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Okay, folks, today we’re talking about feelings. Big feelings. Big big feelings! And here to help us talk about such things is none other than Carol Hinz. Carol’s the Associate Publisher of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books, divisions of Lerner Publishing Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Turns out, Lerner has something called the SEL Tool Kit, […]
Writer Tony Weaver Jr. and artists Jes and Cin Wibowo tackle tough subject matter in a fictionalized memoir about becoming yourself in the face of relentless bullying and mental health challenges.
These Black authored works of fiction and non-fiction help young readers consider their role in creating a sustainable environment.
Check out these new titles from North Star Editions!
It’s the second day of the 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour (click here for the full schedule) and I’m honored to talk with Sidura Ludwig and Sophia Vincent Guy, author and illustrator of Rising, a Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor winner. Travis: Hello Sidura and Sophia! Congratulations on your Sydney Taylor picture book honor for Rising! How did you […]
Writing a graphic novel that explores identity, family, friends, language barriers and all within the context of Mexicali is no easy thing. A deep dive into a complex new comic.
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Red Flower Volume 1: The Young Rooster and the Sun from Fairsquare Graphics and Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum from Flying Eye Books.
School librarian Monisha Blair shares some ways we can use Passive RA to help connect readers with books
Taking a look at the most banned picture books of the '23-'24 school year.
As part of this celebration of the Sydney Taylor Awards, we speak with the illustrator of the only graphic novel to win a Sibert Honor and Sydney Taylor Award!
Just in time for Black History Month we consider this 2002 release and see how it has aged. Old nonfiction picture books can vary widely in quality. How does this one stand up?
This list contains collections, anthologies and novels in verse that speak to almost every aspect of Black life in the United States.
Are you ready for the best children's book-to-film festival on record? Do you want to see Holes set at a girls finishing school with swordfights (what?)? Then read on!
Finding himself traveling back to his teenage years, Niihama uses this opportunity
to change his future in this heartfelt manga.
Today I'm sharing five new middle grade books coming out this month. Check in every Friday for themed Take Five lists of middle grade books!
Can you name these 3 books by their LEGO-fied covers?
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