Kids News 2024

2024 Northern Lights Book Award Winner for Humor
Who’s Writing This Story?! by Robin Newman

This Week Junior’s Best Novel in Verse 2024
And, Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps


NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps


Moonbeam Gold Medal Winner: Best First Book
A Book For Bear by Ellen L. Ramsey

Picture Book Winner of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2024 (German Children’s Literature Award)
Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn



Girls’ Life Magazine (30th Anniversary Ed) Book Recs!
Witty in Pink by Erica George



Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Awards
Rivka’s Presents by Laurie Wallmark

Story Monsters Ink Front Cover Feature
I Am a Masterpiece by Mia Armstrong

CELEBRITY PICKS ‘Queer Eye’ Star and Best-Selling Author Jonathan Van Ness’ Favorite Recent Readers Book Review Roundup!
I Am a Masterpiece by Mia Armstrong

Good Housekeeping Round Up – Disability Representation
I Am A Masterpiece by Mia Armstrong






CBC’s Hot Off the Press (May 2024)
Who’s Writing This Story?! by Robin Newman

The Center for Children’s Literature Best Children’s Books of the Year (2024 edition)
Rivka’s Presents by Laurie Wallmark

CBC’s Teachers’ Favorites Award (3rd to 5th grade)
Queen of Chess by Laurie Wallmark

PW’s Children’s Books for National Poetry Month
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

Parade’s Best 13 Passover Books of All Time
On All Other Nights by Naomi Millner, et. al.


Framingham Reads Together 2024: Storywalk
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter by Laurie Wallmark

Publishers Weekly’s list for Women’s History Month
Journey to the Stars by Laurie Wallmark & Raakhee Mirchandani


Mathematical Book Prize Winner
Talia’s Codebook for Mathletes by Marissa Moss


CBC Hot Off the Press Spotlight
Journey to the Stars by Raakhee Mirchandani & Laurie Wallmark

Reading Eagle’s Great Books to Help Develop Sensitivity
Journey to the Stars by Raakhee Mirchandani & Laurie Wallmark



Target’s January Kids’ Book Club Pick
Queen of Chess by Laurie Wallmark

CBC’s “Hot off the Press” January Pick
I Am A Masterpiece by Mia Armstrong