Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 22: Books for Fall, Pirates + Learning from Preschoolers
September 22, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookList, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #GraphicNovels, #KidLitCon, #nonfiction, #parenting, #play, #ReadYourWorld, bookstores, grades, preschool, reading, schools, and writing.
Book Lists
#Fall Books for Preschoolers, a #BookList from @growingbbb ow.ly/u65D30ffi3O | #PictureBooks #BoardBooks
These Books are a Treat: #Diverse #Halloween Books, a @momandkiddo #BookList ow.ly/HBOg30ffhP6 #PictureBooks
Something I'm always on the lookout for these days: 3 #GraphicNovels w/ Girl Power – mini-reviews from @tashrow https://t.co/1EEj8WR9sr
Newbery / Caldecott 2018: Fall Prediction Edition — @fuseeight | #PictureBooks, #kidlit #BookAwards ow.ly/ENug30ffhHF
Diversity + Race
A Letter from #YA Readers to Latinx Writers About Race, Gender, and Other Issues | @LatinosInKidLit ow.ly/TWJ130ffhVR #DiverseBooks
How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books That Can Help ow.ly/ZHJb30fbHGJ | @olugbemisola @ReadBrightly via @tashrow #DiverseBooks
Events + Programs
Pirates Magnified |
@ncteacherstuff reviews a mashup of informational text + seek + find for #TalkLikeAPirateDay ow.ly/EhET30ffhdp
Why Should Students Write? Because #writing encourages creativity + exploration. Consider the @MrsPstorytime contest https://t.co/aK4Gv9YlrX
The UK's @Booktrust is inspiring families to find #TimeToRead this week (and always) ow.ly/epUF30fj25g | #RaisingReaders
Growing Bookworms
Great post for #parents + #teachers: @pernilleripp's students share where #reading is trash (No choice!) vs. magic
Kidlitosphere
New session on
#ReadYourWorld, Multicultural Children's Book Day, added to #KidLitCon program. Thanks @pragmaticmom ow.ly/v0oG30ffgFW
The latest Fusenews @fuseeight has various interesting #kidlit tidbits, starting with a plug for #kidlitcon ow.ly/ozkr30fj1kD
Thank You for Your Patience, aspiring #Cybils panelists | Panels will be announced Monday 9/25 starting at 9 am PDT ow.ly/t3Mg30fj1zE
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Growing w/ Middle Grade - or Out of It? When readers outgrow series in process by
@kellandrewsPA via @charlotteslib ow.ly/pF3Q30fdCw5
A review of the new @amazon #Bookstore in San Jose from @darshanakhiani ow.ly/xyp930fdCgV | Great for buying discount bestsellers
Hey, Educators! @joshfunkbooks Wants to Embarrass You! (Book Trailer Premiere for IT’S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK) https://t.co/LMm7tOKZTw
No Grown-Ups in Sight: The Freedom of (Realistic) Middle Grade Adventures | Catherine Newman @ReadBrightly ow.ly/tc7J30fjgaP #kidlit
Guest Post @mstewartscience @FuseEight | A Look at Expository #kidlit ow.ly/XL4430fkNow | Survey: 75% liked expository #nonfiction
Parenting + Play
This seems like good advice: How Not To Raise a Narcissist @ScaryMommy Read #Fiction Together + more | #Parenting https://t.co/vHCRPsFlEs
Why kids should never let go of #Lego ow.ly/gvak30fbH3x | @NaomiSRiley @nypost #play
Schools and Libraries
How to Make Every Grade More Like
#Kindergarten | @anya1anya interviews @mres on #LifelongKindergarten book ow.ly/NkAf30ffjiZ @npr_ed
In response to pressure, educators set sights on eliminating A-F grading system @NoguchiOnK12 @mercnews ow.ly/pUEk30fdByO #schools
What All Grade Levels Can Learn from a #Preschool Classroom | @bethhill2829 ow.ly/2E3r30fgCg4 | #play #learning
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