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Our last #FirstVerseFriday for #NationalPoetryMonth comes from Rainie Oet who reads from her novel in verse, GLITCH GIRL. #EduSky

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It’s time for a cover reveal! 🎉 Book 3 will be out in the world on January 6th, 2026! Huge thanks to @chrismakesbooks and the team at @putnambooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social Book 2 and 3 are available for preorder! ✨

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#NationalPoetryMonth is wrapping up so it's time for another #FirstVerseFriday! Watch Vaunda Micheaux Nelson as she reads from her historical novel in verse, RADIANT.

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Even the toughest young readers will end up laughing with LITTLE FREDDIE TWO PANTS! Librarychrissie, an elementary school librarian and expert at a good read aloud, shares how her patrons loved the #humor in this recent #picturebook release from Drew Daywalt & Lucy Ruth Cummins.

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THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social is the Elementary level selection @neatoday.bsky.social's April #ReadAcrossAmerica! Find out more get ideas on how to bring this hilarious read aloud into your class or library! #EduSky

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We can’t help ourselves when it comes to a #funny picture book! We couldn’t wait to share WHAT’S SCARIER THAN THUNDER by Ben Falcone & illustrated by Kevin Cornell ⛈️📚 Andrea, Theliteracyjunky, a 5th grade #teacher & book lover shares how she has used this title with her students!

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So proud of @kaokaliayang.bsky.social for her unprecedented three-category triumph at the Minnesota Book Awards. She is a treasure. #mnbookawards www.startribune.com/kao-kalia-ya...

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Congrats Kalia!!! 🎉 Love seeing THE DIAMOND EXPLORER win this award!

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Keep the #EarthDay energy going all year long! Get tips, ideas, and book recs on how to discuss the environment and climate change in a positive and actionable way with your readers (PreK-12)! Download the CLIMATE JOURNEYS guide 📚 penguinschoollibrary.com/ClimateJourn...

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Every #BookBirthday is a good one, but a #paperback book birthday is always GREAT! Swipe to see middle grade and YA novels new in paperback this month. @ekjohnston.bsky.social @staceyleeauthor.bsky.social @maliamaunakea.bsky.social

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Every #BookBirthday is a good one, but a #paperback book birthday is always GREAT! Swipe to see middle grade and YA novels new in paperback this month. (1/2) @acaseforbooks.bsky.social @adibkhorram.bsky.social

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April really is spoiling us with these #bookbirthdays! Swipe to see some of the awesome recent and upcoming #youngadultreads that you should add to your classroom or library shelves. (2/2) @aaronstarmer.bsky.social

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April really is spoiling us with these #bookbirthdays! Swipe to see some of the awesome recent and upcoming #youngadultreads that you should add to your classroom or library shelves. (1/2) @marromasco.bsky.social @hayleykrischer.bsky.social

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Get ready for #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth in your class or library. Discover stories and voices for readers of all ages. #EduSky 📚 sites.prh.com/jewish-herit...

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Get ready for #AANHPIHeritageMonth this May in your class/library! Discover heartwarming, funny, and poignant stories for readers PreK-12 by Asian, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian voices! #EduSky #BookSky 📚 sites.prh.com/aanhpi-voice...

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#EarthDay is coming up! Looking for books to share with readers of any age? Check out this interactive booklist with 100+ books from picture books to graphic novels, nonfiction, and more! #EduSky #BookSky 📚 penguinschoollibrary.com/EarthDayBook...

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Elementary school teachers! Win a FREE virtual school visit from author @luvvie.bsky.social and a class set of LITTLE TROUBLEMAKER DEFENDS HER NAME! Enter your class to win and find out more! US Schools only. 18 +. Ends 4/23/25. #EduSky

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We love to get a good laugh in and we love #picturebookmonth so much — so why wouldn’t we want to celebrate humor in picture books whenever we can?! Educator, librarian, and author @thetututeacher.bsky.social shares THE INTERPRETER, a silly and acclaimed read from Olivia Abtahi and Monica Arnaldo.

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The teens bring hope. But let’s not put this burden on the youth, get involved in your school or library board! “Hopefully, the film will leave you feeling inspired, optimistic, and ready to take action; after all, we have the joy of learning, literature, diversity, and inclusivity on our side.”

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GUESS WHAT?! An excerpt of my debut, Under the Neon Lights, is in Cosmo! I'm so excited for y'all to get a sneak peek of UTNL, which is out in less than two months. Click below to enter Jaelyn's world of love, friendship, and roller skating. 🛼🪩 shorturl.at/1F8b7

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Today, @aclutn.bsky.social, along with attorney Kerry Knox, filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Rutherford County families and PEN America against the Rutherford County Board of Education, in response to the banning and restriction of 145 books from county school libraries: pen.org/press-releas...

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What better way to wrap up the school year than with a FREE virtual author visit! Join author Adam Gidwitz for a 30 minute virtual event all about his WWII spy thriller, MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES! #EduSky ➡ penguinschoollibrary.com/MaxBookClubZ...

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In OCTOPUS MOON by Bobbie Pyron, ocean loving Pearl starts 5th grade w/a heaviness she can’t shake. A powerful & moving portrayal of depression, book will be a support for readers facing similar feelings or seeking to understand loved ones with depression. #mglit 📚👍🏻 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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Happy #BookBirthday to BRAVE by Weshoyot Alvitre! This is an affirming, heartfelt picture book about a Native American boy proudly growing out his hair and reclaiming Native pride. Braids are beatiful!

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We can never get enough picture books! Luckily all of the April #bookbirthdays bring us all some fantastic new reads that your students and patrons are bound to love. (3/3)

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We can never get enough picture books! Luckily all of April #bookbirthdays bring us all some fantastic new reads that your students and patrons are bound to love. (2/3) @kellyyang.bsky.social

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We can never get enough picture books! Luckily all of April #bookbirthdays bring us all some fantastic new reads that your students and patrons are bound to love. (1/3)

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The #picturebookmonth fun and hilarity continues! Rosie, former school librarian, shares ECHO by Adam Rex. She highlights the laugh and SEL factors that make this a great classroom and library read! #picturebooks #teacher #library #ad #funnybooks

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Tragedy! Tortillas! And an interview with one of the funniest people in the picture book biz, @elizakinkz.bsky.social! Hope you're hungry cause we're talking tacos and mistakes today. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/04/t...

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Lauren Wolk's power is her ability to intrigue, enchant, and eventually surprise. And Candle Island is a beautiful book that is about art while being art. I review it today. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/11/r...

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There’s still time to cast your vote for the next hero in the 40th book of the Ordinary People Change the World series! Choose between six options. Voting ends April 27. Visit YourHeroYourVote.com.

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Another #FirstVerseFriday for #NationalPoetryMonth! Author Bobbie Pyron introduces and reads from her new novel in verse, OCTOPUS MOON! #EduSky #TLSky

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Shout out to all the library workers and librarians. Like Augusta Baker, your impact can change lives. #NationalLibraryWeek

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The laughs continue for #picturebookmonth! Educator @colbysharp.bsky.social book talks the hilarious MISTACO: A TALE OF TRAGEDY Y TORTILLAS by @elizakinkz.bsky.social and why it’s a great read for classrooms (and is a great book for celebrating mistakes!). #EduSky

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Have young poets in your class or library? Share these poetry writing tips from bestselling and award-winning poets like @amandagorman.bsky.social, Renée Watson, Margarita Engle, and more! #NationalPoetryMonth #EduSky Download the Poetry Writing Tips guide! penguinschoollibrary.com/PoetryWritin...

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"Honoring the hearts and minds of little people." It is our infinite honor on the podcast to host the daughters of Anna Dewdney to tell us some stories about their mom and about the book itself. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/03/31/f...

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“Children who feel different often wonder: should I change to fit in? I wanted to provide the opposite of that”: Shifa Saltagi Safadi on teaching readers to embrace their uniqueness, and her new chapter book series, Amina Banana buff.ly/B4mEPGx

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Does your class or library love THE RABBIT LISTENED? Bring Cori Doerrfeld’s picture books to life in your class or library with this educator guide by @msguerrette.bsky.social filled with discussion questions and activities! #EduSky 📚➡ penguinschoollibrary.com/CoriDoerrfel...

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When the fish take over, don't say we didn't warn you! Happy #BookBirthday to DON'T TRUST FISH, a hilarious exposé on the secret villainy of fish from @unshavedmouse.bsky.social and @dansantat.bsky.social ⭐️"A ribald and uproarious warning to those unschooled in fishy goings-on." — Kirkus Reviews

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It's Tuesday, so it's time to celebrate some amazing #BookBirthdays again! Swipe for some wonderful picture and chapter books that now have equally wonderful Spanish editions to add to your shelves. (2/2)

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It's Tuesday, so it's time to celebrate some amazing #BookBirthdays again! Swipe for some wonderful picture and chapter books that now have equally wonderful Spanish editions to add to your shelves. (1/2)

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It's National Library Week and it's been one of my life's joys to serve my community as a librarian. One thing you can do this week to support libraries is to call your reps to get IMLS funding reinstated.

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It's #RIghtToReadDay as part of #NationalLibraryWeek! Let's how up for our libraries and library workers and let them know that they are not alone. Find out how you can celebrate — and defend — the freedoms that are found in our libraries! #BookSky @uabookbans.bsky.social

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🎉🎉 Can’t wait for all the classrooms to meet Kareem and Shifa Saltagi Safadi’s wonderful novel in verse, KAREEM BETWEEN. #GRA25 #EduSky

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Look at this cute contest! Nominate a teacher that embodies the values of compassion, empathy and kindness reflected in the Llama Llama book series.

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Thank you to all the school librarians out there. #NationalLibraryWeek "It's unknown how many students' lives librarians have saved by welcoming loners at lunch." — Lisa Fipps, STARFISH

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Thanks to Ellen Hopkins for celebrating #SchoolLibraryMonth with us! "Today, midst the growing challenges, my gratitude for [school librarians] only deepens, and I urge them to keep fighting the righteous fight. This country's children need them now more than ever.” www.ala.org/aasl/slm #AASLslm

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