Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – June 13 Edition

CHILDREN’S LIT

9 Titles to Learn About Juneteenth – SLJ

The best books for children about refugees – The Guardian

Gen Z Parents Not Reading to Children Alarms Experts – Newsweek

Maurice Sendak’s Wild Things Drawing Sells for Record $625,000 at Heritage Auctions – Intelligent Collector

Peter Brown rebooted ‘The Wild Robot’ for the preschool set. His underlying message remains – LA Times

LIBRARIES

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump – CBS News

Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in IMLS Lawsuit – American Libraries

YA LIT

10+ LGBTQ+ YA books to celebrate Pride Month 2025 – United by Pop

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in June 2025 – Reactor

War and wonder: The best new YA and intermediate fiction – New Zealand Listener