The winners of the 2019 Lollies (Laugh Out Loud) Book Awards have been announced. The award celebrates the funniest children’s books. The winners are selected from a shortlist and voted on by children in the UK.
BEST PICTURE BOOK
Mr. Bunny’s Chocolate Factory by Elys Dolan
BEST 6-8s BOOK
The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of a Pig by Emer Stamp
BEST 9-13s BOOK
Tom Gates: Epic Adventure (Kind Of) by Liz Pichon
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books https://buff.ly/2DjYpij #kidlit #lgbtq
Loving the winners in the 2018 @CybilsAwards categories, announced just today! http://www.cybils.com/2019/02/2018-cybils-winners.html?utm_source=Cybils+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=cb9af7147e-Book_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f4f3f2b5b-cb9af7147e-176296313 …
Tomi Ungerer, puckish artist and award-winning children’s writer, dies at 87 https://buff.ly/2WR27ZL #kidlit
LIBRARIES
14 Stunning Illustrations That Perfectly Capture the Introvert’s Love of Books https://buff.ly/2teJIIQ
Andover Public Library will keep transgender children’s books in the kids section https://buff.ly/2IcMh8g #libraries #LGBTQ
Are you promoting a healthy community at your library? Check out the resources in the #LibrariesTransform Health Literacy Toolkit. Registration required, but the tools are free. http://bit.ly/health-lit-toolkit … #libs4health
Eau Claire library adding staffer to help patrons dealing with poverty, homelessness https://buff.ly/2S2pufd #libraries
Library Systems Embracing Their New Roles As Social Service Hubs https://buff.ly/2FPTKHH #libraries
Stop Saying Books Are Dead. They’re More Alive Than Ever https://buff.ly/2Bq8I43 #books #reading
US Public Schools Have Lost Nearly 20% of Their Librarians… https://t.co/L0MxtbXv4b
YA LIT
#ALAMW19 Recap: Interviewing Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of Hey, Kiddo, 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalist – The Hub https://buff.ly/2TEmRls #yalit
10 2019 Bisexual YA Books to Put on Your TBR Right Now https://buff.ly/2Id15nr #YAlit #LGBTQ
These Books Are Making It Possible To See All Kinds Of Love Stories In Literature https://buff.ly/2thrarc #yalit
Why is Young Adult fiction still so afraid of gay sex? https://buff.ly/2S3FaPv #yalit #LGBTQ
