Wonderful Hair brings #picturebook readers “The true story of the first self-made African American female millionaire” @crestonbooks.bsky.social Booth 17 #JCLC2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Are you ready for coffee in the exhibits? 8 am! Meet “the first African-American woman to be granted a patent” in Sweet Dreams, Sarah @crestonbooks.bsky.social Booth 17 #JCLC2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

"One determined man brings two villages together with a hammer, chisel, and an iron will" in MANJHI MOVES A MOUNTAIN by @nchurnin with illustrations by Danny Popovici @crestonbooks.bsky.social Booth 17 #JCLC2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

“A tender example of environmental stewardship” My Butterfly Secret also introduces #picturebook readers to the complexity economic security adds to environmental care Booth 17 #JCLC2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

IT IS BANNED BOOKS WEEK!

This week on the Book Faire Podcast, Scholastic acquires a new publisher for early childhood books, and Utah is setting a frightening precedent for book banning in the state.
#bannedbooks #childrensbooks #kidlit #literature

bookfairepod.riverside.com/e/utah-s-sil...

She's here! Happy #BookBirthday to the new #kidsbook biography of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Astronomer in our own THE MYSTERY OF THE STARS

FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO READ this #BannedBooksWeek www.zinnedproject.org/materials/fi...

Get ready for next week with this guide to using honest discussions on the topic during #BannedBooksWeek2026 www.slj.com/story/Call-C...

And next week is #BannedBooksWeek2026 too

“Timely recognition for a small group of unsung civil rights heroes” Fight for the Right to Read www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

The true story of THE MIRACLE MENORAH OF MARIUPOL is told from the bombing of the synagogue by Russia in 2022, through the rediscovery of the menorah just in time to bring its light to the Jews of Mariupol, now refugees scattered all over the world lernerbooks.com/shop/show/26...

#ReadIndia this #WorldKidLitMonth!

"One determined man brings two villages together with a hammer, chisel, and an iron will" in MANJHI MOVES A MOUNTAIN by @nchurnin.bsky.social with illustrations by Danny Popovici www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Literary Advocates Nationwide Reflect on Five Years of Relentless Attacks on the Freedom to Read | Book Riot buff.ly/Iebpz1e

Lots of lovely Spring 2027 #kidsbook announcements from @barefootbooks.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social #CicadaBooks @crestonbooks.bsky.social @doremibooks.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @helvetiq.bsky.social & more! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

SWEET DREAMS, SARAH recounts how Sarah Goode “received the patent for her cabinet bed in 1885, becoming the first African-American woman to be granted a patent” #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

“A rousing blueprint for economic self-determination and success” for #picturebook readers WONDERFUL HAIR is at #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

“A rousing blueprint for economic self-determination and success” for #picturebook readers WONDERFUL HAIR is at #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

See you later this week at #ARSL2026! come say hello at Booth 93

🟠🎉 #InternationalDotDay IS TOMORROW! Are you ready? 
📝 Grab paper & something to make a mark with. 
🎬 Then join us at 1 PM ET for a Dot-Tastic Watch Party & the premiere of READY SET DRAW! w/ @peterhreynolds.bsky.social! 👉 https://www.kidlit.tv/InternationalDotDayREADYSETDRAW @intldotday.bsky.social