Books For Kids By Various Authors

Books for Kids by various authors

c.2026, various publishers $14.99 – $19.99             various page counts

So, what are you doing this weekend?

Maybe you’ll hang around home or catch some football. You might go shopping or clean your room or just chill. Fall isn’t as busy as summer and that means one thing: you’ve got more time for books. Why not try one of these great reads…?

Did your family move to a new neighborhood this summer? Then you know what it’s like to make a change and in “Milton Makes a Move” by Jonathan Graziano, illustrated by Dan Tavis (McElderberry Books, $19.99), an adventurous little pug must pack his bags.

That’s not a bad thing. Milton heard that some dogs get forever families, and he finally gets one, too, but it means a new house, a new human, and a new yard and it’s challenging. He has to be brave, and kids ages 4-to-6 will love it. Pug lovers will, too.

For the kid who loves music, “Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’” by Lizzo, illustrated by Mark Pett (Simon & Schuster, $19.99) sets the right note.

Lil Lizzo is sad. All the other kids seem to fit in at school but something isn’t quite right for Lil Lizzo – until she finds the school’s music room. There, she tries lots of instruments and she meets Sasha B. Flootin’, a flute that can’t play a note, not one. The solution is a charmer, and a great lesson for dreaming 3-to-6-year-olds.

Okay, but what if you don’t learn like other kids? What if you’re not like other kids at all? Then you need “All Brains Welcome: Embracing ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and more” by Johanna Peyton, illustrated by Olga Popova (Sourcebooks Explore, $14.99). 

In Classroom 2B, it’s “a great day to be a brain” because Ms. Shepard is having a brain party. That means everybody will get to learn about the “squishy pink mounds” inside their heads, and how each brain is different from every other one – and that’s good, it makes us who we are. Perfect for elementary school kids up to age 10, this book is packed with kindness, diversity, and information they’ll need to have a great school year, despite differences.

And finally, for the slightly older kid, ages 10-to-13, “Notre-Dame: The World’s Cathedral” by Lynn Curlee (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $19.99) will be a treasure they’ll browse for years. It’s a big, information-filled, richly illustrated book that focuses on the history of Notre-Dame; the pop culture, movies and films surrounding it; and the fire that nearly destroyed the great building. Then Curlee brings this centuries-old story full-circle with narrative on the restoration in a book that’s a treat for older kids but also for adults who love the cathedral.

Not enough for your child this fall? Then head to your closest bookstore or library and ask for the children’s section or find the young adult books. The staff in both places can help you place the right book in your hands, a book that will delight you and your child because reading is fun all week long.