Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing

Two months until the Do You See Me? by @lgmiss.bsky.social release! Pre-Order Now!

Thank you to the talented illustrator @reggiebrownart.bsky.social and publisher @mackidssl.bsky.social

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Oh, these are so lovely!!!

Otterly delighted by these incredible #Odder posters created by second and third graders from the Hokkaido International School Niseko in Niseko, Japan.

What thoughtful young readers! 💙🦦

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Oh yay! So glad you could join us, Celeste!! I was so pleased to represent you, Kelly, and THE GREAT PUMPKIN PANCAKE PARTY! 🎃🥞💗 Your fan, Mary

A graphic promoting the Teacher's Guide for THE LIONS' RUN by Sara Pennypacker. It is titled, "A TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR THE LIONS RUN," and beneath, there are two sections of text titled "About the Book" and "About the Author."

The @mackidssl.bsky.social team has created a wonderful teacher's guide for my new novel, THE LIONS' RUN!

You'll find lots of discussion questions, activities, historical resources, and more. www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/teachers-gui... #BookSky @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

The Great Pumpkin Pancake Party This warm, beautiful picture book follows Lily and her grandfather as they establish a new autumnal tradition with an old family recipe.This year, Lao Ye wan...

I just snuck into the Zoom for @mackidssl.bsky.social where they showed my picture book, and flailed a little.

Thank you for doing a lovely job showcasing it!

And please consider pre-ordering now - Kelly Wu (who is not on Bluesky) did an AMAZING job with the art.

February 2026's new paperback releases include a middle-grade adventure-mystery (Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion), the 13th Treehouse book (The 169-Story Treehouse), and the second book in the Sunbearer Duology (Celestial Monsters). Learn more! tinyurl.com/4vusj6t8

Thanks for coming! 👏

Congrats to @safajarwrites.bsky.social, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! 👏

Discover lots of ways to bring this book into your library with our activity kit 🥔 bit.ly/49ZSzC4 @ejkf.bsky.social

APPLY NOW: ARSL 2026 Macmillan Defenders of Intellectual Freedom Conference Scholarship

We are so proud to partner with The Association for Rural & Small Libraries to launch the Macmillan Defenders of Intellectual Freedom Conference Scholarship! Find out more and apply today ➡️ bit.ly/4aZvroM

#ARSL2026 #UniteAgainstBookBans #Libraries #RuralLibraries

February is National Library Lovers Month ❤️📚 Celebrate in your library with two relevant reads - THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY and CAMEL LIBRARY, two picture books perfect for read alouds that celebrate the magic of good books and the places we find them ✨ tinyurl.com/mv4hkusb
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TOGETHER WE SEE by @aritison.bsky.social is our Marketing Manager Elysse's #MacKidsStaffPick! It follows Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father's mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Out 6/16! tinyurl.com/yvuak93w

Middle Grade Magic is a day-long virtual celebration of authors and creators dedicated to crafting literature for kiddos ages eight through 12! Reserve your spot today for this event taking place on March 5th to hear from our amazing keynote speakers. 👏 hubs.ly/Q043D3l80

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Hooray!! Congratulations to all!! 👏👏👏

Congrats!

The 2026 EJK Writer Award to Sara Andrea Fajardo
The 2026 EJK Illustrator Award to Mokshini

Writer Honors: Stefanie Foster Brown & Kesi Augustine
Illustrator Honors: Tallulah Fontaine & María J. Guarda

@safajarwrites.bsky.social @southernmisscbf.bsky.social #TheSnowyDay #EJKAward

We appreciate you!!! 🥰

Our Spring Preview Event is almost here! TOMORROW, 2/19, tune in at 11 am PT/2 pm ET for a preview of our Spring 2026 titles and authors. RSVP now at the link: tinyurl.com/m442n2k3

💙🎿 Watching the Winter Olympics? 🏔️🥇 Take a break between matches with these exciting reads! 📚✨ Icebreaker by @algraziadei.bsky.social, Skating on Mars by @carolinehuntoon.bsky.social, Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu, and Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by @faitherinhicks.bsky.social!

This month our Graphic Novel Preview is highlighting MRS. ORWELL by @andreachalupa.bsky.social and @elrevel.bsky.social. This riveting adult graphic novel brings Eileen Blair—wife and partner of George Orwell—out of her husband’s shadow.

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Ramadan Mubarak, readers!

Celebrate Ramadan now through 3/19 with Malak and her family in UPSIDE-DOWN IFTAR by Maysa Odeh & by Nadine Issa, a delicious picture book packed with warm, vibrant illustrations and the beautiful chaos of a bustling kitchen. bit.ly/4qg9Zkh

"Guillory crafts a vibrant tale of a brave girl grappling with fear, anger, and grief...allowing Evan's choices to follow a natural, thoughtful progression to the narrative's deeply satisfying ending." starred review, Booklist It takes courage to believe a wish can take fight. Out May 19, 2026! Book cover showing girl holding egg with bird soaring behind her.

A WISH WITH WINGS just earned its second starred review, this one from Bookist! 🤩 📚
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Dad by Christian Robinson Dedicated to “caregivers who give what they never got,” Robinson’s animal-centric ode to fathers moves with a realistically nuan...

★ “With tenderness and honesty,” Christian Robinson’s picture book DAD is an “animal-centric ode to fathers moves with a realistically nuanced portrayal of parents as people”

So are we!! Any chance this spread was inspired by the Mirror Lakes in New Zealand? It is so gorgeous!!

👏👏👏 Hooray, Sarah!!!

SARAH GUILLORY A dog with a nose for trouble. A girl on a quest for the truth. GUS and GLORY Book cover showing girl walking a bloodhound.

Super excited to learn that GUS AND GLORY has been shortlisted for the Oklahoma Library Association’s Children's Sequoyah Book Award! 📚

A graphic promoting the Spotify February Editors' Picks. It is titled "SPOTIFY EDITORS' PICKS: FEBRUARY" and includes the cover of THE LIONS' RUN by Sara Pennypacker.

Thanks to the editors of Spotify for including THE LIONS' RUN audiobook as one of your February Editors' Picks!

Browse the full list here: open.spotify.com/show/1BZnzZt... @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

There is a future. It can be better.

Co-author @meerasub.bsky.social’s latest on Substack. @fiercereads.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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Forgot to tag my team! Thanks @ashliterary.bsky.social
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Cover of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: SEW MUCH TROUBLE by John Patrick Green. A red cartoon octopus is holding knitting needles. A badger is behind him, wrapped up in a ball of yarn.

My school's readers love the INVESTIGATORS series & have been anxiously awaiting John Patrick Green's AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: SEW MUCH TROUBLE! Sven's in the spotlight here, going undercover in a reality show competition to catch a BBQ sauce thief. Lots of humor & hijinks! #MGLit
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