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Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids’ Books

FGoldsmith / Floris Books, Live Oak Media, Pajama Press, Scallywag Press, Transit Children's Editions / Linked by Lit

For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, often suburban with lawns. Like others around the world, however, many kids here live in homes that are apartments—whether middle class, well-to-do, or economically struggling. What […]

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Uncovering Incredible Library Books

admin / Barefoot Books, Floris Books, Pajama Press / Linked by Lit

This article was authored by Publisher Spotlight intern Zoe Spangler. Libraries are more than just places filled with dusty books and information databases; they’re vital community centers open to everyone, regardless of status or background. They provide social access for older adults, the wherewithal to enrich child-raising support for parents, language connection for immigrants, and

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Interio full page spread illustrates the rabbit in sunlight and owl by moonlight on either side of a large tree

The Wonder and Wisdom of Owls

TGallagher / Book-based Crafts, Floris Books, Picture books, Social and Emotional Literacy, Tiger Tales Books / Double Scoop Sundae

This is one in our Double Scoop Sundae series featuring a pair of thematically-related books and ideas for teachers and library program developers seeking ways to extend storytime with them. Owls have long fascinated children with their wide eyes, quiet flight, and mysterious nocturnal habits. Their presence in stories sparks imagination and invites questions about

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Headshots of translators Charis Ainslie, Ilana Kurshan, and Juliana Barbassa

Kid Lit Women in Translation

FGoldsmith / Floris Books, Helvetiq, Kalaniot Books, Picture books, Post Wave, Red Comet Press, Tapioca Stories, Transit Children's Editions, Translations / Linked by Lit

August is a time to celebrate the women authors who can be read in more than the language in which they write. Thanks to their recognition by publishers, and the skillful work of professional translators, we want to call attention this year to the following women during the Women In Translation month of August. The

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Bronze statue of dragon and stack of books

Here Be Dragons

JBoals / Floris Books, Gecko Press, Picture books / Double Scoop Sundae

Mystical, mythical, and fantastical creatures seem to be taking the forefront of literature! Everyone, adult and kid alike, wants to read about these creatures and escape into a different world. One particular such being that is perhaps the most popular and powerful is the dragon. While adults are finding dragoncentric romantasy like Fourth Wing, children’s

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Pairing Power

FGoldsmith / Albatros Media, Barefoot Books, Child's Play, Floris Books, Flowerpot Press, Helvetiq, informational books, Kalaniot Books, Picture books, Red Comet Press, STEM, Tapioca Stories, Transit Children's Editions / Linked by Lit

Just as two eyes provide depth missing when we look ahead with just one eye, a pair of complementary books provide a deeper experience of their shared—and complementary—theme. The pairs suggested here each fit together, rather than presenting oppositional or dichotomous views. Like a pair of friends rowing a boat across new waters with greater

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Fimo dough constructed penguin pair and their stack of books tucked into a rocky niche, Kelvin Walk, Glasgow

Celebrating Titles Featured on 2024’s Best Books for Kids Lists

FGoldsmith / Albatros Media, audiobooks, Bank Street Center for Children's Literature, Barefoot Books, Berbay Books, bilingual books, Blue Dot Kids Press, board books, Books in Spanish, chapter books, Child's Play, Cicada Books, comics and graphic novels, Creston Books, Cuento de Luz, Diamond Bookshelf, Floris Books, Flowerpot Press, Gecko Press, graphic novels, Helvetiq, Inhabit Media, Kalaniot Books, Lantana Publishing, Little Island, Live Oak Media, middle grade fiction, Neem Tree Press, nonfiction, Nosy Crow, NubeOcho, Pajama Press, Picture books, Readers to Eaters, Red Comet Press, Tapioca Stories, Tiger Tales Books, TOON Books, Transit Children's Editions, Translations, Walker Books Australia, What On Earth Books, Young Adult Fiction / Awards and Book Lists

It’s the end of another publishing year and the best lists are snowing upon us! What we love about the plethora of these lists from children’s literature experts, review publications, and national press resources is how so many perspectives pop into focus: diverse list makers see “best” in so many different—and complementary—ways. Some of the

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Building Stories

FGoldsmith / Albatros Media, audiobooks, Barefoot Books, Cicada Books, Floris Books, informational books, Live Oak Media, Picture books, STEM / Linked by Lit

Introducing children to participating in and observing the natural world holds well-acknowledged merit—as well as rich offerings in current children’s books. No matter how urban a child’s environment may be, there are almost always snatches of nature available: the sky and weather; a vendor selling fruit that was planted and grown to be eaten and

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Canine Companions: Rescue Dogs and Beyond

CMoorehead / Albatros Media, Creston Books, Floris Books, Helvetiq, Marble Press, Nosy Crow, Pajama Press, Picture books, Tapioca Stories, TOON Books / Linked by Lit

If you’ve never met a rescue animal—and a rescue dog in particular—then you might not know that they are the four-legged definitions of gratitude and resilience. Some rescue dogs may come from previous loving homes where life circumstances forced their humans to re-home them. But just as many—and, sadly, probably many, many more—come from pasts

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