A hopeful and thoughtful post by Katherine Rundell on the joy and magic of reading… #ukkidlit #Kidlituk

“Around 60 percent of US consumers wish they read books more.” #booksky

I thought this was such a brilliant book.

My Kiddo and I at the NYC protest.

📆 📚✨Mark your calendars for BOOKFEST@BANKSTREET on November 1 — featuring keynote speaker, award-winning, New York Times-bestselling #kidlit author @halseanderson.bsky.social! ✍️REGISTER to watch Live or online: www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu

If you are a Texan being investigated for your connections to "radical leftist" groups, I am interested in representing you against harassment by Ken Paxton's office.

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

It’s all about the cruelty. This is what trump’s America has become.

Sad truth!

A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures Generals & Admirals on what it takes to win. Our most senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

📆 📚✨Mark your calendars for BOOKFEST@BANKSTREET on November 1 — featuring keynote speaker, award-winning, New York Times-bestselling #kidlit author @halseanderson.bsky.social! For details and to register click: www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu

If you're not totally aware of how bots try to sway minds, here's a good example.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering.

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D), warns Trump won’t “leave willingly” once his second term comes to an end. But her victory this November could send a clear message to the GOP that Americans won’t settle for a dictatorship.

Finished reading The Poisoned King, companion to Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell. It's an exciting sequel that stands alone, yet connects to book one. Rundell has an amazing, original imagination and knows how to turn it into a great story. #kidlit/YA #booksky

Reminder. Hotline support for immigrants who didn't want to show to hearings for fear of kidnapping. Try to get a virtual hearing. Call this hotline. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #kidlit/YA

Parents, be vigilant against PragerU instructional materials in your kids classrooms! It’s an extremist outfit masquerading as an educational nonprofit. It’s a far right wing response to PBS kid’s programming, it is propaganda designed to appeal to children and careless or bigoted educators. Beware!

Finished reading Codebreaker by Jay Martel last night. It's a YA thriller set in Washington DC with lots of interactive codes and ciphers for readers to decode. A bit about the history of each code and cipher is included and how it gets solved are cleverly woven into the story.

Nope, still not distracted. Release the Epstein files.

PragerU is nothing more than fascist propaganda.

🌟 The 2025 Best Board Books are here! Bank Street's Children's Book Committee has curated the finest board book treasures from 2023–2024, perfect for little ones ages 0–4. Discover your next favorite read! educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/30/ @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet #bankstreetcbc #boardbooks

The DrawnTogether Exhibition at the Bergen-Belsen Museum showcases #picturebooks sharing Jewish lived experiences during the Holocaust & stories of friendship, allyship and hope. They vary in theme and illustrative style and include MARTIN & ANNE by @nchurnin.bsky.social heyzine.com/flip-book/3f...

Want a signed and personalized copy of one of my books to give to someone you love? I'll be at Books of Wonder on Tuesday & will sign any orders while I'm there. Just order through their site--they ship worldwide! (TBBU pictured for reasons of handsomeness, but they have the rest of my books, too.)

SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.

World Food Program said this week that the crisis in Gaza has reached “astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row.”

Survey: Classics dominate English classes While 93% of teachers say they use diverse literature, most say it comprises less than half of their curriculum, citing censorship and required readings as barriers to diversifying their book selections. buff.ly/s3i4a2c

🌟 From treasure hunts to survival stories, fantastical odysseys to cross-country road trips, these 75 2025 middle grade books are sure to take readers on an adventure they won't forget! 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/75-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

And if you or someone you know needs help, here’s how to reach The Trevor Project directly: 📞 1-866-488-7386 📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678 #TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth

Still so proud that Wolf made this thoughtful, prestigious list, along with so many other amazing titles. 🥹 #KidLit

Tom Gauld in The Guardian. #TeachingWithComics

DOGE cuts are still happening. This week, they’re messing with PBS and NPR. If Congress lets this happen, millions could lose access to emergency alerts, kids’ education, and local news. Here’s what’s at stake — and why we need to stop it.

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...

Etsy refuses to remove Alligator Alcatraz merch from their website. Flood them with emails and social media posts. Demand they take down the listings. The disappearing, kidnapping and torturing of others is not a merchandising opportunity. This is life and death.

I love ALA! So happy to see my lovely editor, Kandace from Lee&Low! @leeandlow.bsky.social @kandacec.bsky.social @kidlittv.bsky.social #ALA

Sad truth

That's called a double cross.

Take it from a Jewish Atlantan, who remembers how the GOP tried to paint Warnock as AntiSemitic. Right now, in an office somewhere, strategists are trying to figure out how to take advantage of the fissures in the Jewish community. Don’t fall for it. Lander & Mamdani have set a beautiful example!

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Perfect to read along with the late P.B. Kerr's @aaknopf.bsky.social WINTER HORSES.

👋 Have you entered to WIN a copy of @csweill.bsky.social’s new picture book TOCAMOS!? Just sign-up to our newsletter & leave a comment here: www.kidlit.tv/FeaturedKidL... — AND don’t miss Cynthia’s blog post @leeandlow.bsky.social about the artisans who created the beautiful animals in the book!👇

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... #kidlit

If anyone wants to politely tell Mike Lee’s staff the real political identity of this shooter, his DC office number is 202-224-5444.

It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed right now. I’ve found 5Calls to be an excellent resource to keep those feelings from turning into despair and inaction. Maybe you’ll find it helpful too? 5calls.org

First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Looking for a great book to read first thing with Dad on #FathersDay? Join author Patricia Lakin as she shares DAD AND ME IN THE MORNING on Read Out Loud📚: www.kidlit.tv/KidLitRADIOD... #kidlit