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

What a horrible book! How is abusive parenting supposed to be funny? How is it supposed to be appropriate to read to children?!? Terrible, terrible, terrible book.

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It’s Debut Month on The Yarn podcast – featuring first time authors N. West Moss (middle grade novel Birdy) and Nancy Hubdgins (Ursula Nordstrom bio Books Good Enough for You).

In both episodes, we learn about the road to publication and the joys and challenges of writing their debuts.

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Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’25-’26 School Year

Top 10 Circulated Graphic Novels of the ’25-’26 School Year

#10. I am Helen Keller by Brad Meltzer

#9. Pelé, king of soccer = Pelé, el rey del fútbol by Monica Brown

#8. Who was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet B. Pascal

#7. Look up with me : Neil deGrasse Tyson : a life among the stars by Jennifer Berne

#6. Louis Braille by Vegara Sánchez

#5. Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso

#4. Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Bryan Collier

#3. Taylor Swift : superstar! by Shana Corey

#2. Spotlight on Cynthia Erivo by Elizabeth Dennis

#1. Spotlight on Ariana Grande by Hunter M. Green

In May . . .

. . . I shared 10 spring books I was excited about.

And it was so tough to narrow down the list, I made a second list.

. . . Ruth McNally Barshaw visited our school!

Actually, she visited in March, but in May I shared a gallery of photos from the (wonderful) day.

. . . we checked in on potential Newbery and Caldecott contenders.

Take the Goodreads lists with a grain of salt, but they’re already spotting some of the best books of the year.

Fodor’s has released their list of the ten best children’s bookstores in America.

These kinds of lists are subjective as heck (because everyone’s favorite indie children’s bookstore is their own local indie children’s bookstore), but I like seeing Fodor’s share some bookstore love.

Any you’d add to the list?

You never know how crazy your library opinions are until you share them, so that’s what I’m doing today.

Do you keep all your Dav Pilkey books (not including picture books) together in the fiction section? Or do you put the chapter books (Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta) in the fiction section and the comics (Dog Man, Cat Kid Comics Club) in the graphic novel section?

I’m asking because we’ve been keeping them all together in the fiction section (to make it easier for kids to find them all), but I’m very curious what other folks do in their libraries.

I even made a poll about it and I’d love for you to vote.

There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times.

Click here to read the gift link.

This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to some it’s become a negative distraction.

What do you think?

Today we’re looking at the most popular books in our graphic novel section. Among the expected Raina Telgemeier dominance, there are a couple surprises.

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#10. Dragon vs. Unicorn: Friends or Frenemies? by P.J. Hoover, illustrated by Lisa Wiley

#9. I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis and Alvaro Sarraseca

#8. Spiderman: Rush Hour!

#7. Cat Ninja: Time Heist by Matthew Cody, illustrated by Chad Thomas

#6. Cat Ninja: Welcome to the ‘Burbs by Matthew Cody, illustrated by Chad Thomas

#5. Logan Likes Mary Anne! (Babysitter’s Club #8) by Ann M. Martin & Gale Galligan

#4. Guts by Raina Telgemeier

#3. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

#2. Cloud Puppy by Kelly Leigh Miller

#1. Smile by Raina Telgemeier

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

One double page spread has the following words – ooops – word:
“Sam.” For all you slow folks out there that means – ONE WORD IN TWO PAGES. Uh-uh. Another double page spread has this following text:
“That’s why.”
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First up is the Fiction section – or should I call it the Wimpy Kid/Dog Man section? Overall, illustrations, humor, and series continue to reign. It’s not a very surprising list this year.

Some readers might be wondering why Dog Man is in our fiction section and not our graphic novel section. I agree it’s a bit weird, but we really wanted to keep all the Dav Pilkey books (Capt. Underpants, Cat Kid Comic Club, Dog Man, etc.) together on the shelf, rather than having students visit two locations to see what was in. Maybe we’ll change that someday.

Here are the most circulated fiction books of 2025-26:

#10. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey

#9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney

#8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

#7. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey

#6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney

#5. The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

#4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party Pooper by Jeff Kinney

#3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney

#2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diaper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney

#1. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey by Dav Pilkey