CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Add these new children’s books by Black authors to your kids’ shelves – SheKnows
Kid Lit community launches auction to help combat anti-Asian racism – SLJ
Little Simon launches children’s book graphic novel series – Forbes
Opinion: Why schools should rethink Dr. Seuss – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Prolific children’s author Jane Yolen readies 400th book – Mass Live
LIBRARIES
Brooklyn librarian becomes unlikely star with her bilingual story time – NPR
Libraries are an essential service. Give librarians the vaccine now – Newsweek
‘We can hardly keep them stocked’: why books by Black authors are flying off the shelves – CBC
YA LIT
Author Patrick Ness on shifting from book to screen for his story ‘Chaos Walking’ – Black Girl Nerds
I stopped reading because I couldn’t see myself in books. So I wrote one instead, Gary Lonesborough – The Guardian
In ‘Girlhood,’ teens across the globe write about their everyday lives – NPR
March 2021’s 12 best YA books, including Leigh Bardugo’s latest – Pop Sugar
Netflix series in the works for debut novel ‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’ – WXYZ
