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2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards
The 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced on Wednesday celebrating excellence in children’s and young adult literature. Because this award looks at titles published on a June to May basis, it includes different titles than you normally see for calendar-year awards. What I love about these titles is how…
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SCBWI 2019 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards
I’ve never heard of the Golden Kite or Sid Fleischman Awards. But after seeing some well-deserved congratulations on Twitter, I had to check it out! The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) annually presents to “recognize excellence in children’s literature.” The categories include Young Reader and Middle Grade…
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2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards
I didn’t forget to post – I was waiting for all the categories to be announced to promote the 2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards! I’d love to explain the Nerdies in my own words, but Donalyn Miller, one of the founders of the awards says it so much better! “The…
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Best of… Children’s Books 2018
I have a love/hate relationship with “Best of” lists. This time of year you can practically trip over the number of “Best of” lists online. And I’m just talking about books, not to mention tech, gifts, etc. I love these lists because it helps me to grab titles that I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Villains
This week’s theme is a look at the best villains in books. I read a lot of realistic fiction and there’s always a villain, but it isn’t always a person (although there are a fair number of mean girls!) it’s often a theme or social issue. So, rather than focus…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookstore I Want to Visit
I love bookstores, but rarely spend time in them for lack of self-control (and space!) I’m desperately running out of bookshelf space at home to add new titles, so I’ll have to find more space before I purchase too many more books. But, that being said, there are some fabulous…
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Quotable Kid Lit – Kate DiCamillo
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CYBILS: Call for Judges
The CYBILS, Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards, are looking for book bloggers and reviewers to volunteer for this year’s awards. I got the chance to judge in the first round a few years ago for the children’s nonfiction category and really learned a lot about nonfiction titles that…
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Role Model or "Other"? How Windows & Mirrors Are Vital to Today’s Society
Actress Kelly Marie Tran, wrote a beautiful piece in The New York Times this week as a means of responding to horrible harassment online after becoming the first woman of color to be cast in a leading role in the Star Wars franchise. In the article, she discusses how she…
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Tips & Tricks for Booktalking
Yesterday, I posted about the disservice of labeling books “boy” or “girl.” Today, I’m going to give you some tips and tricks for booktalking great books to kids – hopefully pushing beyond stereotypes and focusing on pairing children with their right book at their right time. Because it’s not our…
