February 2026 - Publisher Spotlight

Spotlight on Beaming Books

RGibson / Beaming Books / Spotlight on Publishers

Beaming Books, an imprint of Augsburg Fortress Publishers, launched in 2018, and publishes high-quality children’s books that help kids thrive in every part of who they are–emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Their beautifully illustrated children’s books center on self-esteem, mental health, spirituality, progressive Christianity, and diverse childhood experiences. Beaming Books’ titles take children seriously—while still embracing […]

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New Snowball Stories

FGoldsmith / Floris Books, Gecko Press, Lantana Publishing, Picture books, Tiger Tales Books / Linked by Lit

Cumulative tales build the way a snowball does: they get bigger as each new point in the tale passes to add another layer to the whole. Items (and sometimes people) are collected as the story moves along. “Stone Soup” is such a tale and has various versions in many cultures. Cumulative stories are sometimes rhythmic,

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Reviewer Spotlight: Melissa Taylor

TGallagher / reviewers / Spotlight on Reviewers

One in an occasional set of interviews with the reviewers who provide critical insights about new books from our client publishers. Melissa Taylor, M.Ed., is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, children’s book expert, freelance writer, and author consultant. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup and recently

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