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Today we take a trip over to the Netherlands. Specifically, to the expressive features and brightly colored paints of Mies Van Hout. To say that some of these images glow from their pages would not be an overstatement.
Ben and his companions find themselves pitted against a sea monster in 'Ben 10: The Creature from Serenity Shore,' the next Ben 10 graphic novel from BOOM! Studios.
How High the Moon, The Moon Within, Over the Moon - three highly regarded books from 2019: what are their chances at a Newbery win?
We have a special guest!! It was our esteemed delight and pleasure to host international superstar, picture book creator, Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, Roger Mello in this, the latest episode of our podcast! Now it had been a while since we’d done an international picture book. We do try to make an effort to […]
Dark Horse announces a new all-ages steampunk graphic novel.
SaturdayBy Oge Mora Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316431279$18.99Grades PreK-2Out Oct. 22, 2019 *Best New Book* Find it at:Schuler Books | Your Library Disappointment looms large in the world of the child. Kids, as we know, are YOLO personified. And when pretty much anything is possible at any moment, the opportunities for disappointment are many. But even […]
Today for Dyslexia Awareness Month author Laura Rueckert is sharing her experiences raising children with dyslexia in a foreign country and why she wrote that into her upcoming YA fantasy novel.
For today's Sunday Reflections and Dyslexia Awareness Month post I thought I would turn it over to a teen who has graciously agreed to share with us what it's like to be a teen with dyslexia.
Today's preview collects the new stories from the Archie digests into a comic of their own—and this one has a Halloween theme.
Kirk Scroggs talks about the invention of Swamp Kid and his diary-style graphic novel.
Here’s a simple, three step process for confusing a kid. 1. Take a picture book. 2. Lift the jacket up until it looks like this: 3. Hand to a student and ask them to fix it. Actually, don’t do that. It’s too cruel. But if you’ve worked in a library I bet you’ve had students […]
It’s time for another roundup of new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. Get ready to do some collection development!
Previously . . . I Asked Shel Silverstein About the Meaning of Life A Conversation with Shel Silverstein Hey, Shel – I know you’re busy brooding right now, but I have an idea that might perk you up. Want to get Subway for lunch? I knew that would get you excited. So what do you […]
Travis: Throwing it back to when I interviewed Lindsay Eagar about her excellent work of middle grade fiction, Hour of the Bees. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.
Today, we discuss a very different kind of collaboration. One that not only involves Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Caldecott honoree Thi Bui, but also Viet's son Ellison and Thi's son Hien. Because when it comes to creating books, sometimes making something new is truly a family affair.
Nonfiction history books have not fared well in Newbery announcements in recent years. This year's contenders to break that streak could include a history of the first cross-country women's air race and a look at a year's worth of major events from exactly one century ago.
A list of this year's all ages comics available for Halloween Comicfest 2019.
Let's take a look at what some libraries are doing to help serve their patrons with dyslexia for Dyslexia Awareness Month.
Librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through a craft program inspired by the Internet trend and popular Netflix TV show Nailed It!
Today we have an exclusive first look at Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva, which will be published in March 2020 by BOOM! Studios’ BOOM! Box imprint. Usdin and Vakueva originally teamed up on the comics series Heavy Vinyl, which was collected as a trade. Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! will be an original […]
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”- James Baldwin Some debut novels are written and go overlooked, never to be heard from again. This post I would like to discuss author Lisa Moore Ramee’s beautifully crafted story and timely work of middle-grade fiction, A GOOD […]
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in an issue of School Library Journal. Gr 9 Up—Two lesbians in rural Texas suffer […]
Discover a creative nonfiction tale that explores the notions of contrast, evolution, and perseverance within the natural world--all through the unlikely hero of the moth.
Soon it will be November. Around these parts of the school library world, November means Mock Caldecott.
Over the years I've heard lots of adults make comments about the tawdry state of children's books today. So allow me now to address these concerns. What, I ask, makes you think children's books today don't cut it?
Karen Jensen reviews The Year We Fell from Space by Amy Sarig King.
Librarian Lisa Krok shares with us an overview of recent training about facilitating racial healing circles.
Dark Horse and DC Comics get the spotlight with titles to entertain and enlighten all readers of any age.
In memory of the great Mr. Gerstein we decided to do his best-known, most classicy classic title. Of course, by doing this title, it means that for the first time, in all of our history, we are doing a nonfiction picture book. Not a bad way to start out, eh? Have no fear, we'll be getting to the spooky Halloween fare soon enough, but first I wanted to pay an homage to one of children's literature's greats.
The Mystery, Inc. gang stick up for the small farmer in this preview of 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?' #101.
The Riverdale gang ushers in autumn in our latest Archie preview!
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This Week at TLT Book Review: By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery Dyslexia Awareness Month: Books Featuring Main Characters with Dyslexia, a discussion and a book list Post-It Reviews: Graphic Novels Galore! Confessions of a Dyslexic Word Nerd, By Amanda Hosch Dyslexia Awareness Dashboard: All our Dyslexia posts and references in one place to […]
In this new series, I take a look at BookFlix, a digital resource from Scholastic.
Don’t be surprised then if you detect a note of longing in the eyes of the kids that read this book. Thick with adventure, chock full of awe and beauty, this is what they mean when they say comics are an art unto themselves. The finest of the fine. Questing done right.
BOOM! Studios announces 'Kudzu: Heart of the Mountain,' an Afrofuturist graphic novel for kids.
Today we're revealing Kristin L. Gray's upcoming middle grade novel THE AMELIA SIX. But before we get to all that, let's talk a bit to Kristin herself about the book, speedcubing, Amelia Earhart's work with Syrian immigrants, and the difficulty level of writing middle grade mysteries (of which we never have enough).
This is an immensely readable look at gentrification, systemic oppression, protest, action, community, and having your voice heard. It's also a very sweet love story.
For Dyslexia Awareness Month, I set out to find books for kids and teens that feature characters that have dyslexia. Here's a look at the very short list I found.
Author of Real Friends and Best Friends, two graphic novel memoirs, Shannon Hale talks about her writing and collaboration process and her wishes for Newbery committee members when evaluating graphic narratives.
One year ago today, The Very Last Castle was published. To celebrate, I'm giving away five copies and sharing a comic about how the story was written.
The members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators join forces once again as part of the organization’s 3rd Annual SCBWI Books For Readers book drive and literacy event to collect, curate, and donate new books created by its members to one of its two 2019 recipients: the Madison Reading Project in Madison, WI. (The other is REACH in Portsmouth, […]
BOOM! Studios announces a new volume of the antics of Jay Fosgitt's Bodie Troll.
This morning's preview is of one of Archie Comics' new trade paperback format collections.
Post-It Note reviews are a great way to display books in your library or classroom as well as a way to let kids recommend their favorite titles without having to get up in front of everyone and do a book talk.
My goal for this post is simple: determine which publisher has put out the most Caldecott Medal/Honor winners over the last 20 years. But once we start crunching the numbers, things get a little tricky. Because mergers. For example, Roaring Brook Press didn’t used to be an imprint of Macmillan. Now it is. So I […]
An upcoming series described as "Toy Story" meets "Lord of the Flies"? All right. Color me intrigued. I talk with Daniel Kraus about his intriguing new series.
Ripe with many opportunities for content-rich learning opportunities, The Girl Who Named Pluto is a welcome addition to the study of fictionalized biography, the solar system, and the power of interdisciplinary thinking.
Today guest blogger Amanda Hosch shares with us her personal story of growing up with dyslexia.
IDW Publishing and Image Comics have the featured picks this week with action, adventure and happy people.
Under consideration for Heavy Medal's latest mock-Newbery discussion: A school bus road trip novel, a shark-themed coming of age story, and a friendship caper told through emails and texts.
The book doesn't come out until November 5th, but today we have an exclusive excerpt for you.
The book doesn't come out until November 5th, but today we have an exclusive excerpt for you.
How do you type with hooves? Would this book today involve the cows texting? Who’s buying from the underground milk market? How do you strap a typewriter to a duck? Kate and I are just full of questions with today’s book.
Everything you need to know about dyslexia and how to better serve youth with dyslexia in your library
Travis: I share the above handsome image of Bob Shea to tell you that he’s on the latest episode and I think you’re really going to like it. Bob takes us behind the scenes of his books Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great and Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All before telling what I […]
You know why you haven’t heard more people talking about this book? Because nobody knows how to sell it. Well, sorry folks, but the secret is out now. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read for kids, and maybe the best school rated children’s novel I’ve encountered period. This, right here, is the book of our times.
Joel Christian Gill turns from black history to his own story in his next graphic novel, Fights, coming in January 2020 from Oni Press.
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Here's an exclusive preview of the new 'Plants vs. Zombies' graphic novel, which is due out next week.
Jess joins us to talk about how anxiety and depression robbed her of her desire to read and how she found her way back to books.
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? I didn’t like this book because it’s mostly about track and I don’t like track and this book doesn’t interest me that much Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Previously . . . […]
Travis: Throwing it back to when Colby interviewed Salina Yoon about her picture book, Be a Friend. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.
DIY your own Sharpie watercolor tiles with this easy walk through shared by teen librarian Cindy Shutts.
A RA list of middle grade graphic novels that focus on friendship and family.
Providing a wide variety of formats for readers with dyslexia is an important access issue.
I have discovered the Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours or just Nami Concours for short. In 2013 an international biannual picture book award was begun on this island and it, "seeks to encourage artistic creativity and advance the quality of picture book illustrations worldwide." So where are all the American submissions?
Graphic Novels have become an integral part of children’s literature.2015, the Newbery Honor Book was awarded to El Deafo by Cece Bell, and the following year, the Honor Book went to, Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. After these books received the accolades merited, graphic novels, for teens and middle-grade readers, have been embraced as a true mark of distinguished work of […]
Here's an infographic that covers the very basics of dyslexia and gives some bullet points highlighting what those of us who work in libraries can do to better serve our youth with dyslexia.
This important and well-written look at consent, guilt, blame, pressure, and obligation will inspire much needed conversations for middle grade readers and the adults in their lives.
I talk with actor and debut author Maulik Pancholy about his coming-of-age middle grade novel, The Best At It.
My head is spinning. I can't help but draw connections between all the 2019 books I've seen so far. Here are some of the wackier pairings.
Caldecott Honor winner Brendan Wenzel’s new picture book, like his previous two, invites readers to slow down and ponder the world from new angles. Teaching ideas and resources for further exploration from "The Classroom Bookshelf."
With so many good titles coming out this week, it was hard to pick two, but First Second and Graphix won out with two of their new releases.
Here’s another pumpkin-spiced Archie preview: An early look at Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest, featuring a full Salem the Cat story. This one goes on sale on Wednesday as well. Enjoy!
We're getting into the Halloween spirit today with a preview of 'Archie Halloween Spectacular' #1.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and we kick off our discussion with a plea to our school and public libraries to do more to help children with dyslexia.
Hadestown is one of the best musicals on Broadway right now. Here are some great YA lit titles to check out if you like Hadestown.
Kwame Alexander's powerful picture book The Undefeated, Jo Ann Allen Boyce's This Promise of Change, and Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home are all verse narratives. Given the increasing popularity of verse presentations, all three might have a shot at the 2020 Newbery!
Bookmarks have been taking over the internet this month. Here's an overview.
We have a good good rule here at Fuse 8 n' Kate. My sister and I do not judge any picture book that younger than 20 years of age. And with today's episode, I broke that rule. Can you blame me?
In September . . . . . . I tried to predict the 2019 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list. It’s a list that’s even harder to predict than Caldecott, but I still gave it a shot. . . . I chose 10 fall books I’m excited about. After surveying the fall landscape, […]
Your greatest abecedarian wishes are about to come true. The Grolier Club of NYC is hosting a free exhibit of a personal collection of alphabet books through the centuries. There are even free lunchtime tours! Here are the details.
This Week at TLT What to Read if You Like The Prom, The Musical, a guest post by Teen Librarian Maisie What to Read if You Like the Musical Dear Evan Hansen, by Nicholas Mitchel The Building Blocks to Change, a guest post by Nancy Richardson Fischer What to Read if You Like Mean Girls […]
A new interactive data tool from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University shares access to information about academic performance across public schools and districts throughout the United States. The platform offers educators, journalists, parents, and policymakers a way to explore and compare data from Stanford’s Education Data Archive (SEDA), the first comprehensive national database of […]
The long-awaited collaboration from the super-team of Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks is finally here, and it's a winning romantic comedy set among the autumnal kitsch of a commercial pumpkin patch.
In case you haven't heard, we're talking about Broadway musicals this week at TLT and today we have a list of YA books you might like to read if you like Prom, the musical.
Mordicai Gerstein passed away on September 24th. We have a bunch of his books in our library, and his Caldecott Medal-winning The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is one that I return to again and again for storytime. I met him at an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2008. He was kind and […]
Tomorrow (Saturday) it will be National Good Neighbor Day. To celebrate, USA Today is revealing the cover of Matthew's May 2020 release Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mr. Rogers. Pretty spiffy, but why am I bring it up? Because I have something nifty up my sleeves as well. I have interior spreads.
Current events may leave you and your middle grade students with questions. Perhaps our entry on teaching with the 2018 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today can help.
This here is a time sensitive blog post for people with some cash to spare. Every year The Eric Carle Museum holds a children’s illustrator art auction in connection with the Carle Honors awards banquet. As I learned from Grace Lin on Twitter, the awards are tonight, which means the auction will be closing soon. […]
The author of THE SPEED OF FALLING OBJECTS joins us to talk about doubt, self-perception, and the valuing in sharing your own struggles.
While sometimes I think a publisher will try to make like another book to try to steal, no, borrow some thunder, most of the time these things are just coincidences. Like today. I happened to be checking both of these books in the other day when I stopped. How had I never realized how similar […]
Last year I posted a piece on his Swiss foundation, Les Maîtres de l’Imaginaire. It only made sense to check in with the man a year later to get a new perspective on how things have changed and progressed. For those of you with an eye to international imports, consider this your morning reading.
"You will be found" is the foundation that the musical Dear Evan Hansen is built on, holding out a hand to anyone that feels like the world is collapsing in around them. Broadway week continues with a list of YA reads that fans of the musical Dear Evan Hansen may like.
This past weekend I had the honor of attending and presenting at SLJ’s 15th annual Leadership Summit in Baltimore. The focus of this year’s event was Equity and Access for All: Igniting Stakeholders for Success. Our friends at SLJ curated a truly inspiring opportunity to learn and share, gathering an impressive group of thought leaders […]
Our look at all things Broadway inspired continues today with a list of books you may like to read if you like Mean Girls, the musical.
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