David Almond has won the 2015 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for A Song for Ella Grey, which I just reviewed yesterday. Wonderful book.
Day: November 20, 2015
This Week’s Tweets, Pins and Tumbls
Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
25+ Changes To Your Favorite Childhood Book Show How Much Society Has Changed http://buff.ly/1iZcuVR #kidlit
About that Embargo: Nancy Osa and Margarita Engle http://buff.ly/1MxrKSg #kidlit
American Indians in Children’s Literature (AICL): Dear Teachers: An Open Letter about Images of Indians http://buff.ly/20ZsbhX
The best-of-the-year lists have begun – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1MzxI52 #kidlit
Children’s author Mem Fox on the joy of literature and why reading is important for children http://at.dailytelegraph.com.au/link/9b0daae558f62e513f09e9b297744220?domain=dailytelegraph.com.au … #kidlit
Copyfraud: Anne Frank Foundation claims father was "co-author," extends copyright by decades http://buff.ly/1QqLih9 #kidlit #copyright
"Polar Express" Author Reflects on the Holiday Classic, 30 Years Later http://buff.ly/1MxzpjD #kidlit
Q & A with Pat Zietlow Miller http://buff.ly/1QADKaW #kidlit
Recommended books on transgender lives – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1O3HkJS #kidlit #yalit
LIBRARIES
Cleveland Public Library’s First Bike-Based Library Service Initiative » Public Libraries Online http://buff.ly/1My5FmO #libraries
Josh Cowles: What needs to be said about ILEAD USA – Wisconsin
The Maker Movement is about Making Meaning — Medium http://buff.ly/1MxryCx #making
READING
Can Reading Make You Happier? http://buff.ly/1X2zOj4 #reading
TEEN READS
Kwame Alexander Lands 4-Book Deal #daily #feedly http://buff.ly/1Yhg3Xn #yalit
2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
The winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature is
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Here is my review of the book which I called “a journey of brilliance and beauty.”




