Class is in session and we're here to help parents talk to their kids about their rights in schools. Brandon Lake, creator of our Know Your Rights University, shares his inspiration for the series and how we're using classic stop-motion to make civics lessons fun.
Behind The Scenes Of The ACLU’s Stop-Motion Kids' Series
Creator Brandon Lake discusses bringing 'Know Your Rights University' to YouTube with veteran stop-motion artists and a 'Schoolhouse Rock!' spirit.
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The ambassadors of young people's literature I know and respect relentlessly and vociferously defend book access. The ambassadors of young people's literature I know and respect are relentlessly and vociferously condemning, denouncing, and working to defeat HR 7661. Silence is complicity.
Pre-order alert! @authorgracelin.bsky.social was working on this book when we were on a tour together a few years ago and I'm so excited to see it making its way into the world soon! highfivebooks.org/products/the...
The Little Stone Buddha *Signed Copy + Exclusive Little Buddha Pillow
Pre-order a signed copy of The Little Stone Buddha by Grace Lin and receive an exclusive Little Buddha pillow plushie! Personalization available.
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School librarians are being cut and pushed out. Email your state legislators and take the Pledge to Be Mighty. action.everylibrary.org/schoolweek
School Library Action Week - EveryLibrary Action
Four days. Four actions. One week to stand up for school libraries and the people who run them. Join EveryLibrary's School Library Action Week, April 27–30.
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I love how each chiseled word in BOY 2.0 and KID X @traceybaptiste.bsky.social brings us into the world, thoughts, & emotions of main character. Plots zip along with super abilities, but we remain rooted in perspective. Different from author's lush style in JUMBIES. Mentor texts! #mg #kidlit
Fave #picturebook of the week: LOOKING FOR A JUMBIE by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @amberren.bsky.social. A super fun intro to Caribbean folklore, with gorgeous illustrations. #booksky #kidlit #fortrue
Jan #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 pg-turning tales where Black history/identity affects the action www.hbook.com/story/advent... #BlackHistoryMonth @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @traceybaptiste.bsky.social @pdjeliclark.bsky.social @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social
Adventure awaits!
From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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Authors, we are excited to include your books in our 26th Annual Troybery Award Program! Get the list at bit.ly/troybery26 @traceybaptiste.bsky.social @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social @alangratz.bsky.social @ravenaguron.bsky.social @aprilhenry.bsky.social @jodimeadows.bsky.social
Fans of @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's exhilarating BOY 2.0: get ready for KID X coming in 2026! Our favorite superhero Coal is back with more adventures as he continues to develop his powers. Find KID X on shelves in February, and BOY 2.0 in paperback (with a brand new cover!) in January.
LAcon V is proud to welcome @traceybaptiste.bsky.social as a Special Guest at the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. Tracey is an educator and New York Times bestselling author whose Caribbean folk tale-inspired works include The Jumbies and Moko Magic.
Because of Claudette’s brave stand against injustice, history was transformed. Celebrate the life of Claudette Colvin with this FREE Read Along, Draw Along episode featuring the picture book bio that teachers cause & effect through Claudette with creators @traceybaptiste.bsky.social & Tanya Engle.
Author Tracey Baptiste Shares “Because Claudette” | Read Aloud + How to Draw
YouTube video by Crayola Learning
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My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support. PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities- Venmo @powwowgrounds www.powwowgrounds.com
Pow Wow Grounds
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Joyce Uptown Food Shelf - collection for those who can’t leave their homes www.venmo.com/u/JoyceUptown
Venmo | Joyce Uptown Food Shelf
Use Venmo to connect with Joyce Uptown Food Shelf (@JoyceUptown) - Joyce Uptown Foodshelf is the oldest food shelf in Minneapolis, and distributes over 80,000 pounds of food each month to the resident...
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Isuroon is direct support to the Somali community www.givemn.org/donate/Isuro...
GiveMN | Ignite generosity. Grow giving.
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Twin Cities Leather (and adult toy store Smitten Kitten) have stopped regular operations to become a staging and delivery space for food and supply donations- they are requesting monetary donations to keep them afloat without any income www.paypal.com/paypalme/kpa...
Pay Kurt Kopatich using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/kpattonleather and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
Submit a Claim
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You know what's annoying? When someone reaches out with a professional Q and I take the time to answer it, and then they don't bother to respond. Is my time not valuable? But if I don't respond...
Happy book birthday to: Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
Are you familiar with @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's MOKO MAGIC middle grade mystery series? Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week. If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!
I’d add @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's Jumbies books, @anneursu.bsky.social's Cronus Chronicles & @authorgracelin.bsky.social's novels for MG readers, & @tracydeonn.bsky.social's LEGENDBORN, Kristin Cashore’s GRACELING, & Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy for YA.
Helen Rosner@hels.bsky.social · 12mo agoNon-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life: - Lioness Rampant, Pierce - Chrestomanci, Jones - Percy Jackson - A Wrinkle In Time!!!!! - URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS - Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
As we work our way into autumn, transport yourself to sunnier weather by checking out our book recommendations from over August! We had quite the reading haul last month, so there really is something for everyone 👀 www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b... #BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
Monthly Book Recommendations: August 2025 | Libraries 4 Schools
Book Recommendations: August 2025 | With fiction, non-fiction and picture books galore, check out what we were reading last month!
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Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty. www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...
Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
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Hey #KidLit friends, the #KidLitforCeasefire auction items are live & will open for bidding on the 18th! I'm offering a 30 minute AMA, and a custom crocheted basket based on the book cover of your choice, a la the examples below. Peruse all the items at the link! www.32auctions.com/organization...
'Bout to take some ginger ale and robitussin for this anxiety cuz nothing else is working.
James Ransome spoke with PW about his new picture book, ‘A Place for Us,’ destigmatizing the rising unhoused population, and his advocacy for the working class buff.ly/Hr0GVoL
Good news! After last week's hearing, which 100+ people attended, the picture book "A Map for Falasteen" by Maysa Odeh and illustrated by Aliaa Betawi remains on the Watertown library's suggested summer reading list! Thanks to @wbur.org for reporting on this story: www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
Watertown library receives backlash over Palestinian children's book
Librarians in Watertown have been flooded with emails requesting they remove a picture book, "A Map for Falasteen," from a suggested summer reading list for second graders.
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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans@massaabb.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 The Watertown Free Public Library (MA) has been receiving organized harassment for including 2 books on suggested summer reading lists. Support the library and defend the freedom to read JULY 31 at 7 pm at the library board meeting at the Watertown Middle School. @authorsabb.bsky.social 🧵
It appears that the Constitution, as it is on Congress's website, has been altered. The Constitution. The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601... Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806... Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.
U.S. Constitution | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The original text of the United States Constitution and its Amendments.
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honestly thinking hard about the rational philanthropists out there who could easily step up and provide $500 million in funding to keep mRNA vaccine research on track
