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Congratulations to Libby Koponen and Katie Mazeika! Is That the Bus? is the Margaret Wise Brown Silver Medalist!

★". . .playfully conceptual. . ."
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Learn more about immigrant and refugee experiences with this collection!


Listen to author Heidi E. Y. Stemple discuss her new book and growing up with legendary storyteller, Jane Yolen, on New England Public Media.
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Fiction for Middle Grade Readers

★ "[A] story that is rich in wise insights."

Booklist, starred review

Congratulations,
Mitali Perkins!

Author Mitali Perkins has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. Created by the Swedish government, this award recognizes those who continue to work in beloved author Astrid Lindgren's spirit: with imagination, bravery, respect and empathy, and maintaining the highest level of artistic excellence.

In the News

We have not one, not two, but FOUR titles on the 2025-26 Tejas Star Reading List!
Congratulations to Denise Vega, Erika Rodríguez Medina, Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, Laura González, Gabriella Aldeman, and Romina Galotta.

Learn more here.

How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up and Just Us have been recognized as CCBC Choices! Congratulations to Ruth Spiro, Teresa Martínez, Molly Beth Griffin, and Anait Semirdzhyan.

Learn more here.

Adela's Mariachi Band and Bounce! A Scientific History of Rubber have been recognized as Notable Books of 2025 by the American Library Association! This list honors books of "especially commendable quality" for children. Congratulations to Denise Vega, Erika Rodriguez Medina, Sarah Albee, and Eileen Ryan Ewen.

Learn more here.

The Children's Book Council has recognized I Heard, Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa, and Wings to Soar as Notable Social Studies Books of 2025! Congratulations to Jaha Nailah Avery, Steffi Walthall, Leslie Stall Widener, Johnson Yazzie, and Tina Athaide.

Learn more here.

Tune in to the Library of Congress! Award-winning author Traci Sorell chats with National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Meg Medina about her books and the importance of writing for Native kids.

Watch the video here.

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Werewolf Hamlet

Ten-year-old Angus Gettlefinger wants to put on a production of Hamlet with werewolves for his fifth-grade legacy project. Maybe then his older brother, Liam, will stop acting like a werewolf—sneaking out at night to get drunk or worse—and be a normal brother again. Preferably by Friday.

★ ". . . rich in wise insights, comical and emotionally wrenching

moments in turn . . ."

—Booklist, starred review

Adela's Mariachi Band

Adela loves everything about her family's mariachi band—and she wants to join them on stage so much. With a little help from her family, can she find her own way to contribute to the show?

★ "Culture and tradition take center stage . . . an affirming reminder that age and size needn't be a barrier to following a passion."

—Shelf Awareness, starred review

On Powwow Day

This board book adaptation of Traci Sorell's (Cherokee) award-winning picture book Powwow Day celebrates the sights and sounds that make a powwow special, with a clever counting concept and luminous art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw).

★ "This delightful picture book allows Indigenous children to connect with and feel pride in the abundance of powwow participation, and gives all readers a great counting book full of cultural imagery."

—School Library Journal, starred review

How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up

Loving robots? Easy. Telling your grown-up about how much you love robots? Easier than you think! Packed with information about how robots work, this funny and brightly illustrated nonfiction title also passes on pro tips about the skill of teaching, empowering kids to explain their favorite STEM topics to any grown-up who will listen.

★ "A fantastic resource for introducing children to robotics.
This book educates and inspires."

—School Library Journal, starred review

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