Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: April 10
April 10, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include book awards, book lists (many!), the Cybils Awards, diversity, we need diverse books, growing bookworms, schools, summer reading, classic books, and puzzles.
Awards
If you could change any rule in the ALA Youth Media Awards (Newbery, etc.) what would it be? asks @fuseeight http://ow.ly/Lj2Ck
Book Lists
Top 10 Best Multicultural Easy Readers per @PragmaticMom http://ow.ly/LgeqU #BookList
Recommended books for Easter (secular and religious) from Katie Bircher @HornBook http://ow.ly/LbhnD #BookList #kidlit
#RaisingReaders: Five Series for First Graders, approved by the 6 year son of @SunlitPages http://ow.ly/Lj1Cg #kidlit
Great books that inspire a love of reading in kids — recommended by kids @ValerieStrauss @washingtonpost via @tashrow http://ow.ly/LbhWR
Roundup of 2015 Books from previous Newbery Medal/Honor Winners — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/LgfMJ #kidlit
Roundup of the 2015 books starring Latino and Latino-American characters. @fuseeight http://ow.ly/Lbkeh #WeNeedDiverseBooks #kidlit
This week's Tuesday Ten @TesseractViews is about #kidlit science fiction + fantasy involving circuses http://ow.ly/Lm1lY
Top 10 Pulse-Pounding, Nail-Biting Historical Fiction Adventures by Kate Hannigan | @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/Lbk8a
Today's Stacked: Get Genrefied feature focuses on #YALit Westerns http://ow.ly/Lj2QD @catagator @kimberlymarief
Cybils
This month's Featured Blogger @Cybils is @LeeWind | great interview by @Book_Nut http://ow.ly/LgfYG
Diversity
How We Talk (or Don't Talk) About #Diversity When We Read with Our Kids | @mattdelapena @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/LfZaM
Authors praise rise in LGBT-themed kids' books @ebarnews via @tashrow http://ow.ly/Lbhx7 #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Interesting. How Asperger’s Powers My Writing by Tom Angleberger @origamiyoda @DisabilityInLit http://ow.ly/Lm0Ir
Events + Programs
Cool! New Kids' Book Festival for Boston kicks off June 20 http://ow.ly/LjEkA #kidlit @PublishersWkly
Kudos to #WeNeedDiverseBooks on officially being a 501-c-3 Nonprofit. This will enable great programs http://ow.ly/LjEmK @PublishersWkly
RT @Scholastic: WOW: day 1 of teacher registration down & already 100K kids are signed up for the #SummerReading Challenge! http://bit.ly/2015SRC
The Joy of Reading | Q&A with National #SummerReading Champion Kate DiCamillo @sljournal http://ow.ly/LjF8n
Growing Bookworms
Early #Literacy Around the House: The Backyard, including games w/ verbal component liked Red Rover @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/Lj247
"In order to raise readers, children must be given choices" says @StaceyLoscalzo http://ow.ly/LgfyC #RaisingReaders
Poetry Is Actually Kinda Cool: Great #Poetry Books for Reluctant Poetry Readers by @buildalibrary @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/Lmehs
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Which modern day children's books will become classics? asks @GdnChildrensBks http://ow.ly/LjEXm via @PWKidsBookshelf #kidlit
Parenting
Puzzle play between ages 2 and 4 helps boost learning math-related skills -- @ScienceDaily http://ow.ly/LfUea
Article on the Benefits of playing Family Card Games with kids @WSJ (memory, math skills, closeness, etc.) http://ow.ly/LlXDZ
Schools and Libraries
Common Misconceptions about Mindset, Rigor, and Grit by teacher @cherylteaches @middleweb http://ow.ly/Lg1nB
"Engagement matters. Choice matters. Motivation matters. I see it every day I teach." @katsok http://ow.ly/LfZzJ
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