Publisher Spotlight

Review: Out and About: A Tale of Giving Out and About: A Tale of Giving by Liza Wiemer, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas Kalaniot Books, 2023 Category: Picture Books Reviewer: Shirley...

With many in need IRL reading OUT AND ABOUT with little ones can inspire a discussion of how it "elegantly illustrates the mitzvah of tzedakah. It also demonstrates the value of giving anonymously" www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/08/revi...

Lucky Dog Comes Home by John Spray An animal-loving veteran builds community in this straight-talking tale. Growing up in Indiana, pale-skinned George has a remark...

“John Spray’s voice has a conversational quality that makes the story feel like firsthand family lore, while Scot Ritchie’s loosely sketched cartoons capture home as a place of comfort” in LUCKY DOG COMES HOME from @pajamapress.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/9781772783414

We love seeing #WalkerBooksAustralia pop up here! And @abluebox.bsky.social

School libraries are at the heart of democracy - SmartBrief Librarians serve as defenders of democracy by protecting access, identity and inquiry in schools, write Amanda Kordeliski and Allison Cline.

“Librarians serve as defenders of democracy by protecting access, identity and inquiry in schools,” write Allison Cline and Amanda Kordeliski @aaslpres.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social

www.smartbrief.com/original/sch...

If you are a #kidlit person interested in international publishing, you can see some of the speakers and read remarks from #IBBYRegional25 happening now in Boston by visiting that hashtag

Detective Manga Round-Up An overview of some recent manga titles that feature detectives and mysteries.

#MangaClassics SHERLOCK HOLMES: A STUDY IN SCARLET from @udonentertainment.bsky.social is "a welcome introduction and an enjoyably fresh take on a well-known classic" goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/11/07/d...

A book titled That Loving Feeling by Carole Matthews

Couldn't find this book yesterday.

We'd lost That Loving Feeling.
Whoa That Loving Feeling.
We'd lost That Loving Feeling now it's back back back whoa oh-oh-oh.

Tiger, It’s Snowing! by Daishu Ma - ADVISABLE Tiger, It’s Snowing! by Daishu Ma . PICTURE BOOK. Post Wave, 2024. $19. 9798895090336 BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - ADVISABLE APPEALS TO: SEVERAL...

Daishu Ma’s “illustrations are a sweet representation of the friendship” in TIGER, IT’S SNOWING from @postwavebooks.bsky.social kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2025/10/tige...

It's no mystery why these #MG mysteries are a hit! Glad to hear that you find them so, too!

Hearing from translator Tal Goldfajn about the peculiarities of translating nonsense words as needed in MARCELO, MARTELLO, MARSHMALLOW from #TapiocaStories #IBBYRegional25

Hearing from Jennifer De Leon author of DON’T ASK ME WHERE I’M FROM and founder if #Storybridge at #IBBYRegional

We Drive Milk Tankers & We Drive Oversize Load Trucks by Alix Wood We Drive Milk Tankers by Alix Wood. Ruby Tuesday Books, 2025. 9781788565226 We Drive Oversize Load Trucks by Alix Wood. Ruby Tuesday Books, 2026. 9781788565318 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a S…

“This new series called #WeDeliverIt shines a spotlight on unusual vehicles and the people who operate them” from @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social “The workers...include men and women with a variety of skin tones, hairstyles, and shapes ” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/w...

[crunchy review] Fortune Cookies for Everyone! by Mia Wenjen and Colleen Kong-Savage Everyone looks forward to cracking open a fortune cookie after finishing a mouthwatering Chinese meal. What does the future hold (“You will meet a handsome stranger”)? What handy bit of…

In FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @pragmaticmom.bsky.social & Colleen Kong-Savage serve up a captivating intergenerational tale flavored with sides of history, mystery, and cultural pride” jamarattigan.com/2025/10/21/c...

What a great list! In addition to THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER it also features PENCIL from @toonbooks.bsky.social and SUNDAY from @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...

THE VERY FINE CLOCK new from @transitbooks.bsky.social shows how “‘Heart speaks to heart’ in this #picturebook a work of melancholy, humor, and unmatchable charm from two celebrated artists” Muriel Spark & Edward Gorey www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-...

Love this @crestonbooks.bsky.social #GN by the iniimitable team of @robinnewmanbooks.bsky.social & Deborah Zemke

Booklist November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels Booklists' November 2025 issue has its annual and always popular Spotlight on First Novels.  While the 2025 Top 10 lists are a great option...

I’m going to be on a plane most of today but you still get a post-

@ala-booklist.bsky.social November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels.

With backlist Top 10 access

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Thank you @fuse8.bsky.social !

The 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books

Big congratulations to #TapiocaStories and illustrator Marians Villanueva Segovia whose artwork in The Lighthouse Keeper “provides a beautiful, glowing visual counterpoint to this tale of selfless valor and compassion” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...

YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads Book Review: Mamas Just Like You!

Thanks to @marylannireads.bsky.social discover MAMAS JUST LIKE YOU from @shoutmousepress.bsky.social youtu.be/myqik5pRRM8?...

LOVE that BRITANNICA CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA is shown here with the red cover--the 2nd edition, greatly revised....as encyclopedias should be regularly and frequently!

The Bear Who Wanted to Dance - Los Angeles Book Review A little bear named Rita sees a ballet, and it changes her life. She knows she wants to dance. She does the right thing and signs up for a dance class with

"Stephanie Stansble’s storytelling is simply lovely, and youngsters will want to hear this story over and over. The illustrations by Wendy J. Warren are enchanting" in THE BEAR WHO WANTED TO DANCE losangelesbookreview.com/review/the-b...

Looking forward to hearing it!

SUKI CAT: DINOSAUR from @nosycrowus.bsky.social “is particularly delightful for its interactive elements with panels to pull out and small sliders to make things move and change” yabookscentral.com/suki-cat-din...

BlueSky screen cap shows 145 engagements with an illustration vs 34 engagements for the same illustration on Instagram.

I was just looking at what sort of interaction I got on #kidlitartpostcard day on Instagram vs. here on Bluesky. It wasn’t even close. 145 vs 34. #kidlitchat

Head to Toe: An Introduction to the Human Body by Pui Lee Head to Toe: An Introduction to the Human Body by Pui Lee. Post Wave, 2025. 9798895090244 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format:  Hardcover picture book   What…

HEAD TO TOE from @postwavebooks.bsky.social is a “stylish introduction to the human body that delivers information in a clear, conversational voice” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/h...

The Great Big Book of Museums: A visit to 13 spectacular museums from around the world - Portland Book Review This stunningly illustrated, oversized book is best read while lying on the floor, allowing you to turn its vividly colored pages more easily. Translated from

“Full of fascinating facts and provocative, quirky designs, this is a museum page turner” THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF MUSEUMS from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social portlandbookreview.com/product/the-...

YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads Book Review: Belinda Lifts her Voice

Thanks to @maryrlannireads.bsky.social meet BELINDA LIFTS HER VOICE from @shoutmousepress.bsky.social youtu.be/_plPFTQQLls?...

Book cover illustration of smiling toddler in stripy cat red and yellow onesie playing a violin, with musical notes and flowers, blue background, BSL signing child in corner label

Book cover illustration of smiling toddler clapping hands with toy bunny, purple background

SIGN AND RHYME illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow
"a new direction I really dig. Very cool" @fuse8.bsky.social @slj.com review: afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/07/m...

BSL & ASL editions, link via bio @bouncemarketing.bsky.social @childsplayusa.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit

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