READ! What’s New in the READ Poster World in 2026?
When it comes to ALA READ posters, I’m like the guy in Office Space . . .

I celebrate the entire catalog. I get sad when they mysteriously go missing.
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Bowie . . .

. . . Cube . . .

. . . Fabio – I love them all.
So I thought we’d take a look at the brand-new ALA READ posters for 2026. You can order them all here.

John Patrick Green created this poster, based on his book series, Investigators.

Board book maestro Sandra Boynton created this poster based on some of her well-known characters.

I love the Grover-inspired typography for this poster featuring beloved bibliophile Mychal Threets.

Thrilled to see Dory Fantasmagory on a READ poster. This was created by Abby Hanlon.

This poster was created by Rebecca Lee Kunz based on her Caldecott Medal winning book, Chooch Helped.

The epic feud between Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander continues on this READ poster.

This poster was created by Marcelo Verdad, based on his 2025 Pura Belpré Award winning book, The Dream Catcher.

This poster was created by Chanté Timothy, based on her graphic novel Supa Nova.

And finally, this censorship is so 1984 poster.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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