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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: February 8

Here are some highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage.

Literacy and Growing Bookworms

I so agree: Why Older Readers Should Read Picture Books by@TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/hyJXi #kidlit #literacy

8 Ways to Start the Read Aloud Train (... after kids pull the emergency brake) from @ReadAloudDad http://ow.ly/hwK4R #literacy

RT @bookgivingday: What book will you give to a child for Book Giving Day? http://tinyurl.com/awjo5tk @JensBookPage @RIFWEB@CHRasco @readingtub

Getting My Reluctant Reader to Read, Plan B @StorySnoops w/ nice list of engaging audiobooks for boys http://ow.ly/htLpT

First Book Launches OMG (Offering More Great) Books Initiative, to spend $500k on books featuring minorities http://ow.ly/hsflw #litrdup

Beginning to Learn Your ABCs: Tips for promoting ABC exploration with toddlers from Growing Book by Book http://ow.ly/hpI8B #literacy

The hidden benefits of reading aloud, even to older kids, interview w/ Jim Trelease http://ow.ly/hpzPP via Reshama/Stacking Books #litrdup

Creative Literacy Ideas: #Literacy Lalapalooza at Family Bookshelf @readingtub http://ow.ly/hlq3Y

Very nice post on What makes a great read-aloud Picture Book by Kathleen Pelley http://ow.ly/hlp3y via @darshanakhiani

Book Lists and Themes

Stacked is doing genre challenge for Feb, focusing on YA Science Fiction http://ow.ly/htLAn #yalit #sff @catagator

Presenting Lenore: Dystopian February (2013) Kick-Off http://ow.ly/hqezS @lenoreva #yalit

A fine list w/ #cybils overlap! ALSC 2013 Notable Children’s Books–Younger Readers http://ow.ly/hrFLj via @tashrow #kidlit

Check out Early Chapter Books {Series About Boys} from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/hpIrI #kidlit

10 Great YA Novels with Strong Female Characters | Suite101 by Cate Allan http://ow.ly/hpAtq #yalit #kidlit

Great roundup of Robot Books by age range at ESSL library Nuts n' Bolts: Robot Books http://ow.ly/hmoDe

2013 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults from YALSA via @tashrow at Waking Brain Cells http://ow.ly/hlq8b #yalit

a is for musk ox + more, nice list of alphabet books that tell a story from @indyplkids http://ow.ly/hlofi #kidlit

Kidlitosphere

Happy 6 year blogiversary to @charlotteslib! http://ow.ly/hyHsc

This is pretty funny: Children’s Literature: The Movie (which actorsshould play authors) @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/htLU1 #kidlit

How did I miss this? RT @tashrow PW Talks with @LaurelSnyder Kid’s Books Are Not Just for Kids http://buff.ly/11h20l6

It's February. The Brown Bookshelf has started their 28 Days Later series with Malaika Rose Stanley « http://ow.ly/hlpLe #kidlit

Introversion

Blog tempest over teacher trying to force introverts to speak up on class. @lizb has the roundup: http://ow.ly/hyFpq

I found this both amusing and accurate: Dr. Carmella's definitive guide to understanding the introverted http://ow.ly/hpuKw

Miscellaneous

RT @tashrow Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster Launch Bookish – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/14C8ZZr

Change is hard. Monopoly Fans Have Spoken: Out Goes The Iron And In Comes The New Cat Token http://ow.ly/htL2s via @bkshelvesofdoom

Delightful: Top Ten (or so) Quotes About #Reading by Brian Wilhorn @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/hmo60

RT @tashrow Amelia Bedelia Turns 50 With a New Look and Over 35 Million Books Sold – ABC News http://buff.ly/11h28RC #kidlit

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