Thanks so much for the interview, Deborah! ❤️ My shout out to the amazing Khoa Le whose"illustrations are absolutely stunning...I love the pages with the blue flourishes in the air as if his imaginings & ideas are floating above him." 🎨 ‪@eastwestlit.bsky.social‬ @simonkids.bsky.social

Yes! Animals make (almost) everything better. ❤️ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/b...

Join us and award-winning biographer @jeannewharvey.bsky.social as she tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre for a story time and hands-on activity. RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

I learned the differences between alpacas and llamas! I love it when I learn something new from a picture book. :) Check out my review of ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by @carrietillotson.bsky.social. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/wild...

It's wonderful to find a book that so clearly encourages children to ask questions to learn about others rather than speculating. kdmaz.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #weneeddiversebooks #greatteachingbooks geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/pict...

"I hope that Mazie encourages other kids to talk about their differences openly and honestly. I hope that Mazie inspires bravery, because it IS scary to be vulnerable." Read Katie Mazeika's guest post at TeachingBooks.net (link👇) #kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart

"Growing up, I never saw a Native American girl like me portrayed in books unless it was an historical narrative about Sacagawea or Pocahontas. . . . I want to be the role model I wish I had as a kid, and my book is one way of illustrating how, despite my dyslexia, I became an engineer." #kidlit

I recommend As Edward Imagined, a #picturebook bio written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Marc Majewski about a personal fave artist and author Edward Gorey, a "master of the playfully macabre" who lived his eccentric life authentically. Published by Knopf BFYR #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-baL

📣 2025 is the 100 yr anniverary of Scripps Nat Spelling Bee! 🐝 What better way to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E?! Coming this MAY...SPELLING IT OUT by Margaret Finnegan! Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!

Ready for some cuteness? And a giveaway too? 😍 Check out Mama Likes This: mamalikesthis.com/my-hand-is-t... #Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks

Book review in 10 words or less… 📖 salmon and lamprey 📖 Indigenous family 📖 fish protectors 📖 intergenerational family #booksky

COMING TO YOU 2/18/25 from @kerrymadden.bsky.social via @charlesbridge.bsky.social ... 🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭 Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page! www.charlesbridge.com/pages/werewo... @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now? #alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction

Secret of Honeycake is delightful historical fiction bit.ly/4h3Xlk9 #mglit

Happy holidays, all!

Today at Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, Diana Farid talks about THE LIGHT OF HOME, finding a sense of home and belonging, and how art is "a way of moving through our hardest moments, surviving, breathing, and eventually meeting love again." bit.ly/3B2vC3N #immigrationstories #picturebook #art

Just up today: The art of friendship: An Adventure for Lia and Lion wp.me/p1NJJW-7R1 @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

There's a lot of baking coming up in November. We're particularly looking forward to National Homemade Bread Day this weekend, Nov 17. Share traditions--bake together! 🍞🥐

August is a great month to look at the skies! Teresa Robeson's CLOUDS IN SPACE introduces young readers to nebulae--a true wonder of the universe. #kidlit #nonfiction #STEM

How do you say "pajama party!!" in Chinese?