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Book giveaway for A Babymouse Flip Book: LOVE (Heartbreaker + Puppy Love): (A Graphic Novel) by Jennifer L. Holm Feb 01-Mar 01, 2026 Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Feb 01-Mar 01, 2026. We're giving away 25 paperback signed copies of this book by New Y...

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re giving away 25 copies of BABYMOUSE: LOVE, our latest flip book! Enter at Goodreads now! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Making SUNDUST with Zeke Peña Travis: Back in June, I talked with author/illustrator Zeke Peña about his beautiful new picture book, SUNDUST. In this episode, Zeke talks about the unique way SUNDUST was created, and his unconventi...

Congratulations to all the Caldecott winners this morning! If you want to learn more about Honor winner SUNDUST, author/illustrator Zeke Peña takes us behind the scenes in this episode of The Yarn Podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/09/29/m... @slj.com @colbysharp.bsky.social #ALAyma

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I had a blast interviewing @kellyyang.bsky.social about her new podcast with Kate DiCamillo. open.spotify.com/episode/0GOM...

Jeff might be my fav Spartan basketball parent since Mama Cleaves.

Hey @fuse8.bsky.social!!! Any contenders to be this year’s “Chooch Helped”? Always fun to have some surprises on awards day.

WRAD Activity Hub — LitWorld

Author friends! If you're Zooming into classrooms for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day, be sure to check out their social media toolkit to share your participation! www.litworld.org/wrad-activit...

Today’s read aloud really hit us hard. With only 11 days left before we move into a new school, we’re feeling all sorts of things. Reading about what happens to a house when people move out and nature takes over, had us wondering a lot about what will happen to Parma Elementary when we move out. 🌳 🏠

Ended our day with one of my favorite picture books to read aloud. My 5th graders had a ball experiencing this read aloud.

At the end of the read aloud one of the kids said, “Isn’t the author married to X. Fang the author We are Definitely Humans and Broken ?” I love that my little book nerds.

We found ourselves a handful of minutes ahead of schedule this morning, so we snuck in a bonus read aloud. The kids REALLY loved HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES. There is just something special about books that teach share the stories of how things were invented. 🍪

I don’t know how we would have the conversation we are able to have in my classroom without books like An American Story. The things the kids talked about today really blew my mind. One of the best read aloud experiences I have had in my 19 years in the classroom.

Book 3 of #365PictureBooks BROKEN by X Fang.
So excited to find this at the library this week!
Agree with @colbysharp.bsky.social and Travis Jonkers from The Yarn podcast - it is a master class in simplicity, humor and heart. And, oh my gosh, the cat is hilarious!
#kidlit

Can't WAIT for this new book:

Back to school means I can’t wear the same hoodie/sweatpants combo for 3-4 straight days, right? 😭

Maybe writer’s block isn’t real. 🤷‍♂️

Excited to make THE MOON WITHOUT STARS my first middle grade read of 2026. Always interesting to see how creators follow up winning a Newbery Honor.

I finished my first book for grownups yesterday. The Endurance Artist was a fascinating read about the man behind the beloved races The Barkley Marathon and Big’s Backyard Ultra. Loved it!

Time to get back to reading books for kids!

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Something for your holiday listening pleasure. @colbysharp.bsky.social and I take a look back at children's books in 2025 on The Yarn podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/12/24/t... @slj.com

Welcome to 100 Scope Notes on Substack! (+ 6 Substacks I Read Every Time) Highlighting the serious and the absurd in children's literature.

Sent out my first newsletter from Substack this morning. You might have to add me as a contact to save it from the dreaded Promotions Tab in the future. Here it is in case you missed it! travisjonker.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

A Babymouse Flip Book: LOVE (Heartbreaker + Puppy Love) by Jennifer L. Holm: 9798217115976 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books 2 COMICS IN 1! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL-COLOR! Flip out with Babymouse -- a spunky elementary schooler with boundless imagination -- in this OVERSIZED edition for young readers that includes the two...

We're re-releasing the original BABYMOUSE graphic novels (in FULL COLOR!) as 2-story-in-1 Flip Books! Out right now is BABYMOUSE: LOVE, which combines HEARTBREAKER and PUPPY LOVE! Go pick it up for someone you know who LOVES Babymouse! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787092...

Book drops in May of 2026.

Loved Sweet Spot. There is nothing like a great middle grade baseball book. With the way youth sports have changed the last twenty years, they do not lend themselves as well to books for kids. Vickers found a way to do it! I could not put this one down. I cannot wait to see what young readers think.

Kate Messner's School Librarian Advisory Team With recent shifts in social media, support for libraries, and school budgets, it feels more challenging than ever to connect kids with books they’ll love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how au...

I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Translated Children’s Books for Older and Younger Readers So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today.

Day #13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Translated Children's Books. So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/13/3...

I adore this book. If you need a gift for a kid, this is it.

We’ve spent a lot of time this year with Mac and Jon. Time with them is time well spent. Ending our week with Extra Yarn was lovely. 🧶

Colby Sharp Teacher. Reader. Writer.

Join Colby Sharp www.mrcolbysharp.com at CCIRA in Denver, CO in February. Register at ccira.org Colby brings literacy alive and will share his contagious enthusiasm for learners and learning! @colbysharp.bsky.social This conference can't be missed! Time to "Hit Refresh"! #CCIRA26

Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!