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Justin Colón @justincolonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REAVEAL

MEET VAMPURR
Her fur shines blacker than a raven’s feathers.
Her eyes glow greener than a witch’s brew.
But most unusual of all are her long, needle-sharp fangs.
This is her story...

In bookstores on 7/6/26
Written by me, illustrated by the incredible
@lennywendraws.bsky.social

The cover of an upcoming picture book, VAMPURR.
The title apperas over a full, flourescent green/yellow full moon in the top center of the square book image. Beneath it is a vampire kitten. She has long pointy, pinkish ears, green eyes, black fur, and long fangs. She wears a purple cape. She is surrounded by ethereal fog that moves through a cemetery filled with tombstones all around her. In back of her is a cemetery entrance gate with a Latino boy entering the cemetery through it. Purple, twisting trees border the entire image. It's purples, blues, pinks, and greens/yellows.

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 15h

It’s great fun as a writer to return to a group of characters you already know and love. @choldenko.bsky.social and I had so much fun revisiting the world of #Dogtown as we worked on book three.

We can't wait to share details soon, and we're so grateful to our readers for wanting more. ❤️🐾 #mglit

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! The freedom to read is under attack — what are you doing about it? All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact!

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

5 minutes. That's all it takes to start fighting book bans.

It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!

bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Do you work at a library where Banned Books Week events/programs/displays were banned or curtailed? Tell me about it in this anonymous survey.

tinyurl.com/banning-bbw25

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 2d

"At Second Chances, Pocket had always been one of the tiniest toys.

Certainly, he was by far the littlest bear."
🧸💛🧵
#PocketBear
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
📷: @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

Indigenous Peoples' Day is coming up this Monday, October 13th! Looking for titles to recommend to your students for weekend reading? Tap the link to browse our Native American Heritage Month Resource Center. bit.ly/4o714jY

#edusky #idigenouspeoplesday #nativeamericanheritagemonth

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

8 book covers can be seen on the right hand side of the image

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

⭐ Stargaze with Mackids ⭐

TANGLEROOT by Kalela Williams is an INDIES NEXT and INDIES INTRODUCE Selection + a Kirkus and Bank Street Best Book of the Year 📚 Don't miss out on adding this debut YA to your shelves when the paperback releases on 10/14! bit.ly/48fbaL6

#edusky #yabook #booksky

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 2d

Amber McBride #TalkswithRoger about The Leaving Room: www.hbook.com/story/amber-... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social

Amber McBride Talks with Roger

The Leaving Roomdoesn’t start with much—a girl in a room talking to herself. But I knew, from interviewingAmber McBrideaboutGone Wolf, to trust that nothing was necessarily as it seemed.

www.hbook.com

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 2d

This Hispanic Heritage Month, teach your students about the Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, “the godfather of potatoes”. Available in both English and Spanish, ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA is a spirited picture book biography with FIVE starred reviews 🥔🥔 bit.ly/4iVke9Q

#edusky

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa
Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert
Author: Sara Andrea Fajardo; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

An illustration of a man in a yellow plaid shirt, leaning against the ground with his chin in his hands. He is surrounded by potatoes of all different colors.

Text reads: Collecting potatoes is a race against the clock. Alberto worries as each year brings more houses, more people. Hotter weather. Less rain. Potatoes are tough, but even they can't grow through cement. Each plant lost is like a star dimming in the sky. Alberto must find them before they disappear for good.

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 3d

Bad People Ban Books.

Celebrate, protect, and honor the freedom to read.

Reading is a human right.

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 3d

Deep in a Stranger Things rewatch and you KNOW Dustin would be speaking up for banned books. #thesebooksaremypaddles

#uniteagainstbookbans #bannedbooksweek

Dustin from Stranger Things approaches library desk. “I am on a curiosity voyage. And I need my paddles to travel. These books…these books are my paddles.”

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 3d

We take a look at the fight to keep George M. Johnson’s bestselling memoir-manifesto ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue,’ the most challenged book of 2024, on the shelves

What Happened After ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ by George M. Johnson Got Banned

An inside look at the fight to keep the author’s bestselling memoir-manifesto on the shelves.

buff.ly

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 3d

@philbildner.bsky.social style icon 😍

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 3d

"One day, I found myself wondering…what did the Mexican diaspora call the Great Depression? What did they call the Dust Bowl? That curiosity led me down a rabbit hole."

Read our Spotlight Interview with author María Dolores Águila at the link! bit.ly/3Hmk3Yk

#edusky

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 3d

“There are people who say it doesn’t exist. That we don’t exist. But their maps can’t erase us.” -- Maysa Odeh from A Map for Falasteen

#UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 4d

This x1000!

No one is coming to save us from this. We need to do the work!

Use this week to get educated about the issue and to find likeminded people in your community to hold one another accountable going forward.

Need a guide to get you started?

www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

This month's #MacKidsStaffPicks is EVELYN WITCH GETS A PET by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Charles Santoso! Download our activity kit for this perfectly themed October read aloud at the link! It includes a magical pet quiz, a drawing activity, a word search, and more! bit.ly/3KC8f5u

#edusky

A book cover can be seen on the left. The book is Evelyn Witch Gets A Pet by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Charles Santoso.

On the right is a quote from a review: "With cozy art and a kid-friendly lesson in patience, Evelyn Witch Gets A Pet is the perfect Halloween read!" - Elysse Villalobos, Marketing Manager

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

@mikecurato.bsky.social @cswild.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mobrowne.bsky.social @shannonhale.bsky.social @philbildner.bsky.social @dashkaslater.bsky.social @keklamagoon.bsky.social

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

October's new middle grade include a kid-friendly manga (BOUNCE BACK 3), a graphic novel about computers (SCIENCE COMICS: COMPUTERS), and a handbook for future authors (CREATIVE WRITING WITH MISS MARY MAC). Check out the full lineup: bit.ly/4pRaTEk

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 5d

I’m so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade! A WISH WITH WINGS is out in May. I am so grateful to @julianplum.com for this gorgeous artwork and to the designers L. Whitt and Emma Schoeni!
@mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

A young girl cradles an egg as a whooping crane soars behind her. Book cover for A Wish with Wings by Sarah Guillory.

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 5d

What a great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social about the power of LGBTQIA+ picture books! Thanks to @everylibrary.bsky.social for hosting! #kidlit

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/11842...

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5d

Got a classroom full of graphic novel readers? Consider adding MY SISTER THE WEREBEAST by Alina Tysoe to your shelves! Out today, this hilarious story with 1 starred review follows a little kid with supernatural powers and the sisters who watch over her. bit.ly/41f7i8B

#edusky

A graphic novel cover. The title My Sister The Werebeast by Alina Tysoe

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Book Birthday to WHILE WE WAIT by Bee Johnson, a charming picture book about a brother and sister who discover the unexpected delights of life's in-between moments while running errands with their mother. bit.ly/4ggotwL

#edusky #picturebook

A picture book cover. The title is While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The cover depicts two children playing on a stairwell. One child is blowing a bubble made of gum while the other child leans forward to pop it.

A page from the picture book While We Wait by Bee Johnson. The page depicts a mother opening the front door of her home. Behind her, her children chase each other through the living room towards the door.

Text reads: While we wait, we chase and tag.

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