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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @michaelgenhart.bsky.social ! SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY tells the story of a Latine boy preparing for the school Spelling Bee en Español who gets a much-needed boost from his cherished Abuela.
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor Veronica Appleton! Through her Appleville Books, Veronica is on a mission to share stories reflecting the everyday life of multicultural families.
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @francesdevans.bsky.social ! She is the author of Mis superpoderes bilingües / My Bilingual Superpowers, an inspiring picture book that celebrates the amazing benefits of speaking two languages.
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @ismeewilliams.bsky.social ! Abuelo, the Sea, and Me is a tender story about intergenerational connections & the immigrant experience. It is a Pura Belpré Honor Book for Children's Illustration.
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor Eric Clock! @littlegogetters.bsky.social aims to develop enterprising youth to achieve their goals, projects, and versions of success through books & school & extracurricular programs.
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Gonna buy a copy for my babies!!! 🥰😍❤️
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle! As You Are is an inspiring story that celebrates identity, resilience, and belonging & encourages self-love, confidence, and pride in who you are.
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Congratulations to 2026 Author sponsor Shifa Saltagi Safadi! Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the National Book Award Winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid.
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Save the Date! Our IG live with @nadiasalomon.bsky.social is Thursday, 3/5/26, 2 pm ET! She is the award-winning author of the acclaimed titles A VOICE OF HOPE: THE MYRLIE EVERS WILLIAMS STORY; GOODNIGHT GANESHA; & A RAKHI FOR RAKESH.
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Thank you to 2026 Silver sponsor @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social ! The gorgeous volume Origin is an illuminating look at Indigenous peoples and their connection to the natural world.
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Did you miss our Black History Month virtual event? Watch it on YouTube! We had inspiring presentations & wonderful conversation with our special guest authors @deedeecummings.bsky.social , @tonyaellisbooks.bsky.social , Nina Crews, & Lisa D. Brathwaite!
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @nadinepresley.bsky.social ! A Ramadan Night celebrates with a young boy and his father in this nighttime sensory picture book that celebrates the wonder, excitement, and peace of the holiday!
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Have you entered yet?? Don't miss out on this week's Instagram giveaway! Hop over to our Instagram to enter - you could win a copy of the new middle grade novel from Huda Al-Marashi, Hail Mariam!
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Don't miss our IG live with author Huda Al-Marashi, Thursday, 2/26/26, 2 pm ET! Hail Mariam is an interfaith Muslim take on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret drawn from the author’s own experiences in Catholic school.
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor Karen Leggett Abouraya! Karen is a widely published freelance author and actively involved in disability advocacy and cultural exchange initiatives.
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor Robbin Miller! Robbin Miller wrote her first picture book, "Playgroup Time," to promote inclusion and friendships for young children ages 0-2 years old.
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Classroom Connections: Some Of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi
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My author copies arrived! Barbed Wire Between Us unboxing!
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Teach children about Ramadan with these wonderful resources!
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Save the Date! Our IG live with author Huda Al-Marashi is Thursday, 2/26/26, 2 pm ET!. She is a coauthor of the middle grade
novel Grounded, which won the Walter Dean Myers Honor award, & the author of the new middle-grade novel Hail Mariam.
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Congratulations to 2026 Author sponsor @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social ! Elly Swartz is the award-winning author of seven middle grade novels: Finding Perfect, Smart Cookie, Give and Take, Dear Student, Hidden Truths, Same Page & Almost True.
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Congratulations to Platinum sponsor @jeannewharvey.bsky.social ! The Glass Pyramid received a starred review from Booklist (the American Library Association) & was chosen by Children’s Book Council as a 2026 Best STEM Book.
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle! Her new picture book is As You Are: A Hope for Black Sons. is a touching picture book that reminds every Black boy he is loved, powerful, and enough just as he is.
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Our February giveaway is still going on, so don't forget to enter today at zurl.co/V0Vhk.
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Thank you to 2026 Silver sponsor @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social ! Barbed Wire Between Us by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social tells of a Japanese-American girl in an internment camp in WW2 & a Latina girl confined to the same camp 88 years later.
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor Crystal Z. Lee! Crystal Z. Lee is a bilingual (English and Chinese) writer who writes novels, poetry and picture books. Her books have been lauded by Kirkus Reviews, PopSugar.com, TheEveryMom.com, and more.
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @teresarobeson.com ! Teresa Ho Robeson is an Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Picture Book Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction books on science and her own culture.
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Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @nancytupperling.bsky.social ! Her work has received various honors including the Writer’s Digest Grand Prize, Delaware Diamond Award, Northern Lights Book Awards, and a Golden Scroll Award Finalist.
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LAST DAY TO WIN!
Don't miss out on this week's giveaway, which ends TONIGHT, Thursday, 2/19, midnight ET! You could win the new YA fantasy novel Why the Birds Fly Back from Akosua Harvey!
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