Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 12

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include Children's Choices Awards, UK Children's Laureate, book lists, the Cybils Awards, KidLitCon, growing bookworms, diverse books, literacy programs, book discovery, schools, libraries, reading with boys, and summer reading. 

Awards

Illustrator Chris Riddell named as UK children's laureate | @GuardianBooks http://ow.ly/O61wP #kidlit

2015 Children’s Choices List from @CBCBook + International Literacy Association is now available in PDF. Via @tashrow http://ow.ly/NVUru

Book Lists

Funny Picture Books that make @momandkiddo 's kids laugh out loud (most are hits in my house, too) http://ow.ly/O2Nsd #kidlit

20 incredible nonfiction picture books "that should be on the family bookshelf" by @CarrieGelson http://ow.ly/ObN0E

Friendship: Real, Imagined, + Spare in intermediate chapter books │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go @sljournal http://ow.ly/O5ZB9 #kidlit

Favorite First Chapter Book Read-Alouds from @growingbbb at @ThisReadingMama http://ow.ly/O8IH8  #kidlit

A Tuesday Ten @TesseractViews | Prisoners of the Fantastic | #kidlit SFF where status as prisoner is key story point http://ow.ly/ObHMY 

The Ultimate Superhero, Supervillain, and Superpower YA Reading List | @molly_wetta @YALSA via @tashrow http://ow.ly/NW0qJ #YALit

Most Popular Books in My 7th Grade Classroom 2014-2015 from @heisereads http://ow.ly/O2MM2 #YALit #kidlit

Spine-Chilling Whodunits for #SummerReading | Adult Books 4 Teens column by @droogmark @sljournal http://ow.ly/O5ZeE

Cybils

#Cybils blog spreadsheet: #kidlit bloggers interested in receiving notices + review offers from publishers read this: http://ow.ly/NVYQJ

On the #Cybils blog: #BookList Fun: @Cybils #STEM Books chosen by @StackingBks http://ow.ly/ObL8S 

Diversity

Redefining Normal: Books About Teens with Special Needs| Alison M.G. Follos @sljournal http://ow.ly/O609f #YALit#DiverseBooks

10 LGBTQ Picture Books That Paved The Way http://ow.ly/NVZev @HuffPostArts via @tashrow #DiverseBooks #KidLit

7 YA Books Featuring Bisexual Characters, compiled by @catagator @bookriot http://ow.ly/NVULX #YALit #DiverseBooks

Events + Programs

Neat! Alabama Attorney Launches Grassroots Effort to Establish Barbershop Libraries 4 Boys @TheRoot http://ow.ly/O1zWj via @Jon_Scieszka

Remembering Nepal: Children's Books to Inspire Engagement + Organizations rebuilding #Literacy from @MitaliPerkins http://ow.ly/ObIGW 

Growing Bookworms

Fun stuff from @mrskatiefitz | Early #Literacy in Everyday Places: The Pool http://ow.ly/NVUEh

On the challenge of reading the same books over (and over) again with toddlers by @ReadingWithBean http://ow.ly/O2PC2 #RaisingReaders [One forever known by heart in my household due to re-reads is Bear's Birthday.]

Useful: I'm a Reading Tutor: 3 Ways I Teach Reading from @Everead http://ow.ly/O2Lgv

Why we need to read to our boys (+ help them to become readers): Ideas & suggestions from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/O2JH7 #literacy

As "A Guide to Reading Rituals", Maria Russo in @NYTimes recommends HOW TO READ A STORY by @KateMessner http://ow.ly/ObFnv  #kidlit

It's "never too late (to read w/ your kids, inc. teens)—and it can never go on too long" http://ow.ly/NVMYc Deb Werrlein @washingtonpost

Reading at Home: 8 Things Your Kid’s Teacher Wishes You Would Do | @dcorneal @ReadBrightly via @tashrow http://ow.ly/NW06f

Study: Sesame Street when introduced delivered lasting educational benefits to millions of U.S. kids @washingtonpost http://ow.ly/O6gDb

Fathers not reading enough to their children, says UK's @Booktrust (responding to a recent poll) @GuardianBooks http://ow.ly/O6oXC 

Kidlitosphere

Hey there, #kidlit + #YALit bloggers. There's a New #KidLitCon 2015 Tumblr for news + announcements. Details here: http://ow.ly/O5X1a

Author @TraceyBaptiste to Speak at #KidLitCon 2015, delivering the Saturday keynote http://ow.ly/O2i7h #YALit @pwbalto @SheilaRuth

Hey there #KidLit + #YALit bloggers: Please help plan #KidLitCon 2015 by filling out a brief survey http://ow.ly/O2lHB | Pls RT!

Can you believe that @SheilaRuth, #KidLitCon co-organizer this year with @pwbalto, has been blogging for 10 years? http://ow.ly/ObFYx 

Lots of good stuff in this week's Fusenews: from obscure book awards to slightly haunted houses | @FuseEight http://ow.ly/ObIfs 

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

The Best Websites to Discover New Books @Goodereadermike @goodereader via @tashrow http://ow.ly/NVZHS #SummerReading

At Stacked, @kimberlymarief wants to know How Do You Organize Your Books? She now has a dedicated library in her home http://ow.ly/O8IW7 

Food for thought from @katsok for a summer morning | What Are You Known For? http://ow.ly/ObHap 

Schools and Libraries

"Librarians! PTO! Teachers! Kids! Everyone gets involved, makes it fun" | @haleshannon on prepping for author visit http://ow.ly/O6crw

Good news! Portland (OR) Public Schools is looking to hire ~30 school librarians, reports @sljournal http://ow.ly/O5YG2

Top Ten Reasons I Choose To Read Poolside by @katsok - always a teacher for kids in her community http://ow.ly/O2KbR @NerdyBookClub

"Let's ensure our kids aren't just being compliant robots" The engaged student vs. the compliant student @justintarte http://ow.ly/O2la8

On The Need For Students to Learn (+ educators to embrace aspects of) Digital #Literacy by @E_Sheninger http://ow.ly/O2kIJ

I like this idea: Could Storytelling Be the Secret Sauce to #STEM Education? by @Kschwart @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/O2jIu

Is the pendulum swinging back towards more play in Kindergarten? asks @motokorich in @NYTimes http://ow.ly/O8HEL  #ECE

Summer Reading

The Only Game | Baseball books for #SummerReading, recommended by Marilyn Taniguchi @sljournal http://ow.ly/O600t #kidlit

#SummerReading suggestions for kids from Berkeley School Libraries, shared by @MaryAnnScheuer in handy PDF by age http://ow.ly/O624l

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