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★ Caldecott Medalist Philip C. Stead makes his middle grade debut in A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC: OR, LIKE LIGHTNING IN AN UMBRELLA STORM, a “warmhearted” and “inspiring tale that intrigues from the jump”
A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm by Philip C Stead
A barefoot, redheaded goatherd embarks on a brave quest in Caldecott Medalist Stead’s warmhearted middle grade debut, told via n...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
★ Caldecott Medalist Philip C. Stead makes his middle grade debut in A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC: OR, LIKE LIGHTNING IN AN UMBRELLA STORM, a “warmhearted” and “inspiring tale that intrigues from the jump”
Robert Munsch plans for 50 books to be published after he’s gone | CBC Kids News buff.ly/RIZqRrA
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Robert Munsch plans for 50 books to be published after he’s gone | CBC Kids News buff.ly/RIZqRrA
★ “A U.S. veteran narrates a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the military memorials of Washington, D.C.,” in Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrator Matt Tavares’s “deeply felt” picture book HONOR FLIGHT: CELEBRATING AMERICA’S VETERANS
Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans by Jeff Gottesfeld
A U.S. veteran narrates a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the military memorials of Washington, D.C., in a deeply felt picture book ...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
★ “A U.S. veteran narrates a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the military memorials of Washington, D.C.,” in Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrator Matt Tavares’s “deeply felt” picture book HONOR FLIGHT: CELEBRATING AMERICA’S VETERANS
★ “Readers will be swept up” by debut author T.A. Chan’s “exhilarating Moby-Dick-inspired” interstellar YA adventure THE CELESTIAL SEAS
The Celestial Seas by T a Chan
A spacefaring teenage ship captain travels the cosmos seeking vengeance in Chan’s exhilarating Moby-Dick-inspired debut. Eightee...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
★ “Readers will be swept up” by debut author T.A. Chan’s “exhilarating Moby-Dick-inspired” interstellar YA adventure THE CELESTIAL SEAS
The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026 | Lit Hub buff.ly/3TyBTyG
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026 | Lit Hub buff.ly/3TyBTyG
72 Anticipated YA Books Releases of 2026 | The Nerd Daily
72 Anticipated YA Books Releases Of 2026 | The Nerd Daily
We apologise in advance to your TBR and bank account, but there’s so many fantastic upcoming young adult books hitting shelves between January and June 2026! There's new releases from Roshani…
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January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
72 Anticipated YA Books Releases of 2026 | The Nerd Daily
8 New South Asian YA Books to Read in 2026 | Teen Vogue
8 New South Asian Books to Read in 2026
From superheroes to queer love stories.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
8 New South Asian YA Books to Read in 2026 | Teen Vogue
Sydney Taylor’s Real-Life All-of-a-Kind Family | VIllage Preservation Blog
Sydney Taylor’s All-of-a-Kind Family - Village Preservation
On October 30th, 1912, a little girl named Sarah celebrated her eighth birthday in a Federal-style row house at the corner of Avenue D and East 3rd Street. She was the third of five daughters of…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sydney Taylor’s Real-Life All-of-a-Kind Family | VIllage Preservation Blog
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025 buff.ly/IPVFHMg
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025 buff.ly/IPVFHMg
13 Best YA Romance Books of 2025 | Swooon buff.ly/u3GvWMZ
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
13 Best YA Romance Books of 2025 | Swooon buff.ly/u3GvWMZ
Jeff Kinney on Greg Heffley: "“He is a funhouse mirror version of me. So his flaws are really amplified versions of my flaws. It's fun that you're reading about a character who's having it a little worse than you are.” | People buff.ly/5XqOp7U
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jeff Kinney on Greg Heffley: "“He is a funhouse mirror version of me. So his flaws are really amplified versions of my flaws. It's fun that you're reading about a character who's having it a little worse than you are.” | People buff.ly/5XqOp7U
‘The Polar Express’ at 40: Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author | Boston Globe buff.ly/NEHC36C
December 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
‘The Polar Express’ at 40: Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author | Boston Globe buff.ly/NEHC36C
How the Baby-Sitters Club author Ann Martin continues to give back with her kids' book organization | Popverse
How the Baby-Sitters Club author Ann Martin continues to give back with her kids book organization
The prolific and beloved author has been up to a very noble project
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December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How the Baby-Sitters Club author Ann Martin continues to give back with her kids' book organization | Popverse
Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers
Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers
As the deployment of ICE agents to the Windy City rattles the customer base of Los Amigos Books, the bilingual bookshop is also contending with tariffs as it seeks to become a distributor for…
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December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers
The Best Picture Books to Read in the Winter | Book Riot buff.ly/8PsvwJD
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Best Picture Books to Read in the Winter | Book Riot buff.ly/8PsvwJD
David Walliams: From controversial comedy to Britain’s Got Talent disgrace – it’s baffling his publishing deal lasted this long | The Independent buff.ly/tWwA2DC
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
David Walliams: From controversial comedy to Britain’s Got Talent disgrace – it’s baffling his publishing deal lasted this long | The Independent buff.ly/tWwA2DC
When a loved one dies, where do they go? A new kids' book suggests 'They Walk On' | NPR buff.ly/zUtMfDx
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When a loved one dies, where do they go? A new kids' book suggests 'They Walk On' | NPR buff.ly/zUtMfDx
A Puppet Called Paddington: Tahra Zafar has made creatures for “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.” Her latest project? Bringing the beloved bear to the stage | New Yorker buff.ly/N9pJ6uP
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A Puppet Called Paddington: Tahra Zafar has made creatures for “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.” Her latest project? Bringing the beloved bear to the stage | New Yorker buff.ly/N9pJ6uP
David Walliams: All the concerning themes in his bestselling children’s books | The Independent buff.ly/b6UZ7qp
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
David Walliams: All the concerning themes in his bestselling children’s books | The Independent buff.ly/b6UZ7qp
James Ponti picks the best middle grade mysteries for kids | the New York Times
The Best Middle Grade Mysteries for Kids
The author of the City Spies series chooses 7 crime novels that invite young readers to discover the culprit before the characters do.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
James Ponti picks the best middle grade mysteries for kids | the New York Times
“Stakes and tension remain high throughout” Elise Kova’s “thrilling” YA romantasy DRAGON CURSED
Dragon Cursed by Elise Kova
After a lethal scourge and the reemergence of dragons decimates most of humankind, the remaining population lives in fear of the...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Stakes and tension remain high throughout” Elise Kova’s “thrilling” YA romantasy DRAGON CURSED
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025
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December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025
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Aisha Saeed “traces a Pakistani youth’s experience learning to advocate for others” in her middle grade novel HAFSA’S WAY, inspired “by the true story of an orphaned Asian elephant transplanted to the Islamabad Zoo”
Hafsa’s Way by Aisha Saeed
Inspired in part, per an author’s note, by the true story of an orphaned Asian elephant transplanted to the Islamabad Zoo, this ...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Aisha Saeed “traces a Pakistani youth’s experience learning to advocate for others” in her middle grade novel HAFSA’S WAY, inspired “by the true story of an orphaned Asian elephant transplanted to the Islamabad Zoo”
In Memoriam 2025: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered buff.ly/wtQjb5g
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In Memoriam 2025: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered buff.ly/wtQjb5g
A Roundup of 2025's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens buff.ly/z3NhnIv
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A Roundup of 2025's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens buff.ly/z3NhnIv