All Things Mac Barnett-National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 2025-2026

Mac Barnett is the ninth U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader. Mac’s work has been translated into more than 30 languages and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.

To Learn more about Mac Barnett and the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, you can go the Every Child a Reader website linked here: National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Updated May 1, 2025
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Cercle
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
See below for English description. C'est l'histoire de Cercle. C'est aussi l'histoire de Triangle et de Carré, les amis de Cercle. Et c'est aussi l'histoire d'une règle que Cercle a fixée, mais que Triangle ne respecte pas. Le duo à succès cité par le New York Times et...

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Count the monkeys
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book

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Cercle
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
See below for English description. C'est l'histoire de Cercle. C'est aussi l'histoire de Triangle et de Carré, les amis de Cercle. Et c'est aussi l'histoire d'une règle que Cercle a fixée, mais que Triangle ne respecte pas. Le duo à succès cité par le New York Times et...

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Extra yarn
Barnett, Mac.
Paper Book
From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comes Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller. A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this stunning picture...

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Merci Suárez changes gears
Medina, Meg
Paper Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal A New York Times Bestseller Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina. Merci Suarez knew...

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Noisy night
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises. It's a noisy night in this city building! The residents of each floor can hear their neighbors above them, and are wondering what's going on above their heads. Climb floor...

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Sam & Dave dig a hole
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor. Sam and Dave are...

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Carre
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book

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Telephone
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
It's time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling author Mac Barnett, a mother bird gives the bird next to her a message for little Peter. But passing messages on a telephone line isn't as simple as it sounds. Each subsequent bird understands Mama's...

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Triangle
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
See below for English description. Voici Triangle. Il veut jouer un tour à son ami Carré. Mais Carré n'aime pas qu'on se moque de lui. Rira bien qui rira le dernier. L'association de l'humour ironique de Mac Bennett et des illustrations aux codes bien reconnaissables de Jon Klassen,...

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Triangle
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
See below for English description. Voici Triangle. Il veut jouer un tour à son ami Carré. Mais Carré n'aime pas qu'on se moque de lui. Rira bien qui rira le dernier. L'association de l'humour ironique de Mac Bennett et des illustrations aux codes bien reconnaissables de Jon Klassen,...

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Tìa Isa wants a car
Medina, Meg.
Paper Book
A little girl pitches in to help her tía save up for a big old car -- and take the whole family to the beach -- in a story told with warmth and sweetness. Tía Isa wants a car. A shiny green car the same color as the ocean, with wings like a swooping bird. A car to take the whole...

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