IVER & ELLSWORTH + RIPPLE GROVE PRESS Rob Broder (@RGrovePress) is the co-founder of Ripple Grove Press, an independent, family-run...

THE ROUGH PATCH + GOT TO GET TO BEAR'S! Brian Lies (@BrianLiesbooks) is the author/illustrator of the best-selling BATS IN THE LIBRARY...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of January is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...

For the second year in a row our students at Swansfield Elementary are participating a mock Coretta Scott King award process. Last year...

Happy New Year! I'm so excited to continue to share favorites from small and independent presses as we start into the new year. This week...

MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS Keith Negley (@keithnegley) is the author/illustrator of MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS. The story follows a young...

Happy new year! This Picture Book Recap series was something new I tried in 2018 as a means of staying on top of my TBR pile as well as...

Sometimes you start a conversation with a stranger and you have no idea where it might take you. June Smalls is an author I met on...

DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR! Sharee Miller (@coilyandcute) is the author/illustrator of DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR! The story follows Aria, a young...

KIDLIT PODCAST HOSTS RECOMMEND... Grace Lin (@pacylin), award-winning author and podcast host, joins to share the origin of Kidlitwomen*...

LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND ALLIES RECOMMEND... Alex Gino (@lxgino) and Dr. Laura Jimenez (@booktoss) join to share books centering on LGBTQ...

AMERICAN INDIANS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FOUNDER AND CYNSATIONS CONTRIBUTOR RECOMMEND... Dr. Debbie Reese (@debreese) and Traci Sorell...

Keith Negley and I first connected on the podcast a full two years ago (back when it was still called the Let's Get Busy podcast!) when...

CO-FOUNDERS OF THE BROWN BOOKSHELF RECOMMEND... Paula Chase Hyman (@PaulaChase) and Kelly Starling Lyons (@kelstarly) join on behalf of...

It's the return of the Sleeper Hits list! If there's anything consistent about the kidlit community it's that you can bet that social...