When I heard the news that the CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Book Lovers’ Literary Awards) were coming to an end, I felt a little melancholy.

The CYBILS began at the height of the late aughts blog boom and were the first book award committee that I was ever a part of. I met some great people and learned a lot from serving on those committees.

Thank you, CYBILS.

So why don’t we have a look at new interactive books for 2026? It’s a smaller group than I expected . . .

Paywall, schmaywall – I’m screenshotting the New York Times best selling books of the week so we can talk about them. First up, picture books:

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Always a surprise when the #1 bestseller is a book I haven’t seen yet. But now I’ll be on the lookout for MAC & CHEESE. The rest of the list is a bit of a mix of icons (The Cat in the Hat, The Pigeon), bestseller staples (THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR!, etc.), and starting school books (ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN, TIME FOR SCHOOL LITTLE BLUE TRUCK).

And now on to middle grade.

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Wow – a Who’s Who of familiar faces: Palacio (incredibly STILL at the top of this list), Gratz, Applegate, Riordan, and Korman, with some K-POP Demon Hunters for good measure.

Anything jump out to you?

Over at the New York Times, I share 11 books that I think Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans will enjoy. If you don’t already have them in your library, these might be some good books to have on hand.

Even if you aren’t a Times subscriber, you can use the gift link below to read it.

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I recently did another picture book parody deep dive on Amazon, and here’s what I found.

*NOTE* You might find some of these books inappropriate. Don’t blame me, I’m just showing them.

Let’s have a look . . .

Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

They all took a bath together in one big tub?!? And no one finds that even a little bit creepy? Also, why are they exercising after they bathe? Should they not exercise first? And why exercise right before bed?

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The list of suggestions at Heavy Medal (a Newbery Blog) is a great place to start your reading.

Leading the way so far? Boston Globe – Horn Book Award winner Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff.

Click here to head over to Heavy Medal and check out the entire list of suggestions.

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I’m here to name a few brand-new (2026) books that you might want to have on hand for the beginning of the 2026-27 school year, before disappearing into the forests of Endor.

IN THIS CLASSROOM by Andrew Hackett, illustrated by Arthur Lin

CLEM CLAM THE CLASS CLOWN by Laurie Keller

WELCOE TO OUR CLASSROOM by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

SCHOOL FOR WOODLAND CREATURES by Lauren Castillo

WHO KNOWS THE WAY TO MR. GRIMLY’S CLASSROOM? by Chris Priestley, illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorcio

A DAY OFF SCHOOL by Oliver Jeffers, illustrated by Kevin Waldron

SCHOOL SPIRITS by Charlotte Gunnufson, illustrated by Rebecca Crane

MR. WOLF’S CLASS: THE NEW STUDENT by Aron Nels Steinke

THE WORRY-WORRY WHALE AND THE CLASSROOM JITTERS by Deborah Diesen

THANK YOU, SCHOOL by Louise Borden, illustrated by Paige Keiser

MI ESCUELA IS MY SCHOOL by Laurenne Sala, illustrated by Zara González Hoang

A NOT SO PERFECT START BY TRUDY LUDWIG, ILLUSTRATED BY MARIBEL LECHUGA

TIME FOR SCHOOL: HOW HUMANS LEARN by Leah Payne, illustrated by Paige Jung

SEBASTIAN METZGER SOLVES A STICKY SITUATION by Kyle Lukoff

FIA HOSEIN FINDS HER BEAT by Tracey Baptiste