Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: May 10
May 10, 2013
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage.
Book Lists and Awards
Congratulations to the Edgar Winners and Nominees | @medinger educating alice http://ow.ly/kGyX9 #kidlit #yalit
2013 CLA/NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts via @MaryLeeHahn http://ow.ly/kNWbh #kidlit #bookawards
12 Books for Teens Adults May Enjoy — Suggestions Welcome! @StorySnoops #yalit http://ow.ly/kS6Wl
Timely! 10 Great Picture Books that Celebrate Mom - No Twiddle Twaddle @bethanyntt http://ow.ly/kLb6x #kidlit
RT @mitaliperkins: Blogged this => New @scbwi Award for Unpublished Children's or YA Authors over the age of 50! http://bit.ly/10ETnj2
Growing Bookworms
Some good tips at The Book Chook in Switch Kids On to Reading and Writing by Brian Rock http://ow.ly/kLar5 #literacy
Nice little post by Mem Fox on Why Reading Really is Magic @BookChook http://ow.ly/kSADU #literacy
Don't miss the Thanks Mom Edition of the #Literacy Lalapalooza from @ReadingTub http://ow.ly/kL86f
Programs and Research
Tiny Tips for Library Fun is hosting a webinar on the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten movement on 3/14 http://ow.ly/kS7KF #literacy
Who knew? Mild iodine deficiency in womb associated with lower scores on children's #literacy tests http://ow.ly/kRYv5 #litrdup
Writing/Publishing
I quite like this post on review copy disclaimers from @01FirstSecond http://ow.ly/kHZwR via @aquafortis
I totally respect this piece from @cassieclare, On writers getting paid to write http://ow.ly/kI0ut via @haleshannon
Just For Fun: Who Would You Put In The Children's Book Writers Hall Of Fame If There Were One? asks @susanbpfeffer http://ow.ly/kNWYt
Does the world need a content rating system for young adult books? @momhouston http://ow.ly/kSI33 via @PWKidsBookshelf
Self-Published Ebooks not a Solution for K-12 Schools -Christopher Harris @ShiftTheDigital http://ow.ly/kNKR7
Coverflip: @maureenjohnson Calls For End To Gendered Book Covers w/ An Amazing Challenge http://ow.ly/kPSbp @HuffingtonPost via @RIFWEB
Editorial: Everybody Wants to Be a Teenager - The Horn Book http://ow.ly/kGvmK @HornBook via @PWKidsBookshelf
This is good news: Hachette to Sell Frontlist Ebook Titles to Libraries http://ow.ly/kGuru via @sljournal
A valid rant: Elizabeth Vail: Lovesick and Tired: Unnecessary Romance in YAhttp://ow.ly/kGvze via @PWKidsBookshelf
Miscellaneous
An encouraging story: @freerangekids » School Canceled for Weather… GREAT Weather! http://ow.ly/kL9x1
RT @WarrenBuffett: Read my new essay on why women are key to America's prosperity: http://cnnmon.ie/18eXfik .
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