Watch our Spring 2025 School & Library Virtual Preview!


Watch our MacKids School & Library Spring 2025 Preview Event where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators Marzieh Abbas (The Camel Library); Askel Aden (Love, Misha); and Kasia Babis (Breadcrumbs)!

Plus author Kristen Mei Chase was in conversation discussing her picture book debut, We Are American, Too, an exquisitely illustrated exploration of Asian American history, identity, and pride. Also, we were thrilled to have the #1 New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Ibram X. Kendi with us! Dr. Kendi was in conversation talking about Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers, a powerful biography about the life of Malcolm X!

Bad Kitty: Party Animal by Nick Bruel Sweepstakes, Activity Kit + Book Club Discussion Guide

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nick Bruel’s New York Times-Bestselling Series with this class set of books and party favors! This series is purr-fect for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS, comic book fans, and cranky cats.

Winners will receive a class set of Bad Kitty: Party Animal books and Bad Kitty Kazoos!

No purchase necessary. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are age 21 years of age or older. Entry period begins at 11:59 PM (ET) on Monday, January 13, 2025 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Void where prohibited. For full Official Rules, visit . Sponsored by MCPG, 120 Broadway 10271.


Bad Kitty: Party Animal by Nick Bruel
Ages 7 to 10

It’s Puppy’s birthday and Kitty can’t seem to do anything right in this brand new graphic novel adventure by New York Times-bestselling creator Nick Bruel, for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS.

It’s Puppy’s birthday and Kitty would rather be anywhere else.

While Puppy gets a BIG present and a very special birthday breakfast, all Kitty can do is pop the balloons, topple the cake, and cause mayhem…unless, she can learn how to let Puppy have the spotlight.

Help Puppy (and Kitty) celebrate this special day in this graphic novel about sibling rivalry, and learning how to share, in the latest full-color addition to the bestselling Bad Kitty series.

Activity Kit + Book Club Discussion Guide: Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy

Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy
Ages 8 to 12

When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior’s center, they think they must be seeing double. While they both knew they were adopted, they had no idea they had a biological sibling, let alone an identical twin! The similarities are only skin deep, though, because while Aviva has a big personality and even bigger Broadway plans, Holly is more the quiet dreamer type who longs to become a famous author like her grandfather.

One thing the girls do have in common is their curiosity about how the other celebrates the holidays. What better way to discover the magic of the holidays than to experience them firsthand? The girls secretly trade lives, planning to stage a dramatic reveal to their families. Two virtual strangers swapping homes, holidays, and age-old traditions–what could possibly go wrong? Find out in this sweet as a sugarplum and satisfying as a latke middle grade novel by Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, and Joanne Levy, award-winning author of Sorry for Your Loss and several other books for tweens.

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NCTE 2024 Conference Resource Center

We’re so excited to see our educator friends November 21 to 24 in Boston, MA!

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What’s inside our NCTE and ALAN Workshop Resource Center:
  • Make the most of your NCTE and ALAN Workshop experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
    Check our NCTE and ALAN Workshop 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 and request digital review copies!
  • Not attending NCTE?
    You can still download digital resources, request review copies, and more!
Visit the NCTE Resource Center here →