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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! illustrated by Bea Jackson has been selected for the 2025 Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Titles Intermediate List!

April 11, 2025

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You Made Fun of My Sandwich illustrated by Harry Briggs and This is My Brain by Elise Gravel are 2025 CBC Children’s Favorites Winners!

April 10, 2025

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Some of Us, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee has been named to the May/June Kid’s Indie Next List!

April 10, 2025

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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, illustrated by Frank Morrison, and Everything in its Place, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow are on Kirkus’s list of Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)!

April 07, 2025

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What’s Happening

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! illustrated by Bea Jackson has been selected for the 2025 Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Titles Intermediate List!

You Made Fun of My Sandwich illustrated by Harry Briggs and This is My Brain by Elise Gravel are 2025 CBC Children’s Favorites Winners!

Some of Us, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee has been named to the May/June Kid’s Indie Next List!

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, illustrated by Frank Morrison, and Everything in its Place, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow are on Kirkus’s list of Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)!