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In RISE AND FALL from #CicadaBooks “information is imbedded in the detail-rich illustrations that reveal just as much about each empire as the text does” glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/rise...
Rise and Fall Book Review
Rise and Fall: Great Empires that Shaped the World By Peter Allen Published by Cicada Books Mom's Review Rise and Fall is a must-read for ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In RISE AND FALL from #CicadaBooks “information is imbedded in the detail-rich illustrations that reveal just as much about each empire as the text does” glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/rise...
What great coverage by @worldkidlit.bsky.social of the many #kidsbooks in #translation honored by @nytimes.com #BestIllustrated 2025 class including #TapiocaStpories @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social and @toonbooks.bsky.social
Thank you for pointing up all the wonderful #translations recognized thos year by @nytimes.com in their #BestIllustrated awards worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...
New York Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation
By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children’s books of 2025. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediate…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What great coverage by @worldkidlit.bsky.social of the many #kidsbooks in #translation honored by @nytimes.com #BestIllustrated 2025 class including #TapiocaStpories @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social and @toonbooks.bsky.social
got a child who wants to vote on this? www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Nominate your favourite Australian children’s picture book of all time
A good picture book is pure magic – and Australia has produced some of the best. Nominate your favourite here
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November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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“Cities of the Future takes readers around the world, looking at innovative urban plans” @postwavebooks.bsky.social glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/citi...
Cities of the Future Book Review
Cities of the Future By Didier Cornille Published by Post Wave Mom's Review I often feel dissatisfied with the set up of my city, so the id...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Cities of the Future takes readers around the world, looking at innovative urban plans” @postwavebooks.bsky.social glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/citi...
Congratulations to Gráinne O’Brien whose debut novel SOLO won at the #AnPost Irish Book Awards for best Teen & YA Book category! Congratulations to @littleislandbooks.bsky.social too for finding and publishing this winner!
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Congratulations to Gráinne O’Brien whose debut novel SOLO won at the #AnPost Irish Book Awards for best Teen & YA Book category! Congratulations to @littleislandbooks.bsky.social too for finding and publishing this winner!
Report from child reviewer: MY TRIP WITH DRIP from @helvetiq.bsky.social “was quite entertaining and quite tense at some points. You can read it in one pretty short sitting...for a quick read on a day off school” glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-t...
My Trip with Drip Book Review
My Trip with Drip By Josephine Mark Translated from the German by Andrew Shields Published by Helvetiq Son's Review My Trip with Drip is ab...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Report from child reviewer: MY TRIP WITH DRIP from @helvetiq.bsky.social “was quite entertaining and quite tense at some points. You can read it in one pretty short sitting...for a quick read on a day off school” glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-t...
From @nosycrowus.bsky.social NO CHEESE, PLEASE! "introduces children to food allergies and how we can include those with different allergies” yabookscentral.com/no-cheese-pl...
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From @nosycrowus.bsky.social NO CHEESE, PLEASE! "introduces children to food allergies and how we can include those with different allergies” yabookscentral.com/no-cheese-pl...
“Readers craving megadoses of natural history should glom onto this encyclopedic collection of extinct and extant animals that are the definition of living large” MEGA is new from @nosycrowus.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: November 2025
Young readers can look forward to a picture book about the pleasures of observation, a middle grade historical caper, a YA tale of time travel, and more notable titles hitting shelves this month.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Readers craving megadoses of natural history should glom onto this encyclopedic collection of extinct and extant animals that are the definition of living large” MEGA is new from @nosycrowus.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
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November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
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I’ve bought The Odysessy graphic novel and Frieren manga for my teens. They’re into that at the moment. #ukkidlit #kidlitfriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social “is an informative and warm story about celebrating this Korean harvest festival, with some lovely intermingling of traditions and openness to new experiences” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/g...
Giving Thanks with Halmoni by Kathleen Choi & Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Il Sung Na
Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival by Kathleen Choi & Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Il Sung Na. Red Comet Press, 2025. 9781636551616 Rating: 1-5…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social “is an informative and warm story about celebrating this Korean harvest festival, with some lovely intermingling of traditions and openness to new experiences” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/g...
TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social “is a love letter to two different cultures and will help readers understand how each celebrates Thanksgiving differently” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
Two-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan, illustrated by Sienna Youngsun Kim
Two-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan, illustrated by Sienna Youngsun Kim. Beaming Books, 2025. 9781506497594 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book&…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social “is a love letter to two different cultures and will help readers understand how each celebrates Thanksgiving differently” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
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We've bought world rights to Hear Me Roar! I'm a Hanukkah-saur by Naomi Gruer, illustrated by Mel Zohar, in which a dino-crazy kid hopes to roar his way through Hanukkah. Publication is set for fall 2026 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We've bought world rights to Hear Me Roar! I'm a Hanukkah-saur by Naomi Gruer, illustrated by Mel Zohar, in which a dino-crazy kid hopes to roar his way through Hanukkah. Publication is set for fall 2026 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"TIGER, IT'S SNOWING bursts with the childhood joys of exploration and discovery, capturing that sense of wonder... The story also offers the opportunity for gentle discussions about noticing how others are feeling" @postwavebooks.bsky.social www.readingzone.com/books/tiger-...
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"TIGER, IT'S SNOWING bursts with the childhood joys of exploration and discovery, capturing that sense of wonder... The story also offers the opportunity for gentle discussions about noticing how others are feeling" @postwavebooks.bsky.social www.readingzone.com/books/tiger-...
#Endies for BEST STAMPS goes to BRIDGES from @postwavebooks.bsky.social Look at ALL the wonderous #Endies award winners at 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/26/a...
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Endies for BEST STAMPS goes to BRIDGES from @postwavebooks.bsky.social Look at ALL the wonderous #Endies award winners at 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/26/a...
The #Endies winners have been selected by a panel of judges, including @100scopenotes.bsky.social Carter Higgins & Mel Schuit...and do we ever see loveliness in the selections! BEST CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough from @postwavebooks.bsky.social 1/16
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The #Endies winners have been selected by a panel of judges, including @100scopenotes.bsky.social Carter Higgins & Mel Schuit...and do we ever see loveliness in the selections! BEST CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough from @postwavebooks.bsky.social 1/16
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This book is warm and comforting from cinnamony yams to sizzling carrots to soy-braised beef. The story is filled with love and spices and is sure to get anyone in the mood for holiday foods and family gatherings. Korean words are embedded within with a glossary and two tasty recipes at the end.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This book is warm and comforting from cinnamony yams to sizzling carrots to soy-braised beef. The story is filled with love and spices and is sure to get anyone in the mood for holiday foods and family gatherings. Korean words are embedded within with a glossary and two tasty recipes at the end.
“Warmhearted quatrains...applaud Thanksgiving’s many attributes in” THANKSGIVING IS A BLESSING and TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING “highlights the blending of cultures as a Korean American family comes together for Thanksgiving” both from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Thanksgiving Books for Young Readers 2025
In the season of gratitude, readers can enjoy books exploring how to show appreciation and give thanks for the little things.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Warmhearted quatrains...applaud Thanksgiving’s many attributes in” THANKSGIVING IS A BLESSING and TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING “highlights the blending of cultures as a Korean American family comes together for Thanksgiving” both from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
From @nosycrowus.bsky.social “PRINCESS MINNA: THE BIG BAD SNOWY DAY is a charming twist on the story of the Big Bad Wolf that works well for budding chapter book readers” yabookscentral.com/princess-min...
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From @nosycrowus.bsky.social “PRINCESS MINNA: THE BIG BAD SNOWY DAY is a charming twist on the story of the Big Bad Wolf that works well for budding chapter book readers” yabookscentral.com/princess-min...
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Loved this book! So many answers.
THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
There are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
There are No Silly Questions: More than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten. Nosy Crow, 2025, c2024. 9798887771960 Rating: 1-5 (5 is a…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Loved this book! So many answers.
Look for the red, 2025 cover! From @whatonearth.bsky.social “BRITANNICA ALL NEW KIDS' ENCYCLOPEDIA is a thrilling collection of knowledge that engages curious readers in exploring the world around them, while also considering all the things left to learn” yabookscentral.com/britannica-a...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Look for the red, 2025 cover! From @whatonearth.bsky.social “BRITANNICA ALL NEW KIDS' ENCYCLOPEDIA is a thrilling collection of knowledge that engages curious readers in exploring the world around them, while also considering all the things left to learn” yabookscentral.com/britannica-a...
THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
There are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
There are No Silly Questions: More than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten. Nosy Crow, 2025, c2024. 9798887771960 Rating: 1-5 (5 is a…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
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(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
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In PAPA'S BUTTER CHICKEN daughter & dad cook together and "they set the table for two. But then the doorbell rings..." omnilibros.com/2025/11/04/p...
Papa’s Butter Chicken: A Celebration Of Family And Community
Monica loves the butter chicken that her father makes. It’s been a family favorite since her father ate it as a young boy in a wonderful restaurant in Delhi. The two have fun preparing the meal, an…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In PAPA'S BUTTER CHICKEN daughter & dad cook together and "they set the table for two. But then the doorbell rings..." omnilibros.com/2025/11/04/p...