Here are some of my top news stories for the week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Can picture books meet the crisis in children’s mental health? https://buff.ly/2OuU8Rr  #kidlit

Classic, Award-Winning, Popular Books with Racist, Biased Depictions of Indigenous People https://buff.ly/2SbVsqE  #kidlit

Judy Blume Has Finally Sold the Movie Rights to Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret https://buff.ly/2Oupbgr  #yalit

Mama Bear knows best: The enduring problem with children’s picture books https://buff.ly/2D1A9Ut  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Advocacy and the Power of Narrative | American Libraries Magazine https://buff.ly/2ScwFCP  #libraries

Anti-Tax Fervor Closed Their Libraries. Now Residents Are Trying to Go It Alone. https://buff.ly/2OEKzzE  #libraries

READING

Why can’t NC kids read? Another study shows Read To Achieve produced no gains. https://buff.ly/2q4CZzo  #Reading

TEEN LIT

Angie Thomas, The Author Of “The Hate U Give,” Has A Message For Young People https://buff.ly/2q5odIz  #YAlit

What’s the one book all young Canadians should read? 12 teens share their picks | CBC Books https://buff.ly/2AhqvdJ  #yalit

Here are my favorite tweets and pins from this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Best Halloween Picture Books (an Entirely Subjective List) — @fuseeight https://buff.ly/2NKpG0n  #kidlit

“I am living, walking proof in the power of libraries and librarians to change lives.” –@kellyyanghk http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/readerleader/kellyyang-092418 … @aasl

Top 10 Arts Books for Youth – https://t.co/AynsX01rJm

TEEN BOOKS

Americanized being made into a film by Reese Witherspoon – https://t.co/rn8FyRSmKT

“I was such a huge Greek mythology geek as a kid, it’s impossible for it not to come into play in my storytelling,” says Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy – https://t.co/6pInJbymJx

“Legend” author Marie Lu has multimillion-dollar book deal – https://t.co/x2v0BQKVhX

Writing Girls and Rethinking Fairytales: https://t.co/L25Xl82Xp2

Here are my favorite tweets and pins from this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Be Loud: 28 Best Kindergarten Read Aloud Books https://buff.ly/2OfpLyt 

Don’t underestimate children’s lit say 2 GG Literary Award shortlisted authors | CBC News https://buff.ly/2C7k3aA  #kidlit

Jarrett J. Krosoczka talks ‘Hey, Kiddo’ |The Yarn http://ow.ly/ErXv30m9Yck 

Just Us Books Turns 30: A Special Interview – The Brown Bookshelf https://buff.ly/2y9qV4k 

Mark Pett’s Epic Twitter Thread about How He Illustrated The Very Last Castle — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes https://buff.ly/2EbRDP8  #kidlitart

Quiet + an interview with Tomie dePaola https://buff.ly/2OehOt3 

LIBRARIES

“As long as you have a library card and a device that can be used as an e-reader, you can access the digital content free of charge.” https://t.co/WfKFj1jlH4

How a free public library is becoming a beacon of hope in Baltimore https://buff.ly/2PoiQzk  #libraries

Libraries are about democracy, not just books https://buff.ly/2A2OgWP 

 

Here are my finds on Twitter and Pinterest this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

“The book that made me is yet to come. I’m looking forward to that one.” – Illustrator Helen Oxenbury discusses her career with @CharlotteLEyre here: http://bit.ly/2DrVnvN

Don’t Eat Your Friends: Picture Books with Bite https://buff.ly/2OAc3Wa  #kidlit

Misty of Chincoteague https://buff.ly/2NcHrW5  #kidlit

Netflix Announces New Narnia Series https://buff.ly/2DVElWY  #kidlit

Picture Books That Invite Connection | ShelfTalker https://buff.ly/2NharvQ  #kidlit

SLJ: Reading Around the World: 25 picture books that evoke a specific setting or culture while revealing universal themes. https://t.co/kDsTuvVyB3

Twin Cities author Kate DiCamillo: ‘I’m looking forward to taking my heart on the road’ http://strib.mn/2xW9LqL  via @StarTribune

TEEN READS

10 YA Fantasy Books Written by Women of Color https://buff.ly/2P9cFyX  #yalit

50 Must-Read YA Books About Mental Illness (Plus A Few More) https://buff.ly/2NWRYtz  #YAlit

USA Today Review: ‘The Hate U Give’ is one of the rare important teen films that needs to be seen by everybody. https://t.co/Vc8idNPlfv

YA Books Turned Movies 2019, Teen Novels Turning Into Films Next Year https://buff.ly/2ycn0Db  #yalit

Here are some of the tweets I shared this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Meg Medina Revisits Middle School in New Novel https://buff.ly/2DjsyS4  #kidlit

New novels from three of today’s most beloved children’s authors – https://t.co/6iHXF2yhFX

A voice of truth in children’s literature – Kate Dicamillo – AMNY https://buff.ly/2Dp2lSg  #kidlit

Wizards, Moomins and pirates: the magic and mystery of literary maps – https://t.co/oolKOF4veb

TEEN LIT

Author Ibi Zoboi Calls Out Racism and Classism in The Wall Street Journal Book Review https://buff.ly/2xRZlHM  #yalit

Four Questions with Marie Lu https://buff.ly/2ppTLbT  #yalit

 

Here are the links I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

11 Genuinely Terrifying Moments From Children’s Books https://buff.ly/2pkSoeI  #kidlit

30 Children’s Books About Diversity That Celebrate Our Differences https://buff.ly/2NS4ObO  #kidlit

Gran’s hilarious video has led to Wonky Donkey children’s book selling out https://buff.ly/2p8qvXd  #kidlit

Is This an Exceptional Moment for Picture Books? | ShelfTalker https://buff.ly/2x95osa  #kidlit

Must Have Books for Girl Leaders – https://t.co/6DyKWZKC9l

Survey: 50 percent of parents don’t read to their child every day https://buff.ly/2p8rKpl  #kidlit #reading

Three picture books that portray the lives of artists in glorious, living color: http://bkpg.it/61w 

“When I was a kid, as someone who refused to read until I was eighteen years old, it was poetry that saved my life – because it was less daunting, there were less words on the page, the white space felt a little less intimidating.” http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/231/childrens-books/articles/featured-author/an-interview-with-jason-reynolds …

LIBRARIES

The Pack Horse Librarians Of Eastern Kentucky – NPR https://buff.ly/2x7NkhN  #libraries

TEEN LIT

“I wanted to write about kids not dealing with violence or trauma, just falling in love, but still making some sort of political statement”: @ibizoboi on ‘Pride,’ a Jane Austen-inspired YA romance set in contemporary Brooklyn https://pwne.ws/2xgNOCH 

Rainbow Rowell unveils cover for first graphic novel, ‘Pumpkinheads,’ illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks – https://t.co/0dnj7Zx8z8

Here are my top tweets of the week:

CHILDREN’S LIT

In Conversation: M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin https://buff.ly/2Od63iv  #kidlit

Meet Four Women of Color Who Are Revolutionizing Books for Young Readers | @electriclit https://pwne.ws/2xcVdmv

Q & A with Raúl Colón https://buff.ly/2NzJk3j  #kidlit

Saving Winslow: An Excerpt and Interview with Sharon Creech — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production https://buff.ly/2CLrpTb  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Fast Internet Is a Problem for 24% of Rural America – https://t.co/J0LMiCxOf2

Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures https://bit.ly/2oLHEpf  #libraries

Random Acts of Kindness at the Library – NYPL – https://t.co/g1Kv71ghGZ

To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library – https://t.co/nLU5uoHqQi

TEEN READS

Even the Best Rom-Coms Conceal Double Standards – https://t.co/kGOl3hkphv

Fall 2018’s Can’t-Miss Young Adult Books | Bookish https://buff.ly/2OdJuKF  #yalit

Noteworthy Middle Grade and YA Sequels for Fall 2018 https://buff.ly/2oYFm6r  #yalit

School Librarians Janet Damon and Julia Torres Talk “The Hate U Give” | Banned Books Week 2018 http://ow.ly/dQrh30lLp6J  #BannedBooksWeek

Here are the links I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Children’s books about climate change – https://t.co/iNQh1bIYIs

Children’s Books Authors Are Selling More Than Books. They’re Taking a Stand. https://buff.ly/2M0rvWl  #kidlit

The key to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s successful journey? It’s books, she says | @nbcnews https://pwne.ws/2oEuudy

Post-it Note reviews of can’t-miss elementary and middle grade titles @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox http://ow.ly/Xtb530lCKBh

Viola Davis Brings A New ‘Corduroy’ Book To Bear https://buff.ly/2Q5mvmr  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

St. Paul Mayor Suggests Ending Overdue Library Book Fees https://buff.ly/2MIQNxj  #libraries

You have until September 9th to apply to be a Cybils judge. I’ve served on several of the Cybils committees over the years and have immensely enjoyed my time reading and then debating the books. If that’s your jam and you are a book blogger, apply!

Here are the categories for judges:

• Early Chapter Books & Easy Readers
• Fiction Picture Books & Board Books
• Graphic Novels
• Middle-Grade Fiction
• Nonfiction
  • Elementary/Middle Grade
  • Junior High/Senior High
• Poetry
• Speculative Fiction
  • Elementary/Middle-Grade
  • Young Adult
• Young Adult Fiction

Head over to https://goo.gl/HtNB7p to apply!