Category: LBYR blog

Read the 2025 American Library Association award winners from LBYR!

Toot toot, vehicles with personality coming through!!

As a kid, movie Westerns were a big deal. Of course, I was unaware of racist and sexist tropes then and the lack of representation...

A Q&A with Creator Melissa Iwai and Publisher Christy Ottaviano on the making of Let’s Party: A DIY Illustrated Guide to 10 Fantastic Birthday Parties

Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, Kwame Alexander and Charly Palmer's How Sweet the Sound celebrates the rich history of Black music in America...

At LBYR we are committed to honoring Black voices year-round, and with Black History Month right around the corner...

History was always one of my favorite subjects in school. I loved the memorization, the plethora movies available, and the passion that my teachers had for the subject...

One of my favorite things about picture books is the art! I love getting lost in immersive spreads or finding exciting easter eggs between the pages...

Are there two words that incite more joy in a child’s heart than SNOW DAY?!!? (Ok, "summer vacation". You got me there. But hear me out.)...

One of my favorite things as a children’s book marketer is opening boxes of fresh, shiny new books...

Dear custodian of a newly initiated member of the library, please read the following to your charge...