Looking for a new way to teach the classics? Bring beloved stories to life for a new generation with our graphic novel adaptations and teacher’s guides!
Continue readingGraphic Novel Classics: Teacher’s Guides
Ten Years of School’s First Day of School!
Happy birthday to the classic picture book, School’s First Day of School! For ten years, this book has been helping kids and their grown-ups get ready for a nerve-wracking milestone. To celebrate, we asked Caldecott-winning illustrator, Christian Robinson, to share a behind-the-scenes look at his process.
Continue readingTeacher’s Guides for Every Occasion!
If you’re looking to boost your lesson plans with great reads and important classroom discourse, we have a selection of guides to help! This list of teacher’s guides for every occasion can help you plan for the year! From well-loved canon to important historical moments, you’ll find pre-reading questions, discussion topics, and common core ties that are evergreen conversation starters.
Continue readingJuly 2026 New Releases
Browse all of our July new releases, including new picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult, graphic novels, and paperbacks!
Activity Kit: How to Be a Proper Ogre by Kelly DiPucchio; illustrated by Janie Bynum
ALA 2026 Conference Resource Center
We’re so excited to see our librarian friends on June 25 to June 29 in Chicago!
What’s inside
What’s inside
What’s inside
What’s inside our ALA Resource Center:
- Make the most of your ALA experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
Check our ALA schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.
- We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
Download our digital catalogs, request digital preview copies, and fill out our checklist survey for your chance to win a collection of free books for your library!
- Not attending ALA?
You can still download digital resources, request preview copies, and more!
Teacher’s Guide: Bread Is Love by Pooja Makhijani; illustrated by Lavanya Naidu
Activity Kit: Beware the Sock Monkeys! by Jonathan Stutzman; illustrated by Heather Fox
Books for National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
President George W. Bush proclaimed June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, making it a national holiday in 2006. However, this holiday was founded by Dr. Claire Nelson and celebrated by the Institute of Caribbean Studies in 2000. Find a list of books about celebrating the history, contributions, and culture of Caribbean-American people below!
How this Book Was Made: How A Bear Became A Book by Annette Bay Pimentel and Faith Pray
Go behind the scenes of How a Bear Became a Book by Annette Bay Pimentel and Faith Pray, the unforgettable story of the collaboration that created the world’s favorite bear.
Read on for an interview with Mark Podesta, Editor at Holt Books for Young Readers, Melisa Vuong, Designer, Annette Bay Pimentel, author, and Faith Pray, illustrator of How a Bear Became a Book. Plus, find behind-the-scenes images from the process!
Once you’ve fallen in love with the art and story behind this book, enter for a chance to win an art print from the book.
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