Here are my tweets from the last week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

8 Awesome Queer Books for the Youth and Tweens in Your Life https://buff.ly/2UM5eE0  #kidlit #LGBTQ

How This Guy Used Kids’ Books to Become the Biggest ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Ever https://buff.ly/2UwaY5A  #kidlit

New York Times – Entrancing Poetry Picture Books https://buff.ly/2KcfiCj  #kidlit

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani receives 2018 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature https://buff.ly/2GixLIf  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

9 facts about librarians you probably didn’t know https://buff.ly/2VvcCAP  #librarians

17 Horror Stories From Librarians That Will Make You Say, “Oh No, No, No, NO” https://buff.ly/2HXLer3  #libraries

Award-winning libraries rewrite the book on good design https://buff.ly/2YY0cUk  #libraries

Beyond books: The big benefits of a free library card https://buff.ly/2UtEl8n  #libraries

Carla Hayden’s plan to digitize the treasures of the Library of Congress – https://buff.ly/2UwKL6M  #libraries

Huge majority of New Yorkers say budget cuts for public libraries would hurt communities across the city: poll https://buff.ly/2UJ8RKO  #libraries

In Praise of Public Libraries https://buff.ly/2uKlZ41  #libraries

National Geographic – See 23 of the world’s most enchanting libraries https://buff.ly/2ImluFe  #libraries

READING

How I Read 100 Books in a Year https://buff.ly/2uTSywg  #reading

Kids who are read to before kindergarten know 1 million more words https://buff.ly/2Kk52I5  #reading

YA BOOKS

10 Political YA Books to Keep You Engaged https://buff.ly/2UKpLsI  #yalit

The Best YA Books Written By Black Women That You Haven’t Read Yet https://buff.ly/2KqmPgU  #yalit

‘Serious Moonlight’ author Jenn Bennett’s best YA romance books https://buff.ly/2KoBjhd  #yalit

Your Handy Guide To YA’s Best Fantasy Epics https://buff.ly/2YSUMd6  #yalit

Here are my tweets from the last couple of weeks:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 Picture Books To Broaden the Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Palate https://buff.ly/2TedZlm  #kidlit

2019 Carle Honors Announced https://buff.ly/2HZfzWy  #kidlit

Author Spotlight with Jerry Craft https://buff.ly/2Y77MeU  #kidlit

Books on Film: A Conversation with Arthur Geisert — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes https://buff.ly/2udPvPe  #kidlit

Books on Film: Meg Medina Reacts to Her Newbery Win https://buff.ly/2TBZBnj  #kidlit

Campaigners hail ‘seismic shift’ in diversity of US children’s books https://buff.ly/2ulbrYI  #kidlit #Diversity

Colourful new coin depicts ‘beloved’ Peter Rabbit https://buff.ly/2WaOBz2  #kidlit

How The Very Hungry Caterpillar Became a Classic https://buff.ly/2ugR4vB  #kidlit

Minnesota teachers are taking initiative and writing a different kind of kid’s book https://buff.ly/2Ob01Qf  #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks

Netflix and Gurinder Chadha to Adapt Pashmina https://buff.ly/2TdqTjL  #kidlit

Obituary: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat https://buff.ly/2Tofw8M  #kidlit

PRH Acquires U.K.’s Little Tiger Group https://buff.ly/2YuwTs9  #kidlit

Q & A with Cynthia Lord https://buff.ly/2W763Ek  #kidlit

Q & A with Lucy Strange https://buff.ly/2U0oRrA  #kidlit – just finished this one! Expect a glowing review in a few weeks.

These 20 Children’s Books About Spring Will Help You Celebrate The Happy Season https://buff.ly/2YaB1x5  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

The bias hiding in your library https://buff.ly/2TkZDQh  #libraries

You can now grab a fancy cocktail at the Boston Public Library – The Boston Globe https://buff.ly/2YaDTdl  #libraries

YA LIT

10 Young Adult Books You’ll Want to Devour, Regardless of Your Age – Oprah Mag https://buff.ly/2YaoXMG  #yalit

EW talks YA: These harrowing tales of trauma and grief find the light https://buff.ly/2FGM6yJ  #yalit

Five questions for Laurie Halse Anderson — The Horn Book https://buff.ly/2Y6fvto  #YAlit

Sharp Drop in Sales of YA Novels – The Boar https://buff.ly/2WcNZIT  #yalit

What Austin Teens Wish Publishers Knew | ShelfTalker https://buff.ly/2Y8Xhrb  #YAlit

 

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

How Author Kwame Alexander Writes Children’s Literature That Everyone Can Read https://buff.ly/2W6wYjV  #kidlit

Michelle Obama Revealed Her Favorite Children’s Books of All Time https://buff.ly/2u7Pj3L  #kidlit

The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print is Obviously About Cats – https://t.co/YYflyHg361

LIBRARIES

9 Unexpected Benefits That Come with Having a Library Card https://buff.ly/2HrHpKt  #libraries

READING

Read Like a Child, Don’t Fall Into the Trap of Competitive Reading https://buff.ly/2u0P2Qn  #Reading

TEEN LIT

‘I want stories about gays in space’: How LGBTQ young adult literature is changing https://buff.ly/2tZqzL6  #yalit #LGBTQ

Menstruate? Celebrate! New Novel Urges Girls To Embrace ‘The Moon Within’ – NPR – https://buff.ly/2HdoYdi

‘My Brother’s Husband’: Young adult literature from Japan attracts a new global audience | The Japan Times https://buff.ly/2VNOCsi  #yalit

Here are the posts I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S LIT

15 Children’s Books about Gender Identity https://buff.ly/2EPtCM4  #kidlit

Children’s book about Syrian refugee wins Blue Peter award https://buff.ly/2tSRYhF  #kidlit

The Evolving Role of Race in Children’s Lit, From ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘The Hate U Give’ – EdSurge News https://buff.ly/2VAqedz  #kidlit

Kids Can Press’ ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Animated Short Is Out From Nelvana https://buff.ly/2TCszaR  #kidlit

Spring 2019’s Best Children’s and Middle Grade Books | Bookish https://buff.ly/2Ttb0tt  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

A futuristic library in France is like the city’s living room (pictures) https://buff.ly/2JOCkyi  #libraries

READING

How Does Generation Z Read? https://buff.ly/2SIlktk  #reading #libraries

‘I can get any novel I want in 30 seconds’: can book piracy be stopped? https://buff.ly/2EQ5Yz0  #ebooks #piracy

Parents urged to keep reading to children in their teens – https://buff.ly/2NPe3qx  #reading

Set the children free – show them the joy of reading for reading’s sake | Lola Okolosie https://buff.ly/2NJ3jKm  #reading

YA LIT

8 YA science fiction and fantasy books you must pick up in March https://buff.ly/2HhL2CT  #yalit

From Close-Knit to Complicated: Kate A. Boorman’s Favorite YA Novels About Families | Bookish https://buff.ly/2EUTq9I  #yalit

Spring 2019’s Can’t-Miss Young Adult Books | Bookish https://buff.ly/2J1jxA6  #YAlit

Spring 2019’s Most-Anticipated Young Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Bookish https://buff.ly/2ISkElv  #YAlit

These 10 Quotes from SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson Deserve To Be Shouted https://buff.ly/2VBQCUi  #YAlit

Here are the posts I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S LIT

LIBRARIES

YA LIT

Here are the items I shared on my Twitter feed this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

17 Children’s Books For Kids Struggling With Anxiety And Worry https://buff.ly/2ttRXAJ  #kidlit

20 Great Board Books for One-Year-Olds https://buff.ly/2tuRbDu  #kidlit

2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced https://buff.ly/2NkB9FC  #kidlit

LIBRARIES & READING

Chicago Public Libraries Are Having A Moment https://buff.ly/2NhQvdJ  #libraries

‘I love these kids with all my heart’: Principal reads bedtime stories to students via Facebook https://buff.ly/2NfJ4nh  #Reading

NY Times now free in all 1,200 California public libraries https://buff.ly/2tx23ke  #libraries

The Surprising History of Americans Sharing Books https://buff.ly/2Xgdgnd  #libraries

YA LIT

11 Book-to-Film Adaptations Heading Your Way in 2019 | Bookish https://buff.ly/2TWJBxe  #yalit

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

 

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Ah, Love: 18 Children’s Books About Love https://buff.ly/2TykOiM  #kidlit

ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books – 2019 https://buff.ly/H8rDef  #kidlit

‘The Grimm Legacy’ YA Books In Works As Disney+ Film; David Gleeson To Adapt https://buff.ly/2DeGTvX  #kidlit

Jane Goodall’s Lovely Letter to Children About How Reading Shaped Her Life https://buff.ly/2Rvs7Wv  #libraries

LIBRARIES & READING

Librarians abroad: ‘None of us thought we’d grow up to be one’ https://buff.ly/2RDLSv0  #libraries

New Study: Reading Fiction Really Will Make You Nicer and More Empathetic – https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/reading-fiction-really-will-make-you-nicer-more-empathetic-new-study-says.html

YA LIT

#ALAMW19 Recap: Interviewing John Hendrix, author of The Faithful Spy, 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalist – The Hub https://buff.ly/2RIHElX  #yalit

68 LGBT YA Books to Get Excited for in 2019 https://buff.ly/2Bojisj  #yalit #LGBTQ

Angie Thomas’ ON THE COME UP is Gonna Be a Movie! https://buff.ly/2WJz6yX  #yalit

Author Angie Thomas On Colorism and Black Girl Representation in YA Books https://buff.ly/2BmUS2C  #yalit

‘Havenfall’: Bloomsbury Locks In New YA Fantasy From ‘Everless’ Author Sara Holland https://buff.ly/2BlAqPF  #yalit

How TLC’s Left Eye Helped Save ‘The Hate U Give’ Author Angie Thomas’ Life https://buff.ly/2SbkYA6  #yalit

Penguin Mini Format Expands with More Kids’ Books https://pwne.ws/2RHkuMH 

Here are the tweets I shared this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Best Tweets from the 2019 Youth Media Awards — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes https://buff.ly/2FWxpck  #kidlit

Book Riot – 50 Must-Read Books For Beginning Readers https://buff.ly/2WgYKuI  #kidlit

Full list of honor books and award winners!: http://ala.unikron.com/YMA%2019%20Wrap%20-%20LSC.pdf?fbclid=IwAR311_6BY8eiYi0ae7Ku_BIXvHGI5kQH-V8tKQhk9bRNhxXhllWYkHibBn0 … #alayma19 #alayma2019

Grace Lin’s “Call” Story: https://twitter.com/MrSchuReads/status/1090981969838641153

Horn Book Magazine Starred Reviews, March/April 2019 — The Horn Book https://buff.ly/2CUglQh  #kidlit #yalit

The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2019 https://buff.ly/2CIlB9I  #kidlit #yalit

‘We need to talk about children’s books in a grown-up way’ https://buff.ly/2RVL6ic  #kidlit

When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2019 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners https://buff.ly/2WvnmQD  #kidlit #yalit

LIBRARIES

The Nashville Public Library is a thing of beauty and importance. #npl #publiclibrary

YA LIT

All the Young Adult SFF Books Coming Out in February! https://buff.ly/2GaxFnn  #yalit

Vermont Author M.T. Anderson Wins Lifetime Achievement Award For Young Adult Literature https://buff.ly/2sZRTZ7  #yalit