Phil Bildner

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I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. I’m the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQ🌈

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It’s your book birthday! It’s your book birthday! Congratulations to @kylelukoff.bsky.social and Hala Tahboub on the release of their new picture book JUST WHAT TO DO. Welcome to the world! Huzzah, Kyle Lukoff!

Congratulations to Newbery Medal winning author Erin Entrada Kelly on the release of her new middle grade novel FELIX POWELL, BOY DOG. Welcome to the world!

Newbery Medal Winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina visits communities all around the country. Here's a post about one of her recent adventures! theauthorvillage.com/meg-medina-i...

Meg Medina: I’m Going WHERE? - The Author Villagetheauthorvillage.com One of the surprising gifts of author travel is that you get to experience cities that you might never have chosen as a destination in your personal life. It’s almost always a wonderful surprise. I’ve...

Project 2025. This is from Page 5 of the Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership. This is a sample of how they view transgender humans. This is what they intend to do to educators and public librarians.

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The Author Village welcomes Tae Keller, the Newbery Medal-winning author of WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER to our group. Tae is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances for the 2024-25 school year. Welcome, Tae!

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This is pretty cool! Author Vera Brosgol is embarking on an adventure. She's spending the next three weeks doing an art residency on a research vessel in the Aleutian Islands. She wants others to follow along. She'll be sharing her experience here. theauthorvillage.com/vera-brosgol...

Vera Brosgol: Looking in Alaska - The Author Villagetheauthorvillage.com For the next three weeks, author Vera Brosgol (Be Prepared, Anya’s Ghost, Memory Jars, and the Caldecott Honor-winning Leave Me Alone) will be in Alaska. She’ll be doing an art residency aboard a rese...

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The Author Village is thrilled to welcome Newbery Honor winning (ELF DOG & OWL HEAD) and National Book Award winning (THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING) author M.T. Anderson. He’s currently scheduling both in-person and virtual appearances for the 2024-25 school year.

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Today The Author Village is celebrating the release of Sheetal’s Sheth’s brand new picture book, RAASHI’S RAKHIS: A CELEBRATION OF RAKSHA BANDHAN, illustrated by Lucia Soto. Congratulations, Sheetal! Welcome to the world, Raashi! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733852...

Raashi's Rakhis: A New Celebration of Raksha Bandhan by Sheetal Sheth: 9780593707265 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com Celebrate Raksha Bandhan in a totally new way! Little Raashi is ready to update this popular South Asian festival with her idea that both boys and girls get to trade rakhi bracelets. Raksha...

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The Author Village congratulates Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro on the release of their new novel, SUNRISE NIGHTS. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! www.epicreads.com/books/978006...

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Yes, they ARE banning books. That's literally the definition of book banning. www.britannica.com/topic/book-b...

Book banning | Definition, Examples, & Factswww.britannica.com Book banning, the practice of prohibiting or restricting the reading of certain books by the general public or by members of a local community or religious group. Books can be banned by means of their...

The Author Village congratulates Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro on the release of their new novel, SUNRISE NIGHTS. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! www.epicreads.com/books/978006...

Book Details | Epic Readswww.epicreads.com Book Details Page

The Author Village is excited to welcome author, illustrator, and educator Marcelo Verdad to our collective. Marcelo is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances for the 2024-2025 school year.

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The book creators, educators, and librarians from The Author Village are currently scheduling both in-person and virtual programs and experiences for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. theauthorvillage.com

Home - The Author Villagetheauthorvillage.com The Author Village is a community of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book authors and illustrators available for school visits, library visits, festivals, conferences, panels, workshops,...

PLAIN JANE AND AND THE MERMAID by Vera Brosgol and CURVEBALL by Pablo Cartaya (illustrated by Miguel Diaz Rivas) are two wonderful, not-to-be-missed upper middle grade graphic novels that arrived this past spring. Be sure to add these to your cues or your collections.

Are you familiar with HILO, the charming and engaging middle grade graphic novel series by Judd Winick? Well, there are now 10 books in the series, and if you’re not familiar with it, check out this throwback vid Judd shot eight years ago when the HILO series launched! youtu.be/fBEOwPPJKFY?...

Meet Hilo and friends, created by Judd Winick!youtu.be Meet Hilo, D.J., and Gina, three friends created by author and illustrator Judd Winick. Introducing HILO—a funny, action-packed, full-color new middle-grade ...

Congratulations to Loren Long! THE YELLOW BUS is an instant #1 NYT Bestseller!!

Have you listened to Mike Curato on NPR’s Code Switch podcast? When you have a few moments, be sure to listen to "The Truth and Lies Behind One of the Most Banned Books in America." A worthwhile listen! www.npr.org/transcripts/...

The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America : Code Switchwww.npr.org Author Mike Curato wrote Flamer as a way to help young queer kids, like he once was, better understand and accept themselves. It was met with immediate praise and accolades — until it wasn't. When the...

I did a pod with the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and it actually turned out pretty good. If you have a few minutes and want to check it out at some point, here's the link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

‎SCBWI Podcasts: Books, Baseball, and Everything In Between with Phil Bildner on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show SCBWI Podcasts, Ep Books, Baseball, and Everything In Between with Phil Bildner - May 23, 2024

30 years ago today, I was at the most bizarre sporting event I ever attended: Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Knicks vs the Rockets at Madison Square Garden. It's also known as the O.J. Game, the night of the slow speed, white Ford Bronco pursuit.

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Thank you to People for including GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER as a People's Picks for the Best LGBTQ+ Kids Books for Pride Month. people.com/people-picks...?

PEOPLE’s Picks for the Best LGBTQ+ Kids Books for Pride Monthpeople.com See PEOPLE's picks for the best LGBTQ+ kids and middle grade books to read this June.

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Thank you to School Library Journal for including GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER in your list of 9 Biographies and Memoirs to Inspire Readers For Pride Month and Throughout the Year. www.slj.com/story/9-biog...

9 Biographies and Memoirs to Inspire Readers for Pride Month and Throughout the Yearwww.slj.com They are politicians and artists and athletes. They are young people, and people with a few years of life under their belts. And their stories can inform and encourage young readers in June and throug...

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My wonderful stepfather wrote something very beautiful. This is relevant for so many of us in Gen-X, as our parents age and Alzheimer’s fills our conversations. Do yourself a favor and read it. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/o...

Opinion | My Mom Had Alzheimer’s. Now I Do Too. But I Learned From Her Not to Despair.www.nytimes.com A son reflects on his mother’s life with Alzheimer’s, and what it has taught him as he faces his own diagnosis with the disease.

What a beautiful photo! These are four of my former middle school students with their own kids. Victor, Hart, Adam, and Matt were all 8th graders in our 9/11 class. We learned together during the 2001-2002 school year in the New York City Public Schools.

Thank you to People for including GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER as a People's Picks for the Best LGBTQ+ Kids Books for Pride Month. people.com/people-picks...?

PEOPLE’s Picks for the Best LGBTQ+ Kids Books for Pride Monthpeople.com See PEOPLE's picks for the best LGBTQ+ kids and middle grade books to read this June.