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Look at all these new #kidsbooks coming from @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social on Sunday, February 1!
Covers of Weaver Bird's Town, Beaver's Lodge, Hermit Crab's New Shell, and Green Tree Ant's New Next Covers of My First Big Book of Pets and Pet Care and My First Big Book of Whales and Dolphins
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Coming in March from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social “Via a reverso structure and layered images @pragmaticmom.bsky.social and Violeta Encarnación trace the stories of two children, seemingly generations apart” in THE BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US www.publishersweekly.com/9781636551920
"Hinting at cyclical patterns and repeating history, it's a timely, personal-feeling picture book about injustice in 'this land of promise'" Publishers Weekly Starred Review with cover of THE BARBED WIRED BETWEEN US
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Last call, literary translators. It will only take you 5 minutes!
ceatl.bsky.social CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 17d
Hi everyone,
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
CEATL's AI survey
CEATL is reaching out to invite you to participate in a survey regarding literary translation and artificial intelligence.
www.ceatl.eu
January 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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onlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Library Land! Can you believe it’s already Day 3 of the 2026 OLA Super Conference?!

Here's a quick look at today’s schedule:
7:15 AM: Yoga
9:15 AM, 10:45 AM & 2:15 PM: Spotlights
3:45 PM: Closing Keynote: Amanda Jones
5 PM: Farewell Reception

Together, we persist. Olasuperconference.ca
A blue and turquoise OLA Super Conference graphic. Text reads: “Welcome to Day 3. OLA Super Conference. January 30, 2026.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, @victorpineiro.bsky.social’s THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTON GODS on becoming a Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s Youth Media Awards this week! 📚✨
Learn more on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/a-fantastic-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Congratulations to all the illustrators who are 2026 Finalists at #BCBF especially Sven Völker illustrator THE MUSEUM OF SHAPES published by #CicadaBooks & Carly Gledhill illustrator of PENCIL’S BEST STORY EVER published by @postwavebooks.bsky.social www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/focus-on/...
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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BAD GIRLS by Jane Yolen in #audio from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social “Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26 women who, on first look, carried out unlawful deeds, but might have had other motives" - AudioFile www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...
BAD GIRLS by Jane Yolen Heidi EY Stemple Read by Barbara Rosenblat Jane Yolen Heidi EY Stemple Monte Belmonte | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine
AudioFile Audiobook Review: While a narration that is both elegant and playful might sound odd, that’s just what esteemed narrator Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26
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January 30, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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HarperCollins UK is trialling a free audiobook breakfast club for primary schools, running from January to April 2026, as part of its National Year of Reading programme 👇 #BookSky
HarperCollins UK trials free audiobook breakfast club for primary schools
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January 30, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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It's going to be another bad weather weekend for many here in North America so kids ages 3-7 can have hours of coloring fun with this busy book of things that go ... even when the snow says "No!" www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/816374...
My Busy Things That Go Coloring Book by Tiger Tales: 9781664341166 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Children ages 3-7 will have hours of coloring fun with this busy book of things that go. Features a spectacular foil cover! Children will find all kinds of exciting items to color in this busy colori...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Lovely to see the inclusion of @strangelymagic.bsky.social 's THE FOX GIRL AND THE WHITE GAZELLE published by @discoverkelpies.bsky.social and also included in @imyourneighbor.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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Heavily cited in 2025: @kierongillen.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @kellythompson.bsky.social @ryannorth.ca @kellysue.bsky.social @brianmbendis.bsky.social @manruss.bsky.social @dereklandy.bsky.social @jason-aaron.bsky.social @al-ewing.bsky.social @danslott.bsky.social @jmdematteis.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Congratulations to @alisongoldberg.bsky.social & Selina Alko on winning a place on the #SydneyTaylor #Notables list this week for THE REMEMBERING CANDLE published by @barefootbooks.bsky.social! jewishlibraries.org/wp-content/u...
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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“Oscar Wilde was always such a memorable fairytale creator. They’re so incredibly different from his plays” @littleislandbooks.bsky.social OSCAR WILDE’S STORIES FOR CHILDREN in a beautiful gift-ready edition! afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/27/m...
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Save the Date! Our IG live with illustrator @londonladd.bsky.social is Friday, 1/30/26, 12 pm ET! London Ladd is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in HarperCollins, The New York Times, Scientific American, & more.

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#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
January 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Happy #ReadYourWorld Day!

Books with us all in, so every child can see themselves and each other on the pages they read.

Kende! Kende! Kende! by Kirsten Cappy #YayaGentille illustrated by @rahanabanana.bsky.social
More via our bio #kidlit @pubspotlight.bsky.social @imyourneighbor.bsky.social #RYWD
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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A fine review in @shelf-awareness.bsky.social for ZAMZAM FOR EVERYONE from @barefootbooks.bsky.social says “In the spirited, joyful #picturebook ... a girl, in Makkah with her family for Hajj, dedicates herself to sharing" www.shelf-awareness.com/sar3-issue.h...
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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LUCKY DOG COMES HOME from @pajamapress.bsky.social provides a “story of a soldier who served his country and returned to become a beloved neighborhood fixture” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/l...
Lucky Dog Comes Home by John Spray, illustrated by Scot Ritchie
Lucky Dog Comes Home by John Spray, illustrated by Scot Ritchie. Pajama Press, 2025. 9781772783414 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book   W…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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2/2 The #shortlist for this year's #HansChristianAndersenAward has been announced by #IBBY! Illustrators: Beatrice Alemagna (Italy), Linda Bondestam (Finland), Cai Gao (China), Gundega Muzikante (Latvia), Walid Taher (Egypt), María Wernicke (Argentina) www.ibby.org/awards-activ...
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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STOP USING THE TERM "CLEAN BOOKS"

STOP IT!

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January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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TALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN “Bright, graphic art balances nicely with information in short vignettes. Brief overviews of naming practices, deities, numbering and more offer a good overview of ancient life” from @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/t...
Talk Like an Egyptian: A Hieroglyph Book with 125 Stencils by Tegen Evans, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti
Talk Like an Egyptian: A Hieroglyph Book with 125 Stencils by Tegen Evans, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti. The British Museum/Nosy Crow, 2026, c2024. 9798887772394 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent o…
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January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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"This interactive board book is an excellent sick day activity" LITTLE DINO BOO-BOOS! www.readbrightly.com/kids-books-s...
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Call for volunteers to join the National Committee for IFLA World Library & Information Congress in London 2027!

Would you like to help organise the the sector's biggest global event & can spare 1-3 days per month? Check out our website: https://ow.ly/Wbhp50Y4Xic
Deadline to apply: Midnight 13 Feb
Graphic inviting applications to join the IFLA WLIC 2027 National Committee with roles like marketing, programme, and social events.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The book banning of Indigenous stories in libraries has impacts on readers| Removal of their stories continues the erasure of histories and contributions of Native Nations and their citizens

Thank you @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social for writing this Op-Ed

www.cherokeephoenix.org/opinion/opin...
OPINION: Banning books erases Native voices and experiences
Book banning is not new. A small minority seeking to decide and limit what the majority can access and read has existed for millennia.
www.cherokeephoenix.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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...and then check out CLACK, CLACK! SMACK from #Overdrive #Hoopla or in such formats as #disc and #Yoto
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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One in a delightfully photo-illustrated series from @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM