The best new books for 8 year olds of 2025

Loved by 3 people

The Trouble with Heroes

By Kate Messner ,

Loved by 1 person

The Secret Rings

By Debra Clewer ,

Loved by 1 person

A Wolf Called Fire

By Rosanne Parry ,

Loved by 1 person

Where Do Dragons Go on Vacation?

By Kim Ann , Nejla Shojaie (illustrator) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Loved by 1 person

Speechless

By Aron Nels Steinke ,

Loved by 1 person

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive

By Leslie Barnard Booth , Alexandra Finkeldey (illustrator) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

Loved by 1 person

Stuck! The Story of Le Brea Tar Pits

By Joyce Uglow , Valerya Milovanova (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Cat Nap

By Brian Lies , Brian Lies (illustrator) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Loved by 1 person

The Tinkerers

By Caroline Carlson ,

Loved by 1 person

Moonboy

By Anna Ciddor ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest

By Lynn Street , Anne Hunter (illustrator) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Charley Kawbawgam

By Tyler R. Tichelaar ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Charley Kawbawgam

By Tyler R. Tichelaar ,

Book Uncle and Me

By Uma Krishnaswami , Julianna Swaney (illustrator) ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Charley Kawbawgam

By Tyler R. Tichelaar ,

Book Uncle and Me

By Uma Krishnaswami , Julianna Swaney (illustrator) ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

The best new books for 8 year olds of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

The Trouble with Heroes

The Secret Rings

A Wolf Called Fire

Where Do Dragons Go on Vacation?

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

Speechless

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

Stuck! The Story of Le Brea Tar Pits

Cat Nap

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

The Tinkerers

Moonboy

New books from our members

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Judith Resnik

Charley Kawbawgam

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Judith Resnik

Charley Kawbawgam

Book Uncle and Me

How the States Got Their Shapes

A Universe of Rainbows

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Snow White with a Twist

The Time-Jinx Twins

What the Moon Said

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Judith Resnik

Charley Kawbawgam

Book Uncle and Me

How the States Got Their Shapes

A Universe of Rainbows

The Stormy Night

Boomer Sees the Town

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Kings and Priests