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📚 Ready for download and free! Bank Street Children's Book Committee's 2026 Best Children's Books of the Year list. Featuring 600 outstanding titles for ages 0-14 ! educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_a… #bankstreet #kidlit #BankStreetCBC @bankstreetedu @sfc_bankstreet
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#OnThisDay in '06, Dorothy Carter received the 1st Lucy Sprague Mitchell Award. Educator, author, Broadway actor & pioneering Black faculty at Bank Street, her legacy lives on via our Writer-in-Residence program. 📸 '06 luncheon & '71 portrait #bankstreetarchives @bankstreetedu
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🥪 Bug-sized appetite, giant achievement! 🐛🪱Congratulations to @briannefarley! "Worm Makes a Sandwich" has crawled away with a Silver Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! A wonderfully creative, and perfectly illustrated story @penguinrandomhouse @sfc_bankstreet @bankstreetedu
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🎉 Double trouble and a whole lot of magic! 🧙♀️🐱 Huge congratulations to Beth Ferry and Charles Santoso! "Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet." A Silver Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! ✨#IrmaBlackAward #KidLit @bankstreetedu #bankstreet @charlesantoso
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We have a new Young Reviewer post by Julian (June, 2026).
#YoungReviewers #BankStreetCBC #bankstreet @bankstreetedu @sfc_bankstreet @LittleBrownYR bankstreet.edu/ccl/childrens…
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Congrats to Carmen Agra Deedy and Raúl Colón! 🥜✨ "The Peanut Man" has officially taken home a Silver Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! A well-deserved win chosen by the ultimate critics—the kids themselves! 🏆👏 @sfc_bankstreet @bankstreetedu #IrmaBlackAward #bankstreet
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Congratulations to Neil Sharpson and @dsantat 🐟✨ "Don’t Trust Fish" has officially hooked the Gold Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! The kids have spoken, and they clearly have excellent taste! 🏆👏 #IrmaBlackAward #KidLit @UnshavedMouse @bankstreetedu @sfc_bankstreet
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Congratulations to the brilliant team behind this book:
✍️ Written by @JStremer
🎨 Illustrated by @gordyjwright
📚 Published by @HolidayHouseBks
Thank you to the Bank Street CBC for honoring this vital story! #bankstreet @bankstreetedu
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Congratulations to Danna Zeiger & Josée Bisaillon for "Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability," Cook Prize Silver Medalists 🥈📚🧠 @bankstreetedu @home_zat @LernerBooks #bankstreet #kidlit
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Congratulations to @taekeller0852 and Rachel Wada 🌟 “We Carry the Sun” is a 2026 Cook Prize Silver Medalist! 🥈✨Bravo, creators! 🙌☀️
#BankStreetCBC #bankstreet #kidlit #BankStreetCCL #CookPrize @bankstreetedu @NYRBooks
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The 2026 Cook Prize goes to "Hurricane," by Jason Chin. This award is presented to honor the best STEM picture book for children aged 8 to 10. @authorjasonchin @bankstreetgse @nealporterbooks @HolidayHouseBks #BankStreetCBC #BankStreetCCL #kidlit
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We have a new Young Reviewer post by Quade (May, 2026). #YoungReviewers #BankStreetCBC #bankstreet @sfc_bankstreet @deandrawrites @SchusterAnd bankstreet.edu/ccl/childrens…
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#OnThisDay in 1916, the first Working Council meeting was held at Lucy Sprague Mitchell’s house, marking the start of what would become Bank Street. The name Bureau of Educational Experiments was chosen, with Evelyn Dewey among those present. Explore more at Bank Street Archives!
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A Writer-in-Residence is a program where a professional writer is invited by an institution to work and engage with their community for a set period. Think of it as a creative "exchange program." @cynthia_weillbooks @dangutmanbooks @sfc_bankstreet #BankStreet
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Capturing the magic of the 2026 Dorothy Carter Writer-in-Residency! ✨ Dan Gutman is back in the 4th-grade classroom, sharing his storytelling secrets. From "hooks" to "cliffhangers," our students are learning from a master of the craft! ✍️📖 @sfc_bankstreet @dangutmanbooks
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We are pleased to present our "Best Spanish Language Picture Book 2026," highlighting Spanish language books published in 2025. bankstedu.info/3Od8JRv #BankStreetCBC #bankstreet #BankStreetCCL #SpanishBooks #LibrosEnEspanol #ChildrensBooksInSpanish @bankstreetedu
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We have a new Young Reviewer post by Emma (April, 2026). #YoungReviewers #BankStreetCBC #bankstreet #kidlit @DanielMiyares @anneschwartzbks @bankstreetedu
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🎥 Big thanks to Sophie, Phoenyx, and Nick from NYU Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program for all their hard work this month adding identifying information, improving storage conditions, and making AV items easier to access.
#BankStreetArchives @NYUMIAP @bankstreetedu
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#OnThisDay March 30, 1951: Bank Street grad students took the final post-WWII “Long Trip” to TN—exploring civil rights, labor, TVA impacts & community life. Explore the digital exhibit: educate.bankstreet.edu/exhib…
#BankStreetArchives #BankStreetHistory #BankStreet @bankstreetedu
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We welcome you to the Library for wine & cheese. Or see you on Zoom! A Presentation by Dr. Abena Ampofoa Asare, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Stony Brook University. To register bankstedu.info/4rrj9e6 #bankstreet #LibrarySalons @bankstreetedu
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