“At a time when we see a breakdown in civic society, Jones embodies the best of citizenship and the courage it requires to defend our freedoms.”

Spread from me and @jyotigopal.bsky.social’s upcoming book, Arctic Adventure: A Tundra Tale! Preorders available now, check link in bio @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com

Day #27: 31 Days, 31 Lists: Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating the Environment). Today's list contains an appreciation of nature, a rallying cry for climate action, and titles that promote climate stewardship. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/27/3...

My new #mglit novel, THE LIONS' RUN, comes out on February 3, 2026, and I’m going on tour to celebrate! 🐎 I’ll be visiting some wonderful bookstores and speaking with special guests. I'd love to see you there! linktr.ee/thelionsrunt... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @shoponceuponatime.bsky.social

When a loved one dies, where do they go? A new kids' book suggests 'They Walk On' | NPR buff.ly/zUtMfDx

With the winter holiday season upon us, tap the link to browse titles across cultures and traditions from Diwali to Lunar New Year! We hope to diversify your reading list with titles like LET IT GLOW, LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY, and CHRISTMAS BOOK FLOOD! bit.ly/3TgtXhJ

Our only young adult novel publishing in December 2025 is THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson! A dual POV YA romance, with a starred review about what it means to nearly blow your life up, and a race to put it back together before your time runs out. bit.ly/4olb6xR

“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.” A must-read post by Sharon McMahon substack.com/@sharonmcmah...

"There is nothing left except to try." The ebook verions of A WRINKLE IN TIME and its sequels are on sale for 5 days ONLY! From 12/19 to 12/23 you can get each book in the series for $1.99 each ✨ bit.ly/47OjalM bit.ly/48r3zYv bit.ly/442Ccm5 #awrinkleintime #books #ebook #sale #madeleinelengle

2025 has brought us and our authors many glowing starred reviews. Looking to add acclaimed middle grade titles to your young readers' shelves? Consider BUSTED (5 🌟), A SEA OF LEMON TREES (4 🌟), and THE FIVE WOLVES (4 🌟). bit.ly/4otrbSX

You may remember that in August, the Middle District Court of Florida ruled in favor of plaintiffs in a lawsuit over book bans in the state. He said none of the books were obscene: bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

Day 20 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: SANTA CLAWS by Bridget Heos; illus. by Galia Bernstein (Holt/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas

ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5

"An endearing, deeply moving story of healing." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

I wish Exposures had been available when I was in middle school; it would have helped me explain to my parents what was going on inside my brain and would have made me feel less alone. us.macmillan.com/books/978125... @mackidssl.bsky.social

⭐ Stargaze with MacKids ⭐ Go on the hunt for wild potatoes in the playful picture book biography of Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, by Sara Andrea Fajardo & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Tap the link to download our activity kit! bit.ly/3Y9l36G #edusky

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year. Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social bookriot.com/book-censors...

Coming March 3rd! #GraphicNovel #ABetterWorldTheBook features the stories of 4 real-life youth climate activists & the forces that shaped their recognition of the #climatecrisis. Packed with interludes that delve into #climatescience, #environmentaljustice, #biodiversity, #ecogrief & #solutions!

"The Rare Bird’s endpapers bookend the story. The front endpapers are a blue ocean, with a whale, an octopus, a dolphin with cat-like spots." —Elisha Cooper mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

#OnThisDay in 1903, the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first airplane! Teach your students about the history of aviation with the National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book of 2017, SCIENCE COMICS: FLYING MACHINES! bit.ly/3Kmn6kA #edusky

Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting THE GREENIES by Emma Mills & Sarah Nicole Kennedy. This MG novel is filled with friendship, fun, and timely environmental themes. On sale 3/3–just in time for Earth Day! bit.ly/49zpj6B

"Cats are not goats. That’s a fact. But, is there overlap? A shared animalness in our capacity to dream." —Elisha Cooper mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

#OnThisDay in 1775, Jane Austen was born! Most Ardently by @thegabecole.bsky.social is a Pride & Prejudice remix following a trans boy yearning for the freedom to live openly, centering queerness in a well-known story of subverting society’s patriarchal expectations. bit.ly/48CE99a #janeausten

❄️ December is the month of paperback releases, including: Never After: The End of the Story (the conclusion to a fairytale series), Tomorrow Is New Year's Day (about Seollal - Korean Lunar New Year), and Eighteen Roses (winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature). bit.ly/4olb6xR

This December 14-22 is Hanukkah! Tap the link to access our holiday book list, including titles featuring Hanukkah like LET IT GLOW and the Rachel Friedman series! 🕯️❄️ bit.ly/48v6cs4 #hanukkah #edusky

⭐ Stargaze with MacKids ⭐ White Lies has SEVEN starred reviews! This powerful and unflinching examination of racism in America by award-winning historian Ann Bausum deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War for ages 12-18. Download our teacher's guide at the link! bit.ly/4aa3WJ8

WHITE LIES by Ann Bausum (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Nonfiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/vamx46cp3b

SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley (Holt/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Fiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/fg6vbmjh9q

OASIS by Guojing (Godwin/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Fiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/r84gqabykx

#OnThisDay in 1830, Emily Dickinson was born! WILDFLOWER EMILY is a gorgeously illustrated graphic novel with 1 starred review about Emily Dickinson as you’ve never seen her before, embarking on an unforgettable journey in her hometown of Amherst, MA. bit.ly/4f4V8n5

Does your collection include this year’s critically acclaimed books? See what Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, Publishers Weekly, and more, say about the top reviewed books of 2025 like OASIS and SISTERS IN THE WIND 🤩 bit.ly/4otrbSX

"Incorporating humorous moments throughout a story gives a reader a break. It also shows kids that it’s okay to laugh when you’re scared!" This month’s Author Spotlight is on Pura Belpré Honoree and Edgar Award Winner, Adrianna Cuevas. bit.ly/48iKbxQ

⭐ Stargaze with MacKids ⭐ SONG OF A BLACKBIRD is a National Book Award longlist selection that weaves together two timelines (1943 & 2011) to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and adversity, can become our greatest lifeline. bit.ly/4pkttUR @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social

Our one and only middle grade publishing in December 2025 is GABBY TORRES IS THE BEST WINNER by Angela Dominguez! In the second book in the Gabby Torres graphic novel series, nine-year-old Gabby discovers the true meaning of winning when she enters a baking contest 🧁 bit.ly/4olb6xR #edusky

THE LIONS' RUN is my first historical novel for middle grade readers. Thank you to @shelf-awareness.com for sharing this interview about the book between me and my editor, the legendary Donna Bray: www.shelf-awareness.com/dedicated-is... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit

“Love, Misha” being chosen for this, feels so important, not just for me personally but also for all the trans people out there who feel like the world is against them. it’s something I’ve been wrestling with a lot, lately, but this really reminds me that there are people who care about us still

YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/K5hE50XE6cT Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing

THANK YOU THIS IS SO WILD… I’m so happy people out there like my book 🥺🥺🥺

With the winter holiday season upon us, tap the link to browse titles across cultures and traditions from Diwali to Lunar New Year! We hope to diversify your reading list with titles like LET IT GLOW, LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY, and CHRISTMAS BOOK FLOOD! bit.ly/3TgtXhJ #holiday #christmas #edusky

CONGRATULATIONS to Mary Shyne and Askel Aden, finalists for the William C. Morris Award!! 😭🙌 We 💗 this annual award celebrating YA debuts!! Cheers to all the finalists! bit.ly/4pPg3Qv @maryshyneonline.bsky.social @surmulefyr.bsky.social

*burst through the drywall* YOU AND ME ON REPEAT IS A FINALIST FOR THE WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD 😱😱😱😱 www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Bausum! WHITE LIES: HOW THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR THEN REWROTE THE HISTORY is a finalist for the @yalsa.bsky.social Excellence in Nonfiction Award. 🍾 And cheers to all five finalists! 👏 bit.ly/3XDmLgr

How to Support the Freedom to Read/Anti-Book Censorship Work Through Your Holiday Giving. Y'all, this post was a fun one to write and to highlight so many organizations doing *great* work. bookriot.com/gifting-with...

DREAM ON is a best book of the year!

Disheartening news from Wisconsin, where #wishtree was removed from a voluntary reading program after parent complaints. If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...

Teachers, if you're looking ahead to spring read-alouds, I'll share that the @mackidssl.bsky.social team has created a wonderful teacher's guide for my new novel, POCKET BEAR. 🧸🧵 You'll find lots of great activities and discussion questions within: www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/pocket-bear-...

With seven starred reviews, @FineAngeline returns with a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms in SISTERS IN THE WIND! Download our teacher's guide for the Ninth/Tenth Grade–level band at the link! bit.ly/43fAttd

Your donations don’t just fight book bans, they fund FREE tools that empower entire communities. If you’ve used our tools, or you believe in the power of informed advocacy, please consider giving today. Your support turns knowledge into action. www.freedomtoreadproject.org/donate-ftrp

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek LOUDMOUTH: EMMA GOLDMAN VS. AMERICA (A LOVE STORY) (@mackidsbooks.bsky.social) " @dheiligman.bsky.social distills this remarkable, complex legacy...using a conversational voice that draws readers into her meticulously researched narrative" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting THE GREENIES by Emma Mills & Sarah Nicole Kennedy, an MG novel that explores environmental themes. On sale March 3rd, 2026–just in time for Earth Day! bit.ly/49zpj6B