Are there children’s books that you just can’t wait to handsell this spring? Now is the time for indie store owners and staff to nominate their favorites for the Spring 2013 Kids’ Indie Next List. The deadline for nominations is next Friday, January 18.

Full sentences and perfect grammar are not required… As always, it’s booksellers’ enthusiasm and passion for their recommendations that’s key.

Nominations can be sent directly to indienextlist@bookweb.org [2], or via the handy form found here [3].

Here are some other upcoming deadlines to keep in mind:

• April 2013 Indie Next List: Tuesday, February 5
• 2013 Poetry Top Ten List: Friday, February 22
• May 2013 Indie Next List: Tuesday, March 5

And the complete list of 2013 Indie Next List nomination deadlines is available here [4].