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Let’s Hear It for Multilingual Board Books!

Language is the marvelous attribute and skill that helps bind us together in relationships between individuals and across whole cultures. Being able to use more than a single language expands our capacities to: Consider other people’s perspectives Learn even more languages Improve problem solving skills Become better aware of our surroundings Learning language from the […]

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Inclusive Board Books for Every Bunny

What better way to celebrate World Down Syndrome Awareness Day  than with bright new board books from two different publishers! Both Child’s Play and Barefoot Books have new board book series inclusively featuring energetic and engaged toddlers. There are kids wearing glasses, kids of African heritage and Asian heritage, books in Spanish as well as

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Celebrating International Women’s Day with Young Readers

First celebrated after women gained suffrage rights in Russia, in 1917, International Women’s Day was recognized by the United Nations in 1975. In recent years, an increasing number of books for children feature strong women and girls that make excellent stories to share with young readers. Visit your library or book store today to add

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Listen Up: We’ve Got (Another) Winner!

The 24th annual Audie Awards ceremony, held 4 March 2019, made one of our publishers a star—again! The Audies are the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. In the category of Young Listeners, Live Oak Media was represented by two of the five finalists. Esquivel! Space Age Sound

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Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day and we have all kinds of inspiration to help you find a favorite to share. From Tiny Owl Books, you can pick up  Cinderella of the Nile, as told by Beverly Naidoo and with evocative and detailed art by Marjan Vafaeian.  This story has many cultural variations,

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We Are Family

What a pleasure—and a relief—to see so many picture books showing families that reflect reality! We’ve collected some of our favorite new—and not quite new—picture-driven stories that demonstrate how inclusivity can make strong storytelling ideas even better. In the category of board books for the youngest family member, Barefoot Books’ Baby’s First Words, by Stella Blackstone

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Green Earth Book Award 2019 Long List Announced

We’re delighted to hear that so many of our books have received attention from The Nature Generation’s national Green Earth Book Award long list selectors! Now celebrating its 15thyear, this award directs attention to books for children and young adults that provide environmental themes and excellent storytelling. “This long list of environmental stewardship books brings

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Books for Your Young Valentine

We’re delighted to help you celebrate International Book Giving Day this Valentine holiday! Better than flowers, more accessible than chocolate, and sure to warm the hearts of both giver and recipient, there are warm-hearted books for everyone in your life. From Auzou Publishing our friend Wolf offers a perfect tie-in to the traditional February 14

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