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All Fun and Games
By LJ and SLJ editors
This past year has proven that life can be stressful. It has also proven that relaxation, despite our best efforts, can be elusive. We previous featured games and puzzles for both mental relaxation and stimulation and now we're expanding upon that list with several coloring and puzzle resources that will keep the family entertained this spring and beyond.
image Digital Coloring and Puzzles
By Robin Bradford
Coloring hit its peak a few years back, but has had a small resurgence as people looking for ways to relax and unwind. We highlight our favorite apps and games.
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image An Interview with Mariko Tamaki
By Anja Webb
We asked the artist and writer about Surely Books, her new line of graphic novels with Abrams ComicArts. 
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image Graphic Novels 2021 Preview
By Kuo-Yu Liang
The industry is expanding in new and exciting ways, from beloved webcomics finally being featured in print to new influences from other forms of media.
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image 11 Diverse Audiobooks in Verse
By Terry Hong
Novels in verse often combine gorgeous words with affecting narratives, making these recent #OwnVoices titles revelatory this month and beyond.
image Essential Titles in Hip-Hop
By Tracy Crawford and A.J. Muhammad
Build collections spanning poetry and memoir, with an eye to representing national and global perspectives and an intergenerational group of authors.
image Read-Alikes for Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez
By LaNiesha Bowles, Maggie Holmes, Paula Pergament, and Jessica Werner
LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for patrons waiting for this buzziest book.
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image Abolitionist Leaders
By LJ Reviews
William C. Kashatus writes an essential work on the Underground Railroad. Dorothy Wickenden fills a gap in the telling of women's and abolitionist history.
image Graphic Biographies Bring Notable Figures to Life
By Brigid Alverson
From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison and Ada Lovelace, remarkable individuals get the graphic treatment in these titles recommended for grades 3 and up.
image Presenting the NCTE 2021 Notable Poetry and Verse
By The NCTE Excellence in Children’s Poetry Award Committee
This year, members of the committee are pleased to recognize 25 outstanding books of poetry and 13 novels in verse as 2021 Notables.

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