iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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

Bravo! This is something very special. I called it “picaresque”

120

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...

140

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

Such an amazing debut! Seriously, thrilled to have met DJ & you both

110

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

110

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

tapiocastories.com

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...

0106

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

18737

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

194

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

021

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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 🥰

052

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

Now a Batchelder Award Winner

045

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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)

141

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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!

0103

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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...

018743

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

133

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

020

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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

1349

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

I think I am going to try pre-college…but it is interesting how more formative early reading/re-reading is, and in so many ways my later reading is much the same thematically

020

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

Picking back up with this, and after convo with @vennlibrarian.bsky.social, limiting to things I read before college as she did

110

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

Always fab to see colleagues recognized — go Miles College!

030

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

I do think that is going to be pretty much the bifurcation

000

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

I am convinced that the wabi-sabi of the human-made is going to be the new currency in the age of AI

100

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

text.npr.org

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

000

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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...

WORLD READ ALOUD DAY graphic with cartoon animals celebrating.

05322

Reposted by Wendy Stephens

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-...

22110

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

010

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

It is really astonishing how amazing it feels, isn’t it? Happy to see you & so many other friends again!

010

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

And now, like magic, social media is thought-provoking & human-centered again

110

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

You & @tasslyn.bsky.social? My goddesses & heroines. You will be on monuments

010

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

Thank you for your fabulous presentation Saturday & congratulations on the well-deserved NYPL inclusion. You are a bright light!

120

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

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

010

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

My personal plan is to drape myself in the American flag because I am sick of the suggestion that restricting access to information is somehow more virtuous

000