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"...all joy, genius, and play." Not a bad way of describing today's book and interview with its author, the illustrious Lulu Miller.
Cartoonist Vera Brosgol's latest graphic novel is a classic adventure story...and an insightful look at the importance our culture places on appearances.
They don’t have all the answers. They make mistakes. There’s no sugar-coating their pain or flaws here. And there shouldn’t have to be. Give me all the unlikeable girls.
The authors talk wrestling, Orange Julius, kayfabe, identity, grief, and more.
One high school grad in Idaho decided to send a message about book banning on the biggest possible stage.
Authors Sally J. Pla and Margaret Finnegan discuss disability representation in youth lit for the Mind the Middle Project
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under featuring Detective Sweet Pea Volume 1" The Case of the Golden Chew Bone from First Second Books and Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic from Viking Books for Young Readers.
We've added eight new titles to our list of possible Newbery Medal contenders this month. Four books have received more than ten suggestions from readers so far, as the list of excellent 2024 children's books keeps expanding. Check out the full list of 44 titles here.
We've added eight new titles to our list of possible Newbery Medal contenders this month. Four books have received more than ten suggestions from readers so far, as the list of excellent 2024 children's books keeps expanding. Check out the full list of 44 titles here.
Camp Prodigy stars Tate and Eli as nonbinary violists, like me, and both are frequently misgendered by those who don’t know them, like me!
A cover reveal for the upcoming picture book by John Schu and Holly Hatam
A consideration of the original 1977, and subsequent 2004 update, of a Steven Kellogg classic.
True-crime podcaster Fran Frazier investigates a new mystery and Veronica gets small in our latest Archie Comics preview.
When we’re missing new books specifically targeted to middle grade readers, we’re failing to meet their needs. Specifically, we can’t help them navigate their deepest, most anxiety-provoking concern: the mucky, heart-wrenching terrain of being in or out of the club.
It officially came out in 2023, but now U.S. audiences will be able to watch ROBOT DREAMS.
Today we have exclusive news about a new graphic novel from Papercutz, as well as a first look at the artwork.
Every Happily Ever After is going to look a little different. Stories, in any form, can be an escape. But within unfamiliar settings and struggles we see the truth of the world around us.
Author Nora Dåsnes talks about writing difficult books for middle grade readers and how the best cure for climate anxiety is climate action
Sometimes I wonder: How many children's books are among the top 100 bestsellers on Amazon? And which books are they?
This isn’t just A werewolf book for kids. It is THE werewolf book for kids.
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Just like art, coming up with the ideal discussion questions involved a lot of trial and error. As I get ready for my next career phase with the upcoming launch of my YA book, TAKE ALL OF US, I’ve decided to take a look back at what ended up being the five worst and five best library whiteboards overall.
Monster Cats, the latest super-cute cat manga from Pandania, introduces us to cats who are also monsters.
To the surprise of no one, and certainly to no one in Minnesota, here were the top 25 books at my school this year!
This is the first time in my career that I wrote a book with no concern for how it will sell. I wrote it because I was fascinated by the subject. Maybe it will be fascinating to kids too. I hope so.
It's time for rapid-fire Q&A with Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, and Jarrett Lerner!
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Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Rune Tale of a Thousand Faces from Flying Eye Books and Sink or Swim from Random House Graphic.
I knew I wanted to convey insights into Jamaican life with YOUR CORNER DARK and now with BETTER MUST COME. So, when it came to showing YOUNG PEOPLE how economic policies, the issues of abandonment, police brutality, and others affected the island nation, I had to make the stories EXCITING!
We have 36 titles on our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list, but we need even more. It's time to add June suggestions to the list: recommend up to 5 Newbery-eligible titles between June 3rd - 8th and we will share the updated list next week.
It started with the title—Past Present Future popped into my head one day, and I couldn’t ignore it. I’m a sucker for parallelism.
There's a new documentary about Reading Rainbow on Netflix.
There are a lot of red-eyed creatures in our trees these days. Cicadas? You bet, but today we're looking at a different kind of vermilion-hued tree denizen. A consideration of a 1999 nonfiction book and if it's stood the test of time.
Young Dr. Masters hits the beach and Archie and Betty go on a summertime romp in this preview of World of Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #33.
Books that cover the themes of grief and loss are so important because sometimes it can feel so lonely to lose someone and you might not even want to talk about it, but it might help to read about it.
47 new and forthcoming books to help build your TBR!
Quiet, unassuming, delightful, funny, and with just enough science fiction in there, I’m just gonna say it: I love this book. You know who else is going to love this book? Kids.
The first volume of Digital Lizards of Doom has been adopted for classroom use by the San Diego schools, and the second volume is coming out soon!
Author Aamna Qureshi discusses the importance of Muslim representation in literature
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I am here on my knees begging the publishing industry not only to publish books for younger teenagers, but to create a new publishing category that encompasses that unrecognized in-between age.
Thanks to Ellen Myrick, I've gotten a peek at a slew of children's books slated to come to our American shores in the not-so-distant future. So buckle up and enjoy the ride!
In this historical fiction graphic novel, based on a true story, friendship and allyship during World War II give readers a sense of hope and human connection.
More LGBTQ+ youth are feeling comfortable coming out at earlier ages, and that’s a wonderful thing. But for the many queer kids who still can’t—and for the LGBTQ+ adults who couldn’t—I don’t think we recognize the loss caused by that suppression nearly enough.
Meet the charmer of the season. A picture book influenced by both animation and silent films, and that puts those wet, miserable walks in context.
In an industry (and more widely, society) which narrows our modes of self-expression to the economically viable, I consider myself very privileged to have enjoyed the time and space to tell my story via a medium so tied to my authentic self.
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Cloud Puppy from Antheneum Books for Young Readers and Books of Clash Volume 3 Legendary Legends Of Lengendarious Archievery from First Second Books.
14 speedy little reviews of new and forthcoming books!
5 popular books you might not know about.
If you're a small publisher, what can you possible do to raise funds? Introducing the incredible Elsewhere Editions auction. Take a gander and see what entices.
Travis: It’s the third installment in our Speed Round series – rapid fire Q&A with children’s book creators. What is Peter Brown’s least favorite household chore? What is Dashka Slater’s unexpected hobby? Answers to those and many more speed round questions in this episode. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
This book serves as a crucial reminder of the courage it takes to stand against injustice.
Learn about a presentation at NCTE called “Our Blood is Beautiful!: Shattering Cycles of Shame, Stigma, and Silence to Create Space for Stories of Menstruation.”
Books set around the globe allow readers to travel and learn about different people, places, and cultures all from their home. Also, and most importantly, books set around the world provide important representation to children who come from those places.
A seemingly simple package of roadside kitsch hides a story of grief, complicated family relationships/friendships, and more cactuses than you ever thought could fit on a page.
A young Danish girl learns she is Jewish and escapes from the Nazis in this graphic novel that touches on a little-known aspect of World War II—the determination of the Danish people to protect their Jewish neighbors.
I’m thankful that there’s room on our bookshelves for the vast array of teen-centered stories we have to tell, whether romantic or not.
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
We Mostly Come Out at Night is a celebration of queer and trans lives that stands in stark defiance of those who seek to force us back into the closet.
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A pediatric cardiologist in the Bronx writes three young adult novels then pens a thoroughly touching tale of a girl and her grandfather. Learn more about this story and its origins.
A graphic memoir and fantasy tales are on the table for 2026.
I know I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren’t for the people who helped me get through that early, rough period of trying to figure out how to be a writer.
A writer once told me that when I’m not feeling inspired, I should go out and collect life experiences so I would have things to “add to the pile of stuff” I could write about. I thought it was odd advice at the time, but now I get it.
A Newbery panel you won't want to miss at ALA Annual in San Diego.
Today we've ten terrific titles penned for adults but with some sort of connection to the world of children's literature.
Teen librarian Karen Jensen discusses the concept of teens only programming
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Upstaged from Little Brown Ink and Fluffle Bunnies Volume 1 Buns Gone Bad from Tundra Books.
Centering dignity and equity, authors strive to normalize the topic of menstruation and show how different people experience it.
Which picture books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look . . .
What's big, green, and loves minor league baseball? Today we dive into a Bill Joyce book we've never done before an determine where Bob stands in the pantheon of picture books.
Celebrating Asian American Native Hawai’ian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Comic Books for Kids with Angela Frederick
Kelkar talks about her latest book, AND YET YOU SHINE.
A Romanian girl immigrates to Montreal and learns to deal with her period in this middle-grade coming-of-age story.
I hope that reading the book will give readers living with chronic illness a little bit of the gift it gave me as I wrote it.
Part of why we're focusing on middle grade this year on TLT is because discoverability can feel so challenging, with chain stores stocking less MG than ever before. New authors face an even bigger challenge because kids (and their grown-ups) often gravitate toward established authors they know they will like.
Vol. 3 of the illustrated fantasy novel series Children of the Phoenix is coming in December, and it will be the darkest one yet.
Without The Diamond in the Window introducing me to chambered nautiluses all those years ago, I might still be sitting at my laptop staring at a blank page.
Narrative nonfiction has the same goals as any novel – to use these same techniques of conflict, setting, characterization, etc. to build a world that a reader cares about.
A star studded anthology brings us stories of kids with tiny superpowers. Today, we talk with the book's creators to find out what makes this title tick.
Teen librarian Rachel Strolle shares new YA LGBTQIA+ titles to help you read and build book rainbows for Pride (and all year round)
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through her Mario themed Escape Room
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through her Mario themed Escape Room
The Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Elementary-age kids are flocking to the library in droves to check out the latest Dog Man or The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel. All kinds of kids with all kinds of hobbies are interested in reading graphic novels. The format is gaining popularity at an extraordinary rate. Why is this? There are […]
An informal look at the most popular animals in children's books.
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