American Library Association Announces Youth Media Awards: The 2026 Youth Media Awards, for books published in 2025, were announced by the American Library Association on January 26, 2026. The Newbery Medal was awarded to Renee [continue reading]
“KPop Demon Hunters” Programming Ideas
“KPop Demon Hunters” Programming Ideas The most popular film for children in 2025 was the surprise anime musical “KPop Demon Hunters,” which aired on the Netflix streaming service. The animated film celebrates Korean pop [continue reading]
Will We Ever Live on the Moon? Review
Watson, Olivia. Will We Ever Live on the Moon? Discover the Science Behind Selenology. Veronika Chaves Morales, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9130-4. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please [continue reading]
Go, Sloth, Go! Review
Yuly, Toni. Go, Sloth, Go! Toni Yuly, Illus. Little Brown, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-49791-6. GRADES Baby/Toddler–1. OUTSTANDING. A softly smiling sloth wakes, ready to eat. Her slow climb to the tastiest leaves is narrated in brief, alliterative, rhyming text, punctuated by an interactive, encouraging [continue reading]
World Without Summer Review
Day, Nicholas. World Without Summer, A: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out. Yas Imamura, Illus. Random House, 09/2025. 294pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-64387-7. GRADES 6–11. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Animated language, dramatic events, and direct questions for the reader, connect the 1815 volcanic [continue reading]
Loudmouth Review
Heiligman, Deborah. Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story). Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 09/2025. 336pp. Biography. Trade $21.99. 978-1-2508-2307-6. GRADES 10–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In 1885 sixteen-year-old Emma Goldman immigrated to the United States. By her early twenties, she was at the heart of her [continue reading]
Ancient Greece Review
Maudsley, George. Ancient Greece. Eugenia Nobati, Illus. Addl. Creators Lisa Alderson and Daniel Rodgers. The Magnificent Book of Treasures. Weldon Owen, 08/2025. 80pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8886740677.GRADES 3–7. ADDITIONAL. Oversize pages and easy-to-read fonts explain thirty-seven objects, found by archaeologists, that help to illustrate life in Ancient [continue reading]
World Worth Saving Review
Lukoff, Kyle. World Worth Saving, A. Penguin Random House/Dial, 02/2025. 337pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5936-1898-1. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING. Trans fourteen-year-old A Izenson has been isolated since the beginning of COVID and is all too aware of his parents’ and the world’s transphobia. However, it isn’t [continue reading]