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Penguin Young Readers will launch a new imprint, Rocky Pond Books, helmed by Lauri Hornik, longtime publisher of Dial Books for Young Readers, and editor of many award-winning and bestselling books, including Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloa

From a new twist on Santas origin story to a poem about the winter solstice, here are a few alternative holiday books to read as a family this season.

From a new twist on Santas origin story to a poem about the winter solstice, here are a few alternative holiday books to read as a family this season.

Mark Saltveit and the art of palindromy

May 01, 2021 Tips for Teachers is a monthly column in which experienced teacher and children’s librarian Emmie Stuart shares book recommendations and a corresponding teaching guide for fellow elementary school teachers. One of my favorite movies is John Crowley’s 2015 film, Brooklyn, adapted for film by Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibin’s novel of the same name. It’s the story of Eilis Lacey, a young woman played by Saoirse Ronan, who leaves her home in a small Irish village for a new life...

If I weep, I pee Wi-Fi? That evocative sentence, titled “Symptomatic,” earned Seattle-based wordsmith Malaki Stahl an honorable mention at the 2020 SymmyS Awards, an annual contest to honor the most imaginative new palindromes created in the last year. It’s hosted by The Palindromist Magazine, a print-only publication described on its website as being “published irregularly.” The latest SymmyS winners were announced on January 20, 2021 (or 1/20/2021, which itself is a palindrome), by...