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Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Announces 2025 EJK Award Winners

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Announces 2025 EJK Award Winners
SLJ Staff,  Feb 20, 2025

The 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award went to Breanna J. McDaniel for Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller. X. Fang won the Illustrator Award for We Are Definitely Human.

Good Golden Sun: A Conversation with Brendan Wenzel

Good Golden Sun: A Conversation with Brendan Wenzel
Betsy Bird | Blogs,  Feb 18, 2025
I have a nice chat with Brendan Wenzel about the debt we owe to the star above in his latest. Also, and I won't lie, the term "poop debut" makes it into our conversation.
Cover Reveal and Conversation: Not Like Every Day by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

Cover Reveal and Conversation: Not Like Every Day by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic
Betsy Bird | Blogs,  Feb 14, 2025
The subtitle of today's book is "Finding Calm During School Lockdown Drills." Today Stephanie and I discuss them, and why she chose to write a picture book for kids anxious about them.
“I swear I’m never going to write anything this personal ever again.” Jose Pimienta Discusses Halfway to Somewhere

“I swear I’m never going to write anything this personal ever again.” Jose Pimienta Discusses Halfway to Somewhere
Betsy Bird | Blogs,  Feb 11, 2025
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.
Career-Changing PD Books: District Librarians’ Most Inspiring Reads

Career-Changing PD Books: District Librarians’ Most Inspiring Reads
Marlaina Cockcroft,  Feb 11, 2025

Sometimes, one good book can supercharge your professional development. That was the experience of these library leaders.

Grassroots PD: School Librarians Create Their Own Professional Development

Grassroots PD: School Librarians Create Their Own Professional Development
Andrew Bauld,  Feb 10, 2025

Here’s how school librarians are finding innovative ways to bring peers together, share resources, and create community, one PD session at a time.

Let’s Be Bees! A Q&A with Shawn Harris About This Newly Created Storytime Staple

Let’s Be Bees! A Q&A with Shawn Harris About This Newly Created Storytime Staple
Betsy Bird | Blogs,  Feb 05, 2025
A near perfect toddler/preschooler storytime book, we talk today with Shawn Harris about bees, the waxiness of crayons, and more.
The Fast-Paced, Page-Turning Adventure Series That’s a Celebration of African Cultures: Bernard Mensah Discusses “Kwame’s Magic Quest”

The Fast-Paced, Page-Turning Adventure Series That’s a Celebration of African Cultures: Bernard Mensah Discusses “Kwame’s Magic Quest”
Betsy Bird | Blogs,  Feb 04, 2025
What new series blends magic, action, and heritage alongside a celebration of Ghanaian culture? Meet the latest Scholastic Branches series and the man behind the stories.
Mac Barnett Named 2025-26 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Mac Barnett Named 2025-26 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
SLJ Staff,  Feb 03, 2025

The Library of Congress ambassadorship will celebrate the power of picture books.

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