Core, a division of ALA, included TATE TUBER: SPACE SPUD by Michael Slack (Holiday House) on its Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List, recognizing excellence in children’s science fiction. Congratulations Michael! See the full list here.
Imperfectly Perfect Posey (Spinning Wheel Stories) by Lizzie Brooks, illustrated by Enni Heikura has a starred review from Kirkus. “Posey is sweet and sympathetic, and Heikura’s soft, swirly pastel illustrations are the perfect complement.” Congratulations Enni! The book will be released June 9, 2026 Pre-order it here
No More Gnomes (Lerner) by Beth Mills, and Goats Afloat (Amazon/Two Lions) by Lezlie Evans and illustrated by Julia Patton have made The Children’s Book Council’s Kids Favorites List for 2026. See the full list here
The Woman Behind the Magic: How Lillian B. Disney Shaped the Disney Legacy (Beach Lane) by Brittany Richman and illustrated by Joanie Stone has been i longlisted for MPIBA’s Reading the West Award under the Picture book category! Congratulations! The shortlists will be announced on May 1st and public voting will be open May 1-31. Final winners will be announced in June. Get the book here
Fight for the Right to Read (Creston Books) by Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green, illustrated by Kim Holt was recently featured in ALXnow, an online news source of everything Alexandria. Fight for the Right to Read tells the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in as Tucker, at age 26, led a group of five young Black men to enter the whites-only Alexandria Library on Aug. 21, 1939. “I have an affinity for older things, history in particular, and that is from a drawing perspective,” Holt, a graduate of Tucker’s alma mater, Howard University, said. “Even my personal art that I do is like ’40s, ’50s, ’60s. Those times really resonate with me and I love little-known history, because I just feel like it expands what you know, and so many times I’m like, ‘man, I wish I had learned this in school.’” Read the full article here Get the book here
Leave Me Alone!, illustrated by Joanie Stone and written by Dr. Becky Kennedy (Feiwel & Friends/ Macmillan), hit the New York Times Bestseller list at #3 the week of its release! The book also made the USA Today Bestseller list at #45. Congratulations Joanie!
