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What We Are Reading Now

The DCL book team is always on the lookout for great books for our children's collection. Naturally, we love to read them too. Here are some we're currently reading. Check back often as we update this list.

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  • Two brothers spend their summer on a treasure hunt along Route 66 orchestrated by the enigmatic Ms. Pennypickle in this new outing by Grabenstein.
    Book, 20251014Random House Books for Young Readers 20251014
  • A missing hat, a clever kitten, and a town full of suspects. Can Detective Beans crack the case?
    Book, 2024Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, 2024. — JGN CHEN, L
  • An Immense World

    How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets

    Yong, Ed
    Step into an animal’s world, where turtles read Earth’s magnetic fields, shrimp throw punches faster than bullets, and leopard pee smells like popcorn! See, hear and feel the planet like never before.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Bright Matter Books, [2025] — J 612.8 YON
  • Two kids living in different eras set off on parallel journeys to save their families in this thrilling and heartwarming adventure.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Allida, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — J GLASER, K
  • Having mastered bread, Ember is left in charge of the bakery and must figure out how to make a fairy cake for the Fairy Queen's birthday in this adorable follow-up about perseverance.
    Book, 2025New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2025] — E KURTZ, D
  • Marlow just wanted to nap and eat sea grass. Now he's got superpowers and a mission with Aquaman?! Being a hero is harder than it looks—and a lot funnier, too!
    Book, 2025Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2025] — JGN CLANTON, B
  • Nerves around starting middle school fade when Teffy meets three other Taylors in her homeroom. The four form a tight friendship and are determined to go to the Eras Tour in this perfect read for younger Swifties.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2025] — J CALONITA, J
  • Who Meows?

    a Book of Animal Sounds

    Page, Robin
    An excellent picture book for the littlest readers that pairs animal noises with a simple call-and-response format—"Who meows?/A cat meows"—and beautiful illustrations.
    Book, 2025New York, N.Y. : Beach Lane Books, [2025] — E PAGE, R
  • After learning to swim with the other ducklings doesn't go well, the red duckling (dragon) sets out to determine what kind of duckling it is (oinking? mooing?) in this charming and easy graphic novel.
    Book, 2025New York : TOON Books, 2025. — JGN CAMMUSO, F
  • As you arrive to your grandfather's creepy old mansion in Appalachia, it becomes clear that something weird is going on. Will you come face to face with the terrifying Mothman? Choose wisely and maybe you'll survive till the end of the book!
    Book, 2025Waitsfield, Vermont : Chooseco, [2025] — J CHOOSE