Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/13/26 Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/13/26

Seasons of KidLit interviews BILLIE BUILDS A ROBOCORN creators José Avelino Gilles Lourenço and James Braithwaite for Embrace Your Geekness Day

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Publishers Weekly calls Amy Alznauer’s WHERE THE WILD HORSES ARE an “emotionally satisfying” and “deeply felt tale of belonging” in starred review

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Awards Hillary Godwin 7/13/26 Awards Hillary Godwin 7/13/26

The Harvey Awards nominate Mika Song’s NIGHT CHEF for the 2026 Best Children’s Book Award

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Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/10/26 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/10/26

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins is #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 7/19/2026

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/10/26 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/10/26

FINDING THE FUNNY by Madeleine Smithberg sells to Regalo Press (Agent: Allison Hellegers)

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Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 7/8/26 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 7/8/26

Barnes & Noble features Mari Costa’s OFFSIDE in roundup of Best Kids Books of July 2026

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The Washington Children's Choice Awards nominate K-Fai Steele’s LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR!) and X. Fang’s BROKEN for 2027 Best Picture Book Award

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Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 7/7/26 Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 7/7/26

FIREWORKS by Matthew Burgess hits #12 on Indie Bestsellers List in Children’s Illustrated category for the first week of July

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/6/26 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/6/26

A HUG FOR PUNCH by Caroline L. Perry sells to Dial (Agent: Allison Remcheck)

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HUDSON VALLEY FARM TABLE by Lee Kalpakis sells to Countryman Press (Agent: Adriana Stimola)

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PUEBLITO: TEN MAGICAL THINGS ABOUT A LITTLE TOWN by author-illustrator Juliana Perdomo sells to Holiday House/Neal Porter Books (Agent: Erica Rand Silverman)

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THE LIGHT IN EVERYTHING: AANIIN by Carole Lindstrom sells to Abrams (Agent: Allison Remcheck)

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/6/26 Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/6/26

The CCBC calls Matthew Cordell’s 102 a “magical and masterfully illustrated…marvel” in seventh starred review

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Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/6/26 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/6/26

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 7/12/2026

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SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING by Susan Goldman Rubin and Angela Robinson Witherspoon sells to Abrams (Agent: Allison Hellegers)

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THE PERIODIC TABLE OF POETRY by Irene Latham and Charles Waters sells to Lerner/Carolrhoda (Agent: Rosemary Stimola)

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Publishers Weekly calls Renée Watson’s EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN “a touching and intense exploration of the connective power of loss” in starred review

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Kirkus praises Renée Watson’s EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN in starred review: “Watson’s masterful storytelling…is compelling and deeply satisfying. An intensely emotional and beautifully written narrative”

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/1/26 Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/1/26

SLJ praises Monica Rojas’s PATCHWORK MEMORIES in starred review: “A beautiful and optimistic book . . . Children with a relative struggling with dementia will see that they’re not alone”

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School Library Journal calls EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN by Renée Watson “a powerful coming-of-age story rooted in nature, history, and self-discovery” in starred review

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