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Retired teacher, mom, voracious reader, and bring cupcakes.
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Melissa Stewart
8 days ago
What a treat! Thank you to the librarian who sent me photos of her students presenting projects related to Mee the Mini-mammals.
@brianlies.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
#TLsky
#Skybrarian
#SchoolLibraries
#TLchat
#edsky
#kidlit
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Betsy Bird
12 days ago
There's something for everyone in today's
@nosycrow.bsky.social
preview. Picture books. Board books. Middle grade fiction. Nonfiction. Books for every possible taste, so we haven't a moment to waste. Let's get into it!
#kidlit
📚👍
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Nosy Crow Publisher Preview (Summer 2026)
There's something for everyone in today's preview. Picture books. Board books. Middle grade fiction. Nonfiction. Books for every possible taste, so we haven't a moment to waste. Let's get into it!
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/03/nosy-crow-publisher-preview-summer-2026/
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Melissa Stewart
15 days ago
Hooray! There's nothing quite like the moment you get a brand-new book. What a heart-warming treat on a frigid winter day.
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
#TKsky
#Skybrarian
#SchoolLibrarians
#edusky
#kidlit
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Betsy Bird
19 days ago
Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles.
#kidlit
📚👍
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ALA Youth Media Awards: The Interviews, Videos, and Behind-the-Scenes of the Winners
Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles.
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/27/ala-youth-media-awards-the-interviews-videos-and-behind-the-scenes-of-the-winners/
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Troy Wilson
25 days ago
BC Booklook: "Troy Wilson brings quiet humour and emotional insight to Still Friends." Happy for the praise, of course, but I wish they'd also mentioned illustrator Mike Deas (who also lives in BC).
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Troy Wilson - BC Booklook
Troy Wilson and Still Friends, a gentle picture book about unexpected friendship, empathy and learning to see others differently.
https://bcbooklook.com/troy_wilson/
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Amanda MacGregor
30 days ago
Rumor Has It: Kids Battle Online Misinformation in NOTHING TO SEE HERE, a guest post and cover reveal by Barbara Dee
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@tltkaren.bsky.social
@barbaradee.bsky.social
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Rumor Has It: Kids Battle Online Misinformation in NOTHING TO SEE HERE, a guest post and cover reveal by Barbara Dee
Nothing to See Here is about four very different eighth graders who team up to take action after cruel online gossip forces another student to leave school.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/16/rumor-has-it-kids-battle-online-misinformation-in-nothing-to-see-here-a-guest-post-and-cover-reveal-by-barbara-dee/
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Amanda MacGregor
30 days ago
Take Five: January 2026 Middle Grade Releases Misfits #3, a whodunnit, a magical beasts meets body-swap story, new Chanel Miller, and a story set during the 1885 expulsion of Chinese Americans from California.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/16/t...
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Take Five: January 2026 Middle Grade Releases
Misfits #3, a whodunnit, a magical beasts meets body-swap story, new Chanel Miller, and a story set during the 1885 expulsion of Chinese Americans from California.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/16/take-five-january-2026-middle-grade-releases/
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Amanda MacGregor
about 1 month ago
Penguin Young Readers Showcase: January 2026 Books Let's see what Penguin has out new this month!
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@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
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Penguin Young Readers Showcase: January 2026 Books
Let's see what Penguin has out new this month!
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/15/penguin-young-readers-showcase-january-2026-books/
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Matt Tavares
about 1 month ago
I just added an HONOR FLIGHT page to my website, where you can preorder the book from your favorite bookstore, see a few interior spreads, and download a high resolution cover image. If you're into that sort of thing...
matttavares.com/honorflight....
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Betsy Bird
about 1 month ago
Am I right? Does it matter? Let's have some fun blindly throwing darts at a wall. It's my Final Newbery/Caldecott Prediction Post.
#kidlit
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Newbery/Caldecott 2026: Final Prediction Edition
Am I right? Does it matter? Let's have some fun blindly throwing darts at a wall.
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/13/newbery-caldecott-2026-final-prediction-edition/
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Matt Tavares
about 1 month ago
Honor Flight, my upcoming collaboration with author Jeff Gottesfeld, has now received THREE starred reviews (3 for 3 so far!)! Looking forward to this book being out in the world soon…
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Betsy Bird
about 2 months ago
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
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books
Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as truly unforgettable.
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/31/31-days-31-lists-2025-picture-books/
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Amanda MacGregor
about 2 months ago
Most Anticipated Young Adult Reads of 2026 2026 is just around the corner and with that comes a whole bunch of books I can't wait to read.
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Most Anticipated Young Adult Reads of 2026
2026 is just around the corner and with that comes a whole bunch of books I can't wait to read.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/12/30/most-anticipated-young-adult-reads-of-2026/
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Betsy Bird
about 2 months ago
Day #30: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Middle Grade Fiction. These are the books that will worm their ways into the crannies and crevices of your children's gray matter, affecting their thoughts, their brains, their lives.
#kidlit
#31Days31Lists
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Middle Grade Fiction
Our penultimate post!! These are the books that will worm their ways into the crannies and crevices of your children's gray matter, affecting their thoughts, their brains, their lives. If you're comfo...
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/30/31-days-31-lists-2025-middle-grade-fiction/
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Betsy Bird
about 2 months ago
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
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Nonfiction Picture Books
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.
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/28/31-days-31-lists-2025-nonfiction-picture-books/
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Niall Harbison
about 2 months ago
Prepare to smile just as much as the street dogs wagged their tails today ❤️
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Betsy Bird
about 2 months ago
Day #19: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Comics and Graphic Novels for Kids. I may have gone a bit overboard...
#31Days31Lists
#kidlit
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Comics and Graphic Novels for Kids
I may have gone a bit overboard...
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/19/31-days-31-lists-2025-comics-and-graphic-novels-for-kids/
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Betsy Bird
about 2 months ago
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
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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.
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/31-days-31-lists-2025-unconventional-childrens-books/
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Peter H Reynolds
2 months ago
Twice a year, I release a limited series of watercolor dots inspired by my book, The Dot. No two dots alike. Just like
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Loved this,Melissa! Those last three lines… wow!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Paul A. Reynolds FV/TLC
3 months ago
Thanks
@barnesandnoble.com
for naming OUR TABLE by
@peterhreynolds.bsky.social
to your top 15 Best
#Thanksgiving
Books!
@scholasticuk.bsky.social
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Matt Tavares
3 months ago
First sighting of Dasher and the Polar Bear at Target! Cool to see it right next to The Polar Express 😍
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Andrea Brown Literary Agency
4 months ago
It's a School Library Journal star for ELMORE AND THE BIG CHRISTMAS RESCUE written by Dev Petty (
@devpetty.bsky.social
) and illustrated by Mike Boldt (
@mikeboldt.bsky.social
)! 🌟 “Recommended for story hours revolving around Christmas.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@jenrofe.bsky.social
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Someone’s Gonna End Up Crying
@joknowles.bsky.social
#glynnisfawkes
Enjoyed this bk abt Maple (and her sketchbook) and her friends being there for her when she needs support during tough times w family drama.
#imagination
4 months ago
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Lynn Plourde
4 months ago
For Augusta,
#Maine
area peeps, signing this Saturday on 11/1 from noon-2 at B&N-Augusta for THE BIONIC BOY...
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Melissa Stewart
4 months ago
Woo-hoo! It's publication day.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social
Signed copies available at
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
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YAbookscentral
4 months ago
Join YABC for an
#authorchat
with Lynn Plourde about
#newrelease
#mglit
THE BIONIC BOY, plus
#entertowin
a
#freecopy
in our
#giveaway
!
yabookscentral.com/author-chat-...
#family
#specialolympics
#adoption
#disabilties
#downsyndrome
#free
#freebook
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Melissa Stewart
4 months ago
Woo-hoo! I'm thrilled to finally share the cover plus an interior spread of my upcoming book. Young dinosaur lovers will be captivated.
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
#educsky
#TLsky
#Skybrarian
#kidlit
#dinosaurs
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Happy book birthday The Bionic Boy
@lynnplourde.bsky.social
Such a fantastic book abt Benji, who was adopted by 2 dads, and born with no hands. He shows his courage when he has a chance to get prosthetics.
#inspiring
@nancyrosep.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Lynn Plourde
4 months ago
The Bionic Boy has its
#bookbirthday
on 10/21 and celebrates with two events…on Tuesday at Sherman’s in Freeport from 3-5 and on Wednesday at Oliver & Friends from 3:30-5:30.
#Maine
#mglit
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Dev Petty
4 months ago
Apropos of nothing, this is one of my books.
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Lynn Plourde
4 months ago
Fancy pants…got new postcards & bookmarks for my upcoming Bionic Boy signings and they have QR codes (to go to the Bionic Boy page on my website). Thx to my local Manchester
#Maine
copy shop, Copies Etc.
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Lynn Plourde
4 months ago
BOOKSIGNINGS for THE BIONIC BOY-Hope to see you at one! A few more signings to finalize, but wanted to post these. By all means, share (the more the merrier)!
#TheBionicBoyBook
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Amanda MacGregor
5 months ago
Book Mail: 51 New and Forthcoming Books
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Book Mail: 51 New and Forthcoming Books
Get out your TBR lists!
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/09/24/book-mail-58/
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Melissa Stewart
6 months ago
Woo-hoo!
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
and I are thrilled that our upcoming book is a JLG Selection.
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
#edusky
#kidlit
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You’re a Poet:Ways to Start Writing Poems
#seantaylor
#SamUsher
Loved this. Piglet, through little stories, shows us 5 ways with tips to write poems.
6 months ago
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Snoop
#gordonkorman
What an adventure!Carter is bored so he starts checking live feed from cameras and then later uses a drone. He sees many unusual happenings but realizes this snooping is getting to be too much. Now what?
7 months ago
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The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain
#hannahbrown
A fun read abt Sybil, after her wedding was called off, going to HA only to find her ex-fiancé there w a new GF. Then Sybil’ 3rd ex BF shows up. What happens?
7 months ago
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Home
#mattdelapena
#lorenlong
Wow, what a beautifully illustrated bk showing how a home can be so many things until you don’t have one. It can even be “the wild world outside.”
7 months ago
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Happy book birthday to Spark
baronchrisbaron.bsky.social
Great bk abt wildfires, hope, friends, bravery, and community as Finn wonders if he can help figure out how wildfires can help a forest regrow.
7 months ago
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Hazel Says No
#jessicabergergross
Told through multiple POV, Hazel is propositioned by her HS principal on her 1st day,and she tells him no. This starts a chain reaction of events in town, school, and home.
7 months ago
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Where the Water Takes Us
#alanbarillaro
A fun adventure as Ava stays w grandparents for the summer. When a bird dies she thinks she’s cursed & saves 2 orphaned eggs. She meets Cody and he helps her w many things.
8 months ago
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The Unforgettable Leta “Lightning” Laurel
#racheltoalson
Great bk abt determination as Leta tries to win her absent dad back by winning the 400 meter dash. Can she do it?
#sisterhood
#friends
#family
Loved Pop.
8 months ago
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Three Keys
#laurapritchett
Ammalie wants to live a little after her husband died , finds 3 keys, and wants to revisit those places.She begins to travel & explore in new and different ways even going to New Zealand. A fun read.
8 months ago
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Growing Home
#bethferry
#thefanbrothers
Loved this bk abt a grumpy goldfish (who loves Cheetos), an ivy and other talking plants, a spider, and a violet all trying to help the Tupper Family.
8 months ago
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I Am Rebel
#rossmontgomery
Wow, what an unforgettable journey Rebel takes us on as he hunts for his boy, Tom who left to help the Reds storm the High Castle and make the King listen to their demands.
#animalfriends
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 months ago
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The Space Between Our Hearts
#hannahstone
Loved this. Rindy, aged out of foster system, is homeless &moves to CA. She meets Nolan at bonfire. Rindy gets a job. Nolan wants to leave area. Will she go or stay w her job?
8 months ago
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Gus and Glory
#sarahguillory
Fantastic bk abt Glory having to live w gr parents after mom leaves & dad on the road. She takes care of Gus, a bloodhound, when neighbor gets hurt.
#family
#belonging
#friends
#mysteries
8 months ago
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More or Less Maddy
#lisagenova
Great bk abt freshman Maddie, who wants to be a comedian and loves Taylor Swift, has a manic episode and is diagnosed w bipolar disorder.
8 months ago
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