Attending ALA Annual this weekend? Add our author programming to your calendar! And don't forget to stop by Booth 4429 to see some of our recent and upcoming books. 📚🌇 #alaac26
Beaming Books
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Beaming Books publishes high-quality children's books that help kids thrive in every part of who they are–emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
The Rainbow Sheep has made the @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social 2026 Best Children’s Books of the Year edition! A perfect accolade for Pride Month 🌈🐑🏳️🌈 Congratulations to author-illustrator @nakedpastor.bsky.social! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc...
2026 Edition - Bank Street College of Education
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Looking for summer stories for the kiddos? ⛲🌷😎 These vibrant summer picture books make great read-alouds. blog.beamingbooks.com/get-ready-fo...
Get Ready for Summer Reading
Many schools offer summer reading lists. But what if you want to expand? What if you are looking for fun summer books to read aloud to kids in your life?
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JUBILEE JUMPS FOR JOY and so may you when you hear today is @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #BookBirthday for this #picturebook
For #AAPIHeritageMonth, @kristinawong.bsky.social helps us honor Asian American activists whose work shaped (and continues to shape) justice movements—but is too often overlooked. Meet four names worth knowing (and teaching). #AAPIHeritage #AAPIMonth #AsianAmerican hubs.li/Q04f-90J0
Four Asian American Activists You've Been Sleeping On
We wrote Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism in response to the stereotype that Asian Americans were the “good quiet immigrants”...
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“THE BOY WITH BIG, BIG ENERGY is...a great tool to teach children techniques for calming down and how to channel extra energy” from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social yabookscentral.com/the-boy-with...
Happy book birthday to @erindealey.bsky.social and @lucianaillustra.bsky.social's Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/04/squi...
It's a BIG day here at Beaming! Happy pub day to the creators of The Boy With Big, Big Energy and Squirrel Draws Big Feelings! (Including @jacobsouva.bsky.social, @erindealey.bsky.social, and @lucianaillustra.bsky.social!) www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc...
Try these funny seasonal read-alouds that work for every kid, no matter how or what they celebrate. 🐰🥚 hubs.li/Q047JFp-0
2 Offbeat Children's Book Picks for Easter That Are Not Religious
If you are looking for secular Easter books for kids that do not reference church or the Bible, we've got two new storybooks that fit the bill!
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At Booth 647 at the #MontessoriEvent and tips for #CollectionDevelopment staff include THE BOY WITH BIG, BIG ENERGY “a helpful tool for those seeking to celebrate children’s strengths while supporting their needs” @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/the-b...
Pufftail & Carrot Cake are bunny pals who are trained to protect the forest. When a wily fox moves in, they must attack! Using poetry, baked goods, and then kindness, they befriend the fox & save the quail’s eggs. A fun little book with a big-hearted lesson. #kidlit 📚👍🏼 @pubspotlight.bsky.social
Sometimes when Squirrel felt BIG feelings, he couldn’t stop racing around! Art lovers everywhere need to preorder Squirrel Draws Big Feelings, on sale next month! www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... erindealey.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social
Find new faith-based picture books to introduce to children during Lent.
Lent and Easter Picture Books to Read to Christian Kids
As families enter the Lenten season, many look for meaningful ways to help their children understand the story of Jesus' death and resurrection and prepare...
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Teachers and librarians, take note! Read-alouds for the season that highlight kindness and loving your neighbors ❤️ blog.beamingbooks.com/valentines-d...
Valentine's Day Books For Preschoolers and Kindergarteners That Teach Kindness and Community Love
Every February, teachers and librarians of the earliest grades are challenged to get their students thinking beyond cards and chocolate hearts.
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Enjoy this conversation with Rev. Drs. Jacqui Lewis & Shannon Daley-Harris on Madang Podcast and read their book from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbQ...
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We love these suggestions for how to use Vera La Valiente Is Scared in a storytime!
Publisher Spotlight@pubspotlight.bsky.social · 7mo agoToday's a good day to help kids work through fears as normal and, if you are in much of the North American continet, to have activities on hand because of #snow caused school closures www.publisherspotlight.com/big-feelings...
The @PWKidsBookshelf announcement for The Ghost Who Refused to Haunt written and illustrated by @nadiatheartist.bsky.social Edited by Naomi Krueger Published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Delighted to see YUNA’S CARDBOARD CASTLE from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social featured on MaiStory’s list of#PictureBooks to Affirm Immigrant Children from… 1/2
When the headlines are difficult for us to bear, how can we begin to talk to kids about them? We've put together a list of books to share with children that can help them process tough topics.
Books To Read to Kids When the News is Hard
When the world feels overwhelming, kids often pick up on more than we realize. Tough topics like violence in the news or other scary news stories...
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📚👻 I love when friends share photos of my books "in the wild!" Ann spotted GILBERT & THE GHOST on display (face out!!) with these wonderful books at Malibu Village Bookstore! TY both! #kidlit #booklove #kidsbooks #indiebooks #reading #readingcommunity #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Take a sneak peek at some early pages of ATTACK BUNNIES by @authorlauragehl.bsky.social, illustrated by @julspatton.bsky.social, and AUNTIE KRISTINA'S GUIDE TO ASIAN AMERICAN ACTIVISM by @kristinawong.bsky.social and her team of activists!
Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social · 7mo agoToday we turn again to the small publishers, seeing what they have coming out. Get ready for books from Beaming Books, Eternal Tree Books, NSTA Kids, and Shout Mouse Press. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/07/p...
Merry Christmas from The Just Love Story Bible! We’re gifting you a free excerpt: the story of Jesus’ birth! Click "Christmas story" to read and share. www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... #ProgressiveChristianity #TheJustLoveStoryBible #JustLoveStoryBible @revdrjacquilewis.bsky.social
Thank you Ellen for this lovely blog interview about The Memory Tree: A Holiday Grief Story. One lucky reader leaving a comment on the blog will win the book. #teachers #counselors #librarians #grief #MemoryTree #Christmas #traditions @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social ellenleventhal.com/2025/12/joan...
Joanna Rowland, THE MEMORY TREE, and a Giveaway!
EL: Another incredible writer guest has dropped by today! As has been said many times, one of the best things about writing kidlit (aside from the kids, of course!) is the opportunity to meet so ma…
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We are so thrilled to share that TWO of our books have made the Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025: The Memory Tree and Vera La Valiente Is Scared! Congratulations to Joanna Rowland and @asiqueira.bsky.social! hubs.li/Q03WS4v50
The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025 - Child Mind Institute
Explore our favorite 2025 children's books on mental health. Our list covers a variety of topics from ADHD to autism to body image.
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Thank you to @picturebookseh.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell a bit more of the story behind the story! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebook #christmasbook #christmasbooksforkids
Picture books, eh!@picturebookseh.bsky.social · 9mo agoNew blog post: Christmas in the Dark: The Ice Storm that Birthed a Story by @lauraalary.bsky.social! “No one expected to spend Christmas 2013 in the dark…” Read the whole post here: picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/christm... #CANkidlit #kidlit
The Englewood Review of Books gave If God Were a Great Big Bear by @paulharbridge.bsky.social a great review! "Families who embrace a more progressive theology will absolutely want to add this book to your bookshelf." englewoodreview.org/two-great-ne...
Two Great New Kids Books! - Summer 2025 - The Englewood Review of Books
Three Great New Kids Books! - Summer 2025 What is the Bible? by Rachel Held Evans et al and If God Were a Great Big Bear by Paul Harbridge
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Celebrating our recent book announcement of READY TO RIDE with this as my computer wallpaper. Brings a 😊 to this girl's face every time! Sharing the joy with @astoundus.bsky.social Andrea Altimirano @heathercashman.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social Liz Schleisman @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
We're so proud to read this piece on the author of THE TIDE IS RISING, SO ARE WE on the eve of Earth Day! www.jewishboston.com/read/rabbi-s...
Rabbi Shoshana Friedman’s Joyful Anthem for Climate Action
On April 27 in Roslindale, meet the local rabbi and activist whose new picture book turns climate grief into collective hope—through music, community and Jewish values.
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