Spring 2025 Children's Teacher & Librarian Preview Archive
As anyone who has joined us over the years knows, we love hosting our seasonal previews to introduce teachers and librarians to our upcoming titles and authors. Now we’re even more excited to be able to bring our previews virtually to teachers and librarians around the country! From this page, you can watch the preview speaker’s presentation, download materials distributed at the event, and discover upcoming titles courtesy of S&S editorial staff. So sit back, get your TBR lists ready, and enjoy this preview of our Spring 2025 season from the comfort of your own home, school, or library. Excited about one of these books? Interested in what we’re reading? Tweet us at @SSELib using #sskidspreview.
MEET OUR SPRING PREVIEW SPEAKER, MEGAN E. FREEMAN!
A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this powerful and dramatic companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs.
After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having their world upended, they grow curious about the mysterious threat.
And as they begin to investigate, they start to discover that there’s less truth and more cover-up to what they’re being told. Can they get to the root of the conspiracy, expose the bad actors, and bring an end to the upheaval before it’s too late?
CHECK OUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH IMPRINT FOR THE SPRING SEASON!
Introduce little ones to their soon-to-be-favorite word with this seriously silly board book from the one and only Sandra Boynton.
Grades P & Up
Boynton Bookworks
In the vein of I Bug You and Mermaid for Each Other, this mushy-sweet board book is filled with tender puns for the little champignon in your life and illustrations by New York Times bestselling Steph Stilwell!
Grades P & Up
Little Simon
From little head to little toes, babies and their stuffed animal companions discover joy in all the things a little one’s body can do in this sweet and bouncy board book with a padded cover.
Grades P & Up
Little Simon
In association with the Smithsonian, this classic picture book introduces dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes in bold, rhyming text—includes a pull-out poster featuring all the dinosaurs!
Grades P & Up
Simon Spotlight
A joyful and vibrant celebration of what makes aunties so special, from Indigenous author and illustrator team Laurel Goodluck and Steph Littlebird inviting all kids to connect with the fierce aunties in their lives.
Grades P–3
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
From James Beard Award–winning chef Alexander Smalls, New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner, and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison comes a tender celebration of family, traditions, and the little moments shared at the dinner table that make all the difference.
Grades P–3
Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The First Road Trip Across the USA
Hitch a ride on the first road trip across the United States of America in this rollicking nonfiction picture book from Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Stacy McAnulty and New York Times bestselling illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley!
Grades P–3
Margaret K. McElderry Books
From the creators of the “wonderfully evocative” (BookPage) Thankful comes a cozy picture book about a child who finds that small acts of kindness can change the world.
Grades P–3
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Bitsy meets a new nonspeaking student at school and learns the importance of being a star teammate and friend in this sequel to the “darling” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Bitsy Bat, School Star from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness.
Grades P–3
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Spend Saturday morning at the barbershop in this upbeat picture book celebration of the spaces and places that bring communities together.
Grades P–3
Beach Lane Books
A Night at the Natural History Museum
Meet some of the world’s very smallest mini-mammals in this adorable and informative picture book with actual-size illustrations from Sibert Honoree Melissa Stewart and Caldecott Honoree Brian Lies.
Grades P–3
Beach Lane Books
Insights and Reflections from 50 Notable Trailblazers Who Influenced the World
This companion to Bold Words from Black Women offers clear-eyed advice from inspirational Black men throughout history, paired with vibrant, museum-worthy art.
Grades 3 & Up
Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Ready-to-Read Level 1
A fairy searches for her special skill in this enchanting Level 1 Ready-to-Read in the Fairies Welcome series from New York Times bestselling illustrator Bea Jackson.
Grades P–1
Simon Spotlight
A stunning debut middle grade fantasy about a girl caught between the realms of the living and the dead who gets lost in the Underworld—perfect for fans of Greenwild and Rick Riordan.
Grades 3–7
Aladdin
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked from a London orphanage to begin attending a boarding school with more secrets than she could imagine—perfect for fans of Enola Holmes.
Grades 3–7
Aladdin
From New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson comes an eerily timely historical fiction middle grade adventure about a girl struggling to survive amid a smallpox epidemic, the public’s fear of inoculation, and the seething Revolutionary War.
Grades 5–9
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
A girl with cerebral palsy navigates loss, grief, and the aftermath of trauma following a school shooting in a world that wasn’t built for her in this deeply affecting novel in verse from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It.
Grades 5 & Up
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tracy Deonn’s #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle continues in the sensational third book about a dazzling contemporary fantasy world that blends Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur!
Grades 9 & Up
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
In this compelling, moving story about brotherhood, identity, and social justice, a Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested.
Grades 9 & Up
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this searing young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata.
Grades 9 & Up
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
When a teen has an unexpected vision about a future murder, he must juggle newfound interest from the supernatural community with trying to prevent the murder from happening in this new romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author F.T. Lukens.
Grades 9 & Up
Margaret K. McElderry Books
