{"id":88696,"date":"2025-08-23T00:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88696\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:01:09","slug":"best-new-childrens-young-adults-books-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88696\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new children\u2019s & young adults books September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have we missed some best new children\u2019s & young adults books? Publishers, please send your advance book lists to\u00a0our editor inbox\u00a0<\/a>and we\u2019ll include you next time!<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s & young adult \u2013 quick linksIf we were dogs, Sophie Blackall \u2013 26 August<\/a>When the Mountain Wakes, Matt Shanks \u2013 26 August<\/a>Dear Broccoli, Jo Dabrowski and Cate James \u2013 26 August<\/a>How Big is Love?, Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler, Jade Goodwin \u2013 26 August<\/a>A Guide to Falling off the Map, Zanni L Arnot \u201326 August<\/a>Promises and Other Lies, Sue Whiting \u2013 1 September<\/a>The Making of Martha Mayfield, Jo Dabrowski \u2013 2 September<\/a>Maisy Hayes iIs not for sale, Allayne L. Webster\u00a0\u2013 2 September<\/a>I am me, Mitch Tambo and Carla Hoffenberg \u2013 2 September<\/a>Songs of a Thousands Seas, Zana Fraillon \u2013 2 September<\/a>This Season\u2019s Draft, Jason Dent \u2013 2 September<\/a>Neighbourhood Nest,\u00a0Sarah Jane Lightfoot \u2013 30 September<\/a>The Peach King, Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks \u2013 30 September<\/a><\/p>\n

Best new children\u2019s & young adult books September 2025<\/p>\n

If we were dogs<\/a>, Sophie Blackall \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl in a romp that makes room for everybody\u2019s ideas. Sophie Blackall unleashes an exuberant game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination.<\/p>\n

\"\"If we were dogs, Sophie Blackall.\u00a0Children\u2019s & young adult books.<\/p>\n

When the Mountain Wakes<\/a>, Matt Shanks \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

A powerful picture book on hope and healing: what happens when the mountain wakes after years of sleeping?<\/p>\n

Dear Broccoli<\/a>, Jo Dabrowski and Cate James \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

\u00a0A picture book that is sure to make even the pickiest of eaters look at their dinner in a new light.<\/p>\n

How Big is Love?<\/a>, Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler, Jade Goodwin \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

A young child and a loving family member sit on the porch at sunset watching a storm roll in. The adult whispers, \u2018I love you,\u2019 but the child needs reassurance: \u2018How much?\u2019 With each new declaration, we learn that the love between adult and child is boundless.<\/p>\n

A Guide to Falling off the Map<\/a>, Zanni L Arnot \u201326 August<\/p>\n

\"AA Guide to Falling off the Map by Zanni L Arnot. Children\u2019s & young adult books. <\/p>\n

A funny, tender, messy, and authentic story about two teens who fall in love on the precipice of things falling apart.<\/p>\n

Promises and Other Lies<\/a>, Sue Whiting \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

A middle-grade mystery in which a small coastal town is torn apart by more than just a bushfire.<\/p>\n

The Making of Martha Mayfield<\/a>, Jo Dabrowski \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A middle primary school book about coming out of your shell, finding out what you\u2019re capable of, and showing the world who you really are.<\/p>\n

Maisy Hayes iIs not for sale<\/a>, Allayne L. Webster\u00a0\u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Maisy Hayes is not for sale\u00a0is a coming-of-age story about hardship, coping with anger and frustration, and being true to yourself.<\/p>\n

\"BestBest new children\u2019s & young adult books. Image: bruce mars on Unsplash.<\/p>\n

I am me<\/a>, Mitch Tambo and Carla Hoffenberg \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Yaama! Singer and musician Mitch Tambo celebrates the diversity of First Nations culture in this picture book about being true to yourself.<\/p>\n

Songs of a Thousands Seas<\/a>, Zana Fraillon \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A lyrical verse novel of homecoming and friendship by Zana Fraillon, the multi-award-winning author of\u00a0The Bone Sparrow\u00a0and\u00a0The Way of Dog.<\/p>\n

\"Children'sMaisy Hayes if not for sale by Allayne L Webster. Children\u2019s & young adult books.<\/p>\n

This Season\u2019s Draft<\/a>, Jason Dent \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Set in the year leading up to the AFL Draft and following the experiences of six teenagers who are in its orbit, this YA novel is unique, compelling, authentic and full of footy. Perfect for sporty kids.<\/p>\n

Maggie the magpie is very surprised when she finds an extra egg in her nest. Whose egg could it be? Does it belong to the kookaburras or the galahs? Or maybe the rainbow lorikeets? Maggie is on a mission across the sky and through the neighbourhood to find the egg\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

The Peach King<\/a>, Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Peach King by Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks. Children\u2019s & young adult books. <\/p>\n

A contemporary fable about the resilience of nature.\u00a0When Little Peach Tree was just a sapling, all they could see was row upon row of other peach trees. And, on top of the hill, watching over the orchard \u2013\u00a0 the Peach King.<\/p>\n

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