🎉 Double trouble and a whole lot of magic! 🧙‍♀️🐱 Huge congratulations to Beth Ferry and Charles Santoso! "Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet." A Silver Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! ✨ #IrmaBlackAward #KidLit @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet

Congratulations to Neil Sharpson and @dansantat.bsky.social 🐟✨ "Don’t Trust Fish" has officially hooked the Gold Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! The kids have spoken, and they clearly have excellent taste! 🏆👏 #IrmaBlackAward #KidLit @unshavedmouse.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu

"Pedro's Yo-Yos" written by Rob Peñas and illustrated by Carl Angel is a 2025 Irma Black Award contender. There's still time to sign-up and participate! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @thatcarlangel.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu @leeandlow.bsky.social #bankstreet #irmablackaward #bankstreetcbc

"The Book That Almost Rhymed" written by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social and illustrated by @metahatem.bsky.social is a 2025 Irma Black Award contender. There's still time to sign-up and participate! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet #irmablackaward #bankstreetcbc

"Claudette Colvin - I Want Freedom Now!" Written by Claudette Colvin & Phillip Hoose, and illustrated by Bea Jackson #FarrarStrausGiroux is a 2025 Irma Black Award contender. There's still time to sign-up! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet #irmablackaward #bankstreetcbc

"Meena's Saturday" written by Kusum Mepani and illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail (Kokila) is a 2025 Irma Black Award contender. There's still time to sign-up and participate! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... #KusumMepani #yasmeeny #kokilabooks @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet #irmablackaward

Congrats to Carmen Agra Deedy and Raúl Colón! 🥜✨ "The Peanut Man" has officially taken home a Silver Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! A well-deserved win chosen by the ultimate critics—the kids themselves! 🏆👏 @bankstreet.edu #kidlit #IrmaBlackAward #bankstreet