News to Wake Your Brain Cells – October 1

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

11 children’s books combatting the idea of pelo malo – HipLatina

15 sweetly spooky Halloween books for toddlers – Book Riot

19 children’s books about cats to read with your kitten-loving kid – Romper

20 kids’ books to read during Hispanic Heritage Month – Motherly

‘Amber Brown’ TV show from Bonnie Hunt ordered at Apple TV+ – Collider

Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels – The Guardian

How reading aloud can help you bond with your kids – NPR

‘I have these stories to tell’: the authors trying to diversify children’s books – The Guardian

The most popular children’s book the year you were born – Yahoo!

LIBRARIES

Banned Books Week fights censorship by people in power – Teen Vogue

Restricted Reading: a new original audio series on prison censorship – OIF Blog

YA LIT

8 YA books for budding teen journalists – Kirkus

The dramatic life of the American teenager (interview with Kacen Callender) – NPR