October 2026 Picks for Elementary Education

By Gabriela Capodieci | September 8 2026 | Elementary Education

Discover our October 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

Pre-K-2nd Grade: Social Emotional Learning: New Experiences
Grades 3-6: Social Emotional Learning: New Experiences

Categories

Early Concepts

International Dog Day

September 2026 Children’s and YA Graphic Novels
Good Night Garbage Truck
Good Night Garbage Truck
Mark Jasper, Adam Gamble
9781649071668
Pull the levers and push the buttons, it’s time to collect the garbage! Little ones will delight in riding on a rumbling garbage truck. This adorable board book features fun facts about garbage trucks, including drivers and crews, front loaders and side loaders, grapple trucks, compactors, hoppers, controls, recycling, and more. This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.
$9.95 US
Oct 20, 2026
Board Book
20 Pages
Good Night Books
World
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June's Solar Oven
June's Solar Oven
Rachael Corcutt, Phillippa Corcutt, Jen Malia
9781623547462
Join June in an exploration of solar energy, engineering, and trial & error, because STEAM is everywhere and for everyone! Part of STEAMWORKS, a series of fiction picture books for ages 4-7 that relate science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) to kids’ everyday lives.
$8.99 US
Oct 13, 2026
Paperback
40 Pages
Charlesbridge
World
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Antonia and Her Magic Wand
Antonia and Her Magic Wand
Victoria Tentler-Krylov, Elizabeth Duncan
9780593813928
Sure to inspire young music lovers to follow their dreams, here is a picture book biography about trailblazing Antonia Brico, the first female conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.A Society of Illustrators Silver Medalist
$19.99 US
Oct 13, 2026
Hardcover
48 Pages
Anne Schwartz Books
World
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The Water Princess Builds a Well
The Water Princess Builds a Well
Susan Verde, Georgie Badiel, Peter H. Reynolds
9798217238958
From a #1 NY Times bestselling team comes a sequel to the picture book The Water Princess, starring a young African girl making her dream of a village well come true, inspired by the life of supermodel-turned-philanthropist Georgie Badiel.
$18.99 US
Oct 06, 2026
Hardcover
40 Pages
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
World
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Nell of Gumbling: My Holiday Diary
Nell of Gumbling: My Holiday Diary
Emma Steinkellner
9780593570777
Nell of Gumbling and her diary are back for the holiday season...but will crushes and competition turn this winter wonderland turn into a nightmare?! From the bestselling author of The Okay Witch comes another adventure from a twelve-year-old girl living an ordinary life in a magical land.
$14.99 US
Oct 20, 2026
FOC Sep 21, 2026
Catalog August 2026
Paperback
192 Pages
Labyrinth Road
World
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