ABA member bookstores can also join ABA Children’s Group. Exclusive ABA Children’s Group member benefits for bookstores include:

  • Free "Snack Nap Read" poster
  • Dedicated quarterly ShopTalk for children's booksellers
  • Quarterly children's box mailing (For eligible physical stores; Additional criteria applies)
  • Input on ABA’s annual Children's Group Best Books for Young Readers catalog title selections
  • 50 free ABA’s annual Children's Group Best Books for Young Readers catalogs

Join the ABA Children's Group

Current bookstore and publisher ABA members can join ABA Children's Grouphere. Annual dues are $50 in addition to ABA's annual membership dues. If you aren't currently an ABA member, you can opt-in to ABA Children's Group membership on your application when you become an ABA member.

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Support ABA Children's Group

Authors, Illustrators and Industry Friends: You're welcome to make a $50 donation to support children's bookstores, children's bookselling, and children's book readers through our subscriber form.

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Other general ABA member benefits that support bookstore members and their booksellers with children's bookselling include:

  • Children's Institute! A 3-day industry event of educational programming, keynotes, author receptions, networking, and more.
  • Indies Introduce debut children's book author marketing materials and special terms for middle-grade and YA debut titles
  • Children's bookselling marketing assets
  • Participation in Find Waldo Local, a nationwide "Shop Local" event co-sponsored by Candlewick Press and the ABA. (Participation is capped at 325 participants.)
  • Summer reading program assets
  • Advocacy in support of children's publishing, the right to read, and the value of reading
  • Coming Soon! Children's bookseller/bookstore online forum