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A graphic novel cover. The title My Sister The Werebeast by Alina Tysoe
Got a classroom full of graphic novel readers? Consider adding MY SISTER THE WEREBEAST by Alina Tysoe to your shelves! Out today, this hilarious story with 1 starred review follows a little kid with supernatural powers and the sisters who watch over her. bit.ly/41f7i8B
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A picture book cover. The title is While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The cover depicts two children playing on a stairwell. One child is blowing a bubble made of gum while the other child leans forward to pop it.
A page from the picture book While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The page depicts a mother opening the front door of her home. Behind her, her children chase each other through the living room towards the door. Text reads: While we wait, we chase and tag.
Happy Book Birthday to WHILE WE WAIT by Bee Johnson, a charming picture book about a brother and sister who discover the unexpected delights of life's in-between moments while running errands with their mother. bit.ly/4ggotwL
#edusky #picturebook
A book cover. The Leaving Room by Amber McBride.
Did you know THE LEAVING ROOM by @ambsmcbride.bsky.social is a National Book Award Finalist? Did you know it has four starred reviews? And did you know it's out TODAY! Order this haunting yet ultimately hopeful novel-in-verse about a girl in between life and death for your library! bit.ly/3KIp3aO
07.10.2025 19:29 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0BUSTED by @dangemeinhart.bsky.social is out today!! With THREE starred reviews, this humdinger of an adventure featuring the ultimate odd couple goes from high-stakes escape to rollicking escapade as they search for a secret stash! bit.ly/4nORqTt
#edusky #books #middlegrade
“Advocacy must shift from isolated book battles to defending institutional autonomy and resisting the ideological nationalization of censorship.”
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An Important Video for Banned Books Week 2025.
Thank you to @mackidssl.bsky.social, @torbooks.bsky.social, and @fiercereads.bsky.social for inviting me to participate in this project.
Please consider watching and sharing with others.
Books Save Lives.
Honored to see #wishtree on this @mackidssl.bsky.social list of books for National Bullying Prevention Month. ❤️🌳
It's in such great company—@dashkaslater.bsky.social! @mikecurato.bsky.social! @jamesbirdbooks.bsky.social!
Click through for lots more:
National Bullying Prevention Month 7 book covers
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Looking for suggestions for titles that encourage kindness, empathy, and understanding in your classroom or library? Tap the link for a list of titles for every age 💗 bit.ly/41Tkz6S
#bullyingpreventionmonth #edusky #books #kidsbooks #library
The cover of the picture book Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson, illustrated by Alleanna Harris
A page from the picture book Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids. Text reads from left to right: It's Sunday, and in my house that can only mean one thing: It's Hair Day! I excitedly go through my hair jewelry. Beads in every color of the rainbow! Barrettes that look like puppies and hearts and flowers! Gold clips that wrap around my braids! And my favorite-cowrie shells! The page depicts a young black girl in a wheelchair, holding up a pink hairbrush in one hand. Behind her walks a middle aged black woman who is holding a pink tub full of hair supplies. They are in an orange kitchen kitchen with rays of sunlight filtering through windows on either side of the room. On the kitchen table, more hair supplies are laid out including combs, a mirror, and a spray bottle.
Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing! Available in both Spanish and English, Oshún and Me (Adiba Nelson and @alleannaharris.bsky.social) celebrates a little girl's Afro Latin heritage 💗
⭐ "Pure, unadulterated joy."—Kirkus Reviews, starred
bit.ly/4gXFlbO
#hispanicheritagemonth #edusky
All Boys Aren't Blue Cover Image. Illustration of George M Johnson with vibrant flower crown against a blue and pink backdrop.
“You sometimes don’t know you exist until you realize someone like you existed before.” - George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren't Blue
#uniteagainstbookbans #bannedbooksweek
I get to share some super exciting news!
Last night, my picture book, GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER, illustrated by @danielostudios.bsky.social, won the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children’s Books!
I can't wait for this FREE conversation with my SCOTUS Book Club pal @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of Drinks in the Library!
Oct. 7 @ 7PM Eastern
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...
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On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day
#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans
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Amazing op-ed from the Colorado chapter of AABB to kick off Banned Books Week!!
04.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
A book cover. Hispanic Star: Pedro Pascal by Claudia Romo Edelman and Karla Arenas Valenti
Calling all Pedro Pascal fans! Did you know that our Hispanic Star biography of him is available in both Spanish and English? Celebrate the beloved Chilean-American this Hispanic Heritage Month ⭐ Tap the link to learn more! bit.ly/4nn9m7C
#edusky #pedropascal #hispanicheritagemonth
These books are yours to read Discover titles to download free resources Titles: All Boys Aren't Blue; We Are Water Protectors; Speak; Bad Kitty; Flamer
Today and every day, nothing is more important to us than the power of sharing ideas and stories. This Banned Books Week (October 5 - 11), we're raising our voices in support of frequently challenged books 📚 Visit our Resource Center for downloadables and more: bit.ly/4gBiTp4
#bannedbooks #edusky
Hopeful Heroes More poems about amazing Latinos written by Margarita Engle illustrated by Juliet Menendez
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Introduce young readers to lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds with HOPEFUL HEROES, an empowering poetry collection from @margaritaengle.bsky.social and Juliet Menéndez ✨
⭐ "An uplifting collection." - @slj.com, starred
bit.ly/4ld0xLG
Amber McBride's latest is a MUST READ! It is also rightfully long-listed for the National Book Award - stay tuned!👀💙 @ambsmcbride.bsky.social @slj.com
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“It’s an inspiring, maddening, & eye-opening documentary ... Bibliophile or not, everyone should check out The Librarians and familiarize themselves with the fight and how it affects civil liberties, because this fight is far from over in America.”
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Graphic Novel Preview North for the Winter Bobby Podesta
Get to know Pixar director Bobby Podesta, creator of the forthcoming graphic novel NORTH FOR THE WINTER! Perfect for the holiday season, this middle grade classic-in-the-making has 1 starred review! 🎅 bit.ly/4pRz6dH
#edusky #graphicnovel #graphicnovelpreview #books #booksky
A collage of book covers
October's new releases include a collection of nature-inspired bedtime stories (SECRETS OF THE STARS), a sweet story about kindness (I CAN HELP ON THE FARM), and a cosmic countdown adventure (3, 2, 1, TO THE MOON). Check out the full lineup: bit.ly/4pRaTEk
#edusky #october #newreleases
Thrilling and chilling reads. A collage of 9 book covers.
Whether you're looking to fill up your shelves with scary stories or cozy ones, we've rounded up an amazing batch of books for spooky season! Check out our picks for the picture book set all the way through YA at the link 🎃 bit.ly/4gN9bQe
#halloween #edusky #spookystories #horror
A picture book cover. Title is A Snow Day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead
A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE by Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead, which has three starred reviews, is out now! ❤️❄️
This cozy tale of winter hope and joy is the follow up to the Caldecott Medal winner A Sick Day for Amos McGee. bit.ly/4guei80
#edusky #books #picturebook #amosmcgee #newbooks
A book cover. Show Stopper by Lily Anderson.
SHOWSTOPPER by Lily Anderson is out now! ✨ Add this summer camp murder mystery for theatre kids to your library today! bit.ly/46vaSND
#edusky #newbooks #murdermystery #yabooks #booksky
A book cover. Wolf Club by James Bird. In the top left corner text reads: If you feel different, left out, or misunderstood...join the club.
Yesterday we published WOLF CLUB by James Bird, which has two starred reviews! The Breakfast Club meets Hatchet in this MG about three kids who ditch detention to search for an elusive white wolf, who may have the magical powers they need. bit.ly/42ASAJw
#booksky #newbooks
A new cover of the bestselling novel, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Can you believe it's been TEN YEARS since Six of Crows was first published?? We're celebrating by releasing cover redesigns of both books in the duology that took the world by storm, with black stained edges and updated maps 🖤⚔️
Order for your library at the link! bit.ly/4puKYlU
#sixofcrows
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with the Gabby Torres Series by Angela Dominguez!
Gabby Torres is tenacious, bold, relatable, and hilarious, reminiscent of favorite characters like Junie B. Jones, Clementine, and Ramona Quimby 📚 bit.ly/4pLEoaQ
#edusky #hispanicheritagemonth #latinxvoices
September's paperback releases include a horror-adventure (WE ARE HUNTED), a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee (BRAVO!), and a fiercely original middle grade about transformation (GRETA). Check out our full lineup at the link 📚 bit.ly/4nmI9RQ
#edusky #texasbluebonnet #books #booksky #booksforkids
