music / by Miran Park ; translated by Paige Aniyah Morris.
Their name is Alex / Paloma O'Toole.
Odds and ends / Maija Hurme ; translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg.
Piet finds a home / by Carina Wohlleben and Peter Wohlleben ; illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi ; translated by Jane Billinghurst.
Poppy's question / by Nicole Melleby ; illustrated by Forrest Burdett.
Brave like a lion! : how a puppeteer found her voice / written by Sesame Street puppeteer Megan Piphus ; illustrated by Niña Mata.
The underwearwolf / written by Gideon Sterer ; illustrated by Charles Santoso.
The white raven / by Kathryn Otoshi.
All I want to do is swim / by Marilyn Singer ; illustrated by Luisa Uribe.
The upside down girl / Keith Negley.
When you dream big! / Peter H. Reynolds.
Otis knows : (how to be a bear) / written by Liz Garton Scanlon & Martha Brockenbrough ; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.
Friends are like stars / by Kelly Swemba ; illustrated by Adam Walker-Parker.
Where do stories live? / Meenal Patel.
Baby Kraken / Ani Manzanas.
My papi's hands / by Melissa Seron Richardson ; art by Edel Rodriguez.
Dad / Christian Robinson.
When you find a question / by Allie Millington ; illustrated by Anne Lambelet.
Tomorrow I'm in charge! / Jörg Mühle ; translated by Melody Shaw.
Sun, moon, and star : a folktale from Korea / Nancy So Miller.
The lost robot / Joe Todd-Stanton
Auntie's baby / Breanna J. McDaniel ; illustrated by Savanna Durr.
An invisible river to cross / [written by] Taraneh Matloob ; [illustrated by] Kristen Balouch.
The giant orange what-the-what?! / Nicole Michels.
The whale's tale and the otter's side of the story : a book to read from front to back and back to front / by Kate Messner & [illustrated by] Brian Biggs.
Mr. Chow's night market / by Emily Sun Li ; illustrated by Yu Ting Cheng.
Gunnar the Viking's great pizza adventure / written and illustrated by Diego Vaisberg.
Can you grow a striped banana? / written by Jill Santopolo ; illustrated by Momoko Abe.
Chopsticks are / by Chloe Ito Ward ; illustrations by Lynn Scurfield.
The right blessing : an identity story / by Kerry Olitzky and Samantha Orshan Kahn ; illustrated by Violet Tobacco.
Wally Mammoth : hide and seek / story by Corey R. Tabor ; pictures by Dalton Webb.
If you make a mosom tea / Tonya Simpson ; illustrated by Emily Côté.
Ripples / Katie Yamasaki.
Hold / Randy Ribay & [illustrated by] Zeke Peña.
New Kids Fiction
Riley Reynolds slays the play / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds rocks the park / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds pumps up the party / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds takes care of business / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds glitterfies the gala / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds slides into summer / created by Jay Albee.
Riley Reynolds conquers spring cleaning / created by Jay Albee.
Juneteenth / by Margaret McNamara and Sibylla Nash ; illustrated by Mike Gordon.
Cranky versus the cat / words by Phuc Tran ; cover illustration by Pete Oswald ; interior illustrations by Saba Joshaghani based on artwork by Pete Oswald.
Pete the cat and the family tree / by Kimberly & James Dean.
The hybrid prince / by Tui T. Sutherland.
Alana's recipe for kindness / by Coco Simon ; illustrated by Manuela López ; [text by Samantha Thornhill].
Unicorn Rescuers: Adventure in Mermaid Land
The mystery of the mermaid / by Leah Cypess ; illustrated by Sarah Lynne Reul.
Henry upside down / by Jenn Bailey ; illustrated by Mika Song.
Amina Banana and the formula for fairness / Shifa Saltagi Safadi ; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel.
Lost in the Crystal Caves / Payal Doshi ; [illustrations by Heather Burns]
Our Fair Share
Griffin speaker / Jan. M. Flynn ; with art by Matt Rockefeller.
The new Norm / Matthew J. Gilbert.
The Traitor's Gambit
Beast Ballerz #1
RV there yet? / Suzanne Nelson.
My name is Harriet Mansoor (not Hairy Man Suit!) / by Dr. Haleh Massey ; illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh.
Dawn of the axolotl / Kit Brooks ; with special thanks to Katrina Charman ; illustrated by Brandon Dorman.
Eva to the Max
Roar / Varsha Bajaj.
Listen to the girls / Chrystal D. Giles.
The unchosen one / Amy Sparkes.
The last dragon house / by Liv Mae Morris.
Where Ella went / Laurie Morrison.
The shark prince / Malia Maunakea.
The sweet spot / Elaine Vickers.
Bashir Boutros and the forgotten realm / George Jreije.
The second life of Snap / Erin Entrada Kelly.
Renegades #1: The Magic Awakens
Styx and stones / Gary D. Schmidt and Ron Koertge
The time thief / Gareth P. Jones ; illustrated by Louise Forshaw.
The monster maker / Gareth P. Jones ; illustrated by Louise Forshaw.
The mystery of the stolen World Cup trophy / Angela Cervantes.
A wish with wings / Sarah Guillory.
The summer scrapbook / Florence Migga.
Mission microraptor / Philip Kavvadias.
Little bones / Sandy Bigna ; [spot art interior illustration by Tamlyn Teow].
Dragon girl and the awakened flames / Jenny Moore.
Worst in show / PJ Gardner ; illustrations by Tim Jessell.
Bat and the case of the yips / written by Elana K. Arnold ; with pictures by Charles Santoso.
Leo and Ralph / Peter Carnavas.
The lovely dark / Matthew Fox.
The gods' revenge / Katherine Marsh.
Laugh Riot / Christopher Krovatin
Song of the yellow dragon / Ying Ping Low ; illustrated by Yujie Huang.
K-pop demon hunters : the official deluxe junior novelization / adapted by Jessica Yoon.
The missing magic of Sparrow Xia / written and illustrated by Leia Ham.
Rise of the rebels / Kit Brooks ; with special thanks to Kate O'Hearn ; illustrated by Brendon Dorman.
Reek / Alastair Chisholm ; illustrated by George Caltsoudas.
Edith : the girl who was 100 years old / Catharina Valckx ; translated by Antony Shugaar.
The traitor moth / Katharine Orton.
After my brother Sam / James Lincoln Collier.
The monster and puppet show! / by Kate Micucci.
Going supernova! / Andrea J. Loney ; illustrated by Wendy Tan.
Penelope Positano sees it all / by Katie Cotugno ; illustrated by Amy Jindra Hodgson.
This book stinks! / Danielle Saint-Onge & Jeff Szpirglas ; illustrated by Alyssa Waterbury.
Sleepover surprise / Adeola Sokunbi.
Rainbow roller skates / Ana Punset ; illustrated by Diana Vicedo.
Orris and Timble : star stories / Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Carmen Mok.
The healer and the phoenix / by Linda Trinh ; illustrated by Quynh Anh Nguyen.
The buzz about the party / Danny Neville & Colleen McKeown.
The best princess / written by Kirsty Applebaum ; illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo.
Journey through the waterfall / Payal Doshi.
The big bad snowy day / Kirsty Applebaum ; illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo.
The wicked wood / written by Kirsty Applebaum ; illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo.
The genie game / Jordan Ifueko.
Fast break / Anjali Joshi.
Bigfoot and the wild boys / Jenny Pearson ; illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff.
New Kids Comics and Manga

The ghost in cabin 13 / by J. C. Phillipps.
Superpunk / written by Mirtes Santana ; illustrated by Guilherme Petreca ; lettered by Thomas Long ; translated by Mirtes Santana.
First place / created and story by Francine Pascal ; adaptation written by Nicole Andelfinger ; illustrated by Knack Whittle ; colors by Lyle Lynde and Autumn Gaffney ; letters by Warren Montgomery.
The Marsh Fellows
A comic book history of the Big Bang and beyond : cosmically cool facts! / written by Anna Claybourne ; illustrated by Rikus Ferreira.
Money talks / Kwame Alexander with Cassidy Dyce ; illustrated by Rashad Doucet ; [lettering by AndWorld Design].
Batcat : seeing stars! / by Meggie Ramm ; [colorist, L. Christiansen].
Opting out / by Maia Kobabe & Swati "Lucky" Srikumar.
First crush / Cassandra Calin ; [color assistance by Dominique Ramsey].
Both sides now : a story about young Joni Mitchell / Lydia Corry.
Big Nate : code red! / by Lincoln Peirce.
Run home / Alyssa Bermudez.
Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones and her big fat mouth : the graphic novel / created and story by Barbara Park ; adapted by Colleen AF Venable ; illustrated by Honie Beam ; with colors by Kiwi Byrd.
Catwad. Four me? / Jim Benton.
Brume. 2. The Forest of Lost Souls / story and color by Jérôme Pélissier ; illustrated by Carine Hinder.
We are dwarf sperm whales! : a graphic guide to cetaceans / by Anne Lambelet.
The hidden dominion of Geordie James / Mike Dawson.
Soccer kicks / Emiliano Migliardo.
Captain Underpants : the first epic manga / written and adapted by Dav Pilkey ; artwork by Motojiro ; with colors by Wes Dzioba.
Across the Doodleverse / written by Max Brallier & Joshua Pruett ; illustrations by Jay Cooper & Douglas Holgate ; color by Joe Eichelberger.
What ended the golden age of airships? : the Hindenburg disaster / by Chris Kindred ; illustrated by Ru Xu ; with assistance from Tess Stone.
Jake Spooky and the wolves within him : a toon book / by Michael Grover.
Chernobyl, life, and other disasters : a graphic memoir / Yevgenia Nayberg.
My journey to Japan : escape to Yokai Mountain / Matthew Loux.
Last day pool party / Emma Steinkellner.
The froggy library : welcome to Soggy Stump / by Julie Fiveash ; colors by Jess Lome.
Clock hands / written by Marieke Nijkamp ; illustrated by Sylvia Bi.
Lightfall. Book four, A place between / Tim Probert.
The pup days of summer / by Kelly Leigh Miller.
The endless game / written by J.D. Amato ; art by Sophie Morse ; coloring by Sara Calhoun.
Travis Muñoz & the fire of the Aztecs / writer, Mark Stack ; artist, Anne Marcano ; letters, AndWorld Design.
The spark experiment / by Matthew K. Manning and Matthew Loux.
L. Frank Baum's The wonderful Wizard of Oz / original text by L. Frank Baum ; illustrations by Lime Studio.
Amelia Shadows and the new head ghost / story and art by Matthew Dow Smith.
My sister, the freak / Dani Jones.
Secret S.T.E.A.M. Society. [Vol. 2], Music / secret writer, Trevor Mueller ; secret artist, Christian Colbert ; secret colorists, Frank William and Christian Colbert.
Spy School Secret Service : the graphic novel / Stuart Gibbs ; illustrated by Anjan Sarkar.
Princess academy : the graphic novel / Shannon Hale ; illustrated by Victoria Ying ; color by Elena Dall'aglio.
A fishboy named... Sashimi / Dan Santat ; [color by Abe Erskine].
Feo the Chupacabra / written by Sequoia Blankenship ; art by Rob Thompson ; story by Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson.
Fruitcake / Rex Ogle & Dave Valeza ; with color by Ash Szymanik.
Mixed feelings / written by Sara Amini ; illustrated by Shadia Amin ; with color by George Williams.
Shy Cat and the stuff-the-bus challenge / Dian Day and Amanda White ; color by Jessie Zheng.
Lionel Messi's World Cup triumph / written by by Chris Barish ; illustrated by Nate Sweitzer.
The Lionharts. Book 1 / by Mike Lawrence.
Making friends / written by Melissa de la Cruz & Mike Johnston ; illustrated by Caballo Loco Studio.
Dinosaur adventures / by Satomi Momota.
Stephen McCranie's Space boy. Volume 23 / written and illustrated by Stephen McCranie.
Professor Thomas Cat's guide to understanding the human brain : the dyslexia files / by Rachael Allen, PhD ; illustrated by Miguel Díaz Rivas.
Legends in the Heights / Marguerite Dabaie.
The trouble with Leo / [illustrated by] Michele Assarasakorn ; [written, colored, and lettered by] Nathan Fairbairn.
Clyde / created by Jim Benton ; color flats by Kristen Leclerc & Summer Benton.
I witnessed : the great train robbery of 1963 / written by Andrea Debbink ; art by Crystal Jayme ; [lettering by Crystal Jayme ; colors by Meghan Carter.
The greenies / written by Emma Mills ; illustrated by Sarah Nicole Kennedy.
Inbetweens / Faith Erin Hicks ; [color by Kelly Fitzpatrick with assistance from Lucy Xue].
Pet Placement Society. 1 / Primo Gallanosa.
Table Titans Club. #2, Sneak attack / story and art by Scott Kurtz ; color by Steve Hamaker.
Harper Sharp. Volume 1, Kid detective / Jarrett Williams ; colors by Jeremy Lawson and Coleman Engle.
Speed reader / written by Matthew Cody ; illustrated by Zack Giallongo.
Secret S.T.E.A.M. Society. [Vol. 1], Horses / [author] Trevor Mueller ; [illustrations] Gabriel Mayorga ; [colorists] Juliet Tierney and Lea Jean Badelles.
Tamia and the memories of the dragon. 1 / written by David Braña ; art by Pahito ; colored by Ornela Carpintieri ; lettered by Chas! Pangburn.
Ami Moon & the galactic peacekeepers. [Book one] / by Frances Lee.
Game on! / by Kelly Leigh Miller.
Geronimo Stilton, reporter. #21, Rules of the game / [text by Geronimo Stilton ; script by Davide Costa ; art by Alessandro Muscillo; color by Christian Aliprandi ; lettering by Justin Birch].
Dawn on the coast : a graphic novel / Anne M. Martin ; by Arley Nopra ; with color by Braden Lamb.
Karen's surprise / Ann M. Martin ; a graphic novel by Shauna J. Grant ; with color by Braden Lamb.
Escape from Nuggetville / Jenine Pastores and Josh Jackson.
Oh, brother : a graphic memoir / Georgina Chadderton.
Minecraft. Heart of cobblestone. Volume 2 / written by Andrew Clemson ; art and cover by Jeremy Lawson ; lettered by Taylor Esposito.
Unicorn secrets / Dana Simpson
Huck 'n' Hairball and the litterbox time machine / written and drawn by Rich Moyer ; color by Josh Lewis and Rich Moyer.
Korobá. #1, The case of the missing Kolo / Àlàbá Ònájìn.
A blood moon / Morr Meroz ; illustrated by Collin Fogel ; adapted by Jim Spivey ; colors by Davi Comodo ; letters by Deron Bennett.
One for the dogs / written by Brian Weisfeld and Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Nadia Hsieh.
Serendipity / Gabbie Benda.

New Kids Non-Fiction
Usborne French dictionary for beginners / Helen Davis and Françoise Holmes ; illustrated by John Shackell.
Willi Ninja : vogue legend / Joy Michael Ellison ; illustrated by Nabi H. Ali.
What kind of queen? : a royal biography of drag queen and activist José Sarria / written by Kyle Casey Chu & Andrew W. Shaffer ; illustrated by Cindy Lozito.
The women who won the vote : ten tales from a revolutionary movement / written by Emma Roberts ; illustrated by Seobhan Hope.
Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
From the fields to the fight : how Jessica Govea Thorbourne organized for justice / written by Angela Quezada Padron ; illustrated by Sol Salinas.
Jim! : six true stories about one great artist : James Marshall / written and illustrated by Jerrold Connors.
Lionel Messi : big goals : a biography / by Erica Wainer ; illustrated by Claudia Marianno.
Change is in the air : the hidden discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the first climate scientist / written by Rebecca Donnelly ; illustrated by Mercè López.
Singing justice, singing peace : the story of Joan Baez / written by Monica Brown ; illustrated by Molly Mendoza.
The not so quiet life of Marcel Marceau / Jenn Bailey & Sherry Bushue ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski.
Cowboys at the ballet : the story of choreographer Agnes de Mille / Claire Wrenn Bobrow ; illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati.
The true ugly duckling : how Hans Christian Andersen became a swan / written by Sandra Nickel ; illustrated by Calvin Nicholls.
Like a rainbow : the colorful story of Cyndi Lauper / written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville ; illustrated by Brigette Barrager.
George Washington : a revolutionary life / Tim Grove.
Music and silence : the passion and protest of Pablo Casals / written by Christy Mihaly ; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa.
Bat planet : the mysterious life of the creatures of the night / Neil Griffin.
Pokémon super duper extra deluxe essential handbook : stats on more than 1,000 characters!.
Pokémon / by Jill C. Wheeler.
America as it happened : a moment-by-moment journey through time, from prehistory to the present day.
What good is a dead tree? : a science mystery / Doug Wechsler.
Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism
The Elephant and the Piano
America is wild! : a state-by-state encyclopedia of American wildlife / written by Brad Timm ; illustrated by Jill De Haan and Margaux Samson Abadie.
Big digs : amazing underground constructions / Kiko Sánchez ; translated by Marc Correa.
America Celebrates: The Most Incredible and Influential People, Places & Events of the Last 250 Years
Why communities need engineers : helping humans live together / Helen Liang ; illustrated by Arden Taylor.
The story of everything : the story of you! / Kara D. Newhouse ; illustrated by Kate Cosgrove.
Rocket / written by Josh Barker.
Taking care of you : a kid's guide to personal hygiene / Lizzy Rockwell.
Airports : behind the scenes / consultant Laurence Hardisty ; illustrated by Maxim Usik.
America's founding myths ...and what really happened! / written by Christy Mihaly ; illustrated by Marta Sevilla.
Diamond Fever!: A True Crime Story in the Wild West
Red, White, Blue and Uncle Who?: The Stories Behind Some of America's Patriotic Symbols
Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own
Play proud : fiercely fabulous queer athletes / by Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Izzy Evans.
Open : every seed has its moment / Robert Agis ; illustrated by Sarah Jacoby.
Because of a Bee
Search for a Mysterious Mushroom: Pick Your Path
Creatures of the coral reef / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.
If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean
The world's best soccer book : everything you need to know about soccer! / by Paul Ulane, 10Ten Media ; spot illustrations by Todd Detwiler ; comic panel pages by Pier Giuseppi Giunta.
Weird, wild, and rare : extraordinary animals of the United States / words by Elizabeth Eakes ; pictures by Bindy James.
A kids book about trauma / by Megan Bartlett.
A kids book about therapy / by Sara Brenner, LCSW.
A kids book about the Tulsa Race Massacre / by Carlos Moreno.
A kids book about stress / by Sam Wilt, LCSW-C.
A kids book about social workers / by Timisha K. Wilson.
A kids book about sexual abuse / by Evelyn Yang.
A kids book about safety / by Soraya Sutherlin, CEM ; in partnership with JUDY.
A kids book about racism / by Jelani Memory.
A kids book about incarceration / by Ethan Thrower.
A kids book about humanitarianism / by Shahd Alasaly.
A kids book about gratitude / by Ben Kenyon.
A kids book about empathy / by Daron K. Roberts.
A kids book about coping skills / by Megan Knipe.
A kids book about body image / by Rebecca Alexander.
A kids book about anti-Asian hate / by Kim Pham.
Cristiano Ronaldo / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by João Fazenda.
Ernő Rubik / written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ; illustrated by Ben Javens.
Who is Jenna Ortega? / by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by David Malan.
Where is the International Space Station? / by Dana Meachen Rau ; illustrated by Dede Putra.
What is Greek mythology? / by Kathryn Waterfield ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.
Who is Ilona Maher? / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.
What is AI? / by Wes Locher ; illustrated by Dede Putra.
Who is Rita Moreno? / by G. M. Taboas Zayas ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
Who is Vera Wang? / by Vivian Jun Kirklin ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.
What is American Sign Language? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Robert Squier.
Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus : who would win? / K.C Kelley.
Roman Reigns vs. Hulk Hogan : who would win? / Josh Anderson.
Simone Biles vs. Nadia Comaneci : who would win? / Josh Anderson.
Tina Charles vs. Lisa Leslie : who would win? / Jon M. Fishman.
Aaron Donald vs. Reggie White : who would win? / David Stabler.
Coco Gauff vs. Serena Williams : who would win? / Yolanda Ridge.
Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana : who would win? / David Stabler.
New Kids Audiobooks
The Birchbark House [sound recording] / Louise Erdrich.
Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter [sound recording] / Joseph Coelho.
Outside [sound recording] / Jennifer L. Holm.
Finding Lost [sound recording] / Holly Goldberg Sloan.
The extraordinary orbit of Alex Ramirez [sound recording]/ Jasminne Paulino.
Chance [sound recording] / Uri Shulevitz.
Beinoni [sound recording]/ Mari Lowe.
A world without summer [sound recording] : a volcano erupts, a creature awakens, and the sun goes out / Nicholas Day.
A hero's guide to summer vacation [sound recording] / Pablo Cartaya.
Bat and the business of ferrets [sound recording] / Elana K. Arnold.
The experiment [sound recording] / Rebecca Stead.
What if you fall for me first? [sound recording] / G. F. Miller.
The bloodstone thief [sound recording] / Sabina Khan.
Spy school blackout [sound recording] / Stuart Gibbs.
Out of range [sound recording] / Heidi Lang.
Hurricane heist [sound recording] / James Ponti.
Hidden moon [sound recording] / Erin Hunter.
Partypooper [sound recording] / Jeff Kinney.
Coach [sound recording] / Jason Reynolds.
Billie Jean Peet, athlete [sound recording] / Andrea Beaty.
The library of unruly treasures [sound recording] / Jeanne Birdsall.
The incredibly human Henson Blayze [sound recording]/ Derrick Barnes.
The fairy tale fan club [sound recording] : legendary letters collected by C.C. Cecily / Richard Ayoade.
Partypooper [sound recording] / Jeff Kinney.
Busted [sound recording] / Dan Gemeinhart.
At last she stood [sound recording]/ Erin Entrada Kelly.
Another [sound recording] / Paul Tremblay.
The girl in the walls [sound recording] / Meg Eden Kuyatt.
Return to sender [sound recording] / Vera Brosgol.
El Niño [sound recording] / Pam Muñoz Ryan.
At last she stood [sound recording] / Erin Entrada Kelly.
Another [sound recording] / Paul Tremblay.
What fell from the sky [sound recording] / Adrianna Cuevas.
Eliza and the flower fairies [sound recording] / Megan McDonald.
Eliza and the flower fairies [sound recording] / Megan McDonald.
A study in secrets [sound recording] / Debbi Michiko Florence.
StormClan's folly [sound recording] / Erin Hunter.
Silverborn [sound recording] : the mystery of Morrigan Crow / Jessica Townsend.
Freakiest trip ever! [sound recording] / by Wanda Coven ; illustrated by Anna Abramskaya.
Fire and ash [sound recording] / Erin Hunter.
Worst wish ever! [sound recording] / by Wanda Coven ; illustrated by Anna Abramskaya.
Rick Kotani's 400 million dollar summer / Waka T. Brown.
I'm a poet and I know it! [sound recording] / Dan Gutman.
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps need some help! [sound recording] / Dan Gutman.
Martina's muy bad day [sound recording] / Melanie Wick Singer.
Carrot Chaos [sound recording] / Kit Holliday.
A wolf called fire [sound recording] / Rosanne Parry.
Gracie under the waves [sound recording] / Linda Sue Park.
A strange thing happened in Cherry Hall [sound recording] / Jasmine Warga.
A brush with magic [sound recording] / Flora Ahn.
Hip, hip, hooray! Every day is a holiday! [sound recording] / Dan Gutman.
Take it from the top [sound recording]/ by Claire Swinarski ; read by Emily Lawrence and Hope Newhouse.
Drawing Deena [sound recording] / by Hena Khan.
New Kids Movies
Zootopia 2 [blu-ray videorecording] / Walt Disney Animation Studios ; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard ; produced by Yvett Merino ; written by Jared Bush ; a film by everyone at Disney Animation.
Time hoppers [dvd videorecording] : the silk road / produced by Michael Milo ; story by Flordeliza Dayrit and Michael Milo ; screenplay by Flordeliza Dayrit and Sakina Fakhri ; directed by Flordeliza Dayrit ; technical director Mahrez Dridi ; music by Olajide Odewale & Ari Rhodes ; project manager Shaun Finch ; director of photography Simon Glassman Roban Animations ; Vision Films and Milo Productions Inc. present ; a MKTV film
Hoppers [blu-ray videorecording] / Disney presents ; a Pixar Animation Studios film ; directed by Daniel Chong ; produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle ; story by Daniel Chong, Jesse Andrews ; screenplay by Jesse Andrews.
GOAT [blu-ray videorecording] / directed by Tyree Dillihay ; co-directed by Adam Rosette ; produced by Michelle Raimo Kouyate, Rodney Rothman, Adam Rosenberg, Stephen Curry, Erick Peyton ; screenplay by Aaron Buchsbaum & Teddy Riley ; screen story by Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli ; a Columbia Pictures presentation ; in association with Macro Media ; a Sony Pictures Animation film ; produced in association with Unanimous Media, Modern Magic Productions ; made in association with TSG Entertainment ; imagery and animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
GOAT [dvd videorecording] / directed by Tyree Dillihay ; co-directed by Adam Rosette ; produced by Michelle Raimo Kouyate, Rodney Rothman, Adam Rosenberg, Stephen Curry, Erick Peyton ; screenplay by Aaron Buchsbaum & Teddy Riley ; screen story by Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli ; a Columbia Pictures presentation ; in association with Macro Media ; a Sony Pictures Animation film ; produced in association with Unanimous Media, Modern Magic Productions ; made in association with TSG Entertainment ; imagery and animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Zootopia 2 [dvd videorecording] / Disney ; Walt Disney Animation Studios ; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard ; produced by Yvett Merino ; written by Jared Bush ; a film by everyone at Disney Animation.
The SpongeBob movie [dvd videorecording] : search for SquarePants / directed by Derek Drymon ; screenplay by Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman ; story by Marc Ceccarelli & Kaz and Pam Brady ; produced by Lisa Steward, Pam Brady, Aaron Dem ; Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies present ; in association with Domain Entertainment and MRC.
Hoppers [dvd videorecording] / Disney presents ; a Pixar Animation Studios film ; directed by Daniel Chong ; produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle ; story by Daniel Chong, Jesse Andrews ; screenplay by Jesse Andrews.
Sketch [dvd videorecording] / Angel presents ; producers, Kevin Downes, Daryl Lefever, Katelyn Botsch ; produced by Steve Taylor, Tony Hale, Dusty Brown ; written and directed by Seth Worley.
The best Christmas pageant ever [blu-ray videorecording] / Lionsgate presents ; in association with Media Capital Technologies ; a Kingdom Story Company production ; in association with Lumenas Studios and FletChet Entertainment ; a film by Dallas Jenkins ; produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Darin McDaniel, Chet Thomas, Daryl Lefever ; screenplay by Ryan Swanson and Platte F. Clark & Darin McDaniel ; directed by Dallas Jenkins.
The best Christmas pageant ever [dvd videorecording] / Lionsgate presents ; in association with Media Capital Technologies ; a Kingdom Story Company production ; in association with Lumenas Studios and FletChet Entertainment ; a film by Dallas Jenkins ; produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Darin McDaniel, Chet Thomas, Daryl Lefever ; screenplay by Ryan Swanson and Platte F. Clark & Darin McDaniel ; directed by Dallas Jenkins.
Smurfs [blu-ray videorecording] / directed by Chris Miller ; written by Pam Brady ; produced by Jay Brown, Ty Ty Smith, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Ryan Harris ; Paramount Animation presents in association with Domain Entertainment ; a Ty Ty and Jay Brown production.
Sketch [blu-ray videorecording] / Angel presents ; producers, Kevin Downes, Daryl Lefever, Katelyn Botsch ; produced by Steve Taylor, Tony Hale, Dusty Brown ; written and directed by Seth Worley.
The royal cat [blu-ray videorecording] / Jinling Cat Cultural Technology Co. Ltd, Shengding Culture Media (Suzhou) Co. LTD ; produced by Tie Jun Wu, Shuang Lie, Jinling Cat Cultural Technology Co. Ltd. ; directed by Liang Cao ; screenwriter, Yue Luo.
Happy holidays, Garfield! [dvd videorecording] / 9 Story Entertainment.
Gabby's dollhouse [dvd videorecording] : the movie / DreamWorks Animation presents ; story by Ryan Crego ; screenplay by Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza, Adam Wilson, Melanie Wilson LaBracio ; produced by Steven Schweickart ; directed by Ryan Crego.
Freakier Friday [blu-ray videorecording] / Disney presents ; directed by Nisha Ganatra ; screenplay by Jordan Weiss ; story by Elyse Hollander and Jordan Weiss ; produced by Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn, Jamie Lee Curtis ; a Gunn Films production; a Burr! production.
Freakier Friday [dvd videorecording] / Disney presents ; directed by Nisha Ganatra ; screenplay by Jordan Weiss ; story by Elyse Hollander and Jordan Weiss ; produced by Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn, Jamie Lee Curtis ; a Gunn Films production; a Burr! production.
Soccer squad. The showdown of geniuses [dvd videorecording]/ director, Su Yongjun.
New Years dance. Season 1 [dvd videorecording] / directed by Jim Ardent.
Mulan princess warrior [dvd videorecording] / Level 33 Entertainment presents ; a Gold Valley Films production ; produced by Roger (Qing) Chen ; written by Roger (Qing) Chen ; directed by Leo Lewis Liao.
Jurassic Christmas [dvd videorecording] : Dino-claus / director, Evan Tramel.
Adventurer Carly. Season 1 [dvd videorecording].
Lilo & Stitch [blu-ray videorecording] / Disney presents ; a Rideback production ; produced by Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin ; screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes ; directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.
Lilo & Stitch [dvd videorecording] / director, Dean Fleischer Camp.
How to train your dragon [dvd videorecording] : 2-movie collection / written and directed by Dean DeBlois.
How to train your dragon [blu-ray videorecording] : 2-movie collection / written and directed by Dean DeBlois.
Epic tails [dvd videorecording] / screenplay by David Alaux, Eric Tosti, Jean-François Tosti ; directed by David Alaux with the participation of Eric Tosti, Jean-François Tosti ; produced by Jean-François Tosti ; a Tat Productions, Apollo Films & France 3 Cinema coproduction.
A minecraft movie [blu-ray videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present a Vertigo Entertainment/On the Roam/Mojang Studios production ; director, screenwriter Jared Hess ; written by Allison Schroeder [and six others].
A minecraft movie [dvd videorecording] / director, screenwriter Jared Hess ; written by Allison Schroeder [and six others].
Snow White [blu-ray videorecording] / Disney presents ; a Marc Platt production ; a Marc Webb film ; produced by Marc Platt, Jared Leboff; screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson ; directed by Marc Webb.
Panda Bear in Africa [dvd videorecording] / Cinema Management Group presents ; a Cool Beans production ; a Katuni A. Film Comet Film Le Pacte co-production ; story by Karsten Kiilerich, Richard Claus; screenplay by Robert Sprackling ; produced by Richard Claus, Chantal Nissen ; directed by Richard Claus, Karsten Kiilerich.
The day the earth blew up [blu-ray videorecording] : a Looney Tunes movie / directed by Peter Browngardt.
The day the earth blew up [dvd videorecording] : a Looney Tunes movie / a Ketchup Entertainment presentation ; Warner Bros. Animation presents ; directed by Peter Browngardt.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [dvd videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Sega Sammy Group ; an Original Film, Marza Animation Planet/Blur Studio production ; directed by Jeff Fowler ; screenplay by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington ; story by Pat Casey & Josh Miller ; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno.
Elmo's world. Elmo loves to giggle [dvd videorecording].
A plate of hope [dvd videorecording] : the inspiring story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen / director, Andy T. Jones ; author, Erin Frankel.
Paddington in Peru [dvd videorecording] / directed by Dougal Wilson ; screenplay by Mark Burton, Jon Foster & James Lamont.
Hitpig [dvd videorecording] / Aniventure ; Cinesite ; Viva Kids ; directed by David Feiss, Cinzia Angelini ; produced by Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum ; story by Berkeley Breathed ; written by Dave Rosenbaum, Tyler Werrin.
Mufasa, the Lion King [blu-ray videorecording] / directed by Barry Jenkins.
Mufasa, the Lion King [dvd videorecording] / directed by Barry Jenkins.
Moana 2 [dvd videorecording] / Walt Disney Animation Studios ; directed by Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller, David G. Derrick Jr. ; produced by Yvett Merino, Christina Chen ; screenplay by Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller ; story by Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller, Bek Smith.
The best of lots & lots of trucks [dvd videorecording] / Marshall Publishing & Promotions Inc., presents ; a film by Tom Endinger ; directed by Tom Edinger ; written by James Coffey ; produced by Tom Edinger.
Finnick [dvd videorecording] / Riki Production Center and Petersburg Animation Studio present ; written by Tatyana Belova [and six others] ; directed by Denis Chernov.
Binge box. Crazy critters [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. PAW Patrol [dvd videorecording] : puppypalooza!.
Trolls 3 movie collection [dvd videorecording] : Trolls ; Trolls world tour ; Trolls band together / DreamWorks Animation.
Binge box. Worldwide perspectives [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Let's learn about Hanukkah [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Disney franchises. Volume 1 [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Disney's Halloween spooktacular [dvd videorecording].
Binge Box. Disney Pixar. Volume 2 [dvd videorecording].
Binge Box. Disney comes to life [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. A Charlie Brown Holiday [dvd videorecording] / a Lee Mendelson-Bill Melendez production in association with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Binge box. Movies that mold imaginations [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Kid's movies. The '90s [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Family movie night [dvd videorecording].
Binge Box. Disney animation : hidden gems [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Let's go LEGO [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Black history - kids edition [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. A person's a person, no matter how small [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Illumination presents [dvd videorecording].
Binge Box. Holly jolly holiday: Disney [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Holiday family favorites [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Disney warrior princesses [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Pokémon [dvd videorecording] : gotta catch 'em all.
Binge box. Disney signature collection. Volume 1 [dvd videorecording].
Binge box. Disney Pixar. Volume 1 [dvd videorecording].
Voltron legendary defender. Season six [dvd videorecording].
Voltron legenday defender. Season five [dvd videorecording].
Voltron legendary defender. Season four [dvd videorecording].
Voltron legendary defender. Season three [dvd videorecording].

There are 3 state award lists for elementary age kids in Illinois. Each list has a committee of professionals that annually nominate 20 books to be considered. Participating schools set the rules for how many books a student has to read in order to vote for their favorite. Voting concludes each school year in March, and the winning book is announced sometime in April.

The Deerfield Public Library always has a display with extra copies of the current award nominees. Come check it out the next time you’re in the Youth Department!

Monarch

The Monarch Award is the Illinois’ K-3 Readers’ Choice Award. The name Monarch was chosen because of its familiarity to K-3 children and to symbolize the growth, change and freedom that becoming a reader brings. The Monarch is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children’s books, authors and illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois. Links to all of the 2026 nominees and a pdf of the full list are below!

 

Monarch PDF List

Bluestem

The Bluestem award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles. Named in honor of Big Bluestem which is the state prairie grass, the award may include both timeless classics and current titles, as well as books that have appeared on Monarch and Rebecca Caudill lists. Links to all of the 2026 nominees and a pdf of the full list are below!

 

Bluestem PDF List

Caudill

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by children in grades 4-8 in participating Illinois schools. The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years. The award is given in recognition for her literary talent and the universal appeal of her books which have touched the hearts of many children and young adults. Links to all of the 2026 nominees and a pdf of the full list are below!

 

Caudill PDF List

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