Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
10 Children’s Books About Immigration & Refugees That Teach The Importance Of Cultural Diversity http://buff.ly/2tpwlaD #kidlit
15 Great Korean Folk Tales for Kids http://www.pragmaticmom.com/2017/06/korean-folk-tales/ …
15 ways Harry Potter has changed culture since the first book was published 20 years ago | @BostonGlobe http://pwne.ws/2u7XThb
26 Wonderful Books for Kids Celebrating Summer http://www.pragmaticmom.com/2017/06/books-kids-celebrating-summer-ages-212/ … via @pragmaticmom w @OneCrazyRita @javaka_steptoe @MarlaFrazee +
2017 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Javaka Steptoe — The Horn Book http://buff.ly/2tONlnK #kidlit
2017 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Kelly Barnhill — The Horn Book http://buff.ly/2saLmNf #kidlit
At the Dr. Seuss museum: Oh, the places they don’t go! http://nyti.ms/2tPcoGz
Hey there #kidlit + #YA bloggers, the Call for Presenters for #KidLitCon 2017 is live http://ow.ly/PsOv30cVGXw @charlotteslib | Please RT
A Lifeline Called Hope: 2017 Wilder Medal Acceptance by Nikki Grimes — The Horn Book http://buff.ly/2tOsuRi #kidlit
Obituary: Michael Bond – BBC News http://buff.ly/2tYMYHe #kidlit
VERY IMPRESSIVE tips on growing readers – babies, toddlers, emerging/early/independent readers https://www.nytimes.com/guides/books/how-to-raise-a-reader …
LIBRARIES
Madison’s Library Takeover | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/2teVSmO #libraries
Millennials use the library more than any other generation in the US, and more in Critical Linking: http://bit.ly/2s2ZMKt
New Parents, The Public Library Has Got Your Back – https://t.co/laWEH8IsLv
TEEN LIT
MS Center for the Book is pleased to announce @acthomasbooks‘s The Hate U Give will represent MS at the #NatBookFest http://mlcref.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-hate-u-give-is-on-map.html …
The Outsiders reinvented young adult fiction. Harry Potter made it inescapable. http://buff.ly/2tOu99K #YAlit
I made a list with all the upcoming Queer Girl YA books I could find with synopsises/GoodReads pages! http://julia-ember.com/queer-girl-ya-whats-coming/ …