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Say What?!

Okay, so this very well may just be me, but does anyone else notice how the wording of certain expressions and phrases sometimes suddenly changes—like, almost overnight? Case in point: the phrase “by accident.” I don’t hear people say this much anymore. It seems like everyone’s now saying “on accident.” Not that this difference matters […]Read more "Say What?!"
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A Birthday Book

Did you guys know that August is the most popular birth month? It’s true. As someone who loves birthdays (both mine and other people’s), I think that makes August pretty special. It also makes August an apt time to talk about Sam Is Six (cover pictured), a book I wrote because of my love of birthdays. […]Read more "A Birthday Book"
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Free Book Friday: Out of Darkness

It’s Friday! Congratulations to Mindy Rhiger (@mindyreads), who’s won the Lab galley giveaway. DM us your address, and we’ll choose 5 galleys to send your way.This week, we’re continuing our Lab 5th anniversary fun by giving away a copy of Ashley Hope Pérez’s Out of Darkness, which has already earned two stars from Kirkus Reviews and School […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Out of Darkness"
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New Books for Fall

Last week, we had fun presenting our new fall books in a librarian preview webinar. I thought I’d share a few of Millbrook’s upcoming nonfiction titles today. Next month, I’m hoping to share more about some of our upcoming picture books. Without any further ado . . . The Great Monkey Rescue is an exciting new […]Read more "New Books for Fall"
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Q&A with Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson has written award-winning picture books and the Coretta Scott King Award honoree No Crystal Stair—a young adult documentary novel with illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. Below Vaunda answers questions about her latest book The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore (also illustrated by R. Gregory Christie), a picture book about her […]Read more "Q&A with Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"