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Announcing Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids: 2025 Edition!!
You lucky ducks. You're getting an extra special sneak peek of Evanston Public Library's illustrious year end list of some of the best children's books of 2025. Enjoy!
Cover Repackage Reveal: Laurie Halse Anderson Talks Abigail Adams, Disease, and FEVER 1793
Would you like to hear a story? A true one? One told by Laurie Halse Anderson? Discover the tale of how Abigail Adams inoculated her family against smallpox, and see the repackage of Anderson's Fever 1793.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Oh no! It's a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Situation! We tackle our first Dav Pilkey and stumble on an overly familiar trope.
The Blue House I Loved: A Q&A with Creators Kao Kalia Yang and Jen Shin
Memory and nostalgia in a Hmong home in St. Paul fuels this enticing picture book. I talk with the creators to learn more about nostalgia and the role architecture plays in our memories.
Publisher Preview: NorthSouth Books (Spring 2026)
This season, we're seeing books about Nowruz and architectural spiders, reluctant frogs and inadvertently heroic wolves. It's all here! Come look!
Think Pink! A Party Pooper Q&A with Jeff Kinney
As Jeff Kinney's 20th Wimpy Kid book comes out today I reminisce about his early days and then we chat about buses, bookstores, and more.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: What Was I Cared Of? by Dr. Seuss
In our latest consideration for Halloween, Kate and I discuss the difficulty of saying the term "anapestic tetrameter" aloud, why the true star of this book should be named "Torselus Todd", and (I won't lie) we may use the term "badonkadonk" more than once.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
In our latest consideration for Halloween, Kate and I discuss the difficulty of saying the term "anapestic tetrameter" aloud, why the true star of this book should be named "Torselus Todd", and (I won't lie) we may use the term "badonkadonk" more than once.
Review of the Day: The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
I’ve noticed something about Daniel Nayeri. With every middle grade novel for kids that he writes he gets a little bit sharper. A little bit sleeker. A little bit funnier. A little bit faster. And this latest title? It’s a little bit one of the best books of the year
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