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Find out where Trees ranks among First Second's line of Science Comics.

From advertising to book-making to producing animated digital shorts: Is there anything this Latinx author-illustrator can’t do?

SLJ reviews the two seasons of the bilingual “Cantícos” digital shorts, based on Susie Jaramillo’s board books featuring traditional Latin American nursery rhymes, now available on NickJr.com and the NOGGIN app.

National Geographic wants middle grade fiction fans to get hooked on science with "Explorer Academy" series. 

Recently, John Legend joined beame the latest to complete the EGOT, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. What's the children’s book equivalent and who is in the club?

Authors Josh Shipley and Andrew Cangelose talk about what started as a just-for-fun-project and became a published hybrid comic/picture book.

Pride is a contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in the rapidly-gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood. Marie Marquardt speaks to 

I’m You’re Neighbor Project has a mission to “Welcoming immigrants, refugees, and migrants as neighbors through the sharing of children’s literature and other stories.”

Can YA fantasy speak truth to power? Author Sayantani DasGupta addresses that question and more with Elana K. Arnold, Betsy Cornwell, Kiersten White, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Mimi Yu.

Jonker talks to the author then reveals the cover for her spring 2019 title.

Betsy Bird doesn't know which way the awards committee will go in a "crazy year." 

A quick recap and description of titles up for the National Book Award.

A few September release graphic novels that teens and tweens will enjoy.

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A frequently challenged book club pick; insisting on the Pledge of Allegiance 

Eight titles made the longlist for the American Association for the Advancement of Science picture book prize.

Lesson plans and ideas for preK to eighth grade.

The incredible life story of Hedy Lamarr is now a children's picture book. And Betsy Bird gives us a look at the cover of the February release.

 A review of the new supernatural shonen set at the dawn of the 20th century in rural Japan.

A look at some of the latest books for tweens and teens.

A special bedtime story that follows a family of curious rabbits on their nighttime walks to explain the phases of the moon, with a charming design that includes a light-up LED moon.  Download your eight-page activity kit.

The second-generation Cuban American author talks to SLJ about her sophomore YA novel, path to publication, and advice to aspiring teen writers.

Aron Nels Steinke has created a graphic novel about a fourth grade classroom that quickly feels like an old friend.

Betsy and her sister Kate debate the degree to which Mr. and Mrs. Fox are starving their children, what precisely is going on with the Giggle-Gaggle household, and what a “skulk”/”leash” is.

It's time for another "Archie' preview.

Some "non-traditional" Newbery-worthy titles. Do they have a chance?

A "smart little book," reviewed by  Betsy Bird.

Highlights from this week’s new releases includes the latest entry into their Ordinary People Change the World series with I Am Neil Armstrong and the final volume of Faith Erin Hicks’  The Nameless City trilogy.

This cadre is made up of Latinx women and non-binary creators with debut and sophomore fictional books for children and teens releasing between Fall 2018–2019.

An Amazon-inspired network of preschools could be in America's future, and more in NewsBites.

Travis Jonker takes a look at news of the week in children's and YA publishing.

Betsy Bird reveals what happens when a supporting character from an earlier title takes the lead in a new middle grade novel.

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Amanda MacGregor calls Don Brown's graphic novel "an important, timely, and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis."

In the UK, Mr. David Mackintosh is a well-known graphic designer, art director, author, and illustrator. If the pages in this trailer are any indication, he'll be famous here soon, too.

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The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from an African and African American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom.

Travis Jonker flagged 142 books coming out in September, October, and November, and then chose his 10 favorites. 

Six questions for Sharon Creech, plus a passage from her latest novel.

Teaching titles about mathmeticians Katherine Johnson and Sophie Germain.

Suggestions for teaching two books on mathemeticians Katherine Johnson and Sophie Germain.

In a series of vignettes depicting the experiences of Syrians before and after they choose to flee that country, and information on the refusal of many countries to accept these victims of violence, Brown has created a heartbreaking global and personal story.

From the return of the Interrupting Chicken to the charming YA collaboration by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, SLJ's top September picks are titles librarians will want to add to their shelves.

While classroom and school libraries share the larger goal of advancing literacy, they often serve different purposes—and compete for the same resources.

How can educators incorporate materials that explore empathy and encourage social and emotional development? An educator has some suggestions.

With 28 objects to count and find in each illustrated animal scene, this lively search-and-find puzzle book with gatefold flaps is positively packed with interactive fun!

A hoax that started small grew into something two kids could have never imagined. Fairy Spell tells the story. 

Considering Spooked, The Girl Who Drew Butterflies, and Otis and Will Discover the Deep.

Listen to Travis Jonker chat with 2018 Pura Belpré award winners Ruth Behar, Pablo Cartaya, Celia C. Pérez, and Juana Martinez-Neal. 

Featuring young protagonists and realistic scenarios, these inviting picture books demonstrate how kids can make choices that positively affect their classroom community and beyond.

Damon, library support specialist at Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Torres, teacher librarian at DPS’s Montbello Campus, on Angie Thomas’s blockbuster YA novel and the upcoming film. 

The opioid crisis is finally finding its place into YA storylines.

Betsy Bird looks at some of the best fictional picture books with photographic illustrations.

Highlights from this week’s list of new releases includes a new Science Comics from First Second, Solar System: Our Place in Space, Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey #2, and kitten cuteness with volume 2 of Chi’s Sweet Adventures.

Travis Jonker takes a look at some of the latest news and trends in children's publishing.

Betsy Bird talks to Ellen Klages about her new middle grade book, Out of Left Field, which takes feminism to the sports world.

A look at the latest in the "Secret Coders" series by Gene Leung Yang.

Heavy Medal wants readers to "go wild" offering potential Newbery titles.

A climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and a mission to improve a district's libraries while motivating others to advocate for themselves.

Show young readers that anything is possible with this inspiring story from best-selling author, speaker, and social justice advocate Julissa Arce.

Boyd discusses the connection between street lit and challenged books, while Winner describes the frequently challenged LGBTQ-themed picture books that he shares with his elementary students. 

Harry Potter fans can spend the rest of the year immersed in J.K. Rowling's magical world while celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first book's publication in the United States.

The life cycle of the blueberry, how much sugar to use when canning, and other mysteries explained on this week's episode of Fuse 8 n' Kate.

Artist Nathan Sawaya makes life-size LEGO sculptures, and a few years ago he started making little men and positioning them around New York City, hugging trees and signposts and such. This was the genesis of Hugman, the little red character that accompanies the little boy Nathan in these cheery self-published picture books.

Teaching ideas for a book that invites readers to notice the beauty and mystery of the natural world around us.

The Heavy Medal team is back from a summer of reading and ready to read more Newbery contenders and discuss them with their readers.

Now the time is right, the planets have aligned, and today we get to see the new cover for Unicorn is Maybe Not So Great After All.

We recently caught up with Charlotte Milner to chat bee tutus, the power of picture books and how kids can help in saving the bees. Charlotte is the buzzworthy author and illustrator of The Bee Book.

Whenever someone complains about how dark YA is, it is almost always an adult, writes Karen Jensen, who brings the discussion back to YA's primary audience: teens.