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2026 Books from Printz Winners Rounding up 2026 books from past Printz Medal and Honor winners.

I don't usually cover YA, but when I do, it's to bring you all the 2026 books from past Printz award winners: 100scopenotes.com/2026/04/20/2...

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Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Which Publisher Has Won the Most Sibert Medals?
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Michael Rosen and Cai Gao win 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award British writer Michael Rosen has won the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing, while Chinese illustrator Cai Gao has won the award for Illustration.

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Congratulations, @mrschureads.bsky.social !!

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😂

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Dr. Seuss’s Final Posthumous Release is an Unexpected Sequel to THE FOOT BOOK The recent discovery of an unpublished work by a children's literature icon has readers around the world taking notice.

Huge news in children's books today: 100scopenotes.com/2026/04/01/d...

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2026 Books from CSK Winners A roundup of 2026 books from past Coretta Scott King winners!

What are former CSK winners up to this year. Let's have a look. Every single 2026 book from past Coretta Scott King Award winners. 100scopenotes.com/2026/03/30/2...

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2026 Books from Pura Belpré Winners 2026 books from past Pura Belpré Medal and Honor winners!

There are a bunch of 2026 books coming out from past Pura Belpré winners. I collected them all here: 100scopenotes.com/2026/03/23/2...

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The Year I Stopped Drawing

The Year I Stopped Drawing

I added Dr. @grantdraws.bsky.social's The Year I Stopped Drawing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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So interesting to see that many of these winners have been making easy readers!

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2026 Books from Geisel Winners 2026 books from past Geisel Award/Honor winners!

What are Geisel Award winners up to in 2026? A lot. Today on the blog I'm rounding up all the 2026 books from past Geisel Award and Honor winners. 100scopenotes.com/2026/03/16/2...

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The Oscars Hate Comedy. Is Caldecott Any Better? Let's actually try to answer this question.

Who awards comedy more often: The Oscars or The Caldecott Medal? It’s a closer contest than you might think. open.substack.com/pub/travisjo...

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2026 Books from Caldecott Winners I know it’s (barely) getting to be spring, but I’m getting antsy. I want to see all the 2026 books from past award winners. So I went out and rounded them up. There are so many great-looking books in ...

All the 2026 books from past Caldecott Medal and Honor winners, in one place. 100scopenotes.com/2026/03/09/2...

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🤣 Research for something I'm writing . . .What do you consider to be the funniest Caldecott Medal (not Honor) winners of all time?

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My Kids Love ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ What Should They Read Next?

Twelve recommendations for young fans of Mo Willems.
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Hey, Kathy! Thanks!

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2026 Books from Newbery Winners Rounding up 2026 books from past Newbery Medal and Honor winners!

Past Newbery Medal and Honor winners have a bunch of books coming in 2026. Let's have a look . . .
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My Kids Love ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ What Should They Read Next?: by Travis Jonker | NYT

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My Kids Love ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ What Should They Read Next?

Today at the New York Times, I decipher the ancient Mo-setta Stone and share 12 tried-and-true recommendations for fans of The Pigeon. Gift link! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...

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It’s Our 400th Episode! Fuse 8 n’ Kate Welcomes Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker from The Yarn to Discuss The Invention of Hugo Cabret What truly makes a picture book? If a Caldecott committee deems it so, is that enough? We asked our guests for a

What truly makes a picture book? If a Caldecott committee deems it so, is that enough? We asked our guests @colbysharp.bsky.social & @100scopenotes.bsky.social for a "big book" and they delivered! A special book for our 400th episode! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/23/i...

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Your Jon Klassen, or, What’s Up With All the Board Books? We talk today with the often imitated (and never replicated) Jon Klassen about why, precisely, he's been so drawn to the board book form recently (and what it has to give).

We talk today with the often imitated (and never replicated) Jon Klassen about why, precisely, he's been so drawn to the board book form recently (and what it has to give). #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/20/y...

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Andy Griffiths appointed as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 | Arts Hub buff.ly/hLxbfZa

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. . . But Make it Graphic Novel: 7 Upcoming Graphic Novel Adaptations of Beloved Books Here are five beloved books that will see graphic novel adaptations in 2025.

Some well-known books are getting graphic novel adaptations in 2026. Here are seven of them: 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/10/b...

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My Kids Love Raina Telgemeier Books. What Should They Read Next?

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SUNNY SIDE UP and many others! @100scopenotes.bsky.social

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Can you name this book by its LEGO-fied cover? The answer (and two more) on the blog today: 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/06/n...

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A Mini 2026 Caldecott Bump Update Every year, after the Youth Media Awards are finished, I kick myself. Why? Because I wished I had taken screenshots of the Amazon sales rankings for some of the contenders so I could compare the befor...

Grabbed quick before and after screenshots to illustrate the power of the Caldecott Medal on the blog today. 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/05/a...

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Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized)

Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized) 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/02/w...

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Historic Day for Candace Fleming At the 2026 Youth Media Awards, author Candace Fleming became the first person to receive the Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Margaret A. Edwards Award in the same year. In addition, her bo...

Historic Day for Candace Fleming
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2026 Books from 2026 Caldecott Winners Taking a look at upcoming books by our new Caldecott Medal and Honor winners.

Oh, hey - a lot of our 2026 Caldecott winners have books coming this year. Let's have a look . . . 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/28/2...

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ALA Youth Media Awards: The Interviews, Videos, and Behind-the-Scenes of the Winners Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles.

Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/27/a...

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