Win The Perfect Kids Books for Gifting this Holiday Season

• My Calm Down Book by Rose Rossner, illustrated by Amanda Morrow (July 2025; board book; ages 3 to 8)
  • https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464221569-my-calm-down-book-board-book-casebound.html

Help children reduce anxiety and find calm with this unique multi-touch board book.  A Good Housekeeping 2025 Kids Book Award winner!

Designed specifically to support a child who is feeling anxious or overwhelmed, My Calm Down Book is the perfect addition to every calm-down corner. Each spread uses a different sensory tool to help the child regulate their emotions so they can develop a sense of calm. With its beautiful soothing art and diverse tactile elements, My Calm Down Book provides the tools needed to help a child reduce anxiety and stress and come to a place where they can feel loved and safe.

• Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Classics: For Growing Up written by Hannah Barnaby, illustrated by Ruth Burrows (Nov 4, 2025; $12.99; ages 4 to 6)
  • https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464228544-inspiring-quotes-from-childrens-classics-for-growing-up-hc.html

This beautifully illustrated collection offers quotes from historical and modern classics for today’s kids. Centered around helpful themes, such as courage, kindness, and self-confidence, these inspirational words from some of the most creative minds in children’s literature offer readers timeless wisdom for growing up in today’s world.

Over 170 beloved children’s books are found in this treasury, including: The Velveteen Rabbit, The Wizard of Oz, Ramona the Pest, and more!

• Axolotl and Axolittle written by Jess Hitchman, illustrated by Sarah Rebar (July 2025; $14.99; ages 4 to 8)
  • https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464237904-axolotl-and-axolittle-hc-pic-bk.html

This axolotl-themed, axo-lutely hilarious new read-aloud about fighting and making up is a must-buy for siblings and friends who need to chill their gills and learn to get along.

Axolotl and her younger brother Axolittle are total opposites, and sometimes their differences lead them to poke-a-little and joke-a-little, then shout-a-lotl and pout-a-lotl. Can two totally opposite siblings resolve their differences, axo-pologize, and learn to play nicely together?

• My Sticker Dress-Up: Wicked Witches (Oct 2025; $12.99; ages 4 to 8)
  • https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464262258-my-sticker-dress-up-wicked-witches-tp.html

Children will enjoy screen-free fun with this wickedly good sticker book that encourages hours of unlimited imagination and play. Use the shimmer stickers to dress and accessorize all the witches-in-training as they get ready to attend the Wicked Witches Academy!

My Sticker Dress-Up: Wicked Witches features a yearbook that allows children to select and save all their favorite school year moments. With 5 pages of reusable clothing and accessory stickers, children will love exploring their creativity by creating their own outfits, scenes, and of course—STYLE!

• The Academy by T.Z. Layton (Sept 2025; $14.99/$9.99; ages 7 to 13)
  • https://www.sourcebooks.com/the-academy.html

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle brings his soccer ‘A’ game in this sensational sport series for middle grade readers. Now a New York Times bestselling series!

Born and raised in a small town, 12-year-old Leo has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane…but he knows his soccer dreams will take him far. When a professional scout extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, the Academy for training younger players, Leo is more than game. Whisked off to a new country, Leo struggles to dodge and dribble his way through the grueling training regime set by cranky camp director who doesn’t want to hear about Leo’s recluse roommate or relentless camp bully…but it’s fine. Leo is here for soccer, the one thing he knows he is good at. But will he be good enough to make the Academy?