Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter account this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2018 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Matthew Cordell https://buff.ly/2tLnD4f  #kidlit

Celebrate Eid With 5 More Awesome Muslim Characters! https://buff.ly/2MAHNqc  #yalit #kidlit

Here are some finds from #alaac2018 you want to know about https://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2018/06/road2reading-challenge-ala-edition-62818.html?m=1 … #road2reading

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name Cut From Award For Her ‘Stereotypical’ Depictions https://buff.ly/2lBeZlo  #libraries #kidlit

Press Release Fun: The Debut of the 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards — @fuseeight https://buff.ly/2LWAc44  #kidlit #yalit #graphicnovels

“The Racist Trope That Won’t Die” is abt ppl characterizing African Americans as apes. https://nyti.ms/2MAanZ1  That trope is aided by kidlit that does it, too. Examples here: https://campbele.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/on-negroes-monkeys-and-apes/ …

The Refugee Experience for Children and Young Adults https://buff.ly/2ylgn4H  #kidlit

Using Picture Books With Older Students – A How-to Guide – https://t.co/KRk2jbpIj1

The winners of the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medal and Amnesty CILIP Honours are announced! Congratulations @GMcCaughrean @Sydneydraws @angiecthomas and Levi Pinfold http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2018-winners-announced.php … #CKG18 #BestChildrensBooks

LIBRARIES

Librarians Collaborate to Support English Language Learners and Their Families – https://t.co/HN706azYyz

Tips on fostering a gender-inclusive classroom from @grease_bat & @_greasetrap_ http://ow.ly/1hHi30kIjat  #pride

TEEN LIT

How Author Nina LaCour Hopes to Inspire LGBTQ+ Youth… – https://t.co/crkgVLaxrK

A Top Fifteen List of Diversity in YA Science Fiction & Fantasy by Kristyn Dorfman http://bit.ly/2KTlhrQ  via @CBethM #ReadYourWorld #YA