Stargaze with MacKids as we take a look at KARATE PROM by Kyle Starks, a hilarious YA romance featuring global crime cartels, prom, punching, an eclectic cast of supporting oddballs, a jerky ex-boyfriend, and more punching! Out now! bit.ly/4dTFoDZ

Celebrate the spoken word during the #2024OdysseyAwards at #ALAC24 ! Join us Monday, 7/1 at 3:30 p.m. PDT in the Pacific Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis to celebrate this year's winning and honor titles! 🏅🎧📚cdmcd.co/arrpPM

June is Pride Month so to celebrate we’ve curated a catalog of our books created by LGBTQIA+ authors and illustrators. Download our interactive catalog using our LGBTQIA+ voices Resource Center today: bit.ly/4biXttl

In case you missed it!!! Cover Reveal: Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers John Schu MacKids Books

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Pub date: 1/14/25

It’s been a bit overwhelming seeing reader's early reactions to The Yellow Bus. Thank you Jen, Cathy, and Mary for these incredibly kind words. Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 MacKids Books Blue Willow Bookshop Boswell Book Company Macmillan Publishers

Today is Endangered Species Day and we recommend using MOON BEAR by Brenda Z. Guiberson & Ed Young to teach your students about the endangered Asiatic black bear. Follow a moon bear in the wild as she eats, plays, hibernates, and wakes up again in spring. bit.ly/3ygI0LD

Trust us, THE YELLOW BUS by (on sale 6/25) is a picture book you won’t want to miss out on! It’s the perfect pick for a classroom read aloud and is sure to tug at the heartstrings of all young readers. Preorder your copy today! #MacKidsStaffPicks bit.ly/4bD1mJ8

'I wanted to highlight the historical significance and contributions of black queer people. It serves to educate readers on the resilience and diversity within the LGBTQAI+ community.'

Read our interview with Allen R. Wells - IT’S PRIDE, BABY! is OUT! here: bit.ly/44MLL7H

Congratulations to cleo wade! MAY YOU LOVE AND BE LOVED is an instant #1 New York Times bestseller! 🦋☀️🩷

May is AAPI Heritage Month and we recommend picking up MAYBE IT’S A SIGN by @elshenwrites, a Junior Library Guild Selection with a ⭐️ from Shelf Awareness! This uplifting middle-grade novel is about loss, luck . . . and deep-dish chocolate chip cookies 🍪bit.ly/4biozR4

Looking to find all of our May releases in one place? Follow this link to learn more about our May Middle Grade releases! bit.ly/4bwo05R

Featuring:
Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon (they/them)
The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese

A new month means a new round of #MacKidsStaffPicks !

WE ARE MAYHEM by Beck Rourke-Mooney
PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID by Vera Brosgol
IT’S PRIDE, BABY! By Allen R. Wells - IT’S PRIDE, BABY! is OUT! & Dia Valle
THE YELLOW BUS by Loren Long

Read more about this month’s picks here: bit.ly/4bD1mJ8

Delighted that both YOU & THE BOWERBIRD, ill by Maris Wicks (@MacKidsBooks Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚) 🐦‍⬛

& FUNGI GROW, ill by Diana Sudyka (@simonkids) 🍄have made the Bank Street Library Bank Street College Best Children's Books List!

🐸 Jump like a frog or learn more about frogs on Frog Jumping Day with FROGS (A DAY IN THE LIFE) by @itzuecs & Henry Rancourt. Meet see-through frogs, tiny tadpoles, and rampaging toads in this kids' nonfiction book! bit.ly/3LL4ZTa

Last Wednesday I spoke about a special box being delivered by my UPS guy. I did open it the next day in front of my first 3rd grade class of the week. Inside were several beautiful posters with words from the book. I read it aloud to this class, my first time reading it. 1/2