Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 18
September 18, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include the National Book Awards, the Cybils Awards, Caldecott Awards, board books, books for babies, picture books, manga, diversity, magic tree house books, growing bookworms, events, literacy programs, parenting, kidlitcon, Pippi Longstocking, Jeff Kinney, schools, and libraries.
Awards
2015 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards Finalists Announced | via @tashrow #kidlit http://ow.ly/Sd1QW
Recent #PictureBooks that the Calling Caldecott team @HornBook thinks you should have on your radar http://ow.ly/S37DO
Book Lists
Build a baby's library | 10-12 board books from categories like "high contrast" + "photographs" by @growingbbb http://ow.ly/Sd0Y1
For the end of summer: 10 Super Cool #PictureBooks about Ice Cream recommended by @rosemondcates #BookList http://ow.ly/SdaBM
A Tuesday Ten: 2015 Speculative Fiction Picture Books! | @TesseractViews #kidlit http://ow.ly/SjgKU
8 Wonderfully Wordless Picture Books (including WHERE'S WALRUS?) | Janssen Bradshaw @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/SjjP3
10 to Note: Fall Children's Book Preview 2015 from @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/Smvb2
#Nonfiction #PictureBook Wednesday: 10 beginning read alouds | @carriegelson http://ow.ly/SjeD5
A list I'll be saving: 19 Book Series for Kids Who Like Magic Tree House, from @momandkiddo #kidlit http://ow.ly/ScZ0Y
Blowing the shofar, again, for fine books celebrating Rosh Hashanah for boys and girls @HornBook http://ow.ly/SdaEH #kidlit
15 New Manga Series to Freshen Up Teen Collections |Brigid Alverson @sljournal #YALit http://ow.ly/ScYeV
Events + Programs
At Stacked, @catagator shares the very positive response to the Some Girls Are by @courtney_s Donation Drive http://ow.ly/S3a3R
On the joy of running into "Jack and Annie" at the JetBlue terminal (my kid would be thrilled) from @HornBook... http://ow.ly/Sdau2
Book Truck to tour U.S. to promote reading in Spanish | @FoxNewsLatino via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/S3TYJ #DiverseBooks
Growing Bookworms
A post (w/ photos) to inspire any book loving parent from @SunlitPages | #RaisingReaders: Make a Library in Your Home http://ow.ly/Sd2nF
What I’ve Learned (about my sons) from the Books My Kids Love | @DeniseSchipani @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/S6nrW
Kidlitosphere
Don't miss the Middle Grade Madness Panel at #KidLitCon, Saturday 10/10 at 2:45 - @MsParenthetical #kidlit http://ow.ly/SjeGo
Attend #KidLitCon 2015. Meet Fellow #KidLit Fans like @MsYingling @lizb @Everead @bottomshelfbks @Book_Nut + more! http://ow.ly/SmmPX
This month's Featured Blogger at #Cybils is Paula Wiley ( @pwbalto ), this year's #KidLitCon co-chair w/ @SheilaRuth http://ow.ly/S9gE4
Going Wide: Beyond Your Blog | writing for yourself vs. writing for pay - Saturday at 1:30 at #KidLitCon http://ow.ly/Sdb3c
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Author, Artist, + Now Bookstore Owner: “Wimpy Kid” Creator Jeff Kinney’s Latest Endeavor | Brigid Alverson @sljournal http://ow.ly/ScXTF
Pictures, advice + more | 10 Reason to Read Kids' Books Instead of ‘Grown-Up’ Books by Isabelle Sudron @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/S9gJ7
I LOVE this. Top Ten Reasons You Should Be “Playing Booky”, e.g. "Reading diminishes stress", from @kateywrites http://ow.ly/S6qIo
Market or Institutions or Both? Which Route Produces the Best Kids' Books by @EmmaBarnesWrite @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/Smvnq
Disability in Kidlit is seeking a new team member for their blog @DisabilityInLit #DiverseBooks http://ow.ly/SmvHJ
Parenting
"When we model... behavior of being plugged in... it shows our kids that technology is more important" @greenbeanblog http://ow.ly/S38cN
Schools and Libraries
"You can protect the read aloud" + more | What Administrators Can Do to Promote a Reading Culture – @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/S9gNd
Pedaling Librarians Bring 'Books on Bikes' to Children and the Masses - NBC's @joefryer via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/S3UeW
How to help kids prioritize reading during the school year as "Reader Leaders" by @donalynbooks @Scholastic http://ow.ly/S36k5
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