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Nominations for the CLEL Bell Book Awards have begun! We are starting this week with the first nominations in the ...

The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards are seeking applicants for their next selection committee! I have had the pleasure of ...

The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards are an annual recognition of five high-quality picture books that provide excellent support of ...

by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Published May 4, 2021 When Fred's adults discover him dressed in ...

by Larissa Honsek (Familius) Published May 25, 2021 Follow along with the clay characters to move your body! ...

by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Published January 12, 2021 ​ The parent motivates the child to ...

by Joseph Kuefler (Balzer + Bray) Published June 8, 2021 Two friends spend their sleepover discovering all the things a ...

by Helen Yoon (Candlewick Press) Published October 26, 2021 A child enters her father's office to investigate and turns her ...

by Debora Vogrig, illustrated by Pia Valentinis, translated by Debbie Bibo (Chronicle Books) Published May 11, 2021 ​ Different types ...