Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: May 15
May 15, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include the Jane Addams Book Awards, the Cybils Awards, diversity, Reading Is Fundamental, Little Free Library, literacy programs, growing bookworms, Reading Rainbow, KidLitCon, reading, writing, book discovery, parenting, schools, and libraries.
Awards
Recipients of the 2015 Jane Addams Book Awards were announced today, reports @MitaliPerkins http://ow.ly/MVjxL #kidlit
The 2015 International Latino Book Awards Finalists! | @LatinosInKidLit http://ow.ly/MXOhU #kidlit
Book Lists
Suggested titles from @StaceyLoscalzo + her daughter for a Middle Grade Family Book Club (parent + child) http://ow.ly/MP1OB #kidlit
This week's Tuesday Ten @TesseractViews focuses on #kidlit SFF where the color silver plays a major role http://ow.ly/MVco5
67 Children's Books That Actually Changed Your Life, stories from @buzzfeed readers http://ow.ly/MOpYM #kidlit
Stacked: What About YA Non-Fiction?: A Look at Recent and Upcoming Titles http://ow.ly/MP3b3 #YALit #nonfiction
Books that Rock: YA Fiction for Musicians and Music Lovers | @molly_wetta http://ow.ly/MP0vn #YALit #BookList
Cybils
On the #Cybils blog: Interview with @brandycolbert , author of YA Fiction winner Pointe http://ow.ly/MS2sG #YALit
The #Cybils organization's very own @MsYingling is the @YABooksCentral Superstar of the Month. Much-deserved! http://ow.ly/MS3GC
On the #Cybils blog: Easy Readers for Toddlers, #BookList from @TheNovelWorld includes @melissawiley + @The_Pigeon http://ow.ly/MXK8R
Diversity
Spotlight on the Six #Diverse Stories selected for the @FirstBook 2015 Stories for All Project http://ow.ly/MS2xL
8 Books About Low-Income Teens from librarian @farre @tsuteam2 http://ow.ly/MP3XB #YALit #BookList
Events + Programs
Fulfilling kickstarter promise, @ReadingRainbow introduces #SKYBRARY a subscription web service w/ books + videos http://ow.ly/MVd1V
Read for Success program @RIFWEB shows huge success in turning summer slide into reading GAINS for disadvantaged kids http://ow.ly/MS5TE
Neat! @LtlFreeLibrary announces kids' book drive this Saturday, reports @latimes http://ow.ly/MSeVI via @PWKidsBookshelf
Per @CynLeitichSmith | @Jumpstartkids + @Candlewick Partner to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Read for the Record http://ow.ly/MXKi3
See favorite moments from the 96th annual Children's Book Week here: http://on.fb.me/1IycNle #CBW15 #kidlit
This is great! At The Barbershop, Cops Read To Kids To Build Language And Relationships | 90.5 WESA http://ow.ly/MSfgz @PWKidsBookshelf
Children's Publishers Donate Books to Prison-Nursery Libraries, reports @MitaliPerkins http://ow.ly/MP07S @CBCBook @unprisonproject
This is neat! Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Help Connect Low-Income Students w/ Elite Colleges @WSJ @QuestBridge http://ow.ly/MXVcA
Boston College Students (including my niece, Arev!) Start Support Group for Women in Innovation http://ow.ly/MXJ6y @BostonMagazine
Growing Bookworms
My daughter likes to play library, but the @growingbbb kids really go all out. Fun photos! http://ow.ly/MVcd7
Useful stuff! "Thoughts on 'teaching' reading (and why I don't do it)" from homeschooling mom @melissawiley http://ow.ly/MSsfr
Sketching and imagination as tools for close reading and comprehension for kids 3-12 by @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/MSaec
13 Reading Ideas for the Child Who Needs to Move (inc. exercise bikes) by @ImaginationSoup @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/MSgep #literacy
#RaisingReaders Monday @kateywrites | Thoughts on the intersection of musical education and #literacy development http://ow.ly/MP0ov
"Forced #SummerReading does not make readers out of non-readers; all it does is build resentment" @brainchildmag http://ow.ly/MOpMn
Fun stuff! How To Start a Story Time Program for kids in your community by @growingbbb http://ow.ly/MIQJA
Brains, Schools and a Vicious Cycle of Poverty, results from new study on brain differences in lower income kids @WSJ http://ow.ly/MXVBz
Kidlitosphere
Announcing the Call for Session Proposals for #KidLitCon 2015 from Program Coordinator @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/MOyJS
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
For writers: "What Are the Great Children’s Literature Writing Retreats?" — @fuseeight rounds them up http://ow.ly/MVbSV
For readers, a roundup of "New-ish book discovery engines and websites" from @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/MVbic
New and forthcoming books for teens tackle increasingly complex and sophisticated issues, reports @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/MSd2b
Why teenagers have to take terrible risks in YA literature – and in real life too | Maria Farrer @GdnChildrensBks http://ow.ly/MUQHe
Amazon Editors Launch a Young Adult Book Club reports @GalleyCat http://ow.ly/MSdKw via @PWKidsBookshelf #YALit
Lost for words? How reading can teach children empathy | @GuardianTeach @EmpathyLabUK http://ow.ly/MVe5y
The Pros and Cons of Writing a Blog per @100scopenotes | I'd add "wondering if anyone is reading what you write" :-) http://ow.ly/MXPaK
Parenting
This is hilarious! "Help! ‘Free-Range Kid’ Epidemic Is Spreading to Picture Books" by @216Sharon @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/MSgtt
Schools and Libraries
South Carolina Study: Good School #Libraries Affect Student Test Scores - WLTX http://ow.ly/MVdC5
Librarian @FuseEight is "In Search of (kids' books, especially middle grade, with) the Elusive Lesbian Mom" http://ow.ly/MXOF7
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