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Under the Great Plum Tree

Celebrate International Friendship Day with a Book—and a Friend, of Course!

/ / Barefoot Books, Cassava Republic, Lantana Publishing, Mangs Classics, NubeOcho, picture books, Tiny Owl, translation

When the United Nations first proclaimed July 30 as International Day of Friendship, the idea was to shine a spotlight on how “friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.”  Nine years on, we certainly want to celebrate friendship’s power in today’s world. If you can visit […]

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Wild about Wildlife

/ / Agnes & Aubrey, audiobooks, board books, Floris Books, Inhabit Media, Live Oak Media, Pajama Press, picture books, STEM, Tiger Tales Books, What On Earth

July is a wildly great time to celebrate wildlife! We’ve seen lots of pictures and reports about one side effect of social lockdowns in many locations giving urban dwellers more up-close visits by wildlife who generally steer clear of busy streets. Whether you’ve seen bears, coyotes, bunnies, turkeys, deer, or other wildlife up close lately,

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Gobblechops

Father’s Day Picture Books and Books with Pictures

/ / Barefoot Books, board books, Child's Play, Diamond Bookshelf, Floris Books, Gecko Press, graphic novels, Inhabit Media, Pajama Press, picture books, Tiny Owl, TOON Books, translation

Fathers receive their special day of public (and family) recognition on the third Sunday of June. To celebrate, we’ve gone to our stacks to show off some books featuring stories (and pictures) about dads. The Haircut, by Theo Heras and illustrated by Renné Benoit (Pajama Press) provides a toddler and daddy bonding story of a first

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Hair, It's a Family Affair interior

Black Lives Matter All the Time for All Children

/ , / #OwnVoices, audiobooks, Barefoot Books, Cassava Republic, Lantana Publishing, Live Oak Media, NubeOcho, Odyssey Award, picture books, Tilbury House, What On Earth

At a time when many people around the world find themselves willing to focus on the material truth that Black Lives Matter, we want to make sure that all kids—regardless of identity—have plenty of access to books that show and tell the wide range of interests, appearances, languages, and concerns that everyone, including Black children,

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Fresh Air Science Fun – and Giveaway!

/ / audiobooks, graphic novels, Inhabit Media, Live Oak Media, Peachtree Publishers, picture books, Pinterest, STEM, Tiger Tales Books, Tilbury House, TOON Books

Springtime offers so many inviting ways to explore and celebrate nature that we’ve decided to offer the chance to teachers and librarians to win a nature exploration picture book shelf!  The collection includes seven different books, one for each day of the week, and everybody can follow these links to the free web-based resources their

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Climate Action from Home on Earth Day 2020

/ / Child's Play, Cicada Books, picture books, Tilbury House, What On Earth

Today’s post is by Becca Hampton, our Publicist and Social Media Coordinator. Calling all eco-heroes! April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. While this Earth Day falls in the middle of a global pandemic and we are socially distanced, we can use the power of digital media to unify our voices and

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Meet Artist Katie Brosnan

/ , , , / Child's Play, Cicada Books, interview, picture books

Illustrator and author Katie Brosnan has two new picture books coming to North American readers this spring and we were lucky enough to interview her in spite of various quarantines! Thank you, Katie, for sharing your work and words with your North American fans. PubSpotlight: You have two books coming out this year which you

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Acadia Files Spring

We Can Still Celebrate Spring This Weekend!

/ , , , , , , , / audiobooks, board books, Gecko Press, Karadi Tales, Live Oak Media, picture books, Tiger Tales Books, Tilbury House

Today’s post is written by Emerson Heflin, of Publisher Spotlight’s marketing team. Even though we may be cooped up inside, Spring is still unfolding around us. Publisher Spotlight wants to help you practice your social distancing this holiday weekend with some of our new Spring-perfect favorites. For the youngest of readers, let’s introduce Spring with

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