Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 9
January 09, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. I have the usual smattering of book lists, along with links to stories about diversity, growing bookworms, literacy programs, reading, publishing, schools, libraries, parenting, and the kidlitosphere. As there were many links related to the Cybils awards this week, I published those separately yesterday.
Book Lists + Awards
Four picture books to get your kid reading, selected by @JGCanada http://ow.ly/GPebf #KidLit #BookList
30 Books to Share with Kids and Teens on Valentine’s Day from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/GTaHt #kidlit #YALit
New Thematic #BookList for kids from @missrumphius on Water and the Water Cycle http://ow.ly/GXSOM #kidlit
Tissue Box Novels for Middle Graders | JLG’s Booktalks to Go | @sljournal http://ow.ly/GTThv #kidlit
The latest Stacked: Get Genrefied post features #YALit Memoirs http://ow.ly/H1cg9 @catagator @kimberlymarief #nonfiction
New Stacked #BookList from @kimberlymarief : Ancient Historical YA Fiction http://ow.ly/GXSE8 #YALit
2014 Nerdy Awards for Young Adult Fiction Announced by @donalynbooks + @NerdyBookClub Part One http://ow.ly/GIEVY #YALit
2014 Nerdy Awards for Young Adult Fiction Announced by @donalynbooks + @NerdyBookClub Part Two http://ow.ly/GPiaN #YALit
Here's the @Time list of 100 Best Children's Books of All Time http://ow.ly/H1Mhe via @PWKidsBookshelf #kidlit
Cybils
Good for a laugh. Several Huh? Moments in Middle Grade Speculative Fiction from @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/H19v3 #Cybils
The rest of the Cybils-related links were shared separately this week.
Diversity and Diverse Book Lists
On finding Multicultural Books for Beginning Readers by Shari Frost @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/GPcDL #kidlit
Guest post at Brown Bookshelf: This Black History Month, Let’s Support (Kids') Reading Achievement, Fitness, Health http://ow.ly/GPbHh
Events, Programs and Research
Missouri: St. Louis County Library’s New “Born to Read” Will Give Free Books to Newborns and Parents | @infodocket http://ow.ly/GTSWg
Nonprofit @FirstBook Fights Illiteracy By Getting Books To Kids Who Need Them @NPR http://ow.ly/H1M3m #literacy
Happy Meals Books return at McDonald's (+ they are real books this time!) http://ow.ly/H1MC9 @suntimes @RIFWEB @harperchildrens
Growing Bookworms
How to Turn Kids into Readers: "it’s all about joy" says Josie Leavitt @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/GU51C #literacy
The Most Popular New Year's Resolutions Parents Have For Their Kids? Reading reports @HuffingtonPost http://ow.ly/GU42Z @PWKidsBookshelf
#RaisingReaders Monday: Family Reading Round-Up @kateywrites has lots of great resource links, including #Cybils http://ow.ly/GQh4Z
Picture Books vs Beginning Reader Books as used with young learners at Home Grown Books http://ow.ly/GPdxu via @ChoiceLiteracy
Study @Scholastic Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their Own, reports @NYTimes http://ow.ly/H1LO1
Kidlitosphere
Lots of great tidbits in Morning Notes: Secret Town Edition @100scopenotes including #cybils + @goraina http://ow.ly/GXTln
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Giving Kids Their Future: Why We Need Science Fiction (beyond dystopias) For Kids @TesseractViews http://ow.ly/GPh9I #kidlit
Useful stuff for authors and bloggers, too | Social Media Marketing 101 for Authors from @PragmaticMom http://ow.ly/GQdjD
Is It Possible to Read "Too Many Books?" @Miss_Fictional thinks so, and offers advice for avoiding reading burnout http://ow.ly/GPf5B
The New Wave of #GraphicNovels, incl. expansion to include more women and younger readers @WSJ http://ow.ly/GPaVO
Along with her 2014 Reading Stats, @catagator shares copy of a Google doc she's using to track reading-related data http://ow.ly/GIEs8
Great tips from guest @SunlitPages at @momandkiddo | How to Find Time to Read (Without Neglecting Your Children) http://ow.ly/H1aqA
Kudos from @FuseEight to those who Try Something New in the 21st Century Children’s Publishing Market http://ow.ly/H1bSB #kidlit
Parenting
Useful post from @BookChook | Helping Preschool Kids Get Ready for Big School http://ow.ly/H17Zj #parenting
Ways to encourage your kids to be "geeks" w/ interest in “hard” subjects of STEM at http://PlanetSmarty.com http://ow.ly/H1d6Y
Schools and Libraries
Lots of tips! On author school visits....a school librarian's perspective from Dawn Finch @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/GXSt6
Six Education Stories To Watch in 2015 | @NPR_ED via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/GU4pB #CommonCore #Testing #Teaching
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play: How #Libraries Reach Kids Before They Can Read @NPR via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/GU3OP #literacy
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