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Cybils Sunset
When I heard the news that the CYBILS (Children's and Young Adult Book Lovers' Literary Awards) were coming to an end, I felt a little melancholy.
Play With This Book! The 2026 Interactive Report
Interactive children's books to tap, touch, and turn in 2026.
What’s Selling? The Bestselling Children’s Books of the Week
Let's see which books are on the NYT Bestseller lists
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They Read Every WIMPY KID Book – Now What?
Over at the New York Times, I share 11 books that I think Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans will enjoy.
Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#77)
Once again, it’s the game that’s sweeping the country. I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. See how many you can name! #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? If you like this post, you might like my 100 Scope Notes newsletter on Substack. You can click here to subscribe. Previously . […]
Come with Me Down the Children’s Book Parody Rabbit Hole: 2026 Edition
Another deep dive into the world of the children's book parody.
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One Star Review, Guess Who? (#234)
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
So You Wanna Predict the 2027 Newbery Winner?
The list of suggestions at Heavy Medal (a Newbery Blog) is a great place to start your reading.
SPEED ROUND! 4 Award Winners on The Yarn Podcast
It’s been a while since we’ve made a SPEED ROUND episode of the Yarn podcast, and this one is a lot of fun: award winners Candace Fleming, Zeke Peña, Jasmine Warga, and Rebecca Stead answer some rapid-fire questions. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
Dare I Say . . . Back to School Books? 2026 Edition
I’m here to name a few brand-new (2026) books that you might want to have on hand for the beginning of the 2026-27 school year, before disappearing into the forests of Endor. IN THIS CLASSROOM by Andrew Hackett, illustrated by Arthur Lin CLEM CLAM THE CLASS CLOWN by Laurie Keller WELCOE TO OUR CLASSROOM by […]
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