Teen Librarian Toolbox
March 17, 2026 by Betsy Bird
That's right! It's that time again! We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year with a spring prediction of some of our favorite award candidates. Give 'em a glance!
January 20, 2026 by Betsy Bird
It's our annual consideration of three potential Caldecott winners. I guarantee you'll be shocked by some of these reactions.
January 13, 2026 by Betsy Bird
Am I right? Does it matter? Let's have some fun blindly throwing darts at a wall.
September 17, 2025 by Betsy Bird
Our penultimate prediction post before final considerations. Here are the titles I think have the best show at the two major literary awards. Do you agree? Disagree? Find out!
June 17, 2025 by Betsy Bird
Prediction posts, while rarely accurate, often just give a sense of what's particularly good in publishing these days. Today's post is no exception.
March 11, 2025 by Betsy Bird
It's heeeeere! Everyone's favorite oh-dear-god-why-are-you-talking-about-2026-when-we're-barely-surviving-2025 post!
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January 17, 2025 by Betsy Bird
I'm not talking about what I want to win, necessarily, but what I think WILL win. So buckle up and enjoy this crazy ride . . .
June 18, 2024 by Betsy Bird
We're back to make some mid-year predictions for the future and along the way we're making some Coretta Scott King and Batchelder Award thoughts as well.
March 13, 2024 by Betsy Bird
This marks my 15th spring prediction edition of the Newberys and Caldecotts, and by gum we're going to kick this year off right!
January 18, 2024 by Betsy Bird
Today I'm offering my final prediction edition of both the Newbery and the Caldecott. These are not the books that I am saying I want to win (though I do) but the books that I think will win.
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Amanda MacGregor
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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