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Happy Birthday to You by Rachelle Burk illustrated by Abigail Lashbrook cover shows3 women sitting back to back on a piano bench and a group of children singing

Patty & Mildred Hill are the most famous composers you’ve never heard of. They came up with “Happy Birthday to You!” in an effort to make something all children could easily sing, so come sing along with our forthcoming HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU #picturebook #biography www.crestonbooks.co/happybirthday

Fight for the Right to Read cover of book illustration of Black man holding stack of books atop which is the symbolic scales of justice Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality by Jeff Gottesfeld & Michelle Y Green Illustrated by Kim Holt

Coming this Fall! Samuel Wilbert Tucker grew up in the segregated South and became a lawyer who loved to read. In 1939, he organized a sit-down-in-the-library protest to fight for the right to read along with the rest of the public FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO READ www.crestonbooks.co/fighttoread

Covers of FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO READ, TRIAL AND ERROR, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!, and LOLA GOES TO THE HOSPITAL

Coming this Fall! We have FOUR new #picturebooks, each with important news for #kids!

Hurrah! We can't wait to see TRIAL AND ERROR coming from @crestonbooks.bsky.social thanks to the knowledge and wit of @robinnewmanbooks.bsky.social and Deborah Zemke!

Book Trailer PREMIERE! TRIAL AND ERROR - KidLit TV KidLit TV is honored to PREMIERE the Book Trailer for TRIAL AND ERROR written by Robin Newman & illustrated by... Read more »

It's here! thanks to @kidlittv.bsky.social for this #BookTrailer! Sawyer the ant is the hero of the day in case after case, each one introducing a legal concept in a fun way. Can a snail beat a speeding ticket? With the right lawyer, justice will be done! www.kidlit.tv/2025/08/book...

Region 11 conference in Texas chose 4 by @nchurnin.bsky.social titles as #picturebooks that teach difficult concepts to older students: MARTIN & ANNE, A QUEEN TO THE RESCUE, MANJHI MOVES A MOUNTAIN and BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BROWN.

Happy Birthday, Maria Mitchell! HER EYES ON THE STARS tells the story of the first professional female astronomer in America. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @crestonbooks.bsky.social #astronomy #astronomer #bookposse #teachers #librarians #homeschoolers #booktok #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEAM

Mark your calendars for the trailer premiere of TRIAL AND ERROR on 8/5! It's ANT-AS-TIC!!! 🐜 SUPER HUGE thanks to the AMAZING @juliegribble.bsky.social & @kidlittv.bsky.social crew. @crestonbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #graphicchapterbooks #graphicchapterbook #lawyers

O do mark those calendars! This is gonna be GREAT!

Interior illustration shows crowd of arriving passengers and immigration agent at his desk

Ellis Island Passover cover shows arriving ship and passengers viewing the Statue of Liberty

"A satisfying addition to Passover collections in school and public libraries" notes Carla Kozak on ELLIS ISLAND PASSOVER in the Spring 2025 issue of #AJLNewsandReviews with "young Ezra’s solitary adventure and resourceful nature, and his great-niece overcoming her all-too-human grumpiness"

Real Life Activist Heroes - Publisher Spotlight Demonstrators, protesters, activists—what’s the difference? All work to deliver a public effect. Demonstrators make a public stand among a group of like-minded people that may be against or for an ele...

Real Life Activist Heroes in #picturebook nonfiction from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social @crestonbooks.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social and forthcoming from @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social www.publisherspotlight.com/real-life-ac...

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The DrawnTogether Exhibition at the Bergen-Belsen Museum showcases #picturebooks sharing Jewish life during the Holocaust & stories of friendship and hope including MARTIN & ANNE from @crestonbooks.bsky.social and ALTE ZACHEN from #CicadaBooks heyzine.com/flip-book/3f... heyzine.com/flip-book/3f...

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The DrawnTogether Exhibition at the Bergen-Belsen Museum showcases #picturebooks sharing Jewish lived experiences during the Holocaust & stories of friendship, allyship and hope. They vary in theme and illustrative style and include MARTIN & ANNE by @nchurnin.bsky.social heyzine.com/flip-book/3f...

Who's Writing this Story ?! by Robin Newman illustrated by Deborah Zemke - ESSENTIAL Who's Writing this Story ?! by Robin Newman illustrated by Deborah Zemke . PICTURE BOOK. Creston Books, 2024. $20. 9781954354296  BUYING ADV...

#KissTheBook calls WHO'S WRITING THIS STORY?! and essential addition to collections: "teachers and children will enjoy it for different reasons. This can be enjoyed as a regular story, or it can be used to teach the different story elements" kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2025/07/whos...

The Plotting Technique For WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY + Activities & Printables. Usually, when it comes to plotting a novel, I struggle with getting it all to come out the way I envision. I have a strong beginning and knowledge of how I expect it to end. It's what comes in between...

Today we're sharing @lauriewallmark.bsky.social discussing her plotting techniique for WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY www.crestonbooks.co/post/the-plo...

Meet Beata Sirota Gordon and other real life activists www.publisherspotlight.com/real-life-ac...

Spend time with our IN A VILLAGE BY THE SEA which #PW calls a "lovely, resonant portrait of family life that hums with quiet magic" www.crestonbooks.co/village

What do you do if you're a snail who got a speeding ticket? You hire, Sawyer, The Critter Lawyer, of course! TRIAL AND ERROR marches onto bookshelves on Oct. 7th but is available for pre-order EVERYWHERE! @crestonbooks.bsky.social 🐜 ⚖️

Racial intolerance, social change, and sweeping progress make 1908 Washington, D.C., a turbulent place to grow up in this #mg #historicalfiction novel by Darlene Beck Jacobson kids can find inspiration for acting in the present: WHEELS OF CHANGE www.crestonbooks.co/wheels

Tomorrow, in Dallas, Benjamin Vollmer, hosts his annual presentation of MARTIN AND ANNE by @nchurnin.bsky.social at Venus Middle School as part of his Holocaust Unit, The focus is on using #picturebooks to teach difficult topics and literary concepts for older students

Ooo, I spy MARTIN & ANNE by @nchurnin.bsky.social pubbed by @crestonbooks.bsky.social ! Good crew member to have @maryellenannese.bsky.social

I Would Quit Before They Made Me Do That | Feedback Readers clap back on censorship and more.

School board elections matter. Don't sit them out if you stand against Nazi-esque book banning.
—Joni Hough

it's a bit of a trial awaiting the arrival...we are practicing the law of patience

THE SECRET ANIMAL KINGDOM | Kirkus Reviews Can kindness and a magical knapsack defeat an evil villain with a dastardly plan?

"Can kindness and a magical knapsack defeat an evil villain with a dastardly plan?" DUSTY DABBERT: THE SECRET ANIMAL KINGDOM gives #MG #graphicnovel readers a "satisfying fantasy adventure that follows a familiar formula to a triumphant conclusion" says #Kirkus www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Some stories don’t need words to make their meaning clear — and some friendships can transcend barriers. HELLO by Aiko Ikegami is #wordless and can be shared with all audiences www.crestonbooks.co/hello

Introducing the National Year of Reading 2026 Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon, on why the National Literacy Trust's new initiative is vital for us all.

"Language is the pathway of thought...the more a child reads or is read to, the richer their vocabulary, the more intelligently and creatively they are able to think, communicate and have power over the world around them.... Books are words, words are POWER" www.thebookseller.com/comment/intr...

6 Grant Opportunities for School Libraries This funding can help with everything from collection development and programming to disaster recovery and more.

Funding has always been an issue for school libraries - with uncertainty around fed/state budgets, grants from other sources will be vital. Here are six grants that could help toward collection development, programming, disaster recovery, and more.

YouTube video by The Dallas Morning News DMN theater critic Nancy Churnin releases 2nd children's book

“Manjhi’s story is an excellent reminder of the power of one person to change the world and bring communities together.” MANJHI MOVES A MOUNTAIN by @nchurnin.bsky.social can inspire readers during times of seemingly insurmountable obstacles to getting on with life youtu.be/St0gSlYNXfM?...

George Washington’s First – And Lesser Known – Letter To American Jews When the British captured Savannah in December 1778, Levi lost almost everything, and after the Americans won their War of Independence and the Patriots regained control of the Georgia government in 1

Read the American history behind our #picturebook's retelling of A MITZVAH FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON www.jewishpress.com/sections/fea...

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