Hurray! It’s time for the #50PreciousWords 2026 International Writing Contest! And THIS is the OFFICIAL contest post. If you are participating, please read through the guidelines and then pos…

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Cynthia Harmony has a new picture book, APAPACHO: A Story About Hug from the Heart Illustrated by Erika Mesa and was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on January 13, 2026. They have agre…

Olga Ptashnik has written and illustrated a new nonfiction picture book, FLY LIKE A BIRD, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers on September 2nd, 2025. They have agreed to share a copy with…

Jennifer Grant has a new nonfiction picture book, CONSIDER THE BIRDS, illustrated by Julianna Swaney and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers on August 5th, 2025. They have agreed to share…

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.

Sherry Fellores has a new picture book, THIS IS THE CREW WHO BUILDS OUR SCHOOL, illustrated by Sam Caldwell and published by Sleeping Bear Press. They have agreed to share a copy of the book with t…

Helen Foster James has a new picture book, SOME BUNNY LOVES YOU, illustrated by Petra Brown and published by Sleeping Bear Press. They have agreed to share a copy of the book with the lucky winner.…

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Paige Towler and the Smithsonian Bat Lab has written a new picture book titled BABY BAT BEDTIME, Illustrated by Gavin Scott and published by Sleeping Bear Press in collaboration with SMITHSONIAN IN…

Jolene Gutiérrez picture book, THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT, illustrated by Gabby Zapaat and published by Chonicle Books on August 6, 2024, has been nominated for the First Round of the SCBWI Crystal …

Lunar New Year is almost here.  What better time to celebrate lion dancing?