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Check out this week's list of new comics and graphic novels featuring Magical History Tour from Papercutz and Chef Yasmina & the Potato Panic from First Second.

The post Magical History Tour Starts This Week’s New Comics List appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Each year, the announcement of the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards gives us occasion to celebrate the many awards in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Below you will find links to the 2021 ALA award-winning, honor books, and authors that we blogged about, as well as links to other books we blogged about in the past that have won some of the most prestigious awards and honors in the field for 2020.

The post 2020-2021 Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards appeared first on The Classroom Bookshelf.

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares resources for National News Literacy Week

The post New Literacy Week, Because One of the Things 2020 Taught is That Teens Need Better Information Literacy appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares resources for National News Literacy Week

The post News Literacy Week, Because One of the Things 2020 Taught is That Teens Need Better Information Literacy Skills appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

It's time for pratfalls and dance practice with our exclusive preview of World of Archie Comics Digest #106.

The post World of Archie Comics Digest #106 | Preview appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

After the Caldecott winners are announced, share your thoughts here!

The post Your 2021 Caldecott Comment Card appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

On this most auspicious day in which the Newbery and Caldecott winners are announced (amongst many other fine and wonderful awards), I thought it might be a nice change of pace to do a cult classic.

The post Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Suzuki Beane by Sandra Scoppettone, ill. Louise Fitzhugh appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

The winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal is WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER. And five Honor books were named. Share your reactions to this along with the other Youth Media Awards from the American Library Association that were just announced.

The post And the Newbery Winner Is…: WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER appeared first on Heavy Medal.

155 votes have been counted in the Heavy Medal Reader's Poll, and the winning book is: FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Will the votes of our readers match up when Newbery Award winner is announced on January 25th?

The post Mock Newbery Reader’s Poll Winner: FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley appeared first on Heavy Medal.

An in-depth look at the upcoming year in children's books.

The post Our 2021 Preview! appeared first on The Yarn.

Shel Silverstein and friends encourage you to keep masking up.

The post Shel Silverstein and Friends on the Other Benefits of Wearing a Mask appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

After over an hour of intense discussion, broadcast live on Zoom, the Heavy Medal Award Committee selected this year's Mock Newbery Winner: EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE by Daniel Nayeri.

The post Announcing the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Winner appeared first on Heavy Medal.

This Week at TLT Why I Wrote Strongman. Facts Matter. So Does History, a guest post by Kenneth C. Davis Book Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Amanda Gorman Cindy Crushes Programming: Make and Take Crafts Including Dice Bags and Magical Lanterns A Life Already Saved: The Power Librarians Hold, a […]

The post Friday Finds: January 22, 2021 appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

It's Mario as you've never seen him in Super Mario Manga Mania, a curated collection of manga-ka Yukio Sawad's long-running series that imagines Nintendo's popular character as a practitioner of bad puns and potty humor.

The post Super Mario Manga Mania | Review appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

The 2021 Youth Media Awards are coming on Monday!

The post Watch the 2021 Youth Media Awards LIVE! appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

Batman Adventures: Robin, The Boy Wonder makes the world's greatest sidekick the latest recipient of a character-focused collection of evergreen stories

The post Batman Adventures: Robin, The Boy Wonder | Review appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Cast your vote in Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers' Poll! Ballots are open through the end of the day on January 23rd. Results will be revealed on the 24th.

The post The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers’ Poll is Open appeared first on Heavy Medal.

What makes a country fall to a dictator? How does an entire nation follow an authoritarian leader –a Strongman—down a dangerous and deadly path? How does democracy die?

The post Why I Wrote Strongman. Facts Matter. So Does History, a guest post by Kenneth C. Davis appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

This will be an illuminating read for modern teens who may not know much about what it was really like to be a queer teen in the 1950s.

The post Book Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Created by the crackerjack team of Venable and Yue, this daring duo introduces the world to small, furry New York City superheroes and the catsitter that gets caught up in the action.

The post Review of the Day: Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, ill. Stephanie Yue appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.