Happy Monday! Today marks the seventh time Elly Swartz has stopped by Watch. Connect. Read. to finish my sentences! We discussed Almost True...

'If it became impossible to publish YA novels with sex in them, I think it would effectively become impossible to publish YA novels.'

When editing drafts of your manuscript, examine how your characters’ motivations are presented as the story unfolds. Do their actions and decisions arise from those needs? If not, readers won’…

Welcome to Cooking the Books (where we try recipes found in, well, books!) This month, Children’s Assistant & STEM Specialist Ms. Meghan tried out a recipe from a middle grade novel. I wasn’t expectin...

Learn how to track library-related legislation and testify in front of legislators from grassroots advocates and librarians who have successfully lobbied for libraries in their states.

Maria Mitchell’s curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first...

Supporting teachers and librarians, and inspiring curious kids with the power of story for real world learning. Click to read Kidlit for Growing Minds, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscrib...

Looking for books for your future biologists, engineers, and astrophysicists? After your curious kids are finished researching the day away, tuck them in at night with these picture books about cha…

I felt like this last part should be titled “From whence it came and where it goes,” but that just seemed a bit unwieldy. Every manuscript I tackle teaches me more about researching, so…

The organization, One Word at a Time, will focus on kids 8-15 and run multiple initiatives, including virtual visits from Kwame Alexander and other kid lit authors, as well as a Teacher Study program.

Especially for Educators & Homeschoolers — bring “Kai Po Che: Mini’s Perfect Kite” to life with a special author read-aloud & Q&A, plus a chance to win a 1-month KidLit Grove curriculum subscription.

For more than 60% of children in the U.S., walking into a school or library represents their first encounter with books. If we make that experience as welcoming as possible, we're giving them fuel for...

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