Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – December 12 Edition

CHILDREN’S LIT

2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea – 100 Scope Notes

The best Canadian children’s books of 2025 – CBC

Let it snow with these 4 picture books – BookPage

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Middle Grade: January-June 2026 – LGBTQ Reads

ND Stevenson on Picking Back Up the Pirate Fantasy Project He Started as a Teen – Autostraddle

New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: December 2025 – Publishers Weekly

Our 2026 Mock Caldecott Results! – 100 Scope Notes

Pippi Longstocking turns 80 and still teaches kids how to be free – YNet

Reading Rainbow Host Mychal Threets Is Sparking Joy, One Story at a Time – Readers Digest

LIBRARIES

Creating a Welcoming Culture for Caregivers at Storytime – ALSC

Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment. – Lit Hub

YA LIT

2026 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Fall Round-Up – YALSA

A ‘Hugely Valuable’ Resource: Author Bill Konigsberg Explains Why Queer Teens Need Books About Sex and Sexuality – PEN America