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Congrats Antoinette Portis — UKLA award long listings —> TO ACTIVATE SPACE PORTAL, LIFT HERE NealPorterBooks

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September 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
viviankirkfield.bsky.social
COVER REVEAL ALERT!!!
It's fitting that such a special book written by Jenny Andrus should have such a special cover...thanks to illustrator @juliedowning.bsky.social ELSA'S CHESSBOARD, launches 4/29 #NealPorterBooks #HolidayHouse #immigration #chess viviankirkfield.com/2025/02/17/c...
February 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
Don't miss this amazing biography offering additional insight into of a superbly talented artist.
www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Lisa Robinson @hadleyhooper @NealPorterBooks @HolidayHouseBks #nonfiction #kidlit #PPBF
March 22, 2024 at 3:52 AM
stacysjensen.bsky.social
I’m excited I can officially share the cover of BEFORE I LIVED HERE. It’s a book about the history of the land where you live. Here is the fun cover by illustrator Victo Ngai. I can’t wait until the book releases on Aug. 26. #StacySJensen #VictoNgaiart #NealPorterBooks #history #artshelf #Colorado
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
heidiaubrey.bsky.social
Congratulations to Kate on her beautiful book! Join us tomorrow for KidLit Day at Hollins University.

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#nealporterbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #PictureBooks #MargaretWiseBrown
July 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!

Check out this great book by Curtis Manley & Jennifer K. Mann #nealporterbooks #penguinrandomhouse #kidlit
January 9, 2024 at 7:41 PM
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
This week's #PPBF choice has the right touch of nighttime adventure, reassurance, and love - a picture book to treasure.
www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Amy Hest @RenataLiwska @NealPorterBooks @HolidayHouseBks #PPBF #kidlit
March 1, 2024 at 8:47 AM
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
Sensory haiku pair beautifully with the textured mixed-media illustrations creating a wonder-filled #PPBF treasure. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... CurtisManley JenniferKMann NealPorterBooks #kidlit
January 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
amyhevron.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to City of Leafcutter Ants! This book was 8 years in the making, so I'm thrilled that it has received 4 starred reviews. Check it out where you buy books! #nealporterbooks #kidslit #stem #ants 🐜 🍃
June 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
eastwestlit.bsky.social
Congrats to THREE E/W Titles for 2027 GCBA Picturebook Award
@janetnolan.bsky.social Emily Cox @albertwhitman.bsky.social

@stacysjensen.bsky.social Victo Ngai NealPorterBooks

Belen Medina / Natalia Rojas Castro @simonkids.bsky.social Atheneum
February 23, 2026 at 12:18 AM
erindealey.bsky.social
Happy (almost) Book Birthday BEFORE I LIVED HERE + Six Qs with debut author Stacy S. Jensen @stacysjensen.bsky.social
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Happy (almost) Book Birthday BEFORE I LIVED HERE + Six Qs with debut author Stacy S. Jensen - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
BEFORE I LIVED HERE + 9 Qs with author Stacy S. Jensen
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August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
heidiaubrey.bsky.social
Thrilled to share that "Ada and the Goat" is the Honor Book winner for the 2026 Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature. Deeply grateful for this recognition.

@hollinskidlit.bsky.social @holiday-house.bsky.social #nealporterbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #PictureBooks #MargaretWiseBrown
Margaret Wise Brown Award badge, text about Honor Book recognition, and cover for "Ada and the Goat"
May 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
Discover the inspiration & some special information about Amy Hest & Renata Liwska's newest picture book - Bunny Should be Sleeping. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... #NealPorterBooks #HolidayHouseBks #interview
February 27, 2024 at 8:43 AM
andreaywang.bsky.social
Thank you to the young readers, teachers, and librarians of CA – I’m honored that LULI is part of this lovely roundup of picture books! 🥰🙏🏼🫖🍵 See all the nominees here: californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees

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Nominees — California Young Reader Medal
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February 7, 2024 at 3:19 AM
thehornbook.bsky.social
From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.com – @thehornbook.bsky.social #BGHB #PictureBook winner Hilary Horder Hippely's speech for I KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN OWL sbee.link/gy8dc3emqh #BGHB25 #kidlit #nealporterbooks #holidayhousebks
I Know How to Draw an Owl: Hilary Horder Hippely’s 2025 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech
From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
thehornbook.bsky.social
From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.com – @thehornbook.bsky.social #BGHB #PictureBook winner Matt James's speech for I KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN OWL sbee.link/6fu4xtnvre #BGHB25 #kidlit #nealporterbooks #holidayhousebks
I Know How to Draw an Owl: Matt James’s 2025 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech
From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
hatbooks.bsky.social
Hooray! Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker is a 2025 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended title! Such an honor for Listening to Trees--Orbis Picture Award is for outstanding NF for children. Thanks to @holidayhouse.bsky.social @artoftoshi.bsky.social #biography #NealPorterBooks
Picture book Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker, with Orbis Pictus Recommended Book seal on cover.
December 3, 2024 at 1:30 AM
hatbooks.bsky.social
In LA for college and school visits, Japanese American National Museum exhibits and signing copies of #ListeningtoTrees. All is well! 😀
#georgenakashimawoodworker @nakashimawoodworkers #japaneseamericanhistory #picturebooks #woodworking @holidayhousebks @nealporterbooks
November 10, 2024 at 5:20 AM
amyhevron.bsky.social
Earlier this month, I started a blog called Oh My Raven. On it I plan to share a bit about my creative process and recent musings. Here's a peek into the making of my latest picture book City of Leafcutter Ants. #kidlit #stem #ants #nealporterbooks

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the journey of making a book about leafcutter ants — oh my raven
Take a peek inside the process of writing and illustrating my latest book City of Leafcutter Ants.
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June 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
bargainsleuth.bsky.social
Strong-willed Genya sets her mind to attending art school in 1980s Ukraine, amidst the turmoil of Soviet control, the Cold War, and the unfolding Chernobyl nuclear disaster. #BookThreads #BookSky #Bookstagram #Cherenobyl #GraphicMemoir #ARCReview #NetGalley #ChernobylLifeandOtherDisasters #Memoir
📚Chernobyl, Life and Other Disasters #BookReview #NealPorterBooks #ARCReview #GraphicMemoir #Childrens
Strong-willed Genya sets her mind to attending art school in 1980s Ukraine, amidst the turmoil of Soviet control, the Cold War, and the unfolding Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK)
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February 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
bargainsleuth.bsky.social
Those of us of a certain age remember the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. An upcoming graphic memoir is being released of a girl living 80 miles away from the plant. Details--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview ##ChernobylLifeandOtherDisasters #Netgalley #ARCReview #GraphicMemoir #USSR #YevgeniaNayberg
📚Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir #BookReview #NealPorterBooks #ARCReview #ChildrensNonFiction #GraphicNovel
Strong-willed Genya sets her mind to attending art school in 1980s Ukraine, amidst the turmoil of Soviet control, the Cold War, and the unfolding Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (
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April 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
eastwestlit.bsky.social
Out-of-this-world book signing with Antoinette Portis at Children’s Book World + TO ACTIVATE SPACE PORTAL, LIFT HERE #NealPorterBooks #KidlitMegaFeed
October 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
michaelgenhart.bsky.social
Thank you #JaneAddamsPeaceAssociation for including SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY among these wonderful activist titles! #JohnParraArt #NealPorterBooks #HolidayHouseBooks for Young People
August 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
jandrus.bsky.social
COVER REVEAL ALERT!!!
It's fitting that such a special book written by Jenny Andrus should have such a special cover...thanks to illustrator @juliedowning.bsky.social ELSA'S CHESSBOARD, launches 4/29 #NealPorterBooks #HolidayHouse #immigration #chess viviankirkfield.com/2025/02/17/c...
Cover Reveal: ELSA’S CHESSBOARD
I feel so lucky that I meet so many amazing kidlit authors and illustrators. Sometimes I meet them at conferences. Sometimes our paths cross during an online class. And other times, mutual friends …
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February 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
amyhevron.bsky.social
Fun to see City of Leafcutter Ants on Booklist Editors' Choice 2024 List for Young Nonfiction! So many great books on here! @holidayhouse.bsky.social
#nealporterbooks #kidlit #stem #ants
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2024, by | Booklist Online
Booklist Online Book Review: Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2024. FEATURE. First published December 1, 2024 (Booklist). Books For Youth
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December 13, 2024 at 3:20 PM