Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: June

By Kat La Mantia | May 14 2025 | AdultsAllBlogChildren'sGeneralGiftPop Culture

June’s upcoming titles are full of can’t-miss pop culture moments! Relive Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour with refreshing, creative cocktails inspired by her greatest hits with The Eras Pour, then revisit the women that made the 2000s pop’s shiniest decade in Hit Girls. And kids can bring the movies home with Stitch titles like Birthday Surprise! (Disney Stitch), action-packed Superman books like SUPERMAN: The Official Activity Book, and Fantastic Four stories like Fantastic Four: A Family (Anti)Matter.

June is full of great titles to discover. See our staff pick lists below to dive in!

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June Staff Picks HERE!

Pop Manga Catitude Coloring Book
Pop Manga Catitude Coloring Book
Camilla d'Errico
9780593837542
Color cute cats in this purr-fectly adorable coloring book from acclaimed artist Camilla d'Errico.
$16.99 US
Jun 10, 2025
9-13/16 x 9-13/16
Adult Coloring Book
80 Pages
Watson-Guptill
The Eras Pour
The Eras Pour
The Unofficial, Ultimate Taylor Swift Cocktail Book
Alison Grey
9798217034413
Raise a glass to Taylor Swift with 60 cocktail recipes inspired by every era, including riffs off greatest hits, twists on her favorite drinks, callouts to iconic moments in Swiftie history, and an abundance of fan-service Easter eggs, plus 20 alcohol-free options
$26.99 US
Jun 17, 2025
7 x 9
Hardcover
176 Pages
Clarkson Potter
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Pull, Slide and Play!
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Pull, Slide and Play!
Helen Oxenbury, Michael Rosen
9781536244311
For bear lovers and brave hunters everywhere! The wildly popular chant-aloud is now an interactive board book with easy-to-use pull, slide, and play tabs on every page.We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Join in the fun of the bear hunt with the help of super-sturdy tabs to pull, sliders to push, and wheels to turn. Little ones will love playing along with the classic story in a hands-on board book revealing surprises on every page. Just swishy swashy through the long wavy grass, squelch squerch through the oozy mud, stumble trip through the forest, and tiptoe through the gloomy cave—there’s a bear waiting somewhere to be found!
$12.99 US
Jun 03, 2025
7-1/16 x 7-1/16
Board Book
16 Pages
Candlewick
Age 1-3 years
New York Botanical Garden: In Full Bloom Postcards
New York Botanical Garden: In Full Bloom Postcards
100 Postcards from the Archives of the New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
9780593796474
Brighten someone’s day with this set of 100 gloriously eye-catching summery postcards, featuring vibrant artwork of fruit and flowers from the archives of the New York Botanical Garden.
$22.00 US
Jun 03, 2025
4-7/16 x 6-1/2
Cards
100 Pages
Clarkson Potter
The Italian Way
The Italian Way
Celebrate the Food, Culture, Art, and Beauty of Italy
DK Travel
9780593968628
A celebration of everything we love about Italy, from art and architecture to food and family life.
$25.00 US
Jun 24, 2025
6-11/16 x 8-9/16
Hardcover
224 Pages
DK Travel
Birthday Surprise! (Disney Stitch)
Birthday Surprise! (Disney Stitch)
Alan Batson, Virginia Murphy
9780736445641
Stitch from Disney Lilo & Stitch celebrates his birthday in this adorable Little Golden Book featuring an original story!
$5.99 US
Jun 17, 2025
6-5/8 x 8
Hardcover
24 Pages
Golden/Disney
Age 2-5 years
Naming Bebe
Naming Bebe
An Interactive Guide to Choosing a Baby Name You Love
Colleen Slagen
9780593719121
A next-generation baby name book by a professional name consultant, full of activities, advice, and inspiration
$20.00 US
Jun 10, 2025
6 x 8
Paperback
224 Pages
Tarcher
Upside Down Cooking
Upside Down Cooking
LAYER, BAKE, FLIP A Brand New Way to Cook in One Pan
Dominic Franks
9780593969120
The book that flips your kitchen upside down, with joyfully delicious results.
$32.00 US
Jun 17, 2025
7-7/16 x 9-11/16
Hardcover
208 Pages
DK RED
SUPERMAN: The Official Activity Book
SUPERMAN: The Official Activity Book
Random House, Random House
9798217027149
An awesome activity book packed with mazes, codes, stickers, and more inspired by Superman, which flies into theaters July 11, 2025!
$8.99 US
Jun 03, 2025
7-7/8 x 10-7/8
Paperback
48 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
Reefer Wellness
Reefer Wellness
Understanding Cannabis Science, Culture, and Medicine
Dr. Riley Kirk
9780593847152
Are you canna-curious? Put aside the stigma and discover the powerful potential of weed.
$32.00 US
Jun 10, 2025
7-11/16 x 9-3/16
Hardcover
208 Pages
DK
The Soup Book
The Soup Book
200 Recipes, Season by Season
DK
9780593969137
Packed with nourishing recipes for every season The Soup Book is the perfect inspiration for soup season.
$19.99 US
Jun 10, 2025
7-11/16 x 9-1/4
Paperback
352 Pages
DK
Would You Rather? Junior: That's So Gross! Edition
Would You Rather? Junior: That's So Gross! Edition
Funny, Smelly, Slimy, Disgusting, Yucky Questions that Make You Say Eww!
Zeitgeist
9780593885925
Giggle with your child at 200+ gross “Would You Rather?” questions for ages 5–8.
$7.99 US
Jun 10, 2025
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
128 Pages
Z Kids
Age 5-8 years
Everything I Know About Hormones
Everything I Know About Hormones
Six Steps to Optimal Health and Happiness
Hannah Alderson
9780241733929
For too long, women have been led to believe that hormones are our enemies.
$21.99 US
Jun 24, 2025
5-13/16 x 7-15/16
Hardcover
224 Pages
DK RED
Entertaining 101
Entertaining 101
101 Recipes Every Host Should Know How to Make
Beth Le Manach
9780593844847
Perfect the art of entertaining with 101 modern twists on classic recipes from entertaining expert Beth Le Manach
$35.00 US
Jun 03, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
272 Pages
DK
96 Facts About Beyoncé
96 Facts About Beyoncé
Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! With Bonus Journal Pages for Writing!
Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil
9780593891506
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Beyoncé.
$6.99 US
Jun 10, 2025
6 x 9
Paperback
80 Pages
Grosset & Dunlap
Age 8-12 years
The Witch's Shadow Work Oracle
The Witch's Shadow Work Oracle
40 cards for wandering through the forest of your subconscious
Clare Gogerty, Tijana Lukovic
9781786788405
A must-have for all witches and wanderers, this deck brings together Jungian psychology, witchcraft, timeless archetypes, fairytales, mythic landscapes, earth energies and folklore to gently guide you to discover the magic and power of the shadow self.
$25.99 US
Jun 03, 2025
3 x 4-1/2
Cards
128 Pages
Watkins Publishing
The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook, Revised Edition
The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook, Revised Edition
A Guide to Cooking Fresh & Local
Courtney Wade
9781961293168
Over 80 farm-fresh recipes from New York's most popular destination – The Catskills.
$25.00 US
Jun 17, 2025
7 x 9
Hardcover
272 Pages
Hatherleigh Press
Peekaboo: Zoo
Peekaboo: Zoo
(An Interactive Board Book for Babies & Toddlers with Mirror & Sliders to Push, Pull, or Turn. Cute Zoo Animal Artwork Includes a Rhino, Hippo, Camel, & More.)
Ingela P Arrhenius, Camilla Reid
9781536241433
Babies and the very youngest of children are fascinated by animals, and they’ll love this animal-themed book. Ingela P. Arrhenius’s unmistakable, enchanting artwork, combined with a smooth mechanism to push, pull, or turn on every page, makes this a totally irresistible board book that toddlers will want to read again and again.
$9.99 US
Jun 03, 2025
7-1/16 x 7-1/16
Board Book
8 Pages
Candlewick Press
Age 0-2 years
Craft Your Cure
Craft Your Cure
25 craft and upcycling projects to heal and bring joy
Gemma Longworth
9781786789044
A creative journey of art, craft and DIY activities to restore your mind, furniture and home, written by a TV personality with a background in art therapy.
$26.95 US
Jun 10, 2025
7-1/2 x 9-1/4
Paperback
192 Pages
Watkins Publishing
Braided Heritage
Braided Heritage
Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine
Jessica B. Harris
9780593139776
Discover the sweeping story of how Indigenous, European, and African traditions intertwined to form an entirely new cuisine, with over 90 recipes for the modern home cook—from the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer and star of the Netflix docuseries High on the Hog.
$35.00 US
Jun 10, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
272 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Would You Rather? Summer Fun Box Set
Would You Rather? Summer Fun Box Set
Summer Edition, Animals Edition, Made You Think! Edition
Lindsey Daly
9798217151318
Three laugh-out-loud Would You Rather? books for endless summer fun!
$17.99 US
Jun 17, 2025
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Boxed Set
384 Pages
Z Kids
Age 8-12 years
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