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) ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

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) ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

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) ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

The Tinkerers

By Caroline Carlson ,

Loved by 1 person

Moonboy

By Anna Ciddor ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Loved by 1 person

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest

By Lynn Street , Anne Hunter (illustrator) ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Bubble Sheet Blues

By William Durbin ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Bubble Sheet Blues

By William Durbin ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

The Real Boys of the Civil War

By J. Arthur Moore ,

Boomer Sees the Town

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

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

All in the Mind

By Gill Arbuthnott , Lauren Humphrey (illustrator),

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Bubble Sheet Blues

By William Durbin ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

The Real Boys of the Civil War

By J. Arthur Moore ,

Boomer Sees the Town

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

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Rowing to Baikal

By Peter W. Fong ,

Book Uncle and Me

By Uma Krishnaswami , Julianna Swaney (illustrator) ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

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

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

Speechless

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Stuck! The Story of Le Brea Tar Pits

Cat Nap

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Tinkerers

Moonboy

New books from our members

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Judith Resnik

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Judith Resnik

Bubble Sheet Blues

The Time-Jinx Twins

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Judith Resnik

Bubble Sheet Blues

The Time-Jinx Twins

The Real Boys of the Civil War

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

New books from our members

All in the Mind

Come In! Come In!

The Black Cat Detectives

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Judith Resnik

Bubble Sheet Blues

The Time-Jinx Twins

The Real Boys of the Civil War

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

The Stormy Night

Rowing to Baikal

Book Uncle and Me

A Universe of Rainbows

Snow White with a Twist