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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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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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On the Road to Awards

/ audiobooks, awards, Child's Play, Gecko Press, Karadi Tales, Lantana Publishing, Live Oak Media, picture books, Tiny Owl, translation

We love those finalists lists as much as we love the ultimate winners.  Why? Shortlists give us nuance and hit a lot of possibilities. We think winning is great! We also think recognition for being in the run-up to the ultimate announcements gives readers and listeners a lot of riches. To celebrate this season’s announcements

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#IReadCanadian and You Can Too!

/ #OwnVoices, Inhabit Media, middle grade fiction, Pajama Press, picture books, translation

February 19, 2020, marks the first celebration of making a practice to read books from Canadian authors and publishers. We have some to share with you so you can settle in for a day of reading above the 49th parallel (and some from parts of Canada south of that, too). Let’s start with First Nations publisher Inhabit Media,

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Lots of Winning Titles for Multicultural Book Day

/ audiobooks, awards, Inhabit Media, Karadi Tales, Live Oak Media, Odyssey Award, Pajama Press, picture books, Tiny Owl, translation

January 31 is Multicultural Book Day and that arrives this year on the heels of the American Library Association’s 2020 announcements of youth media awards.  Among the rich array of picture books, novels, youth audience nonfiction, audiobooks, and apps, authors and illustrators, and children’s literature experts who received plaudits this year, we think these would enhance

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Books to Honor Adoption Awareness Month

/ adoption, NubeOcho, picture books, Tilbury House, translation

November’s call for adoption awareness makes it an excellent time to recall awareness to two of our favorite picture books that make adoption accessible to young readers who may not have familiarity with this mode of family building. And Thanksgiving week seems the right time of the month to make sure family get togethers include

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Picture Books Celebrating Emotional Intelligence in the Face of Adult Sadness

/ Lantana Publishing, Pajama Press, picture books, Tiny Owl, translation

A recent and welcome mini-trend we’re seeing is the art of featuring children who recognize and respond appropriately to adult sadness.  Since virtually all small children do have significant adults in their lives and since all of us as humans of any age sometimes experience sadness, the real life reality is that kids do see adults

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The Southern Hemisphere and Beyond in World Kid Lit

/ Gecko Press, NubeOcho, Tiny Owl, translation, WorldKidLit Month

This is the fourth in a series of four posts with which we ask you to join us in celebrating World Turning to the Southern Hemisphere to explore new books for World Kid Lit Month, we have to start with Gecko Press, New Zealand’s award-winning children’s publisher.  It seems fitting, for the theme here, to give

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World Kid Lit Month and the Richly Diverse Northern Hemisphere

/ #OwnVoices, awards, board books, Child's Play, Floris Books, National Council for the Social Studies, picture books, Tiger Tales Books, Tilbury House, translation, What On Earth, WorldKidLit Month

This is the third in a series of four posts with which we ask you to join us in celebrating World Kid Lit Month (#WorldKidLit on social media). As we continue our month-long celebration of international kids’ publishers and some of their newest books, we find the Northern Hemisphere overflowing with delights to discover. We’ve

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