Next Mon, Jan. 26, 2026 10 AM CST | 11 AM EST | 12 Puerto Rico, YMAs will air ala.unikron.com announcing the winners + honors for AILA, APALA, Batchelder, Belpré, Caldecott, CSK, Geisel, Morris, Newbery, Printz, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, Sydney Taylor & others! Who are you rooting for? #alayma

I need to read this one, too: archipelagobooks.org/book/rosie-r...

Reading A Magician's Flower by Marika Maijala (translated by Mia Spangenberg) with my little guy tonight. Gorgeous edition from Elsewhere Editions, the international kidlit imprint of Archipelago Books. #amreading

Dring-dring! 🚲 Here’s a #sneakpeek at the newest Chirri & Chirra adventure: CHIRRI & CHIRRA, AMONG THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS 🌸🌸🌸 Out this April from Enchanted Lion: enchantedlion.com/all-books/ch... #kidlit #worldkidlit

worldkidlit.org/2026/01/19/a... ☺️ my post on @worldkidlit.bsky.social about @usbby.bsky.social #worldkidlit

Do take the time to plumb all the rich information @qsprite.bsky.social includes here including her fine introduction to @allthebooks.bsky.social and the various ways you can become involved with our organization! worldkidlit.org/2026/01/19/a...

worldkidlit.org/2026/01/19/a... ☺️ my post on @worldkidlit.bsky.social about @usbby.bsky.social #worldkidlit

enchantedlion.com/all-books/od... I am so excited for ODDS AND ENDS by Maija Hurme translation from the Finnish by Mia Spangenberg coming this May from @enchantedlion.bsky.social #worldkidlit It was love at first sight when I saw it in 2023 at an Etana Editions event

lapuankankurit.fi/c/home-you/s... my favorite scarves come from Finland - no tariffs will stop me from buying linen Lapuan Kankurit scarves

My first book of 2026: WHEN WE GROW UP, illustrated by Bárbara Quintino, translated into Finnish by Tuula Pere, published by WickWick. 🥰🥰 A story that centers happiness as a role model for kids when choosing what they'll want to do when they grow up. #kidlit #booksky #kidlituk #scbwi #canscaip

Don't miss this valuable post from Lee Cooney, a member of the Library Service to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers committee. It provides a wealth of free resources and tips for supporting library work with Deaf and hard of hearing patrons.

How lovely! 2 books I translated are on the 2026 @usbby.bsky.social (United States Board on Books for Young People) Outstanding International Book List! www.usbby.org/2026oib.html (11 books I've translated have now made the OIB list since the honor began in 2019.) #kidlit #scbwi #worldkidlit

Join Books Across Borders to see new books in translation coming in 2026! Hear from @europaeditions.bsky.social Other Press @northsouthbooks.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @archipelagobooks.bsky.social & more 1/21/26 8pm ET us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026 | Lit Hub buff.ly/3TyBTyG

Day #31: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books. End with a bang! Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as unforgettable & thanks for reading all month! #kidlit #31Days31Lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/31/3...

In a strange twist of fate, I need a dozen or so people to order Ritz of the Bayou (exciting new HC edition coming from @hubcitypress.bsky.social in april!) to push out the insanely priced $777 hardcover first edition that Amazon says can't be usurped in the SEO. Or you can buy the $777 version.

Day #29: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Nonfiction Books for Older Readers. Forget the picture books. Older nonfiction, that nebulous but ultimately satisfying genre, is where the action is. This list today just proves it. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/29/3...

Day #28: 31 Days, 31 Lists: The creme de la creme! The top of the pops! These are the title you won't be able to forget, no matter how the years roll by. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/28/3...

Day #22: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Fantasies for Kids. A fine and fancy list of fantastical tales of all ages and stripes. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/22/3...

I don't want to miss the next adventure of Mousse - a subscription to Transit Children's Editions maybe the gift I buy for myself #worldkidlit www.transitchildrenseditions.org/subscriptions

Another last minute gift idea is a membership to Elsewhere Editions - a year full of wonderful #worldkidlit archipelagobooks.org/book/elsewhe...

A last minute book bundle from Tapioca Stories is always a wonderful gift www.tapiocastories.com/bundles A wonderful independent publishers of Latin-American #worldkidlit

Looking for a last minute gift idea? One of my favorite independent publishers @enchantedlion.bsky.social offers subscriptions (full of translations for kids) #worldkidlit Enchanted Lion Books enchantedlion.com/all-books/20...

Day #20: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Funny Books for Older Kids. Hijinks ensue. You have been warned. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/20/3...

Day #18: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Early Chapter Books. Meet the titles that linger in that liminal space between novels and easy books. The sheer variety here may surprise you. #31days31lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/18/3...

Day #17: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Unconventional Children's Books. Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/3...

Day #13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Translated Children's Books. So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/13/3...

Quebec City deserves to have their NHL team back!! All I want for Christmas is the Nordiques to return ❤️

Toy drive at the Remparts game! Flying stuffed animals everywhere. 🥰

Applications are still open for the 2026 ALSC/Candlewick "Light the Way" Grant! Don't miss this $3,000 opportunity. Deadline to apply - December 21

My favorite 2025 books that were not translations both from @enchantedlion.bsky.social THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill & Laura Carlin DON’T EAT ME: The Almost True Story of Belladonna by Kate Finney & Esmé Shapiro #kidlit

My favorite cat books for 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park @ebyrbooks.bsky.social CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #worldkidlit 🐈‍⬛🥰

My favorite translations for 2025 that I hope are considered for the Batchelder Award #worldkidlit of course I reserve the right to add more when I receive my latest order of books from the bookstore ❤️

Getting my @usbby.bsky.social auction art framed today 🥰celebrating my favorite 🐈‍⬛ cat books of 2025 - ❤️ Big love for CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social from Harper Collins Crossing my fingers for a Caldecott win ⭐️

I was thinking about my favorite cat books of 2025 and I realized that WHAT A SMALL CAT NEEDS comes out January 2026 From @enchantedlion.bsky.social by Natalia Shaloshvili tr by Lena Traer 🥰 I agree with all the ⭐️ reviews #worldkidlit

Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.

Congratulations to LATE TODAY, a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year! 🐈‍⬛ ⭐ "A quiet yet masterfully rendered reminder that decency is always worth the hassle."— Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW) #childrensbooks #picturebooks #worldkidlit

I am seeing the year end lists pop up. I am challenging myself to post a few for December #worldkidlit Favorite Cat Picture Books 2025 Favorite Books that I want to win the Batchelder Award Favorite Books I read that were not translations 2025 Books I bought multiple copies of the giveaway

November is Shenzhen Reading Month! The awards for the Ten Best Children’s Books of the Year, and more. 50% were Chinese originals, 50% were translations. chinesebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/1...

Congratulations!!!🐟🐟🐟 chinesebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/1...

I am loving MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT THE ANACONDA by Bibi Dumon Tak illustrations by Annemarie Van Haeringen Tr by Nancy Forest-Flier from @levinequerido putting in my #MockBatchelder pile Finding myself laughing out loud and book talking it any chance I get 🥰🤩

Hearing from translator Tal Goldfajn about the peculiarities of translating nonsense words as needed in MARCELO, MARTELLO, MARSHMALLOW from #TapiocaStories #IBBYRegional25

“Where there are children, there is hope.”—Baserat Kazim, IBBY President at the IBBY Regional event in Boston. #kidlit #Ibbyregional

Keynote speaker outstanding translator Helen Wang delivers the Teale Memorial Lecture #IBBYRegional

DYK that Helen wang started the #namethetranslator hashtag? Lots of top Shenjeng books are translated from around the world. #IBBYRegional

Helen Wang delivering the Teale lecture at #IBBYRegional #kidlit

Who's speaking at #IBBYRegional in Boston? the Teale Lecture presenter: HELEN WANG, UK-based writer, translator & editor Learn about the art of translation from one of the most distinguished translators in the field

Hans Christian Andersen Award winning illustrator Roger Mello will present the Briley Lecture at #IBBYRegional in Boston