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Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts shares some tips and tricks for using Roll20 in your virtual teen programming

The post Cindy Crushes Programming: 10 Tips for Using Roll20, by Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Katherine Battersby is the author of CRANKY CHICKEN, an early chapter book chock full o' poultry, and she was kind enough to allow me to premiere her cover and talk to her about the whole kerschmozzle.

The post Petulant Poultry Alert: The Cranky Chicken Cover Reveal and Interview with Katherine Battersby appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

I write for middle grade readers because I want to explore it all: The scary and difficult parts, yes, but also the love, the comfort, the funny, and the entertaining.

The post Why I Love to Write Middle-Grade Stories, a guest post by Ena Jones appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

A librarian-educator shares about piloting an information literacy curriculum for her school.

The post The Kids Might Be Alright: Bringing Media Literacy to the Classroom, a guest post by Olivia Tompkins appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

A roundup of 2021 books by past Pura Belpre award winners.

The post 2021 Books from Pura Belpre Winners appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

A roundup of 2021 books by past Pura Belpre award winners.

The post 2021 Books from Pura Belpré Winners appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

"The overall feeling is just one of communal joy and familial tending, which feels particularly powerful and poignant in the wake of the past year of anti-Asian violence. We need more stories of Asian female joy." Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang discuss their remarkable, upcoming The Big Bath House.

The post The Big Bath House Interview: A Book For “body-loving parents, rebel reviewers and vanguard author-librarians” appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

"The overall feeling is just one of communal joy and familial tending, which feels particularly powerful and poignant in the wake of the past year of anti-Asian violence. We need more stories of Asian female joy." Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang discuss their remarkable, upcoming The Big Bath House.

The post The Big Bath House Interview: For “body-loving parents, rebel reviewers and vanguard author-librarians” appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

As an example of the diverse range of poetry celebrated throughout our world, and as a thought-provoking book to share at any time of the year, The One Thing You’d Save will entice your own students to consider what matters most to them and how the beauty of poetry can communicate that with others.

The post Assessing What Matters Most in The One Thing You’d Save appeared first on The Classroom Bookshelf.

Teen contributor Riley Jensen rounds up some upcoming LGBTQ+ YA lit

The post Have Some LGBTQ+ Books, By Teen Contributor Riley Jensen appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Check out this week's new releases of comics, manga and graphic novels including The Way of the Hive from Harper Ally and Godzilla Monsters and Protectors #1 from IDW Publishing.

The post Way of the Hive | This Week’s Comics appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

How does an idea that starts as some shadowy notion become a fully-fledged novel? For me, each book’s inspiration and start has been a little different. But what they all have in common is a key element of internal exploration or some issue I’ve grappled with in my life.

The post Where Stories Come From, a guest post by Jaye Robin Brown appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Today I talk shop about one of the latest, and most beautiful picture book biographies you would ever have the chance to see with its creators.

The post Bringing Unsung Heroes to Light: Talking about The People’s Painter with Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

We all know that Arthur's nose shrank significantly since his 1976 debut. We dive into the original book and then discuss all its strangeness and semi-psychedelic origins.

The post Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Arthur’s Nose by Marc Brown appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

The post One Star Review, Guess Who? (#139) appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

All the 2021 has to offer in poetry books for children.

The post The Poetry Books of 2021 appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

Is it already the Halloween season? It is not, and yet here we are considering the latest Pete Oswald/Eric Geron picture book, Poultrygeist. And why not? Roadkill doesn't take a holiday, after all.

The post It’s Heeeeeere . . The Poultrygeist Trailer Premiere appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

The Wolf In Underpants is back, this time to help an angry and frustrated little bird achieve its dream using the main tool at his disposal: His underpants, of course.

The post The Wolf In Underpants at Full Speed | Review appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Can math solve personal problems? Does it solve Violet’s problems? I hope you’ll read my book, Violet and the Pie of Life, to find out.

The post MATH CAN’T SOLVE PERSONAL PROBLEMS … OR CAN IT? A guest post by Debra Green appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

My new favorite Becky Albertalli book? I think so.

The post Book Review: Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.