Back to school! Here are two new picture books to help ease the transition. @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @abhialwar.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/08/18/b...

Q&A with Rajani LaRocca about her new children's picture book, FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS. tinyurl.com/2udajak9 @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

Summer Read # 6 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

@rajanilarocca.bsky.social and Huy Voun Lee's SOME OF US is the recommended picture book for September in @neatoday.bsky.social's Read Across America! Bring this brilliant celebration of immigration and citizenship into your classroom with the activities and discussion prompts linked below. 🎇

❤️💐 Happy Book Birthday to FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS by longtime Kweli fam @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and @abhialwar.bsky.social! 🍁

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum @rajanilarocca.bsky.social on the publication of FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS, a back-to-school picture book that celebrates friendship and finding your place.

Happy publication day to FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social! #TeamTriada #BookSky www.abramsbooks.com/product/fall...

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Listen Back: @rajanilarocca.bsky.social shares MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM. Mimi, the main character in Rajani’s middle grade debut, enters a baking competition at her town’s newest sweet spot, but things aren’t quite as they appear. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... #kidlit #mglit #podcast

Summer Read # 3 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

Who’s speaking at #picturebookpalooza ? I’m glad you asked! @kateallenfox.bsky.social @benjamingottwald.bsky.social @isabellakung.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris and @stacymcanulty.bsky.social to name a few! 🎉 It’s FREE, see my previous post to register 🥳

Today's the day! Register now for @slj.com's free virtual Picture Book Palooza, featuring creators you love:⁣ 📚 Leigh Bardugo and @johnpicacio.bsky.social 📚 Toni Yuly 📚 Christian Cooper 📚 @rajanilarocca.bsky.social ⁣ Schedule and registration: www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...

Looking forward to hearing @fuse8.bsky.social and Drew Beckmeyer talk at 12:55. And I'm moderating the Strangers in a New Land panel at 3:50, talking to @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, Elizabeth Brown, and Jenan Matari! #PictureBookPalooza

Happy Independence Day from the 12 x 12 community! Here’s to stories that inspire reflection, spark imagination, and celebrate every voice. Check out our favorites from 12 x 12 members! @nchurnin.bsky.social @chanastiefel.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

"Verse novels combine the best elements of poetry and narrative ..." – @rajanilarocca.bsky.social contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chns #VerseNovelists Read #diverse #poetry @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

Join these LBYR authors: Leigh Bardugo and @johnpicacio.bsky.social - THE INVISIBLE PARADE Toni Yuly - GO, SLOTH, GO! Christian Cooper - THE URBAN OWLS @rajanilarocca.bsky.social - SOME OF US www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...

📣📚HEADS UP! What does it mean to become a US citizen? How does the process work? Find out in @rajanilarocca.bsky.social’s timely, new, non-fiction picture book, SOME OF US, illus by Huy Voun Lee. Just in time for 4th of July, celebrate all the people who enrich our country by joining our democracy!

House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains .. but the rich make out like bandits www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

Summer is for Cousins, by Rajani LaRocca and Abhi Alwar is a GREAT book for the last day of school (and summer reading fun, in general). I read it with my K-2 classes, and they were all so eager to share their own stories. @rajanilarocca.bsky.social #kidlit #librarians #nescbwi

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Middle Grade category is for works intended for the middle grade audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

3...2...1... Let's jam.

Congratulations to all the finalists!!! #ignyteawards

Coming soon - a boxed set for THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS, with books by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, @karinayanglaser.bsky.social, @willalex.bsky.social, @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, @keklamagoon.bsky.social, & me, all illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...

Have you ever wondered about the story behind the Louvre's glass pyramid? Wonder no more! This fascinating picture book by @jeannewharvey.bsky.social & Khoa Le explains the inspiration, struggles, and successes of this famous structure and the man behind it. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gl...

Librarians, teachers, and bookstore owners are having a day of action tomorrow, 6/7! Support the teaching of history and the freedom to read. Learn more below; find an event near you here: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

If you're looking for books about doughnuts today (or any day) check out my Pinterest board. These books are worth salivating over. www.pinterest.com/carriefiniso...

Authors and illustrators: Have you joined Authors Against Book Bans yet? Pride Month would be an excellent time to do so. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com @authorsabb.bsky.social #freedomtoread

Trump’s big ugly bill rips health care away from millions of people & ends programs that help people pay for groceries. The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world. Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America.

Bookstr just posted a pretty amazing interview with @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, @claudialupemtz.bsky.social, Duncan Tonatiuh, Yuyi Morales and me about immigration issues and children's literature. Definitely worth a read!

❤️💐 Happy Book Birthday to SOME OF US, by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, whom we were thrilled to have on a panel at our #kidlit Color of Children’s Literature Conference in 2021!

Happy publication day to SOME OF US! @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and Huy Voun Lee's celebration of immigration and citizenship is a much needed addition to your picture book shelves; find your copy today wherever books are sold. vimeo.com/1036156503

Happy publication day to SOME OF US by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social! #TeamTriada #BookSky www.rajanilarocca.com/picture-book...

Happy #bookbirthday to SOME OF US, by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee! This is an important and necessary book right now and it looks wonderful.

Happy book birthday to @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and Huy Voun Lee's Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States!

We're kicking off our summer reading challenge and sharing what our family is reading. This week it's books by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social including Your One and Only Heart, Summer is for Cousins and her newest book Some of Us! What is your family reading? #summerreading #bannedbooks #kidlit

My mentor is someone whose craft I deeply admire and I had to pinch myself when I got the news. I can't wait to work with @rajanilarocca.bsky.social I'm not sure whether it's appropriate to @ you here, but let me know if not :) and I will delete. Fangirling a little bit and very, very enthusiastic.

Reviewers are raving about @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and Huy Voun Lee's SOME OF US! This vital picture book on citizenship and immigration comes out on May 27 - preorder your copy now. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rajan...

Inspired by a book as a child, @rajanilarocca.bsky.social now writes to encourage the next generation. Her book Your One and Only Heart was at one point restricted at the HB Library. She shared her take on censorship, why she writes for children, and her upcoming book. #kidlit #freedomtoread

🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid

Call 202-224-3121 and tell your representative to vote NO on the GOP’s Medicaid cuts. House Republicans are trying to gut health care for millions of families so billionaires can get another tax break. It’s obscene, and we can still stop it if we fight back right now.

We had a chance to chat with this month’s featured author @rajanilarocca.bsky.social about what inspired her to write Your Only and Only Heart, why she believes access to nonfiction is important, and her upcoming book Some of Us. Can’t wait to share our May 19th newsletter! #kidlit #freedomtoread

Rümeysa Öztürk has finally been ordered released. She has been unlawfully detained for more than six weeks in an ICE facility in Louisiana, more than 1,500 miles away from Somerville. This is a victory for Rümeysa, for justice, and for our democracy.

NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Tomorrow - May 9, 10-3 ET - join us to celebrate #ChildrensBookWeek25 & raise awareness of #FreedomToRead efforts around the country with a free, online read-a-thon. 10 a.m. - 12:45 EST : bit.ly/Read-In-am 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST : bit.ly/Read-In-pm

Have you met Emma McKenna and Rohan Murthy yet? If not, what are you waiting for?⁣ ⁣ In EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT and ROHAN MURTHY HAS A PLAN, @katemessner.com and @rajanilarocca.bsky.social introduce us to two of the third-graders in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful class. Come on in!

The Freedom Read-in afternoon lineup includes @samanthamclark.com @veerawrites.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @engagereaders.bsky.social @danaalisonlevy.bsky.social @margaritaengle.bsky.social and Carol Boston Weatherford

The Freedom Read-In morning lineup includes @padmatv.bsky.social @federicoerebia.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @taradairman.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social @marthafreeman.bsky.social @robinstevenson.bsky.social @maggietokudahall.bsky.social

Happy Children’s Book Week!😍📚💗🎉🌟 With this year’s theme of “An Ocean of Stories,” I am especially reminded of the beautifully written & illustrated picture book, Where Three Oceans Meet by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social & Archana Sreenivasan. #KidLit #ChildrensBookWeek #ChildrensBookWeek2025

Our featured book for May is Your One and Only Heart written by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and illustrated by @laurenpaigeconrad.bsky.social. Consisting of paired poems, this book is an engaging introduction to how the heart works. Pick up your copy and read along with us! #ireadbannedbooks #kidlit