This week’s Butler Bookshelf will highlight some new children’s fiction in the collection! We receive all kinds of books for kids, from chapter books to novels in verse to graphic novels, like this week’s feature, An Unlikely Pair, the first book in the Molly and the Bear series written and illustrated by Bob and Vicki Scott. When Molly is home alone for the first time, a bear sneaks into her house to eat the cookies her mom left on the table. Soon, Molly discovers that Bear is scared of everything in the woods, so she offers to let him live at her house. Even though it’s tough to keep Bear hidden from her parents, Molly has a summer full of adventures with Bear and her best friend, Harper. When school starts up again at the end of the summer, Molly decides to take Bear to school to be their class pet. How will her classmates, teachers, and parents react to her new friend when she reveals her secret? Bob and Vicki Scott use their extensive backgrounds in comics and animation to bring this story of friendship and overcoming your fears to life in a way that is sure to entertain middle grade readers.

Check out more children’s fiction below!

Basil and Dahlia: A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness
Written by Joy McCullough
Illustrated by Shane Cluskey
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Available now!

Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year
Written by Rob Buyea
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!

The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily
Written by Richard Ayoade
Illustrated by David Roberts
Published by Walker Books
Available now!

Gracie Under the Waves
Written by Linda Sue Park
Published by Allida
Available now!

An Unlikely Pair (Molly and the Bear #1)
Written and illustrated by Bob Scott and Vicki Scott
Published by Aladdin
Available now!

Wings to Soar
Written by Tina Athaide
Published by Charlesbridge Moves
Available now!