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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thrilled to be publishing RAMADAN RIDDLES by debut author Sarah Mousa and fab artist Mehrdokht Amini next year!

Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has acquired world rights to Ramadan Riddles by Sarah Mousa (l.), illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini. The picture book follows two children visiting their grandparents in Cairo, Egypt, who experience Ramadan through the tradition of riddles, with answers highlighting the crescent moon, the Ramadan drummer, falafel, tables of mercy, and more. Publication is slated for fall 2027; Jessica Papin at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Love this chatty & informative thread, much as I love Danna's book about Jeanne, THE LADY AND THE OCTOPUS!

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Amy Fitzgerald @amyarielfitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Speaking of nonfiction, WITNESS, a YA poetry anthology edited by Ari Tison and Ty Chapman, is out now! I had nothing to do with it (shoutout to Shaina Olmanson and @carolhinz.bsky.social), I'm just here to tell you it rocks. Kirkus and SLJ agree, via starred reviews! lernerbooks.com/shop/show/26...

Cover for WITNESS: POEMS TO ADDRESS THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF POLICING, edited by Ari Tison and Ty Chapman, with artwork by Damon Davis. Several merged brown faces, disembodied, float against a stark white background.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Always love to see nonfiction on the longlist and am fascinated to see a nonfiction picture book here! (Last time there was a picture book on the longlist, it was Unspeakable in 2021.)

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Love seeing the gathering to remember @kateywrites.bsky.social and celebrate her newly released picture book TAKE IT APART. 🧡

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thrilled to be working on this book with @katievenit.bsky.social and Jieting Chen, in which a small ship does a mighty deed!

Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has acquired world rights to Steering into Danger: Carpathia's Race to Save Titanic by Katie Venit (l.), illustrated by Jieting Chen. This nonfiction picture book highlights the heroic actions of the passenger steamer Carpathia, which answered the call for help and braved icebergs to rescue Titanic's passengers and crew in April 1912. Publication is set for spring 2028; Joyce Sweeney at the Seymour Agency represented the author, and Alex Gehringer at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy book birthday to four great new releases! We have an incredible YA poetry anthology, animals in trees, dino-style community helpers, and a gorgeous picture book about a kid and their abuela.

Front cover of Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing edited by Ari Tison and Ty Chapman with artwork by Damon Davis. The cover features what appears to be three overlapping faces with light brown eyes and skin colored in various shades of brown, peach, and a bit of purple.

Front cover of a photo book called We Live in Trees! Amazing Animal Adaptations by Heather Alexander. It features a red-orange colored animal called a red panda, perched on a tree branch and appearing to look directly at the viewer, with mouth slightly open and a very cute pink tongue sticking out.

Front cover of the picture book Dino-Helpers by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Barry Gott. It features two dinosaurs (one in firefighter gear and one in EMT gear) running across the cover and behind them a pterodactyl in police gear flying. A fire truck, ambulance, and tall city buildings are visible in the background.

Front cover of the picture book Patchwork Memories by Monica Rojas, illustrated by Luisa Uribe. It features a grandmother with short white hair and peach-colored skin with a yellow shirt and purple cardigan looking off into the distance and smiling. To the right is a child (around age 8) with peach skin and brown hair in a chin-length bob wearing a yellow and white striped shirt and a light blue jean jacket. Behind them is a patchwork quilt with many different patterned squares of different colors. Along the bottom of the cover are delicate blue stitched flowers with green stems.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thrilled to see THE OCEAN'S HEART in such fabulous company! Congratulations all around!!

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Lerner Books @lernerbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Don’t miss your chance to vote for Genius and Joy at #SXSWEDU2027! Voting closes on Aug. 23rd. 👉 Vote here and click the ❤️ for "Transforming Learning Through Genius and Joy": participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... #geniusandjoycurriculum

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hey kids - some scam artist is using a scam Gmail account to impersonate me. If you get an email from “me” that seems fishy and isn’t from my actual email — it’s not me! I’m sorry and BOO SCAMSTERS!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

SCAM ALERT: There's someone out there approaching authors with the email address carolhinz.lernerpublishinggroup@gmail.com. This is NOT me and any correspondence from this account should be deleted immediately.

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Michelle Nott @michnott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Happy Book Birthday to TAKE IT APART, another fun and inspiring picture book by Katey Howes. 💛📚 #kidlit

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Today is a very special book birthday for TAKE IT APART by @kateywrites.bsky.social and Elizabet Vukovic. Katey worked SO hard over so many years to write a manuscript she felt would be a worth companion to BE A MAKER.

Front cover of the picture book Take It Apart by Katey Howes, illustrated by E.V. The letters of the title are made from a variety of objects, including bones, sticks, a paint tube, and various tools. Beneath the large title is a light-skinned girl with curly medium-brown hair wearing red glasses, a dark gray dress with light gray bursts, and red tights. She is using a paint scraper to scrape off what appears to be wallpaper beneath the letter "A" in Apart, which also appears to have been scraped off.

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SteelWorks Literary @steelworksliterary.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congratulations to @jilanne.bsky.social and Khoa Le! THE OCEAN'S HEART has been selected as a 2026 Skipping Stones Book Award Honor Book in the Nature and Ecology Books category. Congrats to Jilanne, Khoa, editor @carolhinz.bsky.social & @lernerbooks.bsky.social ! #kidlit #nonfiction #science

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Laura Ruby @thatlauraruby.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thrilled to have a poem in this incredible anthology.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Putting together the poetry anthology WITNESS with @aritison.bsky.social, @tychapmn.bsky.social, and Damon Davis was complex, so to get a Kirkus star with the line "The collection’s greatest strength lies in its multiplicity." is just incredible! ⭐ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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WITNESS | Kirkus Reviews

A chorus of poets bears witness to the violence of policing through powerful testimonies and calls to envision otherwise.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

So, so thrilled about this review! Congratulations @grubreport.bsky.social and @cpark.bsky.social!!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I want to shout out the Crush Climate Anxiety session with @patricianewman.bsky.social, @fuse8.bsky.social, and Martha Meyer. It was so well done and inspired me to keep thinking how we can best serve our young readers when publishing books on environmental topics!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thrilled and flabbergasted to have so many books on the Bank Street Best Children's Books 2026 list! 🎉

A graphic with text in the middle that reads: "Thank You, Bank Street! Congratulations to All!" It is surrounded by the covers of the following books: Returning the Sword by Caren Stelson and Amanda Yoshida, Dreams to Ashes by Livia Blackburne and Nicole Xu, Kaho'olawe by Kamalani Hurley and Harinani Orme, The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and R. Gregory Christie, Liftoff! by Nina Crews, Revolutions Are Made of Love by Sun Yung Shin, Melina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow, Rewriting the Rules by Danna Zieger and Josee Bisaillon, The Black Mambas by Kelly Crull, And, Too, the Fox by Ada Limon and Gaby D'Alessandro, and We Are the Scrappy Ones by Rebekah Taussig and Kirbi Fagan.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Thrilled to have a fab new poetry anthology with Irene Latham, @charleswaters.bsky.social, and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff!

Carol Hinz at Lerner/Carolrhoda has acquired world rights to The Periodic Table of Poetry by Irene Latham (l.) and Charles Waters (c.), illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (r.), an anthology featuring 27 poetic elements—from line breaks and stanzas to wordplay, onomatopoeia, and repetition that illuminates the joys of reading and writing poetry. Publication is scheduled for spring 2028; Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio represented the author, and James McGowan at Bookends Literary represented the illustrator.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Love this! Take a gander at fall releases KIKI & ME by Leo Timmers and THE NEW CAT by @grubreport.bsky.social and @cpark.bsky.social at @lernerbooks.bsky.social booth #4130!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Nonfiction friends coming to ALA: I hope to see all of you on Saturday afternoon at the session "Inquiry & Informational Books: 25 Years of the Sibert Medal!" More details: cdmcd.co/3RLzQn

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ALA 2026 Annual Conference

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Ahhhh, THE NEW CAT by @grubreport.bsky.social and @cpark.bsky.social is on Betsy prediction list!! She says: " There are a lot of cat picture books out in 2026 and not a single one of them looks anything like this." 🎉🐈‍⬛

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

So proud of this well-deserved honor! Congratulations, Nina!!

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Lerner Books @lernerbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

“I am interested in what it takes to be the happy endings that our elders have been waiting for.” @kaokaliayang.bsky.social, author of the new picture book A HOME ON THE PAGE, shares her powerful stories with the SoftPower/FulStories podcast! www.softpowerfulstories.org/ps6-kao-kali...

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PS6 - Kao Kalia Yang's Home on the Page (Powerful Stories #6)

“I am interested in what it takes to be the happy endings that our elders have been waiting for.” – Kao Kalia Yang Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American teacher, speak…

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/06/2026

Jane Yolen was an absolutely lovely human and also an almost absurdly talented writer. It's wonderful when both things are wrapped up in the same person. I considered her a friend and a colleague, and I will miss her. Condolences to the each of the many of us who knew her. Her memory is a blessing.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Putting things in terms that make sense to my 12yo home on summer break: "Don't interrupt me right now--I need to speed run this layout review."

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I'm really looking forward to this session!

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A child read Plastic, Ahoy! and was concerned about plastic straws. She wrote a letter by herself . 🌊 That’s Teach the Hope in action. Swipe for more — including a 4th grader who isn’t afraid of sharks anymore. World Ocean Day is tomorrow. #WorldOceanDay #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks #edusky #TLSky

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“After reading Cristina’s story, I’m not afraid of sharks anymore," 🦈 says a 4th grader who read Sharks Unhooked That’s what books do. #WorldOceanDay is Sunday. Sharks Unhooked + Giant Rays of Hope 🌊 Empathy, not fear! #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks #enviroed #edusky #TLSky

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What makes writing come alive? Tension, movement & awe. Guest blogger @jilanne.bsky.social uses The Ocean's Heart as a mentor text to show students exactly how. This week on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13410 #KidLit #MentorTexts #ELAteacher #WritingLesson #Education @carolhinz.bsky.social

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Love seeing Béisbol Begins by Ramon Olivera featured in this roundup of sports books!

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🦈 A kid at a school visit told me: "I'm not afraid of sharks anymore after reading about Cristina." That's the power of a great book — and a great author visit SHARKS UNHOOKED — because sharks deserve a better story Book an author visit — patriciamnewman.com/author-visit-programs #TLSky #edusky

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Great thoughts from Melissa Stewart. I've been thinking a lot about the "didactic" framing in terms of nonfiction as well, knowing that there are lots of kids out there who love NF!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Oooh, how great to see WHERE WE COME FROM by Diane Wilson, @sunyungshin.bsky.social, @shannongibney.bsky.social, @johncoy23.bsky.social, and Dion MBD on this summer reading list!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Me when acquiring: I love a multifaceted picture book that can't be easily summed up! Me preparing for a launch meeting: Why is it so hard to succinctly describe these books?!

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Taylor Swift: I'm The Problem, It's Me

ALT: Taylor Swift: I'm The Problem, It's Me

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Exciting poetry event in Minneapolis coming up!

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신 선 영 辛善英 Sun Yung Shin @sunyungshin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

My writing community fills me with gratitude and their work makes me hopeful every day 🥹😌❤️

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This speaks deeply to my nonfiction book editor heart: "boundaries between seemingly different topics are not as clear-cut as they might appear."

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Awesome to see two @lernerbooks.bsky.social ZEST titles featured in this article: PLAYBOOK FOR JUSTICE by Lesley Younge and poetry anthology WITNESS, edited by @aritison.bsky.social and @tychapmn.bsky.social.

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Lerner Books @lernerbooks.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Calling Connecticut! Author Marilyn Singer will be at the Hickory Stick Bookshop May 23rd, 3pm to share her recent books including WHOSE TREE IS THIS?. hickorystickbookshop.com/event/2026-0...

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Book Signing with Marilyn Singer

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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"Different can be delicious" -- sounds like a wonderful book!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Such a wonderful video and what a well-deserved honor for @sunyungshin.bsky.social!!

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Cristina Zenato removes fishing hooks from sharks by hand 🦈 because she doesn't wait for someone else to save the ocean. Sharks Unhooked is hope in action. Grab it on sale on Amazon! 🌊 #OceanHope #KidsBooks @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #TLSky #edusky

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Happy book birthday to THE WORLD GAME by @johncoy23.bsky.social and Phùng Nguyên Quang. In the words of @thehornbook.bsky.social, it's a "lively celebration of soccer" and in my words, it's a perfect read to get ready for the World Cup this summer!

Front cover of the picture book The World Game: Soccer Circles the Globe. The title is in white text in the center of the cover, positioned over a globe in which the continents of Europe and Africa are visible. In the foreground are two kids about age 10--a girl with brown hair tied back in a ponytail and medium-toned brown-orange skin, wearing a red soccer jersey and shorts with tall red socks and white soccer cleats. She is kicking a soccer ball toward a blond-haired boy with light peach-toned skin who is wearing a purple soccer jersey, shorts, and socks with black cleats. He is suspended midair as if jumping to intercept the pass. Both kids have big smiles on their faces. They are positioned on a soccer field with a large goal net in the background and surrounding the sides and top of the cover are various buildings (ancient and modern) and landscapes evocative of various parts of the world, including the Colosseum in Rome and the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

So thrilled to be publishing this NF picture book by Lesley Younge and Dwayne "Dubelyoo" Wright. Here's the announcement--and a peek at a few sketches!

Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has bought world rights to Soulforce by Lesley Younge (l.), illustrated by Dwayne "Dubelyoo" Wright. The nonfiction picture book sheds new light on how nonviolence was taught in the civil rights movement through the story of James Lawson and the campaign to desegregate downtown Nashville in 1960, which included young student activists John Lewis and Diane Nash. Publication is set for spring 2027; Stephen Barbara at InkWell Management represented the author, and Lori Nowicki at Painted Words represented the illustrator.

Pencil sketches showing Reverend James Lawson, a Black man in his 30s with thick-framed glasses, from various angles as well as a small group of people gathered together, shown from mid-torso and up. Along the bottom are two very small, simple sketches with different views of Lawson speaking to groups of people.

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