Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

<p>A bothered bear; a great guide to drawing; a life of Josephine Baker; a role model daughter; a search for words and more</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.guardianbookshop.com/bears-nap-9781035074433?utm_source=editoriallink&amp;utm_medium=merch&amp;utm_campaign=article">Bear’s Nap</a> by Emily Gravett</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Two Hoots</strong><strong>, £</strong><strong>12.99</strong><strong><br></strong><em>Someone</em> is cheeping and keeping Bear from sleeping in this increasingly uproarious picture book filled with forest-dwelling creatures and their noises. A joy to read aloud.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.guardianbookshop.com/this-is-who-i-am-9781839135774/?utm_source=editoriallink&amp;utm_medium=merch&amp;utm_campaign=article">This Is Who I Am</a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.guardianbookshop.com/this-is-who-i-am-9781839135774/?utm_source=editoriallink&amp;utm_medium=merch&amp;utm_campaign=article"> </a>by </strong><strong>Rashmi Sirdeshpande</strong><strong>, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Andersen</strong><strong>, £</strong><strong>12.99</strong><strong><br></strong>A moving celebration of heritage and identity, this softly coloured picture book follows a little girl with “a foot in two worlds”, who is both “the richness of all the worlds she belongs to” and uniquely, proudly herself.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/children-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels">Continue reading...</a>