Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 10

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. It was a bit of a light week overall, but, happily, there are a number of excellent articles dedicated to growing bookworms. 

Book Lists and Awards

Some good books in the Newbery / Caldecott 2014: Final Prediction Edition from @FuseEight http://ow.ly/sqTfx #kidlit

These are standouts | Picture Book Gems of Years Past 10 years recommended by @fuseeight http://ow.ly/somuE #kidlit

Neat to see so much #kidlit in the top 20 books of last year (w/ a middle grade title at the top) http://ow.ly/smEkF via @100scopenotes

Another good list: 2013 Best Children’s Fiction from @tashrow Waking Brain Cells http://ow.ly/smDZO #kidlit

Diversity

At Random Musings of a Bibliophile @brandymuses reviews the fabulous The Latte Rebellion by my friend @aquafortis http://ow.ly/sqSRS

The folks @bookriot are looking to cover more books by people of color, and are looking for your author suggestions http://ow.ly/somRL

Events

It's that time of year | Launching A #KidLit Celebration of Women's History Month, 2014! http://ow.ly/skog9

The 2014 SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ Books is ramping up! http://ow.ly/solzx via @bkshelvesofdoom #kidlit

Growing Bookworms

Nice! Through the Years: Reflections on Raising a Reader by Monica Babaian @txlibrarianbabs @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/smFrw

The Importance of Reading Bedtime Stories to Big Kids | @Scholastic http://ow.ly/soRa4 #literacy

Because kids need books! Ten Ways to Find Children's Books on the Cheap from @BooksBabiesBows #kidlit #literacy http://ow.ly/smF2B

Excellent! Matt Renwick’s Top 10 Takeaways from The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease @NerdyBookClub @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/smEMf

On her daughter finding "Her Book", "THE book that spoke to her" by @GigiMcAreads @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/sfHA8

Excellent resource! Chapter Books to Read With Children 5-12 from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/sfHpz #literacy

Miscellaneous

Twenty Questions from @escapeadulthood to Start Your Year with a Bang. I like "What's my perfect day?" http://ow.ly/sonlc

On Reading, Writing, and Publishing

Stacked: The Reductive Approach to YA Revisited: Contemporary YA & Generosity to Readers http://ow.ly/smDMe @catagator #yalit

Food for thought from @haleshannon at Squeetus: The young adult book tropes that ate the world http://ow.ly/sko3K

Schools and Libraries

A great idea! Nonfiction in the School Cafeteria | @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/smFb0 #literacy

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