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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 17

TwitterLinksHere are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include The Eisner Awards, the Guardian Children's Fiction prize, book lists, diversity, first book, gender, growing bookworms, reading comprehension, Nancy Drew, parenting, reading, schools, and libraries. 

Awards

It's a great year for teen #GraphicNovels says @tashrow #kidlit 2015 Eisner Award Winners http://ow.ly/PBqU3

The longlist for the Guardian children's fiction prize announced @GdnChildrensBks #kidlit | Kudos to @CeceBellBooks http://ow.ly/Ps8pP

Book Lists

Some of our faves here: Top 5 meta picture books to teach print concepts - Teddy Kokoros @HornBook http://ow.ly/PFch7

12 Picture Books About Sheep & Goats, a #BookList from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/PFbZu

#BookList from @carriegelson A Year of Nonfiction Picture Books (read in the classroom) Revisited http://ow.ly/PED51

We Are Family: 10 Picture Books About Adoption + Families of All Types by Wendy Falconer Gassaway @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/PyY6X

Fun in the Sun | Great Picture Books for Summertime Sharing | @sljournal http://ow.ly/PC0g1 #kidlit #BookList

#kidlit #BookList Recommended Chapter Book Series for Early Readers by the two kids of @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/PyYZw

Fun stuff for new readers! Jean Little Library: Beginning Chapter Books for Animal Lovers http://ow.ly/PyrRu

Celebrate Science: 75 Great Science and Nature Books for Kids Under 6 selected by @mstewartscience via @gail_gauthier http://ow.ly/PsauQ

This week @TesseractViews | #BookList | Unorthodox Princesses in Speculative #KidLit http://ow.ly/PyYKR

Female characters in #kidlit who have stayed with @carriegelson In the world of books: 25 girls who stand out http://ow.ly/PyX8T

These 25 boys, in the pages of the #kidlit books where they live, impressed @CarrieGelson in notable ways http://ow.ly/Ps985

Another @Cybils #BookList! On the #Cybils Blog: List Fun: Middle Grade American Historical Fiction by @DebWatley http://ow.ly/PIOCU 

New YA Fiction about teens who conceal their identities for deception, profit, or human connection| @sljournal http://ow.ly/PC015

Diversity + Gender

To A Happier Year: LGBT Stories for Children, Teens and YA, by Tess Berry-Hart @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/PFcTC

"Those kids who are hungry for books aren't always going to be straight, able-bodied, white males." @jacobhoodwrites http://ow.ly/PsbLd

"just because a book is reflecting the times in which it was written..." @FuseEight When Clothing Approximates Sexism http://ow.ly/PyqVj

Events + Programs

300,000 Books for Kids from a Rochester School District to Take Home - @FirstBook http://ow.ly/PFdjN #SummerReading

New Nationwide French Festival Encourages Children to Read @PubPerspectives via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/PINFS 

JetBlue's Free Book Vending Machines Bring #SummerReading To Kids In Need @HuffPostGoodNews via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/PINPf 

Growing Bookworms

"Both grown-ups and children are missing something when there is no reading aloud." The Great Gift of Reading Aloud http://ow.ly/Pyklu

How To Travel With Books! Take them with you, or let them take you on an adventure @JenniBuchanan @ReadingRainbow http://ow.ly/PBqo7

"Stop diminishing children’s literature by commandeering it for teaching purposes." Patron of the Arts @DonalynBooks http://ow.ly/PyWNs

Post w/ link to comprehensive @ReadingRockets article @kateywrites #RaisingReaders Monday: Fluency Makes it Fun! http://ow.ly/Pyptg

3 ideas for fun, active summer book reports @ReadingTub Book Reports - Literacy + Life for Summer • Family Bookshelf http://ow.ly/PyogT

8+ reading comprehension resources that can help you get started with teaching comprehension from @ThisReadingMama http://ow.ly/Ps9E8

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

"The campfire story of the reading world" | Why I Will Never Stop Reading Picture Books with My Kid @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/PFbkm

Does reduction in picture book word counts Pander to or Presume Shorter Attention Spans? @ehbluemle @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/PEBJw

Nancy Drew ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson flew airplanes, explored jungles, + wrote hundreds of kids' books. http://ow.ly/PEvi6 @slate

So true about Knuffle Bunny Free! One Weird Trick Any Kids' Book Can Use to Make Parents Cry @slate @pwkidsbookshelf http://ow.ly/PIO75 

Teens relate to characters @GdnchildrensBks Dystopia is done, fantasy is finished: why realism is on rise in #YALit http://ow.ly/Pylhq

"Documenting (what we read) is like carefully preserving a key ... to knowing more about ourselves" @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/Psa0L

The #Kidlit Swap Method: Children’s Literary Equivalents of Popular Adult Titles — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/PIOMw 

Parenting

How to talk to kids about prejudice w/ the help of 12 favorite books (+ general tips) from @coolmompicks via @tashrow http://ow.ly/PsaPm

Food for thought for parents from Jane E. Brody @NYTimes How to Cut Children's Screen Time? Say No to Yourself First. http://ow.ly/PBnhu

"We need to be intentional about making space for family time." The benefits of slow parenting - The Boston Globe http://ow.ly/PyjqM

Schools and Libraries

"Early exposure to STEM ... supports children’s overall academic growth" @lisagkropp Surprise—It’s STEM for Toddlers! http://ow.ly/PC1ea

Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick | Katrina Schwartz @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/PFbPy

Brooklyn Public Library’s Texting Initiative, sending texts to parents w/ ideas for Early #Literacy | @sljournal http://ow.ly/PC1vO

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