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I was born XO, which does not stand for hugs and kisses. Lots of things became chaotic when I was born. I had something called omphalocele, which means my intestines were sticking out through a hole in my stomach where my belly button should have been. I was rushed to surgery before my mom was […]
Pull out your TBR lists or get ready to add to the orders for books that stock your library or classroom shelves.
Suddenly I have more time to read than I've had in a very long time. Here are some new titles to order from your local indies!
Saying goodbye to a giant.
The children's literature community remembers a legend.
With the patience of a Frog & Toad and the tone of a gentle French import, Fox & Rabbit just begs for a reread. So I did it one better. I interviewed the author. Today, Beth Ferry stops on by to talk foxes, rabbits, and why you don't need a mouth to show someone how you feel.
Looking for something to give your heart and mind a rest? Check out these 6 manga titles about ordinary, and occasionally strange, everyday life.
A sneak peek and recap of some of the Middle Grade and YA lit titles released in March 2020.
A roundup of all the 2020 books by past Printz Award Medal/Honor winners.
For WEEKS Kate has been bugging me to find her a celebrity picture book. When I finally did, she found it deeply degrading to women. Why? As you'll see, today's book hasn't aged particularly well.
The grief of the world feels too large for me to carry today, so I will mourn this tree, a symbol of childhood lost in a time when our children are losing everything.
In case you missed it! Our new Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, and Ibram X. Kendi were on The Daily Show talking about the book they co-wrote, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. Adapted from Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning.
You read it here first: Dark Horse announces 'Minecraft Volume 2' and 'Stranger Things: The Bully,' both of which are sequels to earlier graphic novels.
Kara DeCarlo shares with teens how they can make a DIY Do Not Disturb Spinner while learning at home
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
Travis: In 2019, Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery won the Orbis Pictus Award for excellence in nonfiction for children. In this episode, Colby talks with author Sandra Neil Wallace about her inspiration to write about Ernie Barnes and her collaboration with illustrator Bryan Collier. We […]
Nora Shalaway Carpenter explains why The Edge of Anything, her new YA novel, is the book she'd longed for during her own darkest days.
Black, queer, and trans Felix explores love, friendship, and possibly retribution in this powerful #OwnVoices story of identity and self-worth.
Right now, in the Spring, when the world seems scary, this may be the comforting book about what’s beyond our back doors that we all need right now.
Sonja’s debut middle grade book, When You Know What I Know, published March 24, 2020. It is a sensitive, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful novel in verse about one girl’s journey in the aftermath of abuse. Q: Tell us a little more about yourself. I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer when I was […]
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