September Picks for Elementary Education

By Tina Parmar | August 4 2026 | Elementary Education

Discover our September picks for Elementary Education, featuring a range of titles for students to enjoy. With a wide variety of genres, there’s something for every reader to immerse themselves in both inside and outside the classroom.

See the full list here!

Also, please do not miss our new title collections! They are a great source to find new material for your classes.

Themes

Friendship

Categories

Fall 2026 Picture Books

 

Camp Half-Blood: From the World of Percy Jackson: The Wild Zone
Camp Half-Blood: From the World of Percy Jackson: The Wild Zone
Rick Riordan, Annabelle Oh
9798217449644
Ever wonder what goes on at Camp Half-Blood in between Percy Jackson’s legendary quests? Find out in the start of a new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rick Riordan and an all-star team of coauthors!
$16.99 US
Sep 29, 2026
Paperback
320 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
US, Canada, Open Mkt
Export Edition
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Owl Capone
Owl Capone
Rob Sayegh Jr., Christy Ewers
9798217042326
Owl Capone–he’s got a heart as big as his fedora and he is ready to steal hearts everywhere.
$18.99 US
Sep 22, 2026
Hardcover
40 Pages
Flamingo Books
World
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Tom Nancy
Tom Nancy
Mac Barnett, X. Fang
9781774885710
TWO STARRED REVIEWS! • From two of the most acclaimed and beloved picture book makers today, Mac Barnett and X. Fang, comes a hilarious trickster tale like no other. A sneaky sheep has a proposal for an innocent boy that will change both of their lives forever: a brain swap!
$19.99 US
Sep 22, 2026
Hardcover
48 Pages
Tundra Books
US, Canada, Open Mkt
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Gruffalo Granny
Gruffalo Granny
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
9798217238736
Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in more than 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny!OVER 18 MILLION GRUFFALO BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE
$19.99 US
Sep 15, 2026
Hardcover
40 Pages
Dial Books
US,OpnMkt(no EU/CAN)
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Because of Our Student Teacher
Because of Our Student Teacher
Rob Buyea
9798217028085
Rob Buyea returns to his beloved MR. TERUPT series with a warm-hearted, multi-POV school story about five kids drawn together by unexpected events and one very special student teacher—a familiar face from the Mr. Terupt universe! School is b-o-r-i-n-g, until a student teacher shakes things up!
$17.99 US
Sep 08, 2026
Hardcover
352 Pages
Delacorte Press
World
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Millie Magnus Is NOT Jealous
Millie Magnus Is NOT Jealous
Ebony Glenn, Brittany Mazique
9780593618844
The third installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.
$7.99 US
Sep 01, 2026
Paperback
144 Pages
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
World
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Cooking with Max
Cooking with Max
Heather Martinez, Cat Reynolds
9798217116744
Max and the Grinch mix up a sweet suprise for Santa Claus in this Step 1 reader! This rhymed story is perfect for beginning readers who know their ABCs, and includes a recipe for a sweet holiday treat.
$5.99 US
Sep 01, 2026
Paperback
32 Pages
Step into Reading
US, Canada, Open Mkt
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