Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: December 18

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. It's been a bit of a light week, but topics include re-reading, writing, eBooks, picture books, book awards, best books, diverse books, reading logs, libraries, gift books, morris awards, Unicef, and National Cookie Day. 

Book Lists + Awards

.@NYPL Releases Their Annual Lists of best children's books, from #PictureBooks to #nonfiction — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/VSGMq 

Our Favorite #PictureBook Dads of 2015 | @BuildaLibrary @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/VWCRQ  via @PWKidsBookshelf 

17 Of The Most Beautifully Illustrated #PictureBooks In 2015, by Loryn Brantz @buzzfeed http://ow.ly/VZWZF 

Here are "The New Classics" of children's literature, per teacher Kelly Gallagher-Mack @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/VSELT 

Top Ten Kids' Books for Foodies by Erin Johnson @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/W2T99  #BookList @brendaferber @ciaobellacreech + more

All Things Debut #YA | Morris Awards & November/December Releases highlighted by @catagator at Stacked http://ow.ly/VSH5c 

Stand-Out #YA Books of 2015 according to @bkshelvesofdoom (whose opinion I value) @KirkusReviews http://ow.ly/W2R9y 

Diversity

10 children's books that feature diverse characters | Corinne Segal @NewsHour @DiverseBooks #kidlit http://ow.ly/VWBv9  

21 Children's Books Every Black Kid Should Read @shoni_anthony @HuffingtonPost via @tashrow #DiverseBooks http://ow.ly/VM6pU 

Events + Programs

Sounds fun! Children's #PictureBook Writers & Illustrators Conf. | Jan 23-24 w/ @SalinaYoon + @KathrynOtoshi + more http://ow.ly/W03Wj 

Friday 12/18 is apparently National Cookie Baking Day. @MsYingling has a podcast + book suggestions w/ cooking http://ow.ly/VSiie 

Bringing books to children in Thailand’s remote mountain districts | @unicef via @tashrow http://ow.ly/VSDUe  

Growing Bookworms + Young Writers

New Year's With Kids: Ideas that Promote Reading and Writing from @growingbbb http://ow.ly/VSHuM  

Ten Ways Kid Writers Are Just Like Grownup Writers by @JulieFalatko @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/VSG7K 

Questions to Ask When Kids Aren’t Reading | "Do they have choice?" + more ideas from @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/W2SH3 

Holiday Book Lists and Gift Ideas

Gift Books 2015: 25 #PictureBooks to give this season | @CarrieGelson http://ow.ly/VSG1n 

Advice from @raisinghappines on ways that you can use money to buy happiness | For yourself, spend on your health http://ow.ly/VWDjJ  

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Hello, Old Friend, Time to Read You Again - on the pleasures + insights that come from re-reading a favorite @WSJ http://ow.ly/VZi4W 

On why kids and adults sometimes crave reading books again and again and again by Miriam Halahmy @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/VWEfu  

#Ebooks boost boys' reading abilities (+ make them think reading is "cool"), research finds, reports @Telegraph http://ow.ly/VWCeo 

Why This Book? The Conundrum of Virality (of controversy) and A Fine Dessert — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/W2TVT  #kidlit

These are fun! 24 Things People Slightly Obsessed With Reading Know To Be True @buzzfeed http://ow.ly/VZXlI 

Lots of good stuff here: 2015’s Biggest Moments in Children’s and YA Literature | @dcorneal @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/W3aKV 

Parenting

Simple word, memory & observation games that will shorten any holiday trip with kids by @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/VSEvX  

Steps to Help Foster a Preschooler’s Spatial Reasoning Skills | Language, mapping, blocks + more @MindShiftKQED News http://ow.ly/VZXa0 

Schools and Libraries

Some Thoughts On Reading Logs from teacher @PernilleRipp | "What can we do ... to make them better for students?" http://ow.ly/VSGAg  

This is cool! N.Y. Public Library to Host a Reading Recommendation Booth | @GalleyCat via @tashrow http://ow.ly/VSEbr  @NYPL

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