Congratulations to the 2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book #Nonfiction Award winner and honorees! www.hbook.com/story/presen... #BGHB26 #kidlit @bostonglobe.com @randomhousekids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social @danielmiyares.bsky.social @alisonpstevens.bsky.social

Please preorder BATHTIME FOR SNOWMONKEYS (illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social) now for unparalleled relaxed vibes to get your kids ready for bath and bedtime mrsdalloways.com/book/9781536...

Cc @maggietokudahall.bsky.social & @yasimamura.bsky.social

This is a personal project I made for Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social , who is one of my favorite writers, based on her book "Love In The Library", illustrated by Yas Imamura @yasimamura.bsky.social . Of everything I've made, I'm especially proud of this.

I am still reeling from this incredible gift. Professional model maker Dennis Chan (and husband of the talented @alawinans.bsky.social!) made this INCREDIBLE figurine of my grandparents. I can't stop turning it over in my hands. What a wild thing to see @yasimamura.bsky.social's work in 3D.

“Can you Imagine, the Art and Life of Yoko Ono” by Lisa Tolin artwork by Yas Imamura & “Ono-isms” by Yoko Ono edited by Larry Warsh. Can you Imagine was charming, simple & pure with beautiful art. Ono-isms should have been better, there are hundreds of far more interesting Yoko quotes. Books 22 & 23

"They wanted me to remove the word 'racism' from the book altogether" @maggietokudahall.bsky.social #ScrubNothing

I both think it's important to tell this story but also: I have done so much work SINCE THEN to try and create a world where it doesn't happen again, along with 5,000 other book creators in @authorsabb.bsky.social. And I feel like that's the more important story by a mile.

⭐️ TCBR EDITOR'S PICK Mono no aware—the bittersweet beauty of impermanence. 🌸 WHEN CHERRY BLOSSOMS FALL by Katrina Goldsaito, illus. @yasimamura.bsky.social, lets the concept settle in gently—through a girl, her great-grandmother, and a cherry tree: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/when-cherry-...

Don't miss @lauraalary.bsky.social sharing her gorgeous and inspiring new picture book - The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @yasimamura.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #biography 📚👍

Kinbinding, art by @yasimamura.bsky.social! #MTGECL

YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/K5hE50XE6cT Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing

Some highlights: meeting some of my editors in person, the absolute gentlemen Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, and their new book. Discovering and meeting the absurdly skilled @winonanelson.com, seeing @yasimamura.bsky.social’s new Yoko Ono book, and coming across my own books in various places.

Today's #ChewyReviewy is "Can You Imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono" by @lisatolin.bsky.social and @yasimamura.bsky.social. Beautiful! Online review here, Insta, Amazon & Goodreads! #kidlit #bookrecs #pb #heart #visualstorytelling #art #arthistory #pbbio www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Coming soon: new projects from @carrenjao.bsky.social @mnewsome.bsky.social @aramkimart.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social + more buff.ly/vdn18s9

Day 6 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features THE BICYCLE: HOW AN ACT OF KINDNESS CHANGED A YOUNG REFUGEE'S LIFE by Patricia McCormick and Mevan Babakar; illus. by @yasimamura.bsky.social (Balzer + Bray/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

So honored by this piece in Forbes on Can You Imagine? @yasimamura.bsky.social #yokoono #picturebook “Imamura’s dreamy, ethereal imagery amplifies Tolin’s triumphant text – infused with feminism and passion for art, love, and peace – and underscores Ono’s enduring impact on the global art world.”

Hooray! My copy of CAN YOU IMAGINE? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono arrived! This gorgeous picture book was written by my talented critique partner @lisatolin.bsky.social and illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social Highly recommended! @simonkids.bsky.social

She’s not on Bluesky (yet), but my friend Yas illustrated a picture book biography of Yoko Ono that just came out.