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The Children’s Literature Community Responds to the 2016 Presidential Election
If you’re not up for a Kumbaya sort of post (and I respect that), don’t read this post. Here are some reactions to the 2016 presidential election by the children’s literature community. Have a friend? Hug a friend. pic.twitter.com/lxnPatS9Yz — Mo Willems' Pigeon (@The_Pigeon) November 9, 2016 A Letter From Our President @elloellenoh to the […]
It’s Election Day (And One of These Books Will Soon Be Real)
A couple weeks back I received an email from Running Kids Press about The New Big Book of Presidents. Pretty much every library has this book (or something similar from another publisher). It is the one-stop-shop for all presidential info. An updated version will be released in January to reflect the winner of the 2016 presidential […]
The Results of Our Kidlit Election Are In
Our kidlit election is finished. I explained the process over at the Reader Leader blog. Now the results are in . . . Squid votes are on the left, Duck votes are on the right. Which means . . .
Gallery: The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016
The 2016 edition of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list was announced today, so let’s see how I did on my predictions. Oh. Well, better luck next time! Here are the beautiful books that made the list. The Cat from Hunger Mountain by Ed Young The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, […]
Getting Creative
Yesterday The Creativity Project was announced. Little, Brown to Publish 'Creativity Project' by Michigan Teacher @colbysharp https://t.co/xkEWWiSh53 pic.twitter.com/eUoklegP41 — Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) November 1, 2016 I’m thrilled for my friend (and partner on The Yarn) Colby Sharp. I’m also honored to be one of the contributors to the project. (Click here to see the complete […]
We Found a (Man in the Yellow) Hat?
Jon Klassen’s We Found a Hat is fantastic. The end isn’t as ambiguous as his last book (written by Mac Barnett), Sam & Dave Dig a Hole (speculation got a little crazy on that one), but maybe there is some room from interpretation. Here’s my theory: The hat the turtles find actually belonged to The Man in the […]
Bob-Con 2016
If you’ve read a book with a character named Bob to kids, you know that kids love that name. Bob. It makes everything more jovial. Over the weekend the Bob Class of 2016 got together to network, discuss a potential (and highly controversial) change to “Robert”, and attend Bob-related workshops and breakout sessions. (Click to […]
#32 Kate & Cassie Beasley (S2 E3)
Travis: The second season of The Yarn is all about the middle grade novel Gertie’s Leap to Greatness. Today, in episode 3 we head down to the Beasley farm in Georgia and hear from Kate Beasley’s mom and sister, Circus Mirandus author Cassie Beasley. If you missed the first two episodes of this season, here’s […]
Last Call for Undies! Nominate Your Favorite Case Cover by Nov. 15
The window to nominate a creative case cover for The Undies is about to close. The deadline is November 15, 2016. What are The Undies??? Only the Biggest and Best New Award in Children’s Literature. Follow these steps to nominate: Check out the case cover gallery we have going at Design of the Picture Book […]
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