Publisher Spotlight

05/31/2026

Check out this Fall 26 preview from the fabulous Elizabeth Bird featuring new clients Messy Press, Do Re Mi Books, and Medicine Wheel Publishing--"The small publishers that produce rare, wild, interesting, strange books for kids. The kinds of books that upset expectations."

Today, we're going to zero in instead on the l'il guys. The small publishers that produce rare, wild, interesting, strange books for kids. The kinds of books that upset expectations.

04/21/2026

It's not too late to join Promising Picture Books with Booklist today at 1pm CDT! Guest author (Mole and the Mound) Will Hamilton-Davies will be joining us, too, thanks to our friends at Post Wave Publishing!
https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjMyODMzNCZwPTEmdT0xMTY3OTc2ODExJmxpPTEyMTI4MzU1NQ/index.html

03/23/2026

We love partnering with Belmont University for our Publisher Spotlight interns. Students get hands-on experience with a variety of publishers and we get young people who want a career in publishing—everyone wins! Belmont University

03/14/2026

03/12/2026

One of the best ways to honor FREADOM is to learn more about its history. Check out this new nonfiction book about the 1939 Library Sit-In here: https://www.alxnow.com/2026/03/11/new-childrens-book-tells-story-of-alexandrias-1939-library-sit-in/
Creston Books

A new children's book is highlighting the historic work of Samuel Wilbert Tucker, an attorney from Alexandria who pioneered one of the first library sit-ins against Jim Crow segregation. "Fight for the Right to Read" tells the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in as Tucker, at age 26, led a group....

02/18/2026

Please join us! We can't imagine a better guide than Susannah Richards for this topic!
This coming Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4pm EST!
https://tinyurl.com/5cpdrhh7

02/02/2026

For the love of music 🎶

Featured books: 

~The Happiest Lion Cub 
~Imagine!: Rhymes of Hope to Shout Together 
~Marching Band 
~The Soul of the Violin 
~Sounds Good!: Discover 50 Instruments
~After the Wallpaper Music 
~Solo 
~Music of the Mountains

01/30/2026

Not your usual bunny book!