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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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  • It's the pigeon's bird-day! And the duckling's... and some other friends'... Can the pigeon learn to share his bird-day and celebrate everyone?
    Book, 2026New York : Union Square Kids, 2026. — E WILLEMS, M
  • Blurmp may not always get things right, but his big grin and even bigger adventures make every journey unforgettable but when Blurmp is in charge of time travel, expect the unexpected (and a lot of laughs).
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2026. — JGN BENTON, J
  • A whirlwind adventure inspired by Little Red Riding Hood follows a girl accused of killing a famous wolf as she attempts to solve his murder while on the run.
    Book, 2026New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2026. — J BELL, P
  • My favorite nonfiction series returns with a focus on adorable animals this time. Test your animal anatomy identification skills and learn some new facts along the way!
    Book, 2026Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2026] — J 591.44 LAV
  • E-I-UFO

    Old MacDonald Had a Farm

    Von Zonk, Zach
    Old MacDonald’s farm just got ZERP ZAPPED! When a UFO beams up the barnyard, it’s cows-in-space chaos and you’ll be shouting “E-I-UFO!” the whole way through!
    Book, 2025San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2025] — E VONZONK, Z
  • My favorite graphic novel duo is back! This time, Pencil befriends an eager Ruler and Eraser struggles to adjust as the trio sets out to rescue a missing crayon.
    Book, 2026New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2026. — JGN ALVARADO, J
  • Fans of Percy Jackson will love this new series. Penelope has dreamed of attending Anaximander Academy and joining the Athena house, like her parents, but when her first day goes awry, she'll have to find her own way.
    Book, 2026New York : Aladdin, 2026. — J WOLFF, T
  • While my baby nephew did enjoy this one, the adults thought it was extra funny. The pigeon lists out his reasons for not counting to ten, starting with reason number one... You see where this is going, right?
    Board Book, 2025New York : Union Square Kids, [2025] — BOARD WILLEMS, M
  • Relive 2025's smash hit movie K-Pop Demon Hunters with this picture book adaptation!
    Book, 2025New York : Golden Books, [2025] — E SONG, A
  • Follow Kitten as he chases a mouse through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, meeting different artworks along the way in this stunning picture book.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — E LIES, B