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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day!

On the last Saturday in April, Independent Bookstore Day is recognized! It brings together the celebration of classics, entrepreneurship, and the joy of browsing through aisles of books.

In an effort to support local bookstores across the country, to help promote the work of each of our guest authors and speakers featured in our professional learning opportunities. Â¥·ïÌìÌà and indie bookstores receive a small commission from each sale made through our shop. If you aren’t buying at your local indie bookstore, we hope you’ll consider purchasing through Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ’s page!

As we continue through Â¥·ïÌìÌà Poetry Month, it’s the perfect time to to visit the Bookshop list of the created by Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ’s Children’s Poetry Awards Committee. You can learn more about these titles and see previous lists on our website.

The Â¥·ïÌìÌà Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children promotes and recognizes excellence in the writing of fiction for children. This includes recipients of the award as well as Honor and Recommended titles.

The Â¥·ïÌìÌà Orbis Pictus Award® for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children promotes and recognizes excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. This includes recipients as well as Honor and Recommended titles.

Missed out on #Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ23 and anxiously waiting for #Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ24? Visit this with texts from keynote speakers at the 2023 Â¥·ïÌìÌà Annual Convention.

Â¥·ïÌìÌà has been a partner of the for many years. This prize recognizes outstanding fiction and nonfiction for youth ages 2–18 that demonstrates intersections between literature and mathematics. Another Mathical partner is the . Our organizations will be holding the this June. Mathical Book Prize-winning authors and books will be featured throughout the conference. Visit this to find books that inspire children of all ages to see math in the world around them and get excited to learn more this summer!

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