8 New Preschool Picture Books, September 2025

The Monster in the Lake written and illustrated by Leo Timmers
UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE
A delightful, funny, and fun read aloud with stunning illustrations that show above and below the water. Eric, the duck, is worried about swimming in the lake because of THE MONSTER. The other ducks dismiss his fears, but in a surprising twist, Eric goes on an underwater adventure with the not-a-monster and other fantastical mechanical creatures deep below the lake.

Just Enough Room for Christmas written by Robin Currie, illustrated by Estelle Corke
CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS
Hannah the cow lives in a small barn in Bethlehem with just enough room for one. But when other animals like a horse, goat, dog, and sheep need shelter, there’s just enough room to add them inside the barn. It’s crowded and noisy in the barn, but even still, there’s just enough room for a man and a woman and soon, the baby Jesus. Families will love this super sweet story because kids will beg to read it again and again.

Unicorn Post written and illustrated by Emma Yarlett
NEW PET
When a unicorn arrives at a little girl’s playhouse, the girl assumes the unicorn is lost and begins a search to find the perfect home, trying a pet store and even a castle. But what if the perfect home is right under her nose? Colorful illustrations with lift-the-flap make this an interactive, eye-catching, and heartwarming story.

Short Stories written and illustrated by Silvia Borando
HUMOR
Subversive and hilarious — most of the stories will crack up both you and your readers. With a simple color palette of only a few colors per story, it perfectly matches the punchy, short stories.

Go, Go, Dodo! written by Huw Lewis Jones, illustrated by Fred Blunt
HUMOR
This will be a hit with the preschool-age readers on your lap as they watch an oblivious Dodo go for a walk through the so-called “gentle” jungle. As he walks, Dodo is completely unaware and unconcerned about the tiger, the snake, the alligator, and the volcano until yikes, a hunter tries to catch him! Dodo hurries home, where he’s safe. Or is he?

Henry Is an Artist written and illustrated by Justin Worsley
HUMOR
Henry, a dog, is an artist who makes his own (poop) sculptures. But they’re always thrown in the garbage until one day, when an appreciative audience discovers Henry’s work. The bugs even display his sculpture in their Bug Hotel! Slightly nauseating but very cute.

Mama Car written by Lucy Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George
I love this book– and all of the Catchpole’s books. In first person, a kid tells about their own tricycle, Daddy’s big car, and Mama’s Mama Car, her wheelchair. In the Mama Chair, they have expeditions, they decorate it, and it can take you outside and anywhere. But the best thing about the Mama Chair is MAMA!

Oh Dear, Look What I Got! written by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
HUMOR
A patterned, repetitive, rollicking read aloud perfect for preschoolers about a boy who asks shopkeepers for one thing, starting with a carrot, but gets an animal that rhymes with that thing instead. He wants a hat but gets a hat. He wants a coat but gets a goat. Soon, he has a menagerie of animals at his house. What will he do when all the shopkeepers arrive at his house, too?