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New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: January 2026 buff.ly/FbZ2ifT
“I’ve learned from my experiences that rainbows are always there even amid the clouds and storms”: Torrey Maldonado on finding the bright side amid troubling times in his picture book debut ‘Just Right’ buff.ly/hc1WHQd
Simon & Schuster Appeals to Advancing Readers with Star Chapter Books buff.ly/XdnauXf
U.S. Market, Children’s Titles Both Key to Growing Spanish-Language Audiobooks buff.ly/2JjqxwE
John Green Tops PEN’s Banned Books List buff.ly/hEKfdbJ
‘Kurt Vonnegut Estate v. Brown’ Challenges Utah's Book Removals buff.ly/5M4GMpC
Reintroduction of Federal Right to Read Act Aims to Bolster Literacy, School Libraries buff.ly/3VhqUQQ
The new year heralds exciting new titles such as a picture book highlighting an anecdote from a scientist, a middle grade novel about a tween chasing popularity, a YA mystery inspired by a literary classic, and more buff.ly/FbZ2ifT
Veteran middle school history teacher and acclaimed middle grade novelist Torrey Maldonado discusses his debut picture book, ‘Just Right,’ and the emotions that played a role in writing this highly personal story buff.ly/hc1WHQd
Simon & Schuster is introducing Star Chapter Books, an assortment of illustrated fiction for ages five through nine, designed to support developing reading skills buff.ly/XdnauXf
At the Guadalajara International Book Fair’s second annual audiobook forum, panelists discussed the development and challenges of the Spanish-language audio segment, identifying opportunities in the U.S. market and among young readers buff.ly/2JjqxwE
PW Notables: social media star and PBS “resident librarian” Mychal Threets is continuing to spread “library joy” as the host of a ‘Reading Rainbow’ reboot and, soon, as a children’s book author buff.ly/mEsEgV3