- Three agency books are chosen for the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2018 annual best-of-the-year list. In the category Understanding Oneself and Others: WHY AM I ME? written by Paige Britt and illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls; in Biography and Autobiography: DANGEROUS JANE illustrated by Alice Ratterree; and in Picture Books for Young Children: LUCÍA THE LUCHADORA by Cynthia Leonor Garza.
- Five agency books are chosen for the 2018 Wisconsin State Reading Association’s (WSRA) Recommends Lists. For chapter book and middle grade: NARWHAL AND JELLY: UNICORN OF THE SEA and NARWHAL AND JELLY: PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY by Ben Clanton; FAMILY GAME NIGHT AND OTHER CATASTROPHES by Mary E. Lambert. For picture books: WHY AM I ME? written by Paige Britt and illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls; MARGARET AND THE MOON by Dean Robbins
- THE GINGERBREAD MAN AND THE LEPRECHAUN LOOSE AT SCHOOL by Laura Murray is one of Barnes & Nobles's 10 New Picture Books We Love.
- THE HAWK OF THE CASTLE illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, MARGARET AND THE MOON written by Dean Robbins, WHY AM I ME? written by Paige Britt and illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls, and DANGEROUS JANE illustrated by Alice Ratterree are all selected as Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2018, an annual reading list of exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms, selected by social studies educators.
- WHY AM I ME? by Paige Britt, illustrated by Selina Alko, has been selected as a 2018 ILA Notable Book for a Global Society.
- SHAKING THINGS UP which includes illustrations by Selina Alko and Sophie Blackall receives a starred review from Shelf Awareness.
- THIS IS IT by Daria Peoples-Riley receives a starred review from School Library Journal.
- HELLO LIGHTHOUSE by Sophie Blackall receives starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal.
- LUCÍA THE LUCHADORA by Cynthia Leonor Garza is a pick for NPR's Book Concierge: A Guide to 2017's Great Reads.
- MARGARET AND THE MOON by Dean Robbins is selected for the 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 list.
- SEEING INTO TOMORROW illustrated by Nina Crews receives starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal.
- CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? illustrated by Selina Alko, SEEING INTO TOMORROW illustrated by Nina Crews, and THIS IS IT by Daria Peoples-Riley are all included in the 2018 Ultimate List of Diverse Children's Books.
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Spring Releases:
HURRICANE CHILD by Kheryn Callender |
BARK PARK! illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes |
SOMETIMES YOU FLY illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt |
HELLO LIGHTHOUSE by Sophie Blackall |
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY (A NARWHAL AND JELLY BOOK) by Ben Clanton |
RESCUE by Jessie Haas |
THE TRIALS OF APOLLO: THE BURNING MAZE by Rick Riordan |
BROOKLYN HOUSE MAGICIAN'S MANUAL by Rick Riordan |
GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL by Jennifer Thermes |