Booklist is moderating a Summer Scares Middle-Grade Panel on Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT! 👻
Register for free here: bit.ly/3ONEznL
Booklist is moderating a Summer Scares Middle-Grade Panel on Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT! 👻
Register for free here: bit.ly/3ONEznL
VSLA Virginia Readers Choice (logo); books floating (magically) with sparkles), girl reading a book. Light yellow background. Two book covers: Looking for Smoke (photo of Native girl in profile); BLUE STARS (illustration of cast--two girls at the center with city in the background).
Virginia Readers’ Choice 2026-2027 Book Titles include LOOKING FOR SMOKE by KA Cobell (Heartdrum @harperstacks.bsky.social) and MISSION ONE: THE VICE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM (BLUE STARS #1) by @keklamagoon.bsky.social, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Molly Murakami (@candlewickpress.bsky.social). #BookSky
23.02.2026 18:48 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Many congratulations to the creators of FAITH TAKES THE TRAIN! 🥳 bit.ly/3MCBczx
🚉 Mokshini is the winner of the 2026 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award!
🚉 Kesi Augustine has received a 2026 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Honor!
@ejkf.bsky.social #EJKAward #EzraJackKeats
We can't wait for the world to meet Wombat! 😊🐕
17.02.2026 17:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pleased as punch to see WOMBAT WAITING, my new #mglit novel, on this @harperstacks.bsky.social list of anticipated spring and summer reads. 🧡🐕
Even better, Wombat is hanging out with new books by @erinentrada.bsky.social, @elanakarnold.bsky.social, and more.
Calling all graphic novel lovers! 📚 Eagerly waiting for the next installment of your favorite graphic novel series? It's almost time!
😸 Cat & Cat Adventures: The Lair of the Owl King (Book 6) - out 2/24
🌟 Lightfall: A Place Between (Book 4) - out 4/7
#graphicnovels #books
Happy Friday, readers! What are you reading this weekend? 📚
Need a suggestion? Here are some of our 2026 ALA Award Winners and Honorees: bit.ly/3OcqzUA
I Can Read has been a trusted name in beginning readers for years. We’re thrilled to be introducing new books that combine some of kids’ favorite book characters with research-driven and reading expert vetted leveled phonics readers!
Learn more here: bit.ly/4kmkxwr
Now available! HERE COME THE AUNTIES! by Cynthia Leitich Smith & @aphelandraw.bsky.social (Heartdrum, 2026). #KidLit #aunties @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
10.02.2026 15:46 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
The wait is almost over! Which YA fantasy sequel are you ready to devour? ⚔️
🐉 A WAR OF WYVERNS - out now!
🌹 THE THORN QUEEN - out 4/14!
💎 RELEASE ME - out 4/7!
With new books from Erin Entrada Kelly, Katherine Applegate, Corey R. Tabor, Joanna Ho, Elana K. Arnold, and Byron Graves, we have lots to look forward to in the upcoming months! 🌻 Here are 19 of our most anticipated spring and summer reads: bit.ly/4r8gS8k
05.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Kirkus Reviews raves: “An emotionally raw, nuanced work from a new voice to watch.”
AN EXPANSE OF BLUE by @kauawrites.bsky.social (Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian)(Heartdrum, 2026). Ages 13-up.
@epicreads.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #BookSky
This Black History Month, engage your readers of all ages with a great book! 📚
Click here for more titles: bit.ly/3ZS12Co
Pura Belpré Award–winning author Carolina Ixta's latest novel, FEW BLUE SKIES, is out today! ☁️
Click here for a free educator guide: bit.ly/4t1wDiB
Following the exciting announcement of the Sydney Taylor Awards, the committee also released a list of Notable titles we'd like to recognize. Congrats to our Sydney Taylor Notables! 🎉
⭐ THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS - Middle Grade
⭐ THE DAUGHTER OF AUSCHWITZ - Middle Grade
⭐ LEAVING THE STATION - YA
FIREWORKS is the winner of the 2026 Caldecott Medal! ⭐
Join us in celebrating Matthew Burgess' and Cátia Chien's irresistibly joyful and magical picture book! 🎆
And congratulations to Kwame Alexander, recipient of the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture Award, and Kadir Nelson, recipient of the Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award! ⭐️
26.01.2026 22:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to our Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honors!
⭐️ THE QUEEN BEES OF TYBEE COUNTY - Children's
⭐️ TALL WATER - Young Adult
Congrats to our Alex Award Winner!
⭐️ SONITA
Congratulations to our Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner!
⭐️ FIREWORKS
Congratulations to our John Newbery Honor!
⭐️ THE NINE MOONS OF HAN YU AND LULI
Congrats to our Schneider Family Book Award Honors!
⭐️ BAT AND THE BUSINESS OF FERRETS
⭐️ THE GOLDEN BOY'S GUIDE TO BIPOLAR
⭐️ THE STRONGEST HEART
Congrats to our other Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor!
⭐️ AT LAST SHE STOOD
Congratulations to SILENCED VOICES!
⭐️ Pura Belpré Award Honor, Young Adult
⭐️ Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor
Congrats to our Sydney Taylor Book Award Honors!
⭐️ THE BOOK OF CANDLES - Picture Book
⭐️ THE REBEL GIRLS OF ROME - Young Adult
Congrats to our American Indian Youth Literature Award Honors!
⭐️ RED BIRD DANCED - Middle Grade
⭐️ JO JO MAKOONS: THE SUPER-SCARY SLEEPOVER - Middle Grade
⭐️ THE UNFINISHED - Young Adult
Congratulations to LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN!
⭐️ Michael L. Printz Award Winner
⭐️ American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner, Young Adult
⭐️ Odyssey Honor
Congratulations to our 2026 ALA Youth Media Award Winners and Honorees! 🥳
Featuring the Randolph Caldecott Medal, the Michael L. Printz Award, the American Indian Youth Literature Award, and more, we’re excited to celebrate these incredible titles!
MELODIES OF THE WEARY BLUES is a gorgeous picture book centennial of Langston Hughes’ first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, featuring stunning artwork by some of the industry’s most talented Black illustrators. 🎺
Go behind the book here: bit.ly/4t90R3k 🎵
Register today!
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