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

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/03/n...

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

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/27/a...

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). bcbooklook.com/troy_wilson/

Rumor Has It: Kids Battle Online Misinformation in NOTHING TO SEE HERE, a guest post and cover reveal by Barbara Dee teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/16/r... @tltkaren.bsky.social @barbaradee.bsky.social

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... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Penguin Young Readers Showcase: January 2026 Books Let's see what Penguin has out new this month! teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/15/p... @tltkaren.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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....

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/13/n...

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…

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/31/3...

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. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/12/30/m... @tltkaren.bsky.social

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/30/3...

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/28/3...

Prepare to smile just as much as the street dogs wagged their tails today ❤️

Day #19: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Comics and Graphic Novels for Kids. I may have gone a bit overboard... #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/19/3...

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 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/3...

Twice a year, I release a limited series of watercolor dots inspired by my book, The Dot. No two dots alike. Just like www.peterhreynolds.com/shop/p/water...

Loved this,Melissa! Those last three lines… wow!

Thanks @barnesandnoble.com for naming OUR TABLE by @peterhreynolds.bsky.social to your top 15 Best #Thanksgiving Books! @scholasticuk.bsky.social

First sighting of Dasher and the Polar Bear at Target! Cool to see it right next to The Polar Express 😍

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

#bookaday 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

For Augusta, #Maine area peeps, signing this Saturday on 11/1 from noon-2 at B&N-Augusta for THE BIONIC BOY...

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.

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

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

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

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

Apropos of nothing, this is one of my books.

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.

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 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Book Mail: 51 New and Forthcoming Books teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/09/24/b... @tltkaren.bsky.social

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

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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?

#bookaday 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?

#bookaday 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.”

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.

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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.

#bookaday 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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#bookaday 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?

#bookaday 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

#bookaday 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.