Jodie @ Growing Book by Book
@growingbookbybook.bsky.social
Children's book lover, educator, and creator of Growing Book by Book. https://growingbookbybook.com
2026 will be our 12th season of Family Dinner Book Club and we will be Booking Across the USA. growingbookbybook.com/booking-acro... 📚👍
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2026 will be our 12th season of Family Dinner Book Club and we will be Booking Across the USA. growingbookbybook.com/booking-acro... 📚👍
Of all the book lists on my site, I think I love the colors of books on this list the most. growingbookbybook.com/dia-de-los-m...
Día de los Muertos Books for Kids
Enjoy these Día de los Muertos books for kids to learn about the customs and traditions of the celebration of the dead.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Of all the book lists on my site, I think I love the colors of books on this list the most. growingbookbybook.com/dia-de-los-m...
Just updated this list for the changing holidays in September. I think I'm most excited for World Gratitude Day on September 21st. Which one are you looking forward to? growingbookbybook.com/september-re...
Read a Book Each Day in September for all the Wacky Holidays!
Head into a new month with these September read-alouds. A big list of picture books to celebrate all the holidays.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Just updated this list for the changing holidays in September. I think I'm most excited for World Gratitude Day on September 21st. Which one are you looking forward to? growingbookbybook.com/september-re...
So many picture books to enjoy this month! growingbookbybook.com/read-alouds-... 📚👍
August 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So many picture books to enjoy this month! growingbookbybook.com/read-alouds-... 📚👍
On kid taste, audience context, and children's publishing right now
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On kid taste, audience context, and children's publishing right now
a discussion in Venn diagrams
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April 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On kid taste, audience context, and children's publishing right now
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I love, love, love libraries! In fact, I'm headed to one today.
#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
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This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I love, love, love libraries! In fact, I'm headed to one today.
What has been your favorite read-aloud so far in 2025? A few of mine: 👍📚
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Papilio by Andy Chou Musser,Ben Clanton,Corey R. Tabor
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris
Dear Duck, Please Come! by Sarah Mackenzie & Charles Santoso
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Papilio by Andy Chou Musser,Ben Clanton,Corey R. Tabor
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris
Dear Duck, Please Come! by Sarah Mackenzie & Charles Santoso
April 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What has been your favorite read-aloud so far in 2025? A few of mine: 👍📚
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Papilio by Andy Chou Musser,Ben Clanton,Corey R. Tabor
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris
Dear Duck, Please Come! by Sarah Mackenzie & Charles Santoso
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Papilio by Andy Chou Musser,Ben Clanton,Corey R. Tabor
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris
Dear Duck, Please Come! by Sarah Mackenzie & Charles Santoso
31 children's books you could be enjoying this month. growingbookbybook.com/read-alouds-... 👍📚
March 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
31 children's books you could be enjoying this month. growingbookbybook.com/read-alouds-... 👍📚
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We can’t wait for the @pubspotlight.bsky.social SPRING KIDLIT SHOWCASE! 📚📚📚 #kidlit community — get ready to get the first look at loads of ✨NEW✨ books coming out this Spring! 🌷📚✨
Join us Wednesday (march 5) when @libraryellen.bsky.social and Rocco Staino take to the @kidlittv.bsky.social stage with @imyourneighbor.bsky.social cofounder Kirsten Cappy in a livestream www.kidlit.tv/2025/02/live...
March 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We can’t wait for the @pubspotlight.bsky.social SPRING KIDLIT SHOWCASE! 📚📚📚 #kidlit community — get ready to get the first look at loads of ✨NEW✨ books coming out this Spring! 🌷📚✨
So many great books on this list. I read a lot of children's books but I've missed a few on this list so I'm ready to check those out.
This past year, I had the honor of chairing the Notable Children's Books committee. We were tasked with creating a list of the best books published for children in 2024.
If you're as into children's books as I am, you may want to check out the list here: www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg...
If you're as into children's books as I am, you may want to check out the list here: www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg...
Notable Children's Books - 2025
Each year a committee of ALSC identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outs...
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February 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So many great books on this list. I read a lot of children's books but I've missed a few on this list so I'm ready to check those out.
What children's book did you enjoy reading this week? Some I've enjoyed were A Pocket Full of Rocks by
Kristin Mahoney and Ada, Look at My Teeth! by
Daishu Ma 📚👍
Kristin Mahoney and Ada, Look at My Teeth! by
Daishu Ma 📚👍
February 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
What children's book did you enjoy reading this week? Some I've enjoyed were A Pocket Full of Rocks by
Kristin Mahoney and Ada, Look at My Teeth! by
Daishu Ma 📚👍
Kristin Mahoney and Ada, Look at My Teeth! by
Daishu Ma 📚👍
Come party with us!
When: January 30, 2025, 9 pm ET
Where: Zoom (register for the link)
Who: You! With families, educators, & special guests
Why: A fun-filled hour celebrating diverse books, with giveaways & more!
Register here: buff.ly/4fm0M43
#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
When: January 30, 2025, 9 pm ET
Where: Zoom (register for the link)
Who: You! With families, educators, & special guests
Why: A fun-filled hour celebrating diverse books, with giveaways & more!
Register here: buff.ly/4fm0M43
#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
January 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Come party with us!
When: January 30, 2025, 9 pm ET
Where: Zoom (register for the link)
Who: You! With families, educators, & special guests
Why: A fun-filled hour celebrating diverse books, with giveaways & more!
Register here: buff.ly/4fm0M43
#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
When: January 30, 2025, 9 pm ET
Where: Zoom (register for the link)
Who: You! With families, educators, & special guests
Why: A fun-filled hour celebrating diverse books, with giveaways & more!
Register here: buff.ly/4fm0M43
#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
Congratulations!
January 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations!
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Here are some books celebrating both day and night. growingbookbybook.com/day-and-nigh...
Day and Night Books for Kids
Explore all times of day with these day and night books for kids. A printable book list is included.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Here are some books celebrating both day and night. growingbookbybook.com/day-and-nigh...
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If you have a #KidLit book launching Jan.13-19, 2025, reply w/ your book cover (with alt text), title, author & illustrator, publisher, launch date, link to where people can find more info.
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
January 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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We need to keep talking about how weird it is for people to think they should have a say in reading choices for anyone's kids but their own. You're not in charge of what other people's children eat or wear or when they go to bed. Why on earth would you get to choose what they read?
December 3, 2024 at 11:06 AM
We need to keep talking about how weird it is for people to think they should have a say in reading choices for anyone's kids but their own. You're not in charge of what other people's children eat or wear or when they go to bed. Why on earth would you get to choose what they read?
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📚👍It's #ElectionDay in the U.S.🗳🇺🇸!
Exercise your right to vote! And if you have little ones, consider reading THE WALK by @armyvet5.bsky.social & E.B. Lewis, a poignant Election Day story.
My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#picturebooks #bookreview #WhatToRead #AbramsChronicle
Exercise your right to vote! And if you have little ones, consider reading THE WALK by @armyvet5.bsky.social & E.B. Lewis, a poignant Election Day story.
My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#picturebooks #bookreview #WhatToRead #AbramsChronicle
November 5, 2024 at 2:11 PM
📚👍It's #ElectionDay in the U.S.🗳🇺🇸!
Exercise your right to vote! And if you have little ones, consider reading THE WALK by @armyvet5.bsky.social & E.B. Lewis, a poignant Election Day story.
My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#picturebooks #bookreview #WhatToRead #AbramsChronicle
Exercise your right to vote! And if you have little ones, consider reading THE WALK by @armyvet5.bsky.social & E.B. Lewis, a poignant Election Day story.
My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#picturebooks #bookreview #WhatToRead #AbramsChronicle
Last weekend, I spent the day traveling from one indpendent bookstore to another in the St. Louis metro area. We made it to 5 amazing stores- Belleville Books, The Novel Neighbor, Betty's Books, Read A Book STL, and Dunaway Books. Have you ever gone on a bookstore tour?
October 31, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Last weekend, I spent the day traveling from one indpendent bookstore to another in the St. Louis metro area. We made it to 5 amazing stores- Belleville Books, The Novel Neighbor, Betty's Books, Read A Book STL, and Dunaway Books. Have you ever gone on a bookstore tour?
It was a pleasure to create this list for the Madison Reading Project. www.madisonreadingproject.com/single-post/... #kidlit 👍📚
October 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
It was a pleasure to create this list for the Madison Reading Project. www.madisonreadingproject.com/single-post/... #kidlit 👍📚
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Hop over to #SeasonsOfKidLit for their annual Trick or Treat event!
@authorhmacht.bsky.social
@literallylynne.bsky.social
#kidlit
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@literallylynne.bsky.social
#kidlit
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Trick or Treat with Amanda Noll!
Hi, readers and writers, ghosties and ghouls, and creatures of all sorts. Welcome to #SeasonsOfKidLit's Annual #TrickOrTreat event. Gob-Lynne Marie (my co-ghostess with the most-est) and I, Heather-we...
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October 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Hop over to #SeasonsOfKidLit for their annual Trick or Treat event!
@authorhmacht.bsky.social
@literallylynne.bsky.social
#kidlit
www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...
@authorhmacht.bsky.social
@literallylynne.bsky.social
#kidlit
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Come hang out with me and @hereweeread.bsky.social at River Bend Bookshop in Glastonbury, CT! It's gonna be an *Extroardinary* Scone Party!
#kidlit #skybrarians #edusky
#kidlit #skybrarians #edusky
September 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Come hang out with me and @hereweeread.bsky.social at River Bend Bookshop in Glastonbury, CT! It's gonna be an *Extroardinary* Scone Party!
#kidlit #skybrarians #edusky
#kidlit #skybrarians #edusky
September 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Kidlit community! Don't forget that tonight/Tue is #KidLitChat. Follow @kidlitchat.bsky.social & co-hosts @bonnieadamson.com @gregpincus.bsky.social. Topic announced 9p ET/6 pm ET. Great way to meet others in the community.
Also check out #KidLitMegaFeed at bsky.app/profile/debb...
(collab feed)
Also check out #KidLitMegaFeed at bsky.app/profile/debb...
(collab feed)
August 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Kidlit community! Don't forget that tonight/Tue is #KidLitChat. Follow @kidlitchat.bsky.social & co-hosts @bonnieadamson.com @gregpincus.bsky.social. Topic announced 9p ET/6 pm ET. Great way to meet others in the community.
Also check out #KidLitMegaFeed at bsky.app/profile/debb...
(collab feed)
Also check out #KidLitMegaFeed at bsky.app/profile/debb...
(collab feed)
Just updated the September list. Now I'm ready for Salami Day, Video Games Day, and National Coloring Day! 👍📚 #kidlit growingbookbybook.com/september-re...
August 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Just updated the September list. Now I'm ready for Salami Day, Video Games Day, and National Coloring Day! 👍📚 #kidlit growingbookbybook.com/september-re...
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Below are just some of the amazing picturebooks can be used for school assemblies based around equality, diversity and inclusion. There's a link to the full list on my Padlet. I hope it's useful. #Edusky padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
August 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Below are just some of the amazing picturebooks can be used for school assemblies based around equality, diversity and inclusion. There's a link to the full list on my Padlet. I hope it's useful. #Edusky padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...