Have you joined the Global Read Aloud for 2024 - we don't kick off until October, but you can start your reading now. For all the deets and how to sign up, go here theglobalreadaloud.com/2024/03/14/glo… #GRA24 #Globalliteracy #Reading

What’s the only better than your book appearing on The Today Show? When it’s a writer you idolize recommending it. Thank you, Isaac Fitzgerald. Everyone read DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS: A CONFESSIONAL. It’s a masterpiece.

🔔 Some exciting news from WNDB's Board!

Beginning July 1st, our incredible volunteer CEO Ellen 오 Oh will move to the role of Honorary Trustee at WNDB, and our longtime COO Dhonielle Clayton will lead WNDB’s board of directors in her new position as Board Chair.

Not exactly the same, but Victor Malo-Juvera wrote his dissertation on 'The Effect of Young Adult Literature on Adolescents' Rape Myth Acceptance' - his research focussed on students who read Speak.
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ROAR-CHOO is here! Happy book birthday and welcome to the world. Congratulations to Dan Santat and Charlotte Cheng on the release of your new picture book!

Happy book birthday to JUST LIKE MILLIE. The new picture book from Caldecott Honor winning Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️‍🌈📚 is here. Welcome to the world!

Happy National Library Week from the largest library in the world!
Whether it’s your neighborhood public library, school library or the Library of Congress, we are all committed in providing accurate, diverse and accessible resources for everyone.
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We all have authors in that special category of 'I'll read anything they write', right? Paula Yoo 유보라 is one of those for me. THANK YOU Norton Young Readers for sending me her latest! RISING FROM THE ASHES pub date May 7 ‼️‼️‼️

“Heartfelt” picture book JUST WHAT TO DO by Kyle Lukoff and H A T “hints at people’s different experiences of loss, and suggests that asking instead of assuming may open the door to deeper companionship” pwne.ws/3vMj7Xl

PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID (First Second/@mackidsbooks @mackidssl) by Vera Brosgol will receive a starred review in the May/June #HornBookMagazine . Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars #GraphicNovels #comics hbook.com/story/may-june…

Today is National School Librarian Appreciation Day. Send a librarian a nice email! Tell them how much you appreciate them and why! Being a school librarian is harder than ever. Thank you. Thank you for everything you do to make reading (and school) more joyful for kids.

'Do the negative responses to your work make you want to shy away from focusing on LGBTQ themes in future books?'

We’re excited to officially share WNDB’s newest anthology project, ON THE BLOCK: STORIES OF HOME, edited by Ellen 오 Oh and coming from Random House Children's Books on October 22nd!

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Today's the day! Millicent Min, Girl Genius is released with a new cover after over 20 years in print.

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Currently reading Torrey Maldonado’s WHAT LANE? to my 5th graders. ❤️

👋🏾 It’s Torrey Maldonado, #MGBookChat friends & author of the ‘24 Global Read Aloud—Hands—& 3 other Penguin MG novels that are faves of 4-5th graders, loved by 6-8 graders, & popular w/ YA readers. I’m here for our last chat.

I love this so much!! Have the best time reading, Wheeler Elementary!!!