Congrats to our 12 x 12 ALA Winners! Angela Pham Krans (Finding Papa), Elisa Boxer (Hidden Hope), Jyoti Gopal (Desert Queen), and Tziporah Cohen (Afikomen).

To celebrate the #12x12PB members who won #alayma24, we are RE-RELEASING 2 of last year's book chats -
Angela Pham Krans' FINDING PAPA and @jyotigopal.bsky.social's DESERT QUEEN. Find out how these #picturebooks went from drafts to award-winners!https://juliehedlund.lpages.co/ala-bonus/

American Library Association announces 2024 Youth Media Award winners BALTIMORE — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King,

Yesterday’s ALA Youth Media Awards in Baltimore recognized some amazing authors and books. #alayma24 #alayma
Full list is here:

www.ala.org/news/press-r...

Wow! Congratulations to #12x12PB member @jyotigopal.bsky.social for winning a Stonewall Award Honor for her gorgeous book, DESERT QUEEN. We are so happy for you! #picturebooks #alayma24 #kidlit

Check it out! TWO #12x12PB members won Sydney Taylor Book Award Honors. Congratulations to Tziporah Cohen for AFIKOMEN and Elisa Boxer for HIDDEN HOPE: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust. Amazing achievement! #picturebooks #alayma24 #kidlit

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to #12x12PB member Angela Pham Krans for winning an Asian/Pacific American Award Honor for FINDING PAPA! We're so proud of you! #alayma24 #picturebooks #kidlit

CONGRATULATIONS to all Pura Belpré winners! Special shoutout to my client #MarianaLlanos on her Pura Belpré Honor for Benita y las criaturas nocturnas!!! I 💜 this book so much, and I'm so glad it's getting so much attention! #purabelpre #alayma24 #pb #kidlit #LibLearnX24