Join us in congratulating our 2026 Boston Globe-Horn Book honorees! 🎉🥳 We're delighted to celebrate these two stunning titles 📚 See the full announcement here: bit.ly/49ZdAO1 #BGHB26 @bostonglobe.com @thehornbook.bsky.social

The first day of summer is right around the corner, but if you're an eager reader looking for some books to fill your shelves in the fall, take a peek at our list of upcoming titles! 📚 bit.ly/4fmTnVW 📚

Have you registered yet? ⏰Join us and @harperstacks.bsky.social tomorrow (6/4) for their Fall 2026 Preview featuring PB, MG, & YA titles plus: 🌼Elizabeth Acevedo 📘Sally J. Pla 🦆Martha White, granddaughter of E.B. White in conversation with Rosemary Brosnan Save your seat now: bit.ly/4v8ZNg6

Summer brings us some great new titles to help you #shakeupyourshelves! Check out these new books by Black authors for all ages 📚 🔗 bit.ly/4uy3Cvb

We can't wait to see you tomorrow at our 2026 Fall Preview! We'll share our upcoming picture books, middle grade, and teen titles, and you'll hear from some amazing authors 📚 Register here to join us, or to receive a recording of the event: bit.ly/4fmcSho

Join us June 4th for our Fall 2026 Preview 📚 We'll share our exciting upcoming titles and you'll hear from authors Elizabeth Acevedo, Sally J. Pla, and Martha White, the granddaughter of the beloved writer E.B. White! Register for free here: bit.ly/4fmcSho

With the warmer weather, why not take storytime outside? Head to our blog for five books that are perfect for embracing the great outdoors and exploring the sights and sounds all around us while learning about nature 🦋 Blog post: bit.ly/4velbk3 🐝

Educators! The folks at @harperstacks.bsky.social have teamed up with children’s librarian Kathleen Odean to create a great educator's guide for my new novel, WOMBAT WAITING. Questions and extension activities within! You can download the guide here: katherineapplegate.com/educator-res... #mglit

Happy Pride Month, readers! 🌈 Amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices helps our readers to become more empathetic, inclusive, and confident in embracing their authentic selves, so we've collected some great book recommendations here to celebrate: bit.ly/3PKLRcS

As we wrap up Jewish American Heritage Month, we encourage you to continue uplifting Jewish voices in your classrooms and libraries all year long! Here are some great titles to add to your shelves 📚 🔗 bit.ly/3PCbxII

Summer is a great time to get in touch with your silly side. We've highlighted 7 new picture books on our blog that are perfect for eliciting the giggles from your gaggles of preschool and school-aged summer readers! 📚 #readoutloudlaughoutloud Head to our blog here: bit.ly/4eTzZzB

May is National Military Appreciation Month and a great time to share IT TAKES A FAMILY TO SERVE with your young readers. This picture book is a celebration of military personnel and their families, with rhyming text that makes it the perfect read-aloud 📚

Kick off June with us at the BREAKOUT tour! We hope to see you at one of the stops for this exciting YA thriller. Tickets are on sale now 📚 NYC, June 1st: bit.ly/42Y9TEl Atlanta, June 3rd: bit.ly/4tZstXJ LA, June 4th: bit.ly/42XxpBu

Trust us, this is a Preview you won't want to miss! Join us and @harperstacks.bsky.social on 6/4 for their Fall '26 Preview feat. PB, MG, & YA titles plus: 🌼Elizabeth Acevedo 📘Sally J. Pla 🦆Martha White, granddaughter of E.B. White in conversation with Rosemary Brosnan Register now: bit.ly/4v8ZNg6

Joanna Ho, NYT bestselling author of EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS, returns with another sweet, funny picture book about summertime outdoor adventures and the unforgettable memories often made along the way 🏕️ A ROOM WITH A VEW is out today! 🌻 #picturebooks #AAPIHeritageMonth

In SHIM JUNG TAKES THE DIVE by composer-lyricist Julia Riew, a tween finds herself on an epic adventure across an underwater kingdom 🐉 This inventive fantasy inspired by Korean folklore is great for your adventure-loving middle grade readers, and perfect for #AAPIHeritageMonth

Decorate your classroom or library this #AAPIHeritageMonth with a downloadable poster, sized for you to print at home 📚 Download here: bit.ly/4bNtGbM

Imagine yourself as a bear for the day. What would you do? 🐻 Corey R. Tabor's hilarious BEAR FOR A DAY is out today! To celebrate, we have a downloadable poster you can print at home—perfect for decorating your classroom or library 📚 Download here: bit.ly/4tehgD7

We're getting into the summer mood with Goldy Moldavsky's ON THE ROAD TO HAPPY, a middle grade summer camp novel that's also perfect for Jewish American Heritage Month! SLJ called it "a first purchase for all libraries" in a starred review ☀️

WOMBAT WAITING is officially a #1 New York Times bestseller! 🐶 Join us in congratulating Katherine Applegate 🥳 📚 Go behind the book here: bit.ly/42B7kb5 📚 Educator Guide: bit.ly/43d61PK

“We publish books across age markets, genres, and formats that are stand-outs for literary excellence and kid appeal.” —Cynthia Leitich Smith from PW: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @epicreads.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

STYX AND STONES by Gary D. Schmidt, illustrated by Ron Koertge is "moving and thoughtful, while making a strong case that the classics are cool" according to Kirkus Reviews in a starred review! Go behind the book here: bit.ly/3R1TmMO

This AAPI Heritage Month, we hope you take the opportunity to highlight the stories told by and about Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Americans. Here are a few new and upcoming titles for teens 📚 More recommendations here: bit.ly/4uP9y3y

From two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly comes another unforgettable middle grade adventure, THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP, out today! This standalone survival story is perfect for fans of THE WILD ROBOT and A ROVER'S STORY 🤖 Educator Guide: bit.ly/4vJd4wX

Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! To celebrate, we're highlighting some great new and upcoming books for all ages that uplift Jewish voices 📚

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! This is a great time to encourage your readers of all ages to build their self-awareness, empathy, and relationship skills 📚 Head to our blog for some great book recommendations to get the conversation started: bit.ly/4sMuxlj

Learning through story encourages discussion and critical thinking, and fosters a curiosity about our world and history. Here are three new biographies for your middle grade readers! More nonfiction recommendations here: bit.ly/4tkgTag 📚

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🌻 Uplift AAPI voices in your classroom or library with a great book. Recommendations for all ages here: bit.ly/4uP9y3y #AAPIheritagemonth #AAPIbooks #bookrecommendations

Discussion and fact-checking skills are an important part of everyday life. Why not make it fun with a silly debate between sea animals? 🐳 This creative book can be read forwards and backwards, giving readers two sides to an argument. Learn more here: bit.ly/4csSM1F

Fostering social-emotional skills in the classroom is an integral part of building an empathetic, responsible, and self-aware community. Check out these new picture books to learn SEL skills through story 📚

Looking for great books to share in your classroom or library this Poetry Month? Here are 3 new titles with free teaching resources! 📚 Seven Million Steps: bit.ly/48n10Hx 📚 Melodies of the Weary Blues: bit.ly/4tqLK4Q 📚 Just One Gift: bit.ly/4u5kuZs

Next week, the film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES airs on Netflix! To celebrate, we're highlighting ink-credible octopus-themed books that you can dive into with your young readers 🐙 Recommendations here: bit.ly/4tRUTmG 📚

It’s Right to Read Day! Here are 5 actions you can take to protect the freedom to read! #NationalLibraryWeek #RightToReadDay #UniteAgainstBookBans

What better way to introduce history than through the stories of the individuals who lived it? We have something for every young reader, whether their interests lie in science, music, history, or social activism. Book recommendations here: bit.ly/4tkgTag 📚

RIALTO ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) by @katemilford.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

CHASING ERUPTIONS ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) by Curtis Manley; illus. by Katherine Roy will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

*Is* it spring? With the weather bouncing around from hot to cold, today seems like a great day to ask that question! 🌸 ☃️ Go behind Kevin Henkes' latest book here: bit.ly/48CAoST

TLA! We'll see you tomorrow in Houston 📚 Take a peek at all the great authors who will be signing books with us, and don't forget to stop by Booth #416 to chat about all our new favorite reads! #TXLA26

☀️New PB, MG, and YA titles✔️ ⛵Presentations from John Hare, Gary D. Schmidt, and Byron Graves on their forthcoming 2026 titles✔️ 🏖️75 minutes of bookish love✔️ It's all here in the @harperstacks.bsky.social Summer 2026 Preview on 3/25! Join us and register now: bit.ly/4cz2otD

Join us tomorrow, March 25th, for our Summer 2026 Preview! 📚 Learn about our upcoming releases, and hear from John Hare (Stubby); Gary D. Schmidt (Styx and Stones); and Byron Graves (Medicine Wells)! Register for free here: bit.ly/47IT3fk

Next month is Poetry Month! 📚 One great way to celebrate is to bring MELODIES OF THE WEARY BLUES to your classroom. This picture book is a gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes' first book of poetry, The Weary Blues! Free educator guide: bit.ly/45Mgdk6

Looking for exciting books for your teen readers? Try one of these fantastic fantasies! 🐉🪄 www.harperstacks.com/blogs/blog/w...

It's March now, which mean Spring is on its way! 🌻 Here are some fabulous books celebrating nature that we can't wait for 🦋 What's your favorite part of Spring?

Debut author René Peña-Govea interweaves poetry and lyrical prose in ESTELA, UNDROWNING, a raw, expressive novel, for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo’s THE POET X & Carolina Ixta’s SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS. Out today! 🌹 Click here for a free educator guide: bit.ly/4u2EqNK

Booklist is moderating a Summer Scares Middle-Grade Panel on Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT! 👻 Register for free here: bit.ly/3ONEznL

Virginia Readers’ Choice 2026-2027 Book Titles include LOOKING FOR SMOKE by KA Cobell (Heartdrum @harperstacks.bsky.social) and MISSION ONE: THE VICE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM (BLUE STARS #1) by @keklamagoon.bsky.social, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Molly Murakami (@candlewickpress.bsky.social). #BookSky

Many congratulations to the creators of FAITH TAKES THE TRAIN! 🥳 bit.ly/3MCBczx 🚉 Mokshini is the winner of the 2026 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award! 🚉 Kesi Augustine has received a 2026 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Honor! @ejkf.bsky.social #EJKAward #EzraJackKeats

Pleased as punch to see WOMBAT WAITING, my new #mglit novel, on this @harperstacks.bsky.social list of anticipated spring and summer reads. 🧡🐕 Even better, Wombat is hanging out with new books by @erinentrada.bsky.social, @elanakarnold.bsky.social, and more.

Calling all graphic novel lovers! 📚 Eagerly waiting for the next installment of your favorite graphic novel series? It's almost time! 😸 Cat & Cat Adventures: The Lair of the Owl King (Book 6) - out 2/24 🌟 Lightfall: A Place Between (Book 4) - out 4/7 #graphicnovels #books

Happy Friday, readers! What are you reading this weekend? 📚 Need a suggestion? Here are some of our 2026 ALA Award Winners and Honorees: bit.ly/3OcqzUA