Watch our Winter 2021 School & Library Preview, featuring author Katherine Applegate!

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Discover your next favorite book with the MacKids School & Library Winter 2021 Preview! Hear from our team as they present some of our wonderful upcoming titles, including picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles!

Plus, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate joins us to reveal the cover of her new middle grade novel WILLODEEN (available in September 2021!)

Timestamps:
2:35 – Picture Books
16:20 – Middle Grade Books
33:36 – Katherine Applegate reveals the cover of WILLODEEN!
42:50 – Young Adult Books

MacKids Winter 2021 Preview Title ListDownload the Winter 2021 Preview handout here!

2021 Starred Reviews Round-Up

January 12, 2021January 19, 2021

Does your collection include this year’s critically acclaimed books? See what Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, Publishers Weekly, and more, say about the top reviewed books of 2021 for kids and teens!

Discover this year’s top reviewed books →

MacKids Spotlight: George M. Johnson

November 24, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the author of the young adult novel All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson. George shares more about their inspiration for this book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!

Read a Q&A with George M. Johnson here →

MacKids Spotlight: Aiden Thomas

November 10, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the author of the young adult novel Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Aiden shares more about their inspiration for this book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!

Read a Q&A with Aiden Thomas here →

MacKids Spotlight: Anna-Marie McLemore

October 27, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the author of the young adult novel Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore. Anna-Marie shares more about their inspiration for this book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!

Read a Q&A with Anna-Marie here →

MacKids Spotlight: Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes

October 20, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the creators of the stunning picture book Black is a Rainbow Color, Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes! Angela and Ekua share more about their inspiration for this picture book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!

Read a Q&A with Angela and Ekua here →

MacKids Spotlight: Kat Leyh

October 13, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the author of the middle grade graphic novel Snapdragon by Kat Leyh. Kat shares more about her inspiration for this book, her most memorable teachers and librarians, her favorite childhood books, and more!

Read a Q&A with Kat here →

#NativeVoices Books for Kids & Teens

October 3, 2020December 2, 2020

Discover fiction and nonfiction books by Indigenous author and illustrators. Share these books with your young readers on Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12, during Native American Heritage Month in November, and all year long! Plus, request a digital ARC of Firekeeper’s Daughter, the groundbreaking new thriller (coming in March 2021) from debut author Angeline Boulley!

Discover #NativeVoices books here →

MacKids Spotlight: Echo Brown

September 29, 2020January 20, 2021

Meet the author of the young adult novel Black Girl Unlimited, Echo Brown! Echo shares more about her inspiration for this book, her most memorable teachers and librarians, her creative process, and more!

Read a Q&A with Echo here →

Activity Kit: Embrace Difference, Make a Difference

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

This fall, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group invites you to embrace difference! From our favorite foods and activities to how our families look and the stories that we know, everyone is different. These differences, from the small and simple to the large and complicated are important. Check out some of our favorite books to start the conversation!

Learn more here→