The Association for Library Service to Children has published their 2017 Notable Children’s Books list. The list contains outstanding books for ages birth through 14. The lengthy list is available here on the ALSC’s website.
Day: February 24, 2017
This Week’s Tweets, Pins and Tumbls
Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
5 Children’s Books About Trans Issues That Everyone Needs To Read http://buff.ly/2lAcK0M #kidlit #lgbt
Are these bks in your library? They should be! …https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2017/02/published-in-2016-books-byabout-native.html … Pls share with fellow librarians/teachers!
Books About Bullying for Kids | Reader’s Digest http://buff.ly/2ldHPGA #kidlit
Children’s Books for the Resistance http://buff.ly/2lO5ota #kidlit
In Conversation: Kwame Alexander and Nikki Grimes on the Power of Poetry http://buff.ly/2lLjmLV #kidlit
New book trailer alert: Noisy Night by @macbarnett & @mrbiggsdotcom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMh0OOhigKo …
People Of Color Accounted For 22 Percent Of Children’s Books Characters In 2016 http://buff.ly/2m4xWeY #diversity #kidlit
Queer children’s books have a long history that’s only now being told http://buff.ly/2mhou8q #kidlit #lgbt
Tackling The Lack Of Diversity In Children’s Books http://buff.ly/2lPvTyb #kidlit
What happened after a teacher edited WHOOSH! to remove any reference to race – my conversation with @readitrealgood. http://chrisbarton.info/blog/2017/02/whoosh-race-and-all-students.html …
Why Reading Aloud to Older Children Is Valuable http://crwd.fr/2lpCaQQ
Young Entrepreneur Kaya Thomas Created an App to Find Books by Black Authors: http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/young-entrepreneur-kaya-thomas-created-an-app-to-find-books-by
LIBRARIES
Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs http://buff.ly/2lowXYR #libraries
Standing Room Only: Central Library’s Chairless Main Floor: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/library-security-central-branch-homeless-chairs-noise-safety-1.3991416
TEEN LIT
9 YA Retellings Out In 2017 That Breathe New Life Into The Fairytales & Classics http://buff.ly/2ldTuoJ #yalit
Gene Yang: A Graphic Novelist Caught Between Two Worlds http://buff.ly/2m7LlCa #yalit
It’s Chemistry: 6 YA Thrillers That Get Romance Right | Bookish http://buff.ly/2lvsXUJ #yalit
Novels by YouTube stars are ruining children’s reading ages,
experts warn http://buff.ly/2lAa9nm #yalit #reading
Q & A with Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give – http://buff.ly/2kI2b9D #yalit
LA Times Book Prize Finalists
The Los Angeles Times has announced the finalists for their 2016 Book Prize. Winners will be announced on April 21st. The finalists include 55 titles covering a variety of themes and topics. One category focuses on young adult literature. Here are the five young adult finalists:
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
Waking Brain Cells 