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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2h

This month's #MacKidsStaffPicks is EVELYN WITCH GETS A PET by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Charles Santoso! Download our activity kit for this perfectly themed October read aloud at the link! It includes a magical pet quiz, a drawing activity, a word search, and more! bit.ly/3KC8f5u

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A book cover can be seen on the left. The book is Evelyn Witch Gets A Pet by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Charles Santoso.

On the right is a quote from a review: "With cozy art and a kid-friendly lesson in patience, Evelyn Witch Gets A Pet is the perfect Halloween read!" - Elysse Villalobos, Marketing Manager

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4h

@mikecurato.bsky.social @cswild.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mobrowne.bsky.social @shannonhale.bsky.social @philbildner.bsky.social @dashkaslater.bsky.social @keklamagoon.bsky.social

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4h

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5h

October's new middle grade include a kid-friendly manga (BOUNCE BACK 3), a graphic novel about computers (SCIENCE COMICS: COMPUTERS), and a handbook for future authors (CREATIVE WRITING WITH MISS MARY MAC). Check out the full lineup: bit.ly/4pRaTEk

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade! A WISH WITH WINGS is out in May. I am so grateful to @julianplum.com for this gorgeous artwork and to the designers L. Whitt and Emma Schoeni!
@mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

A young girl cradles an egg as a whooping crane soars behind her. Book cover for A Wish with Wings by Sarah Guillory.

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 23h

What a great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social about the power of LGBTQIA+ picture books! Thanks to @everylibrary.bsky.social for hosting! #kidlit

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/11842...

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

www.youtube.com

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 1d

Got a classroom full of graphic novel readers? Consider adding MY SISTER THE WEREBEAST by Alina Tysoe to your shelves! Out today, this hilarious story with 1 starred review follows a little kid with supernatural powers and the sisters who watch over her. bit.ly/41f7i8B

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A graphic novel cover. The title My Sister The Werebeast by Alina Tysoe

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Book Birthday to WHILE WE WAIT by Bee Johnson, a charming picture book about a brother and sister who discover the unexpected delights of life's in-between moments while running errands with their mother. bit.ly/4ggotwL

#edusky #picturebook

A picture book cover. The title is While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The cover depicts two children playing on a stairwell. One child is blowing a bubble made of gum while the other child leans forward to pop it.

A page from the picture book While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The page depicts a mother opening the front door of her home. Behind her, her children chase each other through the living room towards the door.

Text reads: While we wait, we chase and tag.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know THE LEAVING ROOM by @ambsmcbride.bsky.social is a National Book Award Finalist? Did you know it has four starred reviews? And did you know it's out TODAY! Order this haunting yet ultimately hopeful novel-in-verse about a girl in between life and death for your library! bit.ly/3KIp3aO

A book cover. The Leaving Room by Amber McBride.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 1d

BUSTED by @dangemeinhart.bsky.social is out today!! With THREE starred reviews, this humdinger of an adventure featuring the ultimate odd couple goes from high-stakes escape to rollicking escapade as they search for a secret stash! bit.ly/4nORqTt

#edusky #books #middlegrade

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 2d

“Advocacy must shift from isolated book battles to defending institutional autonomy and resisting the ideological nationalization of censorship.”

buckscountybeacon.com/2025/10/the-...

The Quiet Creep of Censorship: How ‘Everyday Banning’ Is Reshaping American Schools - Bucks County Beacon

PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.

buckscountybeacon.com

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 2d

An Important Video for Banned Books Week 2025.

Thank you to @mackidssl.bsky.social, @torbooks.bsky.social, and @fiercereads.bsky.social for inviting me to participate in this project.

Please consider watching and sharing with others.

Books Save Lives.

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Honored to see #wishtree on this @mackidssl.bsky.social list of books for National Bullying Prevention Month. ❤️🌳

It's in such great company—@dashkaslater.bsky.social! @mikecurato.bsky.social! @jamesbirdbooks.bsky.social!

Click through for lots more:

Discover Books for National Bullying Prevention Month – MacKids School & Library

MacKids School & Library

www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Looking for suggestions for titles that encourage kindness, empathy, and understanding in your classroom or library? Tap the link for a list of titles for every age 💗 bit.ly/41Tkz6S

#bullyingpreventionmonth #edusky #books #kidsbooks #library

National Bullying Prevention Month

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing! Available in both Spanish and English, Oshún and Me (Adiba Nelson and @alleannaharris.bsky.social) celebrates a little girl's Afro Latin heritage 💗

⭐ "Pure, unadulterated joy."—Kirkus Reviews, starred

bit.ly/4gXFlbO

#hispanicheritagemonth #edusky

The cover of the picture book Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson, illustrated by Alleanna Harris

A page from the picture book Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids. Text reads from left to right: It's Sunday, and in my house that can only mean one thing: It's Hair Day! I excitedly go through my hair jewelry. Beads in every color of the rainbow! Barrettes that look like puppies and hearts and flowers! Gold clips that wrap around my braids! And my favorite-cowrie shells!

The page depicts a young black girl in a wheelchair, holding up a pink hairbrush in one hand. Behind her walks a middle aged black woman who is holding a pink tub full of hair supplies. They are in an orange kitchen kitchen with rays of sunlight filtering through windows on either side of the room. On the kitchen table, more hair supplies are laid out including combs, a mirror, and a spray bottle.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

“You sometimes don’t know you exist until you realize someone like you existed before.” - George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren't Blue

#uniteagainstbookbans #bannedbooksweek

All Boys Aren't Blue Cover Image. Illustration of George M Johnson with vibrant flower crown against a blue and pink backdrop.

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 3d

I get to share some super exciting news!

Last night, my picture book, GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER, illustrated by @danielostudios.bsky.social, won the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children’s Books!

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 4d

I can't wait for this FREE conversation with my SCOTUS Book Club pal @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of Drinks in the Library!

Oct. 7 @ 7PM Eastern
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

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@everylibrary.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

www.youtube.com

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 4d

#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day

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Adib Khorram @adibkhorram.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing op-ed from the Colorado chapter of AABB to kick off Banned Books Week!!

Celebrate (and Protect) Your Right to Read

Stand up for free speech during Banned Books Week, October 5-11.

www.westword.com

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · Sep 5

As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.

Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.

Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5d

Calling all Pedro Pascal fans! Did you know that our Hispanic Star biography of him is available in both Spanish and English? Celebrate the beloved Chilean-American this Hispanic Heritage Month ⭐ Tap the link to learn more! bit.ly/4nn9m7C

#edusky #pedropascal #hispanicheritagemonth

A book cover. Hispanic Star: Pedro Pascal by Claudia Romo Edelman and Karla Arenas Valenti

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5d

Today and every day, nothing is more important to us than the power of sharing ideas and stories. This Banned Books Week (October 5 - 11), we're raising our voices in support of frequently challenged books 📚 Visit our Resource Center for downloadables and more: bit.ly/4gBiTp4

#bannedbooks #edusky

These books are yours to read

Discover titles to download free resources

Titles: All Boys Aren't Blue; We Are Water Protectors; Speak; Bad Kitty; Flamer

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Introduce young readers to lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds with HOPEFUL HEROES, an empowering poetry collection from @margaritaengle.bsky.social and Juliet Menéndez ✨

⭐ "An uplifting collection." - @slj.com, starred
bit.ly/4ld0xLG

Hopeful Heroes
More poems about amazing Latinos
written by Margarita Engle
illustrated by Juliet Menendez

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Lisa Krok @readonthebeach.bsky.social · 7d

Amber McBride's latest is a MUST READ! It is also rightfully long-listed for the National Book Award - stay tuned!👀💙 @ambsmcbride.bsky.social @slj.com

www.slj.com/story/4-minu...

4 Minutes with Amber McBride: An SLJ Exclusive Interview

Take the next four (or more!) minutes to read an exclusive interview with Amber McBride about The Leaving Room, her latest novel in verse for young adults.

www.slj.com

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