Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: November 14
November 14, 2014
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. This week there are tons of book lists (it's that time of year), in addition to posts about the Cybils awards, diversity, growing bookworms, reading research, introversion, reading levels, and parenting.
Book Lists
"YA and middle grade books - recent and not so recent - that feature riddles (or similar puzzles)" at Stacked http://ow.ly/EaYn1 #kidlit
Oh how I love this list! 14 Kids' Novels Illustrated by Beth & Joe Krush from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/E8v2y #kidlit
Travis always finds interesting #kidlit | See 10 to Note: Winter Preview 2015 — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/E8u6b
Four new picture book "gems" about friendship from Katrina Hedeen @HornBook http://ow.ly/E8tJ5 #kidlit
Books that "allow independent readers to spend time with characters from all over the globe" @HornBook http://ow.ly/E8twX #kidlit
Breakdown: The National Book Award/Newbery Overlap — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/E4FJo #kidlit
10 Picture Books for 6 Year Olds (and up!) from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/E4FvY #kidlit
Travis @100scopenotes has spotted a new trend in #kidlit | A Splash of Red: Adding Full Color Where There Was None http://ow.ly/DZdgR
5 YA Books That Will Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat | Ryan Graudin @HuffPostBooks http://ow.ly/DZbEP via @tashrow
Top 10 STEM Gifts with Books to Match from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/Eezyd #kidlit
Library Lions in Books for Kids — @fuseeighthttp://ow.ly/EezI2 #kidlit
A Tuesday Ten for Veterans Day from @TesseractViews | Science Fiction and Fantasy Militaries http://ow.ly/EeA1O #kidlit
Cybils
2014 Publisher’s Weekly Best-of Lists that were nominated for the #Cybils awards http://ow.ly/E2hKt @Book_Nut #kidlit
Today's featured #Cybils review is early chapter book Fly Away by Patricia MacLachlan, reviewed by @kagmoran http://ow.ly/E4EqK #kidlit
Today's #Cybils featured review is Viva Frida by @yuyimorales reviewed by Ellen @ontheshelf4kids http://ow.ly/DZe0p
TODAY on the #Cybils blog: Exclusive Cover Reveal for The Temple of Doubt by Cybils founder @zaftigbabe http://ow.ly/DZ7aT #YALit
Diversity
Some thoughts about Native American Month and Thanksgiving from Debbie Reese at AICL http://ow.ly/DZc0O via @CynLeitichSmith #kidlit
Bay Area mother of Down syndrome toddler petitioning @Disney to include the disabled in Princess movies @MercuryNews http://ow.ly/E4AgL
Calling bloggers + authors @PragmaticMom + @ValarieBudayr are hosting Multicultural Children's Book Day 1/27/15 http://ow.ly/Eez5g
Marketing #Diverse Children's Books: A CBC Panel, detailed writeup by Matia Burnett @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/Ef6wp
Events, Programs and Research
UK IoE study shows reading for pleasure boosts vocabulary | @TheBookseller http://ow.ly/E91vj via @PWKidsBookshelf
Fun! How Puppets Power #Literacy at Nashville Public Library by Liz Atack @sljournal http://ow.ly/E8qKM
Out of the Midwest: Books for Africa and Little Free Library Promote #Literacy by Claire Kirch @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/Ef6pD
Growing Bookworms
Reading Levels: Using them to help kids get hooked on reading from @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/E8vhq #literacy
6 Amazing Resources for Raising Readers at Planet Smarty Pants, includes @growingbbb @ImaginationSoup @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/E4EIC
Reasons Why Reading With Your Child Is a Habit Worth Keeping | Adriana & George Sifakis @HuffingtonPost http://ow.ly/DZaeE via @tashrow
Top 10 Ways to Get a Middle School Student to Want to Read by Meredith Daniels @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/E2icy
Miscellaneous
Accurate, I thought: 10 Ways Introverts Interact Differently With The World by Alena Hall @HealthyLiving in HuffPost http://ow.ly/DZb5A
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Original Content: The Suck Fairy--You'll Recognize Her by @gail_gauthier (concept by Jo Walton) http://ow.ly/E2imu
The best children's books are also the saddest says @HWallop in The Telegraph http://ow.ly/DZ9t1 via @tashrow
Today's publishing news: @Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute - @NYTimes http://ow.ly/EesfY via @bkshelvesofdoom
Scholastic Principal Challenge: On the Hunt for a Good Book @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/EeAhz #literacy
Parenting
I found this post by @haleshannon powerful: her older kids read about depression in her teen journal + they talked http://ow.ly/E4DKv
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