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The Next Chapter podcast with Antonio Michael Downing recommends K-Fai Steele’s LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR!) on Great Kids’ Books for the Holidays episode

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CBC Books highlights K-Fai Steele’s LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR!) in article on Books to Keep Kids Reading Over the Holidays

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School Library Journal calls HOUDINI’S LIBRARY by Barb Rosenstock “a ­visual ­delight and excellent take on Houdini’s life through his love of books and learning” in starred review

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Booklist calls HOUDINI’S LIBRARY by Barb Rosenstock “convincing and inspirational” with “magic all its own” in starred review

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The Children’s Book Review includes James Ransome’s A PLACE FOR US, Matthew Burgess’s FIREWORKS, Jashar Awan’s EVERY MONDAY MABEL, and X. Fang’s BROKEN on their 40 Best Picture Books of 2025 list

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The New York Times features article by James Ponti, author of the CITY SPIES and SHERLOCK SOCIETY series, on the Best Middle Grade Mysteries for Kids

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Smithsonian Magazine includes titles by Jashar Awan, Matthew Cordell, X. Fang, and illus. by Maxwell Eaton III, on their 10 Best Children’s Books of 2025 list

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SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins wins Book of the Year Award at Pix Media’s 2025 Likewise Choice Awards

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NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins is #2 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 12/28/25, and James Ponti’s SHERLOCK SOCIETY is #7 on the Monthly MG Paperback list

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Booklist calls MUNGO ON HIS OWN by Matthew Burgess “a comforting lap time or cozy winter storytime read” in starred review

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Foreword praises THE NOT SO QUIET LIFE OF MARCEL MARCEAU by Jenn Bailey and Sherry Bushue in starred review: “Gorgeous, dreamy, surrealistic . . . Equal parts heartbreaking and revealing”

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Publishers Weekly roundup of Children’s Publishers’ Favorite Reads of 2025 includes Caroline L. Perry’s I AM NOT HAPPY, Donna Barba Higuera’s XOLO, and K-Fai Steele’s LONE WOLF GOES TO SCHOOL

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Reader’s Digest calls SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins one of the five Best Books of 2025

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The New York Times features Alison Oliver’s BabyLit series in article on 250 Years of Jane Austen

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SLJ’s Fuse8 blog highlights Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati’s WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS on 2025 Poetry Books for Kids list

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SLJ’s Fuse8 blog features BROKEN by X. Fang and I AM NOT HAPPY by Caroline L. Perry on Funny Picture Books of 2025 list

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Tablet Magazine includes ELSA’S CHESSBOARD, illus. by Julie Downing, on Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2025 list

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Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 12/15/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 12/15/25

The Children’s Book Review includes Matthew Burgess & Doug Salati’s WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS and Donna Barba Higuera’s XOLO on their Best Early Readers and Chapter Books of 2025 list

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Canada’s CBC includes LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR!) on their Best Canadian Children's Books of 2025 list

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Kirkus praises 102 by Matthew Cordell in starred review: A “visual stunner [and] quirky, off-kilter adventure that’s somehow all the more enticing for its oddness . . . Utterly entrancing”

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