PENCIL "gently yet powerfully explores the relationship between humans and nature, addressing the urgent issues of destruction and restoration while highlighting the essential qualities of ecosystems—diversity and coexistence" wowlit.org/on-line-publ...

Noah Van Sciver chronicles the teenaged life of Martha Jane Canary (1852–1903) before she became Calamity Jane in a forthcoming ",riveting graphic novel narrated by a fictionalized version of the subject" CALAMITY BEFORE JANE www.publishersweekly.com/9781662665400

It's #DoubleScoopSundae time with a pair of books from #CicadaBooks and @toonbooks.bsky.social along with the "sauce" of an extension activity for kids www.publisherspotlight.com/get-in-shape...

Nefarious bluebirds, hilarious waterfowl, historical comics and more in our latest preview of some of the smaller publishers. A look at @toonbooks.bsky.social, @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social from @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/24/m...

Celebrating illustrators www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Thank you @cbcbooks.bsky.social for featuring CATERPILLARS: WHAT WILL I BE WHEN I GET TO BE ME? on your list of 5 weeks of Great #GraphicNovel Reading for kids! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/04/5...

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez, published by @toonbooks.bsky.social #LatinVoices #ComicSky

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez, published by @toonbooks.bsky.social #Literacy #ComicsPlus #ComicSky

Teachers and school librarians looking for a master list of our #kidsbooks by level? Here you go www.toon-books.com/complete-cat...

“Organized by studio Special Special’s 4N Magazine…the 4N Consulate is both absurdist and painfully realistic — a parody and a reality check in one” 1/2

We're so excited for next week's Pura Belpré Picture Book Celebration webinar! Join this FREE webinar and hear all about new picture books from these Pura Belpré award-winning picture book creators! #EduSky #TLsky

9/11/01 www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

ALA’s GNCR issharing the nominations for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Little Mouse Saves the Day by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social After Little Mouse goes to bed, he spots a mysterious, spooky shape sitting in his closet. Little Mouse must channel his inner superhero to face his fears.

ALA’s #GNCRT is sharing the nominations for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List. Look who's on it! The Fire-Breathing Duckling "When a momma duck hatches a dragon rather than a duckling, the dragon goes around their village to find where they belong" www.ala.org/gncrt/2025-b...

Have you ensured that Ivan Brunetti is in your child's library? There's lots of WORD PLAY as you both get into SHAPES AND SHAPES to tackle 3 X 4

"A satisfying romp for new readers building their own confidence" says @thehb about LITTLE MOUSE SAVES THE DAY by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.hbook.com/story/review...

Give us to your student's new teacher! www.toon-books.com/school-colle...

"Little Mouse wakes up, seeing a shadow in his closet. Is it a cat or a person? He summons his courage to turn on the light to see what it is in" LITTLE MOUSE SAVES THE DAY by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.bayviews.org/review/littl...

THIS MAKES THAT "is sure to inspire similar #STEAM activities, such as using a lemon to light up a lightbulb or making a color wheel using candies, that explore simple science concepts" www.bayviews.org/review/this-...

"Whereas Hans Christian Andersen’s original is synonymous with inner beauty, Frank Cammuso’s loving update turns it into a parable of inner strength" THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING from @toonbooks.bsky.social www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

Part of the "Adorable Empire" of new #GoodComicsForKids sayys @slj.com "an update of a classic tale with a fiery twist!" THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/08/04/a...

More praise for THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "Anyone who’s ever wondered just where they fit in the general scheme of things will enjoy this manageable identity crisis" ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...

🎉The 2025 Harvey Awards voting is officially LIVE! 🎉 Check those inboxes to see if you were preselected to vote—your ballot is waiting! Cast yours and be part of celebrating the best in comics at NYCC this year! If you were not preselected, visit our website to apply.

2/2 "when their duckling siblings find themselves in trouble, it’s our little fire-breathing friend who saves the day" in THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

"Whereas Hans Christian Andersen’s original is synonymous with inner beauty, Frank Cammuso’s loving update turns it into a parable of inner strength.... 1/2 THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

And @ala-booklist.bsky.social has praise for THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING too! "Beginning readers will enjoy the easy-to-follow story that moves along at a quick pace as Nort grows from a doubtful dragon into a creature with confidence" www.booklistonline.com/products/980...

THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING gives emerging readers an "appealing spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s 'The Ugly Duckling'" www.slj.com/review/the-f...

Thanks @cbcbooks.bsky.social for the welcome! THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING is featured in #HotOffThePress! www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

Look who's having a #BookBirthday today! "Sure to please both animal lovers and fairy-tale fans" THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "is a recommended purchase for graphic novel collections" says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/the-f...

"The National Literacy Trust’s research also found that: Children and young people who read comics were more engaged with reading, regardless of their age; More of those who read comics told us that they read something daily in their free time compared with their peers who did not (35.7% vs. 22.8%)"

Let's read and share more comics, people! I am game! ❤️PJM @toonbooks.bsky.social

2/2 this crisis is, apparently, confined to those who don’t read comics"

From the UK: "the National Literacy Trust’s research...found that nearly twice as many young people who read comics enjoyed reading compared to those who didn’t read comics in their free time (58.6% vs 33.1%)2: 1/2" readingagency.org.uk/reading-cris...

"Incredible sequential storytelling and illustrations about the creation and use of a pencil, beginning as a tree" says @imaginationsoup.bsky.social about PENCIL imaginationsoup.net/30-best-pict...

Coming soon! THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "A dragon is an accidental adoptee in a nest of ducklings" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

"Frank Viva’s artwork here is fantastic. The Antarctic night, the animals, the cold – all brought to life in a cartoony storybook way. It is wonderful stuff" A TRIP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD WITH MOUSE comicsintheclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-tr...

Congratulations all! Great list of #EisnerAward winners here for 2025! bleedingcool.com/comics/the-r...

Hello, #SharkWeek "Some graphic novels are simply superb! This one, from the publisher TOON Books, is an example of the tremendous reading experiences that await kids in quality graphic novels" THE SHARK KING beehivebooksandart.com/the-shark-ki...

Note to ALL www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-25-what...

"An excellent book that makes light the serious work of getting dressed" for the preschooler LITTLE MOUSE GETS READY is by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/litt...

Come and celebrate the launch with our upcoming event - unpacking the magazine with a panel of fantastic speakers. Tuesday 5 August at St John's Waterloo, London: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-th...

Thanks to @anastasiasuen.bsky.social for posting her librarian-friendly introduction to THIS MAKES THAT asuen.com/this-makes-t...

BLACK HEROES OF THE WILD WEST cited on the TLA Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List, the ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List & YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens -- and now we have a #Spanish edition! astrapublishinghouse.com/product/hero...

A fantastic @jefflemire171.bsky.social profile at @comicsjournal.bsky.social by @jasonxbergman.bsky.social - www.tcj.com/i-became-muc...

“Reviewed titles are essential; they are part of our selection criteria. Many schools are staffed by paras, so I use lists to create ‘starter packs’ for them to purchase from.” - Len Bryan

Not kidding about the MSU Library's comic book collection btw. Nearly 350,000 floppies and GNs and all manner of comics! Students & faculty can check them out. It's jaw-dropping. I got a tour from the legendary librarian Randy Scott, now retired. Didn't have my knife pen with me. Maybe Randy did.

In NIGHT STORIES by Liniers kids discover information about the Amazon Basin and the Indigenous fight Against Deforestation, this historical & cultural significance of owls & other cultural & scientific info. Download the guide www.toon-books.com/uploads/1/2/...

Your activism works! Here are a couple of success stories. First, after 6 months of activism from @aabbri.bsky.social & others, the Freedom to Read Act became the law of the land in Rhode Island on July 2 www.ripbs.org/education/go...

"From the islands of Hawaii comes the electrifying tale of Nanaue, who has to balance his yearning for Dad’s guidance with his desire for Mom’s nurture" THE SHARK KING is recommended for this year's #SRP An Ocean of Stories www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

Happy to see @100scopenotes.bsky.social shared this bit of #vibe! Features PRETTY UGLY 100scopenotes.com/2025/06/09/c...