There are a lot of ways to describe Jason Reynolds’ books: Groundbreaking. Relatable. Gripping. Or as School Library Journal said recently in their starred review of Soundtrack: A [...]
Alicia D. Williams traces her love of storytelling back to her childhood when she listened to tales told by family elders and read books she borrowed from a bookmobile. Now the award-winning [...]
“I like to write characters who manage to find silver linings,” says Holly Goldberg Sloan. Her newest middle grade novel, Finding Lost (Rocky Pond Books, 2025), features another of these [...]
If a new Wimpy Kid book isn’t enough reason for a celebration, then how about the release of the twentieth title in this phenomenally popular series? Partypooper (Amulet Books, 2025) [...]
Katherine Paterson has been named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in acknowledgment of her two Newbery Medals, her two National Book Awards, and the profound impact her books have had [...]
Autumn is a season of change—in nature and in the classroom—and the perfect opportunity to showcase Anything (Chronicle, 2025), a new title that presents the picture book debut of Newbery [...]
Shannon Hale’s fifty-plus books have sold over fifteen million copies in twenty-five languages, but the award-winning author is committed to giving her readers even more. Hale continues to dig [...]
Antwan Eady’s newest picture book, The Gathering Table (Knopf, 2025), illustrated by London Ladd, is a powerful recounting of a year of celebrations happening around one outdoor family table [...]
