Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: April 5
April 05, 2013
Here are some highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. I also shared a sub-set of these links on my Growing Bookworms Facebook page, and on Google+. However, I try to share everything on Twitter, so that it's all in one place.
Book Lists and Awards
Thursday Three: Bedtime | 3 standout bedtime books reviewed by @MotherReader http://ow.ly/jKIby #kidlit
One of my favorite genres is featured today by @catagator on Stacked: Get Genrefied: Mysteries (+ Thrillers) http://ow.ly/jI0MH
2013 IBW Book Award Children’s Shortlist | via @tashrow http://ow.ly/jKHM4 #kidlit #awards
Fun list! Favorite Picture Books About Construction Vehicles and Sites | @thepbreview http://ow.ly/jFVku
15 Wonderful Wordless Picture Books suggested by @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/jE3Ph #kidlit
A great selection. Top Ten Wordless Picture Books by Kristen Remenar | @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/jDY2L #kidlit
RT @imaginationsoup: books for world autism day -- http://fb.me/14LyfLKSQ
Growing Bookworms
Parents, don't miss this post! Getting Boys Into Reading: Ideas, Books & Resources from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/jKJtF #litrdup
The Peculiar Case of the Reading Dad by @mochadad. Sad that a dad reading to preschool class should be so rare http://ow.ly/jGxdP
Spring into Literacy: #Literacy Lalapalooza w/ ideas and recommendations | Family Bookshelf http://ow.ly/jKIyv @readingtub
Tips for #parents on Sharing Wordless Picture Books | @ReadingRockets http://ow.ly/jIme8 #literacy
This post from @bethanyntt has some great tips on Reading to Babies {10 real-life tips} http://ow.ly/jE1d4
The Book Chook: Visual #Literacy - Investigate and Play with Images http://ow.ly/jE0aO @bookchook
How to Find 20 Minutes to Read to Your Child Today by @TheBookWormMama @bonbonbreak http://ow.ly/jE00m #literacy
The First Thing You Should Do When You Start To Read Aloud is keep it exciting, @ReadAloudDad http://ow.ly/jDXTM
RT @tashrow: 5 Tips For Getting Children Excited About Reading | Edudemic http://bit.ly/X1BMWT #literacy
Kidlitosphere
On the #Cybils blog: Suggestions from @aquafortis for Keeping the Cybils Ball Rolling until nominations open in Oct http://ow.ly/jE1U7
RT @GregPincus: It's Kelly Fineman up today at 30 Poets/30 Days. Where are your shoes? Come find out! - http://bit.ly/Z75Ewv #30p30d #kidlit
Bloggers, join The Chocolate War read & blog along, organized by @LizB @bkshelvesofdoom + @catagator http://ow.ly/jDYqP
Just in time for @The_Pigeon 10 year anniversary, an interview with Mo Willems @playbythebook http://ow.ly/jDOi0 #kidlit
Publishing and e-Books
Calming thoughts: Dan Blank: Amazon Buys Goodreads: What Does It Mean for Authors and Readers? http://ow.ly/jE42j via @FuseEight
The Simple Reason Why Goodreads Is So Valuable to Amazon - @JHWeissmann - The Atlantic http://ow.ly/jL8ac
Chronicle Books Named Best Children’s Publisher of the Year - @GalleyCat http://ow.ly/jyFlk via @tashrow @ChronicleKids
Programs and Research
This is cool. Kids can call the Indianapolis Public Library's 24 hour Call-A-Story line to hear Pacers read #kidlit http://ow.ly/jE2L0
Welcome to Mission Read, a new grassroots #literacy promotion campaign, by Beth Panageotou @bonbonbreak http://ow.ly/jFS7i @pagescorner
Food for thought, no clear answers: What Does a Tablet Do to the Child’s Mind? @NYTimes http://ow.ly/jGwOV via @PWKidsBookshelf
I think this is true. RT @tashrow: BBC News – Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says http://buff.ly/11rFaZI
Good article about how dyslexia forced several successful people to get creative to Get Ahead - @WSJ http://ow.ly/jGooH
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