Here are the tweets I’ve shared this week on Twitter.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

100 Mighty Girl Books for Tween’s Summer Reading List – https://t.co/Pe8YvqvugP

Eight LGBTQ-positive children’s books in time for Pride and year-round learning (link: https://buff.ly/2FeJ2cL) buff.ly/2FeJ2cL #kidlit #LGBTQ

If Kids Can’t Read What They Want in the Summer, When Can They? | Opinion (link: https://buff.ly/2wVahob) buff.ly/2wVahob #reading

Kids Books to Celebrate Juneteenth from NYPL – https://t.co/jDHlWv08HO

Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic – https://readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic/

Summer reading list: 9 books to inspire young girls to know their value (link: https://buff.ly/2FgTbpi) buff.ly/2FgTbpi #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Gay-themed books fuel fight over free speech at small-town library in Maine (link: https://buff.ly/2Xj68ZL) buff.ly/2Xj68ZL #LGBTQ #libraries

How the New York Public Library Remains Current 125 After Its Founding (Podcast) (link: https://buff.ly/2wZ1Kkb) buff.ly/2wZ1Kkb #libraries

In One Year, People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times (link: https://buff.ly/2WuZ38R) buff.ly/2WuZ38R #libraries

READING

How indie bookshops are fighting back (link: https://buff.ly/31BIDus) buff.ly/31BIDus #reading #bookstore

YA LIT

Aurora Rising YA Novel to be adapted for television – https://t.co/84n0LjC2GC

Carnegie Medal goes to fires writer of colour in its 83-year history: https://t.co/Wh9LiHnS4j

Check out these books before Netflix adaptations debut (link: https://buff.ly/31xQ0my) buff.ly/31xQ0my #yalit

Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books (link: https://buff.ly/2WMrFWM) buff.ly/2WMrFWM #yalit

Where Are All The YA Books About Queer Girls? (link: https://buff.ly/31GJAl1) buff.ly/31GJAl1 #yalit #LGBTQ

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 Facts about Maurice Sendak You May Not Have Known – https://t.co/7qKppWKJJU

12 books that tell kids the fun and inspirational stories behind the women’s suffrage movement (link: https://buff.ly/2ZdttJI) buff.ly/2ZdttJI #kidlit

A Very Happy 50th Birthday to The Very Hungry Caterpillar – NPR – https://t.co/Ln7Epylnje

READING

Unputdownable! The bookshops Amazon couldn’t kill (link: https://buff.ly/2ETtACy) buff.ly/2ETtACy

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Beat Bedtime Story Burnout With These 15 Lesser-Known Kid Books (link: https://buff.ly/2Wxy5hf) buff.ly/2Wxy5hf #kidlit

Children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan on the advice he’d give his younger self (link: https://buff.ly/2MnhM1H) buff.ly/2MnhM1H #kidlit

Children’s picture book reviews round-up – to the moon and back – The Guardian – (link: https://buff.ly/2wwLyWX) buff.ly/2wwLyWX

Fox/Disney Lands ‘The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi’ By ‘Jumanji’ Author Chris Van Allsburg (link: https://buff.ly/2wBhKIL) buff.ly/2wBhKIL #kidlit

I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible (link: https://buff.ly/2ERtjQD) buff.ly/2ERtjQD #kidlit

Jennings presented with CBCA Lifetime Achievement award | Books+Publishing (link: https://buff.ly/2EQyu37) buff.ly/2EQyu37 #kidlit

Trapped in the Annex – Enough with Children’s Books about Anne Frank – https://t.co/uZI2xnWHrf

What’s Going on in Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them a Story? – https://t.co/7nM33bKr6x

When Childhood Books Should Not Be Revisited (link: https://buff.ly/2Z5oOtl) buff.ly/2Z5oOtl #kidlit

Why The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats its way into every book lover’s heart (link: https://buff.ly/310CVC3) buff.ly/310CVC3 #kidlit

William Steig’s Books Explored the Reality That Adults Don’t Want Children to Know About (link: https://buff.ly/2wAhGJk) buff.ly/2wAhGJk #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Libraries without Librarians? Twin Cities Systems try it – https://t.co/MxrT5krvXy

READING

The Comeback of the Century – The Book! (link: https://buff.ly/2W8Wv0l) buff.ly/2W8Wv0l #reading

YA LIT

50+ YA Paperbacks For Summer 2019 Reading (link: https://buff.ly/2Xm64W5) buff.ly/2Xm64W5 #yalit

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

5 Fantastic Picture Books that Defy Gender Stereotypes (link: https://buff.ly/2XaS3dH) buff.ly/2XaS3dH #kidlit

Dear Dreamer – Jason Reynolds Documentary Short – https://t.co/cMmJjjzS2A

Eat Up! 20 Excellent Picture Books and Board Books About Food (link: https://buff.ly/2X56C2u) buff.ly/2X56C2u #kidlit

JM Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan house’ to open as children’s literature hub (link: https://buff.ly/2MeV9fG) buff.ly/2MeV9fG #kidlit

KidsPost Summer Book Club: Make a Difference – https://t.co/gzRUGgb89F

Picture Books About Babies’ Favorite Subject — Themselves (link: https://buff.ly/2wdYXTP) buff.ly/2wdYXTP #kidlit

These “Words for Home” Are Poetic and Powerful – https://t.co/0sZZ0BtdqM

A Universe of Podcasts: A Summer Listening Guide for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students (link: http://ow.ly/Xi5I30oOWlo) ow.ly/Xi5I30oOWlo

Where Are All the Black Children in Picture Books about the Outdoors? – https://t.co/v4xRWF434b

LIBRARIES

The Books of College Libraries Are Turning Into Wallpaper (link: https://buff.ly/30LZaM3) buff.ly/30LZaM3 #libraries

Emilio Estevez Talks Public Libraries with Urban Libraries Council | TechSoup for Libraries (link: https://buff.ly/2HFRVxA) buff.ly/2HFRVxA #libraries

READING

Can reading really improve your mental health? (link: https://buff.ly/2YPmyGz) buff.ly/2YPmyGz #Reading

YA LIT

5 Inspiring Young Adult Books with Black Main Characters (link: https://buff.ly/2X3M3TZ) buff.ly/2X3M3TZ #yalit

First Flames: An Interview Between Debut Authors Hafsah Faizal and Nafiza Azad (link: https://buff.ly/2X0LY3v) buff.ly/2X0LY3v #yalit

Portrait Of: Elizabeth Acevedo – Latino USA (link: https://buff.ly/2HGGpSt) buff.ly/2HGGpSt #yalit

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

During #LatinoBooksMonth we’re celebrating Latino authors, illustrators and books that highlight Latino culture and Latin-American identity! Check out a full range of titles here: (link: http://bit.ly/2WDSlcO) bit.ly/2WDSlcO

Hate Reading? Do It Anyway! | ShelfTalker (link: https://buff.ly/2Vuf8eE) buff.ly/2Vuf8eE #Reading

Problematic Patterns In White Narratives About BIPOC Critique (link: https://buff.ly/2LBayGN) buff.ly/2LBayGN #kidlit #yalit

LIBRARIES

YA LIT

10 Great Standalone YA Fantasy Books (link: https://buff.ly/30rSAu2) buff.ly/30rSAu2 #yalit

11 Books With South Asian Characters You Should Read in 2019 (link: https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/south-asian-characters-books-2019/) teenvogue.com/gallery/south-… via @pooja_makhijani @TeenVogue

Finding Diverse Books (link: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2019/05/13/finding-diverse-books/) yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2019/05…

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Highlights for Children Sells Boyds Mills Press to Kane Press (link: https://buff.ly/2DLQ5Jc) buff.ly/2DLQ5Jc #kidlit #publishing

“Naomi Shihab Nye is the #Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate, serving from 2019 to 2021.” (link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/young-peoples-poet-laureate) poetryfoundation.org/learn/young-pe… #kidlit #YALit

“Thanks to everyone who has been sending me books and articles about the racism and hatred expressed when people of African descent are equivocated with monkeys, apes or gorillas.” https://crazyquiltedi.blog/2018/07/20/monkey-business/

These books are literally for us by us! Here’s 13 books by Black authors for Black children. (link: http://ow.ly/NjWq50tVcMR) ow.ly/NjWq50tVcMR

LIBRARIES

“As the public good is relentlessly plundered by a tiny global elite, the persistence of libraries is both a total surprise and completely necessary.” https://t.co/NkRfCcqIsJ

Chicago Public Library staffing slammed again by inspector general (link: https://buff.ly/2WwH8ea) buff.ly/2WwH8ea #libraries

YA LIT

Look Both Ways – Preview of Jason Reynold’s New Book – https://t.co/eBbmWOYLMB

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 Of The Absolute Best Podcasts for Children’s Books (link: https://buff.ly/2IK4Pwm) buff.ly/2IK4Pwm #kidlit

A is for Activist: why children’s books are getting political (link: https://buff.ly/2UU1KeD) buff.ly/2UU1KeD #kidlit

Baltimore Mayor Resigns in Wake of Children’s Book Scandal – https://t.co/VZiFq4w4Da

Five questions for Raúl the Third — The Horn Book (link: https://buff.ly/2V0P8qY) buff.ly/2V0P8qY #kidlitart

Minneapolis writer Pete Hautman wins Edgar for best juvenile novel (link: https://buff.ly/2VrPcQ8) buff.ly/2VrPcQ8 #kidlit

Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Traci Sorell (link: https://buff.ly/2J2tLym) buff.ly/2J2tLym #kidlit

Onjali Rauf: ‘My mother said publishing was a white world, but I should always try’ (link: https://buff.ly/2V4nhX3) buff.ly/2V4nhX3 #kidlit

PW – Now You See Me, Now You Don’t – a story of soft censorship (link: https://buff.ly/2Pu1YIq) buff.ly/2Pu1YIq #kidlit

Read Rare Classic Children’s Books for Free Through the Library of Congress (link: https://buff.ly/2ZQ9Ybu) buff.ly/2ZQ9Ybu #kidlit

What Happens When a Young Syrian Refugee Ends Up in Cincinnati? – https://t.co/kqAaBW0IPB

Where Were The Girls Like Me In All The Horse Books I Read As A Kid? (link: https://buff.ly/2Y4AKep) buff.ly/2Y4AKep #kidlit

LIBRARIES

14 of the World’s Most Charming Libraries (link: https://buff.ly/2PvxQfL) buff.ly/2PvxQfL #libraries

“The American Library”: stunning installation by Yinka Shonibare, at Speed Museum Louisville KY. Remarkable statement on immigration, colonialism, diversity, libraries. (link: https://www.speedmuseum.org/exhibitions/yinka-shonibare-mbe-the-american-library/) speedmuseum.org/exhibitions/yi…

Halifax Public Libraries cooks up new approach to tackle food insecurity | CBC News (link: https://buff.ly/2J7vVwD) buff.ly/2J7vVwD #libraries

No One Reads On The Job — And 6 Other Things I Learned Working In A Library (link: https://buff.ly/2UHSxpx) buff.ly/2UHSxpx #libraries

YA LIT

Behind the Design: ‘With the Fire on High’ by Elizabeth Acevedo (link: https://buff.ly/2vpJCio) buff.ly/2vpJCio #yalit

Controversial YA Novel Pulled by Author to Be Published This Fall (link: https://buff.ly/2XO0JGW) buff.ly/2XO0JGW #YAlit

Q & A with Elizabeth Acevedo (link: https://buff.ly/2vrF779) buff.ly/2vrF779 #YAlit

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Alex Rider TV show reveals who’ll play the teen spy (link: https://buff.ly/2GCOBkW) buff.ly/2GCOBkW #kidlit

‘Every Child Should Find Themselves In a Book’ Speaking With Illustrator Melissa Sweet (link: https://buff.ly/2GBA1eQ) buff.ly/2GBA1eQ #kidlit

‘Nearing 90,’ Judith Viorst Says She’s Never Been Happier (link: https://buff.ly/2GzIkHU) buff.ly/2GzIkHU #kidlit

Reading While White – An Open Letter to the Children’s Book Guild (link: https://buff.ly/2Gy8ObT) buff.ly/2Gy8ObT – please sign your support for Carole Lindstrom and Dr. Debbie Reese #kidlit

Why Harry Potter and Paddington Bear are essential reading … for grown-ups – https://t.co/4JUdtrzW8d

LIBRARIES

‘Extraordinary’ 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time (link: https://buff.ly/2G997cG) buff.ly/2G997cG #libraries

Ignore the click-bait headline. Inside you will find a look at the homelessness crisis in America as it plays out in public libraries across the country – https://t.co/6tRR0SYbUV

‘It brings them closer to home’: Winnipeg Public Library wants to modernize its multilingual book collection | CBC News (link: https://buff.ly/2vjnxCj) buff.ly/2vjnxCj #libraries

Why Libraries Make Excellent Coworking Spaces For Entrepreneurs (link: https://buff.ly/2PwbDhB) buff.ly/2PwbDhB #libraries

CHILDREN’S LIT

Today on RWW, Nina reflects on #Arbuthnot19 & how the work of Dr. Reese and other BIPOC is framed within the field of youth literature. #DiversityJedi (link: https://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/2019/04/seizing-narrative.html?fbclid=IwAR2SKjSV_rMdIiWeuV_f_Ly5ysIPJdCLAfQRhV0Lx7CCJq_IdQJvxMRgZiM) readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/2019/04/seizin…

‘White characters are the default’ in kids’ books (link: https://buff.ly/2vbHWJa) buff.ly/2vbHWJa #kidlit #Diversity

Why ‘seeing yourself matters’ in children’s books: the black debut children’s novelist inspiring BAME readers to see themselves positively in the stories they read |@BBCNews (link: https://pwne.ws/2IDSjgQ) pwne.ws/2IDSjgQ

LIBRARIES

‘Nesting’ and ‘Blending’: How Gen Z Approaches Study and Work (link: https://buff.ly/2IycBZ7) buff.ly/2IycBZ7 #libraries

On Creating Bookshelves For An All-Digital Public Library (link: https://buff.ly/2Zcjo0t) buff.ly/2Zcjo0t #libraries

Shh, No Roaring! When A Lion Lived In The Downtown Milwaukee Library Building (link: https://buff.ly/2GaJiZN) buff.ly/2GaJiZN #libraries

YA LIT

Critiquing Cultural Appropriation in Books That Are Kinda Meh (link: https://buff.ly/2GoVh7v) buff.ly/2GoVh7v #yalit