Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 16
January 16, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include: book lists, the Cybils awards, diversity, growing bookworms, kidlit events, literacy research, the kidlitosphere, reading, publishing, schools, and libraries.
One other note: I shared several links this week related to a new feature that I'll be starting soon, with hashtag #KidLitFaves. Those links are not included here, but will be in a separate post. In the interest of recommending more books to you all, I'll be rounding up a selection of reviews for titles that my blogging friends particularly liked. Stay tuned! I plan to kick off this series on Monday.
Book Lists
10 Favorite Picture Books about Birds selected by @rosemondcates http://ow.ly/Hd9Ec #kidlit #BookList
10 Picture Books about Overcoming Fears, selected by @rosemondcates http://ow.ly/HoPCz #BookList
14 President Books For Kids (That Won't Put Your Kids to Sleep) selected by @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/Hdaqu #kidlit #BookList
The @HornBook Calling Caldecott blog is looking for people to share their Mock Caldecott results http://ow.ly/HgPnK #kidlit
Stacked: Getting Started with Comics: Guest Post from Becca and Allison of This Week in Ladies http://ow.ly/HgT1P
Feminist YA Romance Novels: A List |@steel_n_velvet http://ow.ly/H8u1E via contributor @catagator #YALit
Highly Anticipated Titles from Printz-Winning Authors |#YALit | @sljournal http://ow.ly/H3Zh3 via @bkshelvesofdoom
2015 YA Fiction Preview: 105 Titles For Your January - March Radar by @catagator @bookriot http://ow.ly/H40JC #YALit
Cybils
On the #Cybils blog: 2014 Finalists: Things That are Being Said, Part 2 | http://ow.ly/H8uel @Book_Nut @SheilaRuth #kidlit
Every year the fabulous @aquafortis creates printable PDF flyers of the #Cybils finalists. The 2014 one is available! http://ow.ly/HkHJY
Today's featured #Cybils Review: Firefly July by Paul B. Janeczko + Melissa Sweet, reviewed by @KellyFineman http://ow.ly/Hd9yl #Poetry
Friday's featured #Cybils Review was Feathers: Not Just For Flying by @mstewartscience reviewed by @carwilc http://ow.ly/H8uKh
Today's Featured #Cybils Review is The Meaning of Maggie, reviewed by Jennifer from @5M4B http://ow.ly/HoPtF #kidlit
For #Poetry Friday @JoneMac53 shared some #CYBILS Poetry Books Left on the Shelf (not shortlisted) http://ow.ly/H8uHY
Alysa @Everead shares her thoughts on the graphic novels for younger readers (part 2) shortlisted for #Cybils http://ow.ly/HoOxC
Diversity
Guest Post by @aravere on @LatinosInKidLit | Why I’m Not Interested in a Mexican Katniss http://ow.ly/Hd9Z9 #YAlit #kidlit
RT @PWKidsBookshelf Gene Luen Yang: "Comics are more diverse in terms of genre, format, and culture than they've ever been.” http://pwne.ws/1Bzd2Yi
Events, Programs and Research
Celebrate International Book Giving Day this February 14th urges @delightchildbks http://ow.ly/HkHYJ #literacy #kidlit (poster shown to the left, designed by Chris Haughton)
The 2015 Contenders! have been announced for @SLJsBoB SLJ's Battle of the Books http://ow.ly/HkHt0 via @bkshelvesofdoom #kidlit
Report: requiring kindergartners to read — as #CommonCore does — may harm some @ValerieStrauss @washingtonpost http://ow.ly/HkGgf @mariaburel
The Uni Project: Bright Lights, Big City, Mobile Reading Rooms in NYCity, books read on premises http://ow.ly/HoSpv@PublishersWkly
Growing Bookworms
Scholastic’s New Report Examines Kids’ Attitudes on Reading. @CarolynSSun recaps in @sljournal http://ow.ly/HgUNq #literacy
"Reading Aloud is Important", says @StaceyLoscalzo, sharing her family's routines + the recent @Scholastic report http://ow.ly/HkIk4
Slice of Life: When they read and when they don't, and letting kids go at their own pace, by @mariaburel http://ow.ly/HkHgT
What "I am the most passionate about writing are these books that get kids reading" James Patterson @GdnchildrensBks http://ow.ly/HoT3N
I love @mrskatiefitz series on Early #Literacyin Everyday Places. Today features The Grocery Store http://ow.ly/HoPQM
The Power of Mystery Series for Teen + Tweens (w/ suggested titles) by Ruth Shagoury @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/H8w3e
The Book is Not Dead! 6 reasons why the paper book is still loved from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/HlbFL #literacy
Kidlitosphere
Hey there, @FuseEight is on #KidLit TV, talking about her book (w/ @SevenImp + Peter Sieruta) Wild Thingshttp://ow.ly/HkIOh
Miscellaneous
This seems like good advice: Happiness Tip: Stop Checking Your Freaking Phone | @raisinghappines http://ow.ly/Hd7O0
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
RT @DailyMirror Studious schoolgirl reads 942 books in a YEAR - and wishes she could have got through 1,000 http://mirr.im/1Aw9RPH
The @TIME "100 Best Young Adult Books Of All Time" Is Very White... And Not Very YA | @Bustle http://ow.ly/Hh2US via @PWKidsBookshelf
They Put THAT Into a Book for Kids?! Unexpected Elements in @NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing by @FuseEight http://ow.ly/H403r
The nitty gritty on authors, signings, and filthy lucre from @haleshannon http://ow.ly/HgOLU #kidlit
Breaking the Hypnotism of the Now | Mark Aronson in @sljournal on helping students break past immediate blockbusters http://ow.ly/HoS09
Schools and Libraries
Ten Read-Aloud Lessons from group reading with Preschoolers, shared by @BookChook http://ow.ly/HoORI #libraries
Five Trends That Make 2015 Worth Celebrating for school librarians | @sljournal Editorial by Rebecca T. Miller http://ow.ly/HgTJw
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Legacy Foundation aims to increase #literacy - @toledonews http://ow.ly/Hd44u
Sense and Sensibility: Why Librarians Remain Essential to Our Schools | @YohuruWilliams via @tashrow http://ow.ly/H43kZ
RT @JuleeMurphy Study: In-School Reading Time Is Key to Building Love of Reading http://ow.ly/HkYDS via @educationweek
Very cool! Fayetteville Free Library’s Geek Girl Camp: Creating a Community of Future STEM Leaders | @sljournal http://ow.ly/HoRoH
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