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Executive Editor at Random House Studio ๐Ÿ“š

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A bright royal/navy blue door takes up the entire cover. It's slightly open, and Emily is peering out. You can see her face and hair and parts of her bright red dress. The door she is opening is on the left, on the right is the other side of the door and the title is in lower-case white paint, each word appearing underneath the word before it. The author's and illustrator's names are below in smaller white type.

A bright royal/navy blue door takes up the entire cover. It's slightly open, and Emily is peering out. You can see her face and hair and parts of her bright red dress. The door she is opening is on the left, on the right is the other side of the door and the title is in lower-case white paint, each word appearing underneath the word before it. The author's and illustrator's names are below in smaller white type.

Run--don't walk--to your local bookstore to get @melrosenberg.bsky.social's #PB EMILY SAW A DOOR, illus. by Orit Magia. Yesterday was it's American ๐ŸŽˆBook Birthday๐ŸŽˆ!
Congratulations for a lovely book about perseverance, imagination and finally, an invitation to all! #kidlit

25.02.2026 20:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 494 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Nice Work by Nicholas Day A peach treeโ€™s slow growth gives way to a budding understanding of change and time in this profound picture book from Day (How t...

โ˜… โ€œA peach treeโ€™s slow growth gives way to a budding understanding of change and timeโ€ in Nicholas Day and illustrator Hala Tahboubโ€™s โ€œgently philosophical gemโ€ of a picture book, NICE WORK

18.02.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nice Work

Nice Work

#Bookaday I added Nice Work, by Nicholas Day and Hala Tahboub, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

14.02.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Nicholas Day/Corey Tabor Cover Reveal and Q&A? Itโ€™s Gotta Be a Look at A Riddle of Eels

"An irony of having so many excellent nonfiction books for children is that it can appear that we already know everything... Thatโ€™s not true, of course. But it can feel that way." Nicholas Day & Corey Tabor discuss their latest eel-rific book: afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/13/a...

13.02.2026 12:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Snow Geese Season

Snow Geese Season

Cover Reveal: Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel and @ebgoodale.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/snow...

02.02.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The APALA Award for picture book goes to โ€˜Many Things at Onceโ€™ by Veera Hiranandani, illus. by Nadia Alam #ALAyma

26.01.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Best Childrenโ€™s Books of 2025 Here are the yearโ€™s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our childrenโ€™s books editor.

The New York Times selects the Best Children's Books of 2025 | NYT

15.12.2025 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fanfare 2025 Booklist Our choices for the best books of the year.

A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER by Nicholas Day + @yasimamura.bsky.social (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congrats! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Nonfiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/yg3we76hxc

12.12.2025 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promotional graphic announcing YALSA's 2026 Award Finalists. Features the covers of eight nominated books. YMA and YALSA logos.

Promotional graphic announcing YALSA's 2026 Award Finalists. Features the covers of eight nominated books. YMA and YALSA logos.

The 2026 finalists for the William C. Morris Award and Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award have been announced!

Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn

Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX

YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.

05.12.2025 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ramadan Rain by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow A child grapples with โ€œneeds and wants and wishesโ€ during Ramadan in this quietly moving picture book from Thompkins-Bigelow and...

โ˜… โ€œA child grapples with โ€˜needs and wants and wishesโ€™ during Ramadanโ€ in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelowโ€™s โ€œquietly movingโ€ picture book RAMADAN RAIN, illustrated by Aliaa Betawi

04.12.2025 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So excited to be doing a book with Marcy Campbell, Rachael Cole & @anniekelley.bsky.social !!

26.11.2025 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Eek! Canโ€™t wait!

26.11.2025 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Publishers' Preview: Fall 2025: Five Questions for Nicholas Day From the September/October 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Nicholas Day abt A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "Thereโ€™s no science literacy w/o narrative. We see + interpret our world through stories, + that includes the world of science" www.hbook.com/story/publis...

31.10.2025 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Together We Are Sunshine by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Sunshine becomes a metaphorical thread connecting three brown-skinned sisters during a frolicsome afternoon in Thompkins-Bigelow...

โ€œSunshine becomes a metaphorical thread connecting three brown-skinned sistersโ€ in picture book TOGETHER WE ARE SUNSHINE, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelowโ€™s โ€œaptly written portrayal of sibling dynamics,โ€ illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

02.10.2025 19:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So happy to be sharing a #BookBirthday with this tour-de-force. Urgent, propulsive, and ultimately hopeful. It's a stunner.

Add A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER, by Nicholas Day, with illustrations by @yasimamura.bsky.social, to your TBR!

bookshop.org/p/books/a-wo...

09.09.2025 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Q & A with Nicholas Day In 'A World Without Summer,' Nicholas Day traces the devastating fallout from the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, which triggered a worldwide climate shock.

Nicholas Day spoke with PW about his latest work of narrative nonfiction for young readers, โ€˜A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out,โ€™ and the storyโ€™s genesis

05.09.2025 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bob the Vampire Snail Bob the Vampire Snail [Zuill, Andrea] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bob the Vampire Snail

Bob the Vampire is now out and about. Heโ€™s also honored to be Amazonโ€™s Best Kidโ€™s Book for August, ages 3 to 7! Hereโ€™s a link to get your copy bit.ly/4oqyJGC

05.08.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Wow. Nicolas Day is becoming my favorite nonfiction writer. A World Without Summer is brilliant. Somehow he seamlessly is able to connect things in the world that may appear to be unrelated. An 1815 volcano, the writing of Frankenstein, and what is happening in the world todayโ€ฆ.Seriously!!?? ๐Ÿคฏ

03.07.2025 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day Day (The Mona Lisa Vanishes) and Imamura (Love in the Library) chronicle the story of Mount Tamboraโ€™s 1815 volcanic eruption in ...

โ˜… Nicholas Day and illustrator Yas Imamura โ€œchronicle the story of Mount Tamboraโ€™s 1815 volcanic eruptionโ€ in their โ€œintenseโ€ middle grade nonfiction collaboration, A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER: A VOLCANO ERUPTS, A CREATURE AWAKENS, AND THE SUN GOES OUT

20.06.2025 14:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bob the Vampire Snail by Andrea Zuill Something going โ€œTHUD!โ€ in the night has turned the once-ordinary snail protagonist of this picture book into a vampireโ€”he gains...

โ˜… Picture book BOB THE VAMPIRE SNAIL by Andrea Zuill โ€œis a work that young readers can sink their teeth intoโ€ thatโ€™s โ€œdelivered with Mad magazineโ€“worthy laughsโ€

11.06.2025 19:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Doorโ€™s Open! A Cover Reveal and Q&A with Mel Rosenberg on Emily Saw a Door Writing children's books? There's no set deadline to publish your first. We talk with Mel Rosenberg about his first picture book at age 74 and his unique path to publication.

Writing children's books? There's no set deadline to publish your first. We talk with Mel Rosenberg about his first picture book at age 74 and his unique path to publication. #kidlit ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘ afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/11/d...

11.06.2025 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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HICK: THE TRAILBLAZING JOURNALIST WHO CAPTURED ELEANOR ROOSEVELTโ€™S HEART (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social) by Sarah Miller will receive a starred review in the July/August 2025 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/july-a...

29.05.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Baby's first PB!
So much gratitude for my agent @joycekay.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social
And my editor! @anniekelley.bsky.social
And of course... here's looking at you PB Party judges! So excited to be collaborating with you @danielmiyares.bsky.social !!

09.05.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Climate Shock Realized: A Cover Reveal and Conversation with Nicholas Day About A World Without Summer A global disaster on an epic scale all thanks to a single volcanic eruption? It's not science fiction, it's history, and today I get to grill Nicholas Day about his deep dive into the world of 1816.

A global disaster on an epic scale all thanks to a single volcanic eruption? It's not science fiction, it's history, and today I get to grill Nicholas Day about his deep dive into the world of 1816 and reveal the cover ofhis latest! #kidlit ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘ afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/23/c...

23.04.2025 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of my favorite books I worked on, written by Laura Gehl, is now in Spanish and a board book!
#kidlit #picture #book #children #kids #unicorn #story #humor #SCBWI

16.04.2025 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cover reveal for my latest book, Bob the Vampire Snail!
One snails life is about to get very complicated! Release is 8/5/2025. #snails #kidlit #picture #book #books #children #kidlitart #illustration #vampire #humor #fangs

06.03.2025 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #worldbookday ! Hereโ€™s a peak under the jacket of THE LONELY GOOSE by @lelanargi.bsky.social and me. Out 3/11 with randomhouse studio ๐Ÿชฟ๐Ÿชฟ

06.03.2025 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: Brett Helquist's 2024 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speech From the January/February 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.comโ€“Horn Book #BGHB #Nonfiction winner Brett Helquist's speech for THE MONA LISA VANISHES www.hbook.com/story/the-mo... #BGHB24 #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social

25.02.2025 20:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: Nicholas Day's 2024 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speech From the January/February 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.comโ€“Horn Book #BGHB #Nonfiction winner Nicholas Day's speech for THE MONA LISA VANISHES www.hbook.com/story/the-mo... #BGHB24 #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social

25.02.2025 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yay! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

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