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A Soggy Stump Deep Dive: Preview THE FROGGY LIBRARY by Julie Fiveash
Just in time for Native American Heritage Month we've a preview of Diné cartoonist, zinester, and librarian Julie Fiveash's upcoming graphic novel debut!
“… good and evil, life and death, order and chaos.” We’re Talking Persian Mythology Today with Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
Folks, I think it's fair to say that the Persian myths on your library shelves are in serious need of an upgrade. Happily, one is here, and we're talking about it today.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Arlene Sardine by Chris Raschka
"Then she was smoked, delicately. She was delicately smoked. Delicately smoked was she." Like it when your picture book protagonists are killed off halfway through the title? Then you're gonna LOVE today's book.
Happy Halloween! And What Better Time for a Pumpkin Princess Q&A with Steven Banbury?
Visit a land that's more like, "a tale from folklore, rather than in a magical fictional setting." We talk Pumpkin Kings (and their living wards) with Steven Banbury.
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!
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