★ Picture book NOODLES ON A BICYCLE by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Gracey Zhang, “honors long-honed skills worth remembering,” making for a “wonderfully specific snapshot” pwne.ws/4bhLo7q

Antoine Fuqua Developing YA Dystopian Thriller ‘Sky’s End’ for Film | @deadline pwne.ws/4b2gzDK

Op-ed: The Guardian view on YA literature: an adventure for teenagers, a comfort blanket for adults | @guardianbooks pwne.ws/3wmD47i

Wanted: The Good Old Days When Kid-Lit Criminals Were Bad by Adam Rubin | New York Times Books pwne.ws/3y1f8qC

★ Erin Entrada Kelly (Erin Entrada Kelly) employs a “well-paced narrative with an appropriate amount of suspense” in middle grade novel FELIX POWELL, BOY DOG, a “just-right book for a developing reader” pwne.ws/44rsvwt

Author Kate DiCamillo on the Book That Changed Her Life and Other Favorite | Parade Mag pwne.ws/3UsQ1EH

Why the “decline by 9” in middle grade pleasure reading is getting more pronounced, year after year | Slate pwne.ws/3QA9KBb

Hilda Eunice Burgos and illustrator Siara Faison (Siara Faison) deliver a “lively portrayal of the many forms that bravery, kindness, and connection can take” in middle grade novel and “family-oriented series opener” PICTURE PURRFECT buff.ly/3whv5bD

Adam Rubin reviews three toothless crime stories for kids | The New York Times pwne.ws/3y1f8qC

21 Inclusive Picture Books to Jump-Start Summer Reading | SchoolLibraryJournal pwne.ws/3widy3c

Have you read the latest Children’s Bookshelf? pwne.ws/3JIpmyI

In Brief: May 2, 2024 pwne.ws/4bDSF1x

“I have so much tender respect for children and their strength and their resilience, even when they don’t know they’re strong and resilient”: Allison McGhee on showcasing hope in her new middle grade novel ‘Telephone of the Tree’ pwne.ws/44rTKqP

Just Announced: 'Sunderworld Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry' by Ransom Riggs (Ransom Riggs) pwne.ws/4a4MCBC

“Sweet courtship leans into missteps and aching human moments” in Anna Sortino - GIVE ME A SIGN now available! 🤟’s YA novel ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, an “empathetic romance that intricately depicts Deaf and disabled experiences” buff.ly/3JH470f

Viral Poet Nikita Gill (Nikita Gill) Reimagines Greek Goddess in Debut YA Trilogy pwne.ws/3wkWIAG

Humphrey the Hamster Enters Third Decade as Class Pet pwne.ws/4dnxSRi

Stephanie Owens Lurie to Retire from Disney pwne.ws/3QQKiHZ

“Derek made the world a more colorful, warm, and kind place”: peers remember the late author-illustrator Derek Anderson pwne.ws/3QsENyU

“The force of his ideas lives on in his work, but now the lion rests:” artist and animator Étienne Delessert is remembered following his death on April 22 pwne.ws/4a2DDAY