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Will this be one of the year's Travis looks psychic or one he'd rather forget? We'll have to wait and see.
Betsy Bird says this is the book that will finally, rightfully, but Morales on the map for everyone and get appropriate award attention.
Research shows that from infancy, children categorize visual attributes and assign meaning to them. If we don’t talk about race from a young age, we miss a critical window.
School Library Journal has relaunched “First Steps,” its early learning column, with two new co-authors.
A look at the titles, data, a round up of recent related content, and more, as the literary world focuses the spotlight on censorship.
A look at the narrative voices in The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle and Checked.
From advertising to book-making to producing animated digital shorts: Is there anything this Latinx author-illustrator can’t do?
SLJ reviews the two seasons of the bilingual “Cantícos” digital shorts, based on Susie Jaramillo’s board books featuring traditional Latin American nursery rhymes, now available on NickJr.com and the NOGGIN app.
New initiative focuses on equity and social justice.
National Geographic wants middle grade fiction fans to get hooked on science with "Explorer Academy" series.
Recently, John Legend joined beame the latest to complete the EGOT, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. What's the children’s book equivalent and who is in the club?
Can YA fantasy speak truth to power? Author Sayantani DasGupta addresses that question and more with Elana K. Arnold, Betsy Cornwell, Kiersten White, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Mimi Yu.
Betsy Bird doesn't know which way the awards committee will go in a "crazy year."
A quick recap and description of titles up for the National Book Award.
It's OED's 90th birthday, and it is bringing the gift—a year free online access for non-subscribing public schools.
A frequently challenged book club pick; insisting on the Pledge of Allegiance
Eight titles made the longlist for the American Association for the Advancement of Science picture book prize.
Susan Mongold talks about the excitement and challenges of being on the inaugural staff at the new public school in Akron, OH.
The incredible life story of Hedy Lamarr is now a children's picture book. And Betsy Bird gives us a look at the cover of the February release.
A special bedtime story that follows a family of curious rabbits on their nighttime walks to explain the phases of the moon, with a charming design that includes a light-up LED moon. Download your eight-page activity kit.
The second-generation Cuban American author talks to SLJ about her sophomore YA novel, path to publication, and advice to aspiring teen writers.
The Texas State Board of Education passed a preliminary vote to remove Clinton, as well as Helen Keller and others, from the social studies and history curriculum. It could become official in November.
Some "non-traditional" Newbery-worthy titles. Do they have a chance?
These new applications transport students through primary sources to some of the most dramatic turning points in U.S. history and immerse them in the related debates.
News and reviews of the week from Teen Librarian Toolbox and around the web.
A "smart little book," reviewed by Betsy Bird.
This cadre is made up of Latinx women and non-binary creators with debut and sophomore fictional books for children and teens releasing between Fall 2018–2019.
An Amazon-inspired network of preschools could be in America's future, and more in NewsBites.
Travis Jonker takes a look at news of the week in children's and YA publishing.
These books and resources related to consent and sexual violence will help inform college-bound teenagers.
Ten contenders for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature have been announced by the National Book Foundation.
SLJ reviews and interviews for the 10 longlist titles for the 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
For these authors, visits to school libraries are all about the interaction with students.
From the return of the Interrupting Chicken to the charming YA collaboration by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, SLJ's top September picks are titles librarians will want to add to their shelves.
SLJ test drives Tour Creator, a free tool that enables anyone with access to a 360-degree camera or Google Street View to create professional-level VR experiences.
While classroom and school libraries share the larger goal of advancing literacy, they often serve different purposes—and compete for the same resources.
IMLS shares tips and resources for library staff in the path of Hurricane Florence, and more.
Damon, library support specialist at Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Torres, teacher librarian at DPS’s Montbello Campus, on Angie Thomas’s blockbuster YA novel and the upcoming film.
Common Sense Media finds that when it comes to social media and teens, there are no easy or definitive answers.
UK school librarian Lucas Maxwell's students at Glenthorne High School in London booktalk their favorite challenged titles.
McCall Hoyle, avid reader, high school English teacher, and author of young adult books, shares her thoughts on the importance of firing up everyone involved in education when it comes to reading and writing for pleasure. Yes, just for pleasure. No grades. No logs. No strings attached.
Travis Jonker takes a look at some of the latest news and trends in children's publishing.
If you need a way to show your school administrators just how impactful school librarians can be, look no further than Ali Schilpp, Michelle Carton, and Cassy Lee—SLJ’s 2018 School Librarian of the Year, Champion of Civic Engagement, and Champion of Student Voice.
A climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and a mission to improve a district's libraries while motivating others to advocate for themselves.
A screen-free coding robot that had to be tried to be believed.
Boyd discusses the connection between street lit and challenged books, while Winner describes the frequently challenged LGBTQ-themed picture books that he shares with his elementary students.
Harry Potter fans can spend the rest of the year immersed in J.K. Rowling's magical world while celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first book's publication in the United States.
The Heavy Medal team is back from a summer of reading and ready to read more Newbery contenders and discuss them with their readers.
Now the time is right, the planets have aligned, and today we get to see the new cover for Unicorn is Maybe Not So Great After All.
Whenever someone complains about how dark YA is, it is almost always an adult, writes Karen Jensen, who brings the discussion back to YA's primary audience: teens.
Brigid Alverson talks to Kurt Hassler, Yen Press managing director and publisher, about light novels, which are prose novels that have a lot in common with manga and anime.
AASL has launched two eagerly anticipated crosswalk documents on the new page of AASL's National School Library Standards Web Portal.
Teen-tested projects from the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County.
I interviewed Kazu Kibuishi two years ago in Ann Arbor in front of a live audience. With the release of Amulet 8 inching closer, it felt like a great time to run the episode. Enjoy!
The blue cat (no, not that one) continues his world domination plan. Pete will soon be available to stream to a small screen near you.
Here it is, our final cumulative reader suggestion list before we start up our book discussion in September.
If you want an instructional poetry book that feels like what happens when a zine consumes a human from the inside like a xenomorph in Alien and releases an explosion of heat and heart and light and life, there’s really only one choice out there. And it’s from a former National Poet Laureate, too.
These SLJ School Librarians of the Year have big things in store for their students.
An elementary school librarian’s suggestions for projects related to animal habitats, natural disasters, bridge building, recycled fashion, and more.
Makey Makey, Hummingbird Duo, and Scratch can turn an ordinary poster or diorama into a talking, moving educational presentation.
These picture books address the sights, sounds, and seeming magical things that happen when night falls.
Check out these picture books that feature the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Lafayette Library Board of Control President Joseph Gordon-Wiltz has submitted a letter of resignation in the wake of Drag Queen Story Hour protests.
SLJ reviews 3Doodler's new line of 3-D printing pen products designed for classroom use.
Tone policing happens during conversations or debates when one person, typically of greater privilege, thwarts a speaker's thoughts or opinions by reacting to their emotional tone.
Looking ahead to the new school year, suggestions for ways that changes in children’s literature can help guide changes in instruction—think of it as a recipe for book magic. From The Classroom Bookshelf.
The author of So You Want to Talk About Race spoke with SLJ about what educators, and specifically librarians, can do to better serve students of color and change institutional bias and patterns of systemic racism in U.S. education.
SLJ reviews the blockbuster Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's YA series opener—epistolary style.
Betsy Bird updates readers on all the news she can before her laptop battery dies.
An art auction and Black Lives Matter at School webinar, as well as Chronicle in China and McGraw-Hill bringing Big Bird into the classroom all in this installment of News Bites.
Try these projects and games with your students on Banned Websites Awareness Day (September 26), which seeks to raise awareness of overly restrictive filtering of educational websites and to explore the impact on intellectual freedom.
Podcasts, books, and more news in Jonker's Morning Notes.
While YA publishing has boomed, public library budgets have not. So the question is, what does an ideal YA collection look like?
Opportunities abound for school, public, and academic librarians looking for chances to present their own webinar or earn fellowships and awards.
Maryland's Ali Schilpp is this year's winner, with two library "Champions" honored as well.
Ali Schilpp brings big ideas to a small school in Accident, MD.
Cassy Lee ignites diversity awareness at the Chinese American International School in San Francisco.
Michelle Carton builds a global education at the Tudor Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska.
Learning playlists are a thing, and they can be powerful and address multiple purposes.
As teachers post pictures of well-stocked classroom libraries, Karen Jensen sees another example of the disparity in funding in public education.
Colte's greatest joy is empowering students and seeing them take what they've learned to help someone else.
The Georgia library media specialist seeks to support not just his students but the community.
Teacher librarian brings technology, activity, and excitement to the media center.
After backlash from members, ALA goes back to work on proper wording for the use of meeting rooms in the Library Bill of Rights.
When it comes to questions about climate change, it’s imperative that we urge children and teens to seek answers that enlighten, inspire, and stimulate them to get involved as responsible inhabitants of this planet.
At the Ames (IA) Public Library, a successful summer workshop gave young patrons interested in drag performance an education and an outlet.
This month's list is chock-full of unforgettable middle grade novels with Latinx protagonists, YA thrillers, and amazing picture books for every shelf.
More books are being adapted to graphic novels—and vice versa. These trends are expanding audiences and creating opportunities for creators. Here's what's hot right now.
Librarians are spending hundreds, if not thousands, of their own dollars to better serve their students.
Take inspiration from this Colorado high school library's month-long initiative highlighting exercise, nutrition, relationships, and mental health.