Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 15
August 15, 2014
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include illustrators, madeline, book lists, awards, the cybils, kidlitcon, common core, diversity, growing bookworms, reading, technology, schools, and libraries.
Authors and Illustrators
10 children's illustrators to watch | guest post by @SevenImp @BookPage http://ow.ly/AirxL #kidlit
Madeline’s 75th Birthday Brings Revelations | fun tidbit-filled story by @roccoa @sljournal http://ow.ly/Aitgj #kidlit
Book Lists and Awards
Trends in Picture Books: Birds, noted by @greenbeanblog http://ow.ly/Ais9f #BookList #kidlit
Books for a 13 year old boy: 10 exciting titles to keep him reading, selected by @Everead http://ow.ly/Airug #BookList
Sister, Sister: Sibling Drama in Young Adult Literature | a #BookList from @sljournal http://ow.ly/AfLZB #yalit
A fun new Stacked #BookList : Doomed Cities of History and Legend http://ow.ly/Afm1M #yalit
Celebrating Shark Week with shark-themed books | #BookList from @Scholastic http://ow.ly/Ag68N
5 Favorite Bug Books from @BooksBabiesBows http://ow.ly/Ad4aL
A variety of back to school picture books recommended by @HornBook http://ow.ly/AcYKZ #BookList #kidlit
Lots of great lists popping up in the Picture Book 10 for 10 from @cathymere + @mandyrobek http://ow.ly/Ad3lM #kidlit
Favorite Picture Books of the Year (so far) in @momandkiddo 's house http://ow.ly/AcZ8J #kidlit #BookList
Sherry @semicolonblog is collecting books about large families. Any favorites? http://ow.ly/Ad0py #kidlit
Nominations open soon for the 2014 Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards! @TarieS http://ow.ly/Ad31L #awards
Common Core and Nonfiction
Waiting for the #CommonCore to Go Away? Don’t Hold Your Breath | Marc Aronson in @sljournal http://ow.ly/AfMMD
#CommonCore goes from unifying standard to divisive hot potato | @Guardian http://ow.ly/A5lLY via @PWKidsBookshelf
It’s time to rethink what children’s non-fiction could be @TelegraphBooks via @tashrow http://ow.ly/A8hvK #kidlit
Cybils
Drrrummm Rolllll..... the #Cybils are launching a BRAND-NEW-SUPER-DUPER-AWESOME website tomorrow! http://ow.ly/AlfGI @aquafortis
Coming Soon: Cybils Season | @brandymuses shares why she is excited to apply to be a #Cybils judge http://ow.ly/AkHQj
This week's round-up of middle grade SFF, with what @charlotteslib looks for in #cybils panelists http://ow.ly/Ad2y2
Diversity
Great post @booksmugglers | SFF in Conversation: @corinneduyvis and The Insidious Comfort of Invisibility http://ow.ly/AislT #diversity
Write Fat Kids says @sarahhollowell | "Tell fat kids that they're awesome" http://ow.ly/Ad22P via @catagator #kidlit
#Diversity in Children's Books: It's a Question of Power, says @MitaliPerkins #KidLitCon14 keynote speaker http://ow.ly/A8dgU
Growing Bookworms
Nice depiction of a child's pride in really reading his very first book @SunlitPages http://ow.ly/AfmsY #literacy
Catching Up Loose Ends (+cognitive dissonance) in the Waning Days of Summer @ReadingShanahan http://ow.ly/Ad1Ho #literacy
Developing a bathroom library @playbythebook (always a good source for #GrowingBookworms ideas) http://ow.ly/AcKN8
#SummerReading Tip41 @aliposner + “Picture Book 10 for 10″: Read wordless picture books with your kids http://ow.ly/Ad3Mi
Kidlitosphere
Rumor has it that rooms in the #KidLitCon14 hotel block are going fast. Book yours now! And please register soon! http://ow.ly/AdfDW
Book Links | #cybils + #kidlitcon + A Wrinkle in Time @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/Ad41y
The State of Children’s Literary Blogs Today (Prepare to Update Your Blogroll) — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/A8hDr #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Preaching to the Choir: Singing the Praises of Books and Reading by @ProfessorNana @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/Ad3CX
For this week's Environmental Book Club at Original Content, @gail_gauthier comments on Cli-Fi http://ow.ly/A8dbx
Parenting
Adam Price: The Underchallenged 'Lazy Teenager' | Solid parenting advice for avoiding unmotivated kids @WSJ http://ow.ly/Aflj8
Programs and Research
Books Strengthen Family Bonds - @FirstBook post about WIC program that gives new moms kids' books http://ow.ly/AkJls
.@Scholastic Kicks Off the 2014 School Year w/ Expanded Resources to Help Get Kids Preschool-Ready http://ow.ly/AixIW
Summer Camps Help Aboriginal Kids Find Fun in Reading, reports @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/AlkgG #literacy
Schools and Libraries
California Administrator Creates Digital Stopgap After School Librarian Cuts, says @ShiftTheDigital http://ow.ly/AfMzZ
Lovely! Teaching a Love of Picture Books by @katsok @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/A8cUp #kidlit
Technology and Social Media
How do you keep up? Part 2: Scoop.it (and other newsy tools) for current awareness. — @joycevalenza @sljournal http://ow.ly/AfNrA
Join the #teacherfriends Twitter Chat | new chat Tues pm by @mattbgomez for teachers new to Twitter http://ow.ly/Ad2Cu
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