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Butler Children's Literature Center The Butler Center commits itself to imagination and wonder, encouraging adults in libraries, classrooms, and homes to engage young people with good books.

Safe Passage by G. Neri and David Brame. Fifteen-year-old Darius, his younger sister Cissy, and Darius’s friend, Bo**er,...
10/21/2026

Safe Passage by G. Neri and David Brame. Fifteen-year-old Darius, his younger sister Cissy, and Darius’s friend, Bo**er, ditch school to find a fabled bag of cash, but they quickly find out they aren’t the only ones after it. The trio realize that straying off the ‘safe passage’ can mean risking your life just to get home. Greg Neri Lee & Low Books

😷🏹Anna Jane and the Endless Summer by Paige Classey. Random House Children's Books
10/21/2026

😷🏹Anna Jane and the Endless Summer by Paige Classey. Random House Children's Books

Picture books are a wonderful way to nurture children’s inner artist. This week’s Butler Bookshelf features stories cele...
10/20/2026

Picture books are a wonderful way to nurture children’s inner artist. This week’s Butler Bookshelf features stories celebrating messy, imperfect, and unique artistic expression, including our Pick of the Week, But Art is Awful by Cassey McCreight. Check it out here: https://butlerspantry.org/2026/10/20/butler-bookshelf-351/

💤☀️🎉🌜Puggle Snuggles by Mo O’Hara and illustrated by Loretta Schauer. Quarto Kids
10/20/2026

💤☀️🎉🌜Puggle Snuggles by Mo O’Hara and illustrated by Loretta Schauer. Quarto Kids

🏒💞Love on Ice by Sara Ney. Sara Ney Random House Children's Books
10/19/2026

🏒💞Love on Ice by Sara Ney. Sara Ney Random House Children's Books

🏰⚒️👷Big Job for Babies: Who’s Building? by Katrina Moore and illustrated by Benson Shum. Benson Shum Art Abram...
10/16/2026

🏰⚒️👷Big Job for Babies: Who’s Building? by Katrina Moore and illustrated by Benson Shum. Benson Shum Art Abrams Kids ABRAMS Books

👨🏿‍⚕️🫀A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivian Thomas by Joan Schoettler and illustra...
10/15/2026

👨🏿‍⚕️🫀A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivian Thomas by Joan Schoettler and illustrated by Steffi Walthall. Joan Schoettler SimonKIDS

Thank you Sourcebooks for including Butler Children's Literature Center in the delishishly festive book launch for An Il...
10/14/2026

Thank you Sourcebooks for including Butler Children's Literature Center in the delishishly festive book launch for An Illustrated Guide to Tacos and Burritos: A comic book with stories, recipes, and more by Mauricio Velazquez de Leon, with Liz Saunders and art by Francesco Gallo.

Highly recommended for young chefs, graphic novel readers, and taco-lovers of all ages.

A special appearance by Chicago chef, Rick Bayless, sharing stories and praise for the book was a treat. So were the carne asada tacos!

Girls Like Us by Randi Pink. Four teenage girls–Izella, Ola, Mississippi, and Sue–are navigating pregnancy and responsib...
10/14/2026

Girls Like Us by Randi Pink. Four teenage girls–Izella, Ola, Mississippi, and Sue–are navigating pregnancy and responsibilities that feel far beyond their years. Told through alternating perspectives, each young woman’s journey contributes to an honest and nuanced look at bodily autonomy, resilience, and motherhood. Feiwel and Friends MacKids Books

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