Congrats to the 2025 Gotham Book Prize winners! 🏙️
Movement by Nicole Gelinas (@fordhampress)
Paradise Bronx by Ian Frazier (@fsgbooks)
Honored last night at @ptknitwear.
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📚👍HAPPY #NationalEscargotDay! 🐌
Here's a throwback review (circa 2018) on what is still one of my favorite picture books: ESCARGOT by Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson
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#PBStudyBuddy feature for picture book BOYS DON’T FRY: Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses holding the book. The Emoji Arc shows a graph with Y-axis for Tension/Intensity and X-axis for Pages. Emojis with varying emotions plotted on the graph; may vary by reader for this book. Standout Phrase: "The sizzle of her stuffed fried fish sounded like music." Standout Page Turn Text: "And the heart?" Standout Art Detail: Delightfully endearing characters and droolworthy dishes and ingredients Starry Book Marks: Engaging voice throughout, Sensory-infused metaphors, and Action-packed storyline.
Top-of-Mind Book Hooks: Lunar New Year celebration with family, Peranakan culture, Overcoming gender expectations, Grandma-grandson bonding, and Following your heart over all else. Fast Facts: Pub Year 2023, Created by Kimberly Lee and Charlene Chua, Imprint/Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux/Macmillan, Word Count (excludes text in art & backmatter): ~815, Backmatter: Author’s Note and recipe for Peranakan Pongteh Chicken. Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant LED-lit glasses holding the book. For more #PBStudyBuddy features, visit pbstudybuddy.com. Thank you!
🔥🧑🏻🍳🌟 This #PBStudyBuddy feature brings so much joy for Lunar New Year! BOYS DON’T FRY (#KimberlyLee #CharleneChua @charlenedraws.bsky.social #FSGBooks #MacKidsBooks. Let’s #bookboost #BOYSDONTFRY, #Kidlit! 🥳📚👍🏼
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#PBStudyBuddy feature for picture book SHE SANG FOR INDIA with: Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses holding up the book. The Emoji Arc shows a graph with Y-axis for Tension/Intensity and X-axis for Pages. Emojis with varying emotions are plotted on the graph and may vary by reader for this book. Standout Phrase is: "Subbulakshmi’s entire country was drowning in sorrow. She could bear the grief no more. She sang through her tears. She sang to heal.", Standout Page Turn Text is: "But if she didn't use her voice for freedom, what use was she?", and Standout Art Detail is: A lovely range of instruments plus depictions of heartfelt singing bringing people together. Starry Book Marks include: Exuding the peaceful and patient nature of the MC, Presenting a lot of details in an engaging manner, Lyrics woven in to help convey the impact of her singing.
Top-of-Mind Book Hooks include: The power of persistence, The wrongfulness of gender inequality, The importance of nurturing the talents of our youth, Activism through the arts, and How your voice can help fight against injustice. Fast Facts include Pub Year: 2022, Created by: Suma Subramaniam and Shreya Gupta, Imprint/Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux / Macmillan, Word Count (excludes text in art & backmatter): ~845, Backmatter: Author’s Note, More About Carnatic Music, Glossary, Timeline, Bibliography. Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant LED-lit glasses holding up the book. For more #PBStudyBuddy features, visit pbstudybuddy.com. Thank you!
This #PBStudyBuddy feature* rings so true about the power of your voice: SHE SANG FOR INDIA (#SumaSubramaniam #ShreyaGupta #FSGBooks #MacKidsBooks). Hope you enjoy, please ❤️🔁💬 to help boost this book & these amazing PB creators! #SHESANGFORINDIA #KidLit
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