October is Bullying Prevention Month, which brings awareness to the problem of bullying and teaches kids to respect other people’s differences. Oftentimes when someone looks or acts in a way that seems different, it can feel unknown or even scary for kids. It may make them want to call that pe

Children’s Book Editor Danielle Ballantyne Interviews Ashley Hards, Author of Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway / Children are desperate for accurate representation in their literature, but for too long, such efforts have not extended to...

Practice your poetry-writing skills with The Nocturnals Acrostic Poem Activity! Use this fun worksheet on its own or pair it with The Hidden Kingdom for an extra dose of Nocturnals fun.  Here’s a handy explanation of an acrostic poem for your students or library patrons: An acrostic

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by getting to know some of our favorite children’s books by Hispanic-identifying authors for every age group. These incredible reads use and embrace a wide range of cultural traditions and nuanced language to shape their stories. Spend this month (and beyond!)

In The Mysterious Abductions, animals are disappearing without a trace, and it’s up to the Nocturnals—Dawn the fox, Tobin the pangolin, and Bismark the sugar glider—to find them! The characters in The Nocturnals are just three of millions of animals living on this planet. They live

Ah, September. Every year, as the days grow steadily shorter and the weather finally becomes bearable, I think to myself: how the heck is it already almost fall? Summer always whizzes by in a hurry, leaving nothing behind but the scent of chlorine and the taste of watermelon popsicles as mementos. A

With back-to-school just around the corner, it’s a great time to talk to kids about friendships, especially after this past year when many schools and schedules had disruptions. Kids may be apprehensive about rekindling old friendships, thoughtful about making new friends, or even nervou

Summer is the perfect time for families to unwind, explore new stories, and share meaningful moments together. Erin Yun’s Pippa Park series—Pippa Park Raises Her Game and Pippa Park Crush at First Sight—is a great fit for parents looking to use books to connect with their tweens. W

Summer is the perfect season for slowing down, reconnecting, and sharing stories that encourage imagination. One of the best ways to bring your family closer—whether you’re at home or traveling—is to read together. Our recommendation? Pick up The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductio

In Pippa Park Raises Her Game, Erin Yun reimagines Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations to create her own unique story. You can use her approach as inspiration to begin your own retelling! Throughout her creative process, Erin has explained how experimenting with Dickens’s themes, cha

The librarian at Harlingen (TX) School for Health Professions is turning these challenging times into an opportunity to better serve her students and peers.

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All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson wins the Newbery; Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien, earns the Caldecott and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, an anthology edited by Cynth...

As ICE raids continue in the Twin Cities, school librarians are stepping up for students, staff, and their communities.

With a $10,000 donation, a group of literary agents is helping children’s organizations purchase and distribute books to school libraries across the U.S. On January 7, during a livestreamed gathering,...