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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I am so proud of our Batchelder committee work! #alayma #globalkidlit www.ala.org/news/2026/01...

Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

@abbywhitewrites.bsky.social awesome news about the Sydney Taylor for DJ! I was in the room and you probably heard me yell over the livestream this morning. So happy for you & @levinequerido.bsky.social

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Congratulations to the winners of this year's #Batchelder Award! The 2026 winner is Croco, published by Tapioca Stories. Originally published in Spanish as Croco, the book was written and illustrated by Azul López and translated by Kit Maude www.tapiocastories.com/product-page... #worldkidlit

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Croco (English Language Edition) | Tapioca Stories

★ A 2025 Kirkus Reviews Most Empowering Picture Books ★ A 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Book Azul LópezTranslated from the Spanish by Kit Maude Spanish language edition available here! In a vi...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Dear young readers, Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds. Sincerely, ALA ilovelibraries.org/article/2026... #ALAyma 📚💙

Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees.

ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults.
The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced

Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year

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Enchanted Lion Books @enchantedlion.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO is a 2026 Batchelder Honor Book (most outstanding children’s translations)! Gianni Rodari wrote this book in 1950s Italy, and in the US today, his themes of hope, justice, & human dignity remain just as relevant as ever. enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #kidlit #alayma

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Paula Holmes @qsprite.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

My Batchelder Collection is on the move. Can’t wait to see what will be joining the collection on January 22nd #worldkidlit

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Paula Holmes @qsprite.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

So happy for @enchantedlion.bsky.social a small independent publisher of high quality translations for their #BATCHELDER honor book THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO by Gianni Rodari tr by Antony Shigaar - make sure your library has a copy 🥰

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Paula Holmes @qsprite.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Now a Batchelder Award Winner

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Lana @coughdrop01.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

a picture book I love, Croco, won the Batchelder award which is for translation (but its also gorgeous and so sweet)

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Charlesbridge Publishing @charlesbridge.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the creators of PICKING TEA WITH BABA (written by Xu Bin, illustrated by Yu Yin, and translated by Shan Chen) for being selected as a Batchelder Award HONOR title!

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 04/12/2025

🎬 Meet a winner: THE SITUATIONSHIP reimagines a 1920s silent film & took third place in the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. Now it’s your turn—create a 2–3 min short using public domain works from 1930 & earlier. ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Register for the USBBY @usbby.bsky.social International Literacy Association webinar July 23 with author and translator Lynn Miller-Lachmann

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

So happy to hear from Derrick Barnes reading aloud from his @usbby.bsky.social IBBY Honour list book I Am Every Good Thing at #asla2025 #ALlibrarians

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @libcomix.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Attending #LibLearnX in Phoenix? ⚡️ Don't miss the Opening Session on Sat, Jan 25th at 8am! ⏰ GNCRT Board Members Shira Pilarski & Soline Holmes will introduce our amazing speakers: comics legends Scott McCloud & Raina Telgemeier! ✨ See you in Arizona! #comics #libraries

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Always fab to see colleagues recognized — go Miles College!

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Cheech & Chong, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Beverly Hills Cop & Dirty Dancing additions to the wonderfully inclusive National Film Registry text.npr.org/nx-s1-5227860

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'Dirty Dancing,' 'Wrath of Khan' added to the National Film Registry

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 15/12/2024

World Read Aloud Day with @litworld.bsky.social is coming up on February 5th! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom or library for a free virtual read-aloud on that day? Check out the list of volunteers here: katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

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Let Utah Read @letutahread.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

When #utleg passes laws that classify books by Atwood, Vonnegut, Morrison, and Alexie as “criminal porn”, it makes it that much harder to have REAL conversations about the harms of porn to teens… www.sltrib.com/news/nation-...

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

People dunk on us being the largest city in the state now, but even the art in the HSV airport has gotten better somehow

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

That slippery slope, e.g. This is why we don’t want to remove books

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Maria Gianferrari (she/her) @gianferrari-m.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Still unsure of how things work here, but some pics from last night's Boston Globe Horn Book Awards #BGHB2024 Thanks, mush for this wonderful honor!! Art by #DianaSudyka From #BeachLaneBooks 💙🍄🎉🍄‍🟫🎉💙

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Excellent news, thanks to the wonderful April Dawkins for her expert testimony and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for her reportage

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Nancy Castaldo Books @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hey friends BUILDINGS THAT BREATHE will be out in paperback in Jan! 🎉 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #JLG #yalit #kidlit #ncte24 #nonfiction

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LitProfSuz @litprofsuz.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Since we've been hearing a lot about book bans at #alan24 #ncte24 please consider participating in my research study about educators' experiences with controversial or banned books #edusky kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Can't wait to get back to Boston? At work on this exciting @usbby.bsky.social event www.usbby.org/news/save-th... #ncte24 #alan24

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ticking myself into bed with this vampirical tale from @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #alan24

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Maria Gianferrari, who I presented with this summer with Mia Wenjen, Lindsay Metcalfe, & Nancy Castaldo at nErDcamp PA, wins Nonfiction & Poetry honor. Bravo!

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

@laurelsnyder.bsky.social gets a shout out from honor winner Elana Arnold in her speech — Laurel is magic!

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Great to hear another moving speech from award winner Sydney Smith, also the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson winner. Quite the year for him & Holiday House

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So jazzed for The Horn Book/@bostonglobe.com Awards at Boston Public Library

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Wendy Stephens @wstephens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Via @anuncivilphd.bsky.social Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge