Bianca Schulze: TCBR

Founder of The Children's Book Review. Reader-writer-reviewer!
Bestselling author of 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up, Don't Wake the Dragon, and more.

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📚 Newbery winner Meg Medina just handed us her summer reading list—and it's a good one.

YA, middle grade, and picture books for every kid on your list. Read her picks now on TCBR: https://t.co/BtLBJTg1Vz

#SummerReading
#KidLit
#MegMedina
#BookRecommendations
#MiddleGradeBooks

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@JeanneWHarvey Thanks for sharing, Jeanne!

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Great interview! "I feel grateful to Leo & to all the illustrators I’ve worked with. I learn so much about storytelling by studying how an illustrator approaches my stories in terms of what they choose to bring to the forefront & what they add that is not in my text."-Meg Medina

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Two authors with disabilities. Two middle grade novels. One uncanny connection.

Stacy Cervenka (Roxie in Color) & Ona Gritz (If You Find This Letter) on disability, family, and fiction 👇
https://t.co/dIM7cAHKDm

#MiddleGrade #KidLit #DisabilityRepresentation

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🛼 Cover reveal! My Roller Skates (@Candlewick) by Newbery Medal–winning author Meg Medina & illustrator Leo Espinosa is pure retro joy and it comes in Spanish too (Mis patines!). Out March 9, 2027. Full reveal + author interview on TCBR: https://t.co/nvjIIMQdHy #kidlit

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🌙 6 picture books that turn bedtime battles into bedtime magic. From Mo Willems' very persuasive pigeon to the hushed wonder of Owl Moon—this list has something for every kind of bedtime reader.
👉 https://t.co/RqHCocMXkC
#BedtimeBooks #PictureBooks #KidsBooks

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@NatCentAusChLit Glad you think so! 🥰

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Free summer reading kit — bingo cards, author studies, read-aloud guides & writing prompts — all tied to 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up. Yours to print & keep. ☀️📖
Download it free here (scroll down to the Fun Stuff heading): https://t.co/Rcm4ewjQOK

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A book that sings. Women who endured. Illustrations that take your breath away. 🌅
HOPE RODE by @LaurenKerstein is a lyrical tribute to Kentucky's packhorse librarians.
Read @JenaNBenton's Simply 7 interview → https://t.co/6I89cKuOav
#KidsLit #PictureBooks #LibrariansRock

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How does a picture book idea actually become a book?

On Beth Anderson's blog, @LaurenKerstein walks through her "Mining for Heart" process for HOPE RODE — from a single paragraph in a Jojo Moyes novel to a lyrical ode to the Packhorse Librarians: https://t.co/5gO7bmSX9l

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Min Tonai spent decades telling his story — not for himself, but so it would never happen again. Sadly, it still does. His story matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen to our conversation with @writerjolene and John Tonai about the picture book Unbreakable: https://t.co/uDA2Tkvkfk

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🐛🐱 Part kitty-cat, part caterpillar, 100% irresistible! We interviewed co-authors Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White about Kitty Caterpillar, illustrated by Brigette Barrager — including the giant crocheted puppet. Yes, really. https://t.co/LS5w1UskkD @MacKidsBooks

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Free summer reading kit — bingo cards, author studies, read-aloud guides & writing prompts — all tied to 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up. Yours to print & keep. ☀️📖
Download it free here (scroll down to the Fun Stuff heading): https://t.co/Rcm4ewjQOK

[Rebecca Morrison @contactrebecca]

What an absolute honor and thrill to have my debut novel, The Blue Dress, on this list… thank you so much!!! 🩵

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🌈 What happens when a little girl named Cookie decides love is worth fighting for?
Illustrator Z.B. @asterplume joins us to talk about bringing Rainbow Cookies (written by @lesleanewman) to life — joy, courage, and one unforgettable spread: https://t.co/9lV9UbdPQG @LevineQuerido

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@EastWestLit @lesleanewman @asterplume @LevineQuerido Love this one!

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📚 @MacKidsBooks' publicity team just revealed some of their most-anticipated middle grade books of 2026 — and the list does NOT disappoint.
Time travelers. Cryptid fish boys. 10 books, zero duds.
Your kid's next favorite is on this list: https://t.co/hnTuaSPvqv #mglit

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"Funny, exciting, and heartwarming, this sequel does not disappoint!" ⭐Our review of The Legendary Mo Seto: Martial Arts Star by @AYChanWrites 👉 https://t.co/smYB8F3SlN @SimonKIDS #MiddleGrade #KidLit #BookReview

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"Best friends forever" to "I'm never speaking to you again" in 12 seconds. 😅

@AYChanWrites wanted that exact energy in her Mo Seto books—and our new interview digs into why Mo isn't a perfect hero (she's better).

https://t.co/GntC0CBTG0

#MiddleGrade #MartialArts @SimonKIDS

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"Today we'll be eaten." 🐞✨
That's what a ladybug and dragonfly decide when a storm leaves them floating belly-up in a stream. Alan Barillaro's picture book debut is tender, funny, and surprisingly moving.
Full review: https://t.co/O1f16XMdyL
#KidLit #PictureBooks @penguinkids