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Bright magenta graphic highlighting one of Valerie Bolling’s picture books. The title featured on this slide is “The March for Hope” written by Valerie Bolling and illustrated by Monica Mikai. A brief tagline says, “Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the Women’s March, Hope is unsure of how she fits into the movement. But when she and Mama join a group of Black women protesters, Hope sees herself in them and discovers that one voice, no matter how small, can make powerful change.”

▪︎ “The March for Hope” written by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Monica Mikai

Step up and ACT on 2/27, National Day of Reading. Name a banned book you will read.

Educators, as you’re planning you’re spring 2026 or 2026-2027 author visits, please think about who you’ve invited to speak in the past and do a little self-reflection regarding who you’ve invited might want to invite in the future.

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last late winter days
sink into spring's green slippers
and the warm moist earth

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Love the image here!

Gift of the Bear - Casemate IPM Gift of the Bear is a middle-grade novel set in the New England colonies in 1755. This timely and little-known story of our country’s colonial past mirrors...

Capture, deportation, separation-all subjects of Pat Zube's newly released Gift Of The Bear. Today’s injustices seen through the historical lens of the Acadian expulsion from Nova Scotia in 1755. Beautifully written, engaging, and timely.

Hooray! There's nothing quite like the moment you get a brand-new book. What a heart-warming treat on a frigid winter day.
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Cover art featuring three award seals (listed below) and featuring Native people gathered, eating and socializing at a drive-in restaurant. LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Featured contributors: Kaua Māhoe Adams, Marcella Bell, Angeline Boulley, K.A. Cobell, A. J. Eversole, Jen Ferguson, Eric Gansworth, Byron Graves, Kate Hart, Christine Hartman Derr, Karina Iceberg, Cheryl Isaacs, Darcie Little Badger, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and  Brian Young. American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book Odyssey Honor Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

Cover art with award seal (below), featuring teenage Native girl standing in a lake in the forest. THE UNFINISHED by Cheryl Isaacs: American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book (A companion book, THE OTHERS, is also available.)

Cove art with award seal (below). Little Native girl in purple PJs with bears ears, her grey tabby cat, and a scary closet. JO JO MAKOONS: THE SUPER SCARY SLEEPOVER, written by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Tara Audibert: American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor Book (Book 5 in the JO JO MAKOONS series.)

Cover art with award seal (below), featuring collage of red dress, powwow jingles, woodland flowers, and two kids in front of a housing complex. RED BIRD DANCED by Dawn Quigley: American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor Book

Mvto, ALA committees for AILA American Indian Youth Literature Awards, YALSA Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature & ALSC Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production! #BookSky @harperkids.bsky.social @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Fantastic news! Congratulations, Cynthia.

"What you think is not the point. What you do is what's going to count."
Madeleine L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

Process Talk: Payal Kapadia on Woebegone’s Warehouse of Words — Uma Krishnaswami

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

Fair notice to #kidlit - next Thursday is a KidLitArtPostcard day! September is typically a very active month for posting and browsing. Spread the word so we get a good turnout from illustrators, editors, art directors, and agents! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

NEW CHALLENGE! We are collecting all of the USA Libraries in a new Bluesky challenge!

So far we have: ⬇️

I'm thrilled that my upcoming book is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. It hits bookshelves in October.
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Congratulations, Melissa! Wonderful news.

Sharing books is so much fun. So is writing them, but introducing readers to your book baby is the best. Enjoy! This week I have tried to be bold with a MG revision. The progress feels right!✏️

Mexico sent more than thoughts and prayers.

Happy World Chocolate Day!
It's the perfect time to discover all the creatures that make our favorite dessert possible.
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Bet the display will be great! Good luck with the rest of your week!

Oh, a mold! Friends in Japan coached me in shaping by hand, but mine were always misshapen. That hot rice! Good for you!

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

It's always SO exciting to receive the first copy of a new book!
Coming in October 2025. Available now for pre-order.
Signed copies: tinyurl.com/3wx2kt79
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Looks fantastic! Congratulations.

It’s beautiful, Kathy. My heart goes out to you. You were fortunate to have your mom with you for precious years.

Banned Together TRAILER A documentary about fighting book bans! YouTube video by Atomic Focus Entertainment

Awesome trailing- Ban together against book banning!

From my mom 🥰 Ore-order now from Yankee Bookshop and get fun stuff! yankeebookshop.com/list/jo-know...

Meet Me at the Museum, Anne Youngson!

It’s a great article, Suma!