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Activity Kit for Odder: An Otter’s Story by Katherine Applegate
Odder: An Otter’s Story by Katherine Applegate; illustrated by Charles Santoso
Ages 3 to 6
A stunning picture book from acclaimed author Katherine Applegate, adapted from the #1 bestselling middle-grade novel that spent over 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list!
Odder spends her days playing underwater and learning life lessons from her mother. But when Odder’s life takes a dramatic turn, she is rescued by humans. The people are kind, and introduce Odder to other rescues. Soon, it’s clear that Odder has a talent for teaching other pups how to otter. Adapted from Katherine Applegate’s bestselling novel of the same name (with over 80 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list!), and inspired by the true story of a program that pairs orphaned otter pups.
Read More »Teacher’s Guide: Impossible Escape by Steve Sheinkin
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By Steve Sheinkin
Ages 12-18
On Sale Now!
A Sydney Taylor Honor Book
From three-time National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape.
It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolf (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely.
Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners. As trains full of people arrive daily, Rudi knows that the murders won’t stop until he reveals the truth to the world—and that each day that passes means more lives are lost.
Lives like Rudi’s schoolmate Gerta Sidonová. Gerta’s family fled from Slovakia to Hungary, where they live under assumed names to hide their Jewish identity. But Hungary is beginning to cave under pressure from German Nazis. Her chances of survival become slimmer by the day.
The clock is ticking. As Gerta inches closer to capture, Rudi and his friend Alfred Wetzler begin their crucial steps towards an impossible escape.
This is the true story of one of the most famous whistleblowers in the world, and how his death-defying escape helped save over 100,000 lives.
Read More »MacKids Spotlight: Maddalena Bearzi and Alex Boersma
This month’s Author Spotlight features The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle author Maddalena Bearzi and illustrator Alex Boersma—a dazzling nonfiction picture book that explores one sea turtle’s extraordinary life from hatchling to adulthood.
Read More »Books for Jewish American Heritage Month
In May, we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by reading and sharing stories by Jewish American authors and illustrators. Celebrate in your school or library by uplifting these voices all year round! Enter a sweepestakes below for the chance to win an advance reading copy of Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz’s final work, The Sky Was My Blanket. Find more resources on the Jewish American Heritage Month website.
THE SKY WAS MY BLANKET SWEEPSTAKES
Enter for a chance to win a galley of Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz’s final work, The Sky Was My Blanket: A Young Man’s Journey Across Wartime Europe. From celebrated Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz comes the gripping and revealing true story of a young Polish exile fighting to survive in war-torn Europe. Inspired by the true story of Uri’s uncle and stunningly illustrated by the author, this is a unique and riveting account of one man’s courage and resilience amidst one of the darkest periods in global history.
Read More »Graphic Novel Preview: You and Me on Repeat
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting a debut young adult graphic novel, You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne—on sale May 13th!
Read More »April 2025 New Releases
Browse all of our April new releases, including new picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult, graphic novels, and paperback books!
Asian and Asian American Voices Resource Center 2025
We’re celebrating our Asian American authors, illustrators, and creators this month (and every month)! Keep reading to discover new books and revisit your favorites!
Read More »Watch our Spring 2025 School & Library Virtual Preview!
Watch our MacKids School & Library Spring 2025 Preview Event where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators Marzieh Abbas (The Camel Library); Askel Aden (Love, Misha); and Kasia Babis (Breadcrumbs)!
Plus author Kristen Mei Chase was in conversation discussing her picture book debut, We Are American, Too, an exquisitely illustrated exploration of Asian American history, identity, and pride. Also, we were thrilled to have the #1 New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Ibram X. Kendi with us! Dr. Kendi was in conversation talking about Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers, a powerful biography about the life of Malcolm X!
Books for Arab American Heritage Month
In April we celebrate Arab American Heritage Month by reading and sharing stories by Arab American authors and illustrators. Celebrate in your school or library by uplifting these voices in April and all year round! Find more resources on the Arab America Foundation and Smithsonian websites.
Read More »MacKids Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
This month’s Author Spotlight are Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford, authors Rap It Up!, where aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap.
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