Here are the items I shared this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
How to talk with kids about migration? Try picking up a book. – Christian Science Monitor – buff.ly/2JIUqQx #kidlit
Some new picture books that go vroom, zoom, beep — and bark. kirkusreviews.com/features/vroom…
YA LIT
15 Books You’ll Devour After After Finishing ‘With the Fire on High’ buff.ly/2LvRVTQ #yalit
50 Beautiful Sentences from Young Adult Books – https://t.co/bDj8Id22pK
Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
10 of the Best Books for Newborn and Baby Showers – Book Riot – https://t.co/0Y0TNMT9t1
17 Children’s Books To Prep Your Kid For A Visit To The Dentist — Dun Dun Dun buff.ly/2JOP4Cq #kidlit
Cressida Cowell: ‘Books are better than films at teaching children creativity and intelligence’ – https://t.co/KWU83JwgyT
A Debut Middle-Grade Author’s Life-Changing Tweet buff.ly/32ovdlK #kidlit
Free Book Vending Machines Launched Across All NYC Boroughs buff.ly/2jKmbOu #kidlit #yalit
Recent children’s and young adult books on immigration buff.ly/2lnApFy #kidlit #yalit
States Are Ratcheting Up Reading Expectations For 3rd-Graders buff.ly/2NXetPq #reading
We Live in a Diverse World. The Books Kids Read Should Reflect That. – EdSurge News buff.ly/2LrjXzZ #kidlit #Diversity
LIBRARIES
These 2 Men Are On A Mission To Visit Every Public Library In Massachusetts buff.ly/2lz6bQ9 #libraries
Write Now: Library Is An Essential Tool In Writer’s Kit | News, Sports, Jobs – Post Journal buff.ly/2xRW63L #libraries
Your Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker – NPR – buff.ly/2XOSy1u #libraries
Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
2019 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Sophie Blackall buff.ly/2XuVV8Z #kidlit
2019 CSK Author Award Acceptance by Claire Hartfield buff.ly/2JgCgWh #kidlit
2019 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Meg Medina buff.ly/2JdRA5P #kidlit
Beatrix Potter: history of the children’s author, farmer and conservationist buff.ly/2RU7PaY #kidlit
BookBar’s Extremely Official Response to Extremely Negative Comments… With Book Recommendations! buff.ly/2YIEEdu #kidlit #LGBTQ
UK Society of Authors launches £5000 prize for illustrated children’s books | Books+Publishing buff.ly/2LaJvRZ #kidlit
You could be putting your child off reading – here’s how to change that buff.ly/2NBnHkf #reading
LIBRARIES
Arkansas Librarians Launch Summer Book Bus, Inspire Community buff.ly/2FU3wrI #libraries
Public libraries help fill social services gap buff.ly/2RXMJss #libraries
Small Wonders: Rural and Small Libraries Provide Vital Infrastructure for Communities buff.ly/2FV5VC6 #libraries
YA LIT
12 Young Adult Novels Featuring Characters With Chronic Conditions, Mental Illnesses and Disabilities buff.ly/2Jggz8N #yalit
Magical library foundlings, restless skeletons, and more amazing summer YA blessing us this summer: ow.ly/MooY50uU8gW
The Walking Dead: Idaho High School Bans Image Comics Series buff.ly/2L3BH4l #yalit
Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Ekua Holmes #CSK acceptance for The Stuff of Stars: “This story reminds us that we all come from the same place and are made from the same stuff, no matter how divided the world may seem” ow.ly/kjQj50uPj2Z
Gene Luen Yang gets personal in new graphic novel Dragon Hoops – https://t.co/3D0Wxjy8rC
Harry Potter Prequel Series Coming to TV – BookRiot – https://t.co/6hWbLeQtWb
How Gyo Fujikawa Drew Freedom in Children’s Books – https://t.co/F6yIx4rDPN
Knuffle Bunny Gets a Permanent Home at Park Slope Library – https://t.co/BwJP28KSST
What We Know About 2018 Graphic Novel Sales | https://t.co/jUlvrh24ay
LIBRARIES
Beautiful Libraries Around the World Every Booklover Should Visit (Video) buff.ly/2IZsEik #libraries
Church holds LGBT prom for teens after library cancels it – https://t.co/S3rkCtAxEG
In rural Stanley, ID, the library’s Wi-Fi is such a draw that the librarian installed a router outside and added benches and power outlets so people can get online even when the library is closed. ow.ly/jSmu50uOCY6
YA LIT
The 16 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in July bit.ly/2NpoLrj via @EpicReads
Cover Controversy: The Poet X — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes buff.ly/2FQ3zEF #yalit
For a wave of Korean American young adult novelists, Korean pop culture is a touchstone – https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/wave-korean-american-young-adult-novelists-korean-pop-culture-touchstone-n1021516
A new month means a NEW #TBRexplosion! We’ve gathered up 22 new must-reads hitting shelves in July, including debuts – https://t.co/YMmlEhqHqT
Summer 2019 YA Books: 150+ New Titles Hitting Shelves Between July and September buff.ly/2KYsYAv #yalit
Why should authors read your bad reviews? buff.ly/2KVPDgI #yalit #bookreviews #authors
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 buff.ly/2FeJ2cL #kidlit #LGBTQ
If Kids Can’t Read What They Want in the Summer, When Can They? | Opinion 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 buff.ly/2FgTbpi #kidlit
LIBRARIES
Gay-themed books fuel fight over free speech at small-town library in Maine buff.ly/2Xj68ZL #LGBTQ #libraries
How the New York Public Library Remains Current 125 After Its Founding (Podcast) buff.ly/2wZ1Kkb #libraries
In One Year, People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times buff.ly/2WuZ38R #libraries
READING
How indie bookshops are fighting back 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 buff.ly/31xQ0my #yalit
Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books buff.ly/2WMrFWM #yalit
Where Are All The YA Books About Queer Girls? 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 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 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 buff.ly/2Wxy5hf #kidlit
Children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan on the advice he’d give his younger self buff.ly/2MnhM1H #kidlit
Children’s picture book reviews round-up – to the moon and back – The Guardian – buff.ly/2wwLyWX
Fox/Disney Lands ‘The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi’ By ‘Jumanji’ Author Chris Van Allsburg buff.ly/2wBhKIL #kidlit
I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible buff.ly/2ERtjQD #kidlit
Jennings presented with CBCA Lifetime Achievement award | Books+Publishing 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 buff.ly/2Z5oOtl #kidlit
Why The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats its way into every book lover’s heart buff.ly/310CVC3 #kidlit
William Steig’s Books Explored the Reality That Adults Don’t Want Children to Know About 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! buff.ly/2W8Wv0l #reading
YA LIT
50+ YA Paperbacks For Summer 2019 Reading 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 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 buff.ly/2X56C2u #kidlit
JM Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan house’ to open as children’s literature hub buff.ly/2MeV9fG #kidlit
KidsPost Summer Book Club: Make a Difference – https://t.co/gzRUGgb89F
Picture Books About Babies’ Favorite Subject — Themselves 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 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 buff.ly/30LZaM3 #libraries
Emilio Estevez Talks Public Libraries with Urban Libraries Council | TechSoup for Libraries buff.ly/2HFRVxA #libraries
READING
Can reading really improve your mental health? buff.ly/2YPmyGz #Reading
YA LIT
5 Inspiring Young Adult Books with Black Main Characters buff.ly/2X3M3TZ #yalit
First Flames: An Interview Between Debut Authors Hafsah Faizal and Nafiza Azad buff.ly/2X0LY3v #yalit
Portrait Of: Elizabeth Acevedo – Latino USA 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: bit.ly/2WDSlcO
Hate Reading? Do It Anyway! | ShelfTalker buff.ly/2Vuf8eE #Reading
Problematic Patterns In White Narratives About BIPOC Critique buff.ly/2LBayGN #kidlit #yalit
LIBRARIES
YA LIT
10 Great Standalone YA Fantasy Books buff.ly/30rSAu2 #yalit
11 Books With South Asian Characters You Should Read in 2019 teenvogue.com/gallery/south-… via @pooja_makhijani @TeenVogue
Finding Diverse Books yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2019/05…
Waking Brain Cells 