★ THE RIVER OF CAREGIVING, a “reverent intergenerational” picture book by Jocelyn Chung and illustrator Sarah Gonzales, “highlights connections that endure across life and death, proximity, and age”

★ Richard Ho and illustrator Carmel Ben Ami’s “affecting” picture book A FLAME BURNS ON: LIGHTING THE YAHRZEIT CANDLE is a “gentle meditation [that] shows how connection endures in recalling lost loved ones”

★ Varsha Bajaj “underscores the cost of inaction in a heartfelt, page-turning call to stewardship,” her “absorbing eco-conscious” middle grade novel ROAR

★ Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo deliver “an enchantingly rendered legend” that’s “imagined in folkloric terms” in their picture book collaboration, BING’S CHERRIES

★ Jen St. Jude considers how the passage of time “can incite feelings of overwhelm, it can also be a gift, one that brings opportunities to heal, transform, and move on” in their “layered, cathartic” speculative YA novel, WHERE YOU’LL FIND US

Blast from the Past: PW Talks with Ernesto Cisneros buff.ly/sWSIpuO

“I want children to feel protective of books and of the inherent freedom of expression that goes into writing and publishing”: Jonah Winter on how he hopes his nonfiction picture book ‘The Burning of the Books’ helps readers recognize the danger of book bans buff.ly/KhdkqRV

Fall 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews buff.ly/gzHWjRf

Ciera Burch on the Wondrousness and Necessity of Libraries and Librarians buff.ly/rXS4GAk

Follett and Sora Team Up to Deliver E-books buff.ly/0K6xFi8

The Future of E-books in School Libraries buff.ly/xeOuWMN

OverDrive Taps Digital Strategy Expert Marc DeBevoise buff.ly/YUxm8YG

ALA Workers Initiate Union Drive buff.ly/GbmjyDy

PEN America, Publishers, Authors Join Together to Support Twin Cities Students buff.ly/TzxJ5bO

‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban buff.ly/QboQ5NI

ABA Condemns Proposed National Book Ban buff.ly/MXai3Qx

Jason Low Issues Call to Action Against Book Bans buff.ly/20k2Y2B

Longtime teacher and author Ernesto Cisneros spoke with PW about how watching his own parents age inspired his time-traveling middle grade novel, Queso, Just in Time buff.ly/sWSIpuO

Jonah Winter discussed his nonfiction picture book ‘The Burning of the Books’ and how he hopes readers will recognize the need to safeguard intellectual freedom buff.ly/KhdkqRV

Fall Sneak Previews: see highlights of the children's and YA titles due out next season—including highly anticipated debuts, follow-ups to bestselling novels, and collaborations between favorite authors and illustrators—in our exclusive roundup buff.ly/gzHWjRf

“Librarians don’t have magic wands or that one perfect book that will cure anything that ails you, but they, and the libraries they care for, are still a type of magic”: Ciera Burch, author of ‘Olivia Gray Will Not Fade Away,’ reflects on the necessity of libraries and librarians buff.ly/rXS4GAk

OverDrive has found its next president in Marc DeBevoise, who has held top roles at video platform Brightcove and online content network CBS Interactive buff.ly/YUxm8YG

Employees of the Chicago-based American Library Association announced plans to form the ALA Workers Union, joining AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois buff.ly/GbmjyDy

PEN America is doubling down on its support for young people in the Twin Cities by co-hosting with Just Us Books and Penguin Random House a virtual event on March 10 buff.ly/TzxJ5bO

The American Booksellers Association has “deep concerns” about U.S. HR 7661, which would withhold funds from public school classrooms and school libraries alleged to make “sexually-oriented material” accessible to students buff.ly/MXai3Qx

HR 7661 Threatens to Withhold Federal Funds from Classrooms, Libraries buff.ly/QboQ5NI

Publisher and co-owner of Lee & Low Books Jason Low issues a call to action to fellow members of the children’s book community to focus their efforts on fighting book bans buff.ly/20k2Y2B

Follett Content and Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive, shared more about the partnership that will transition Follett customers to accessing digital content through Sora buff.ly/0K6xFi8

School libraries face shrinking budgets and a shifting vendor landscape for digital materials buff.ly/xeOuWMN

★ Jaque Jours’s “tender” solo picture book debut THE MUÉGANOS “offers gentle insight into close bonds and needed change”

★ In their “moving” YA graphic novel LANDING IN PLACE, Sherine Hamdy and illustrator Myra El Mir present “layered explorations of complex intersections of identity, religion, and politics”

★ THE GREAT FROG—Katie Palazzola’s “insightful” picture book debut—“captures something essential about protecting vulnerability that’s worth dwelling on”

★ Mari Costa’s YA graphic novel romantasy FORGIVE-ME-NOT is a “spirited enemies-to-lovers fairy tale” that “culminate[s] in a thematically rich narrative”

★ “High-octane historical thriller meets cinematic narrative nonfiction” in Rebecca E.F. Barone’s “cinematic” middle grade work, DOUBLE CROSSED: THE WWII SPIES WHO SAVED D-DAY

F.T. Lukens “skillfully blends a cozy adventure with a pensive exploration of perception and heroism” in their “tender” YA romantasy, THE LAST BEST QUEST EVER

★ Maija Hurme’s “affecting” picture book ODDS AND ENDS, translated from the Finnish by Mia Spangenberg, “offers a piercing portrait of the many ineffable moments that make up a life”

★ Using “measured and profound language,” Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams “crafts an evocative story about identity, devotion, and belonging” in her debut YA verse novel, AN EXPANSE OF BLUE

“Learning to find the things that make us special, make us unique, and deciding how much, when, and to whom we give these things to others can be empowering.”: author Channelle Desamours on crafting powerful young heroines, and her sophomore novel ‘They Call Her Regret’ buff.ly/MajUOCI

Children's Books for Spring 2026: All Our Coverage buff.ly/fm4ypV9

★ Naseem Hrab and illustrator John Martz’s “perceptive” picture book EVERY SPACE BETWEEN is a “celebration of life’s countless liminal stages”

Picture Book Biographies Celebrating Black History buff.ly/fO2T2fu

Making History: PW Talks with Carole Boston Weatherford buff.ly/QGrxytv

Read-Alouds That Rock: STEM/STEAM Storytimes buff.ly/fXQlG2V

ALA’s ‘Recharging’ Conference Addresses Professional Pain Points buff.ly/tiNMoeA

IMLS Relocates to Labor Department Building buff.ly/81teYW2

Angelou Heirs Join Utah Book Removal Suit buff.ly/j2Or0Pn

Follett Content Adds Personnel, Enhancements buff.ly/ObCflS1

2026 Children’s Book Week Poster by Grace Lin Revealed buff.ly/zGSco5K

Literacy Orgs Funnel Children’s Books to Twin Cities Immigrant Families buff.ly/hVVFoFy

PW spoke with Atlanta-based author and science teacher Channelle Desamours about her new novel, ‘They Call Her Regret,’ what drew her to writing YA mysteries, and what her hopes are for her readers and students buff.ly/MajUOCI