I’d say the first thing you should read today (in case you haven’t already) is I’m Tired of Reading Out Loud to My Son, O.K.? from the Motherlode blog at the New York Times. Gal has had it up to here with Richard Scary. Trust me, I can relate. But I wholeheartedly second the reasoned response from Jules Danielson over at Kirkus.

Diversity in children’s lit has been at the forefront lately thanks to the efforts of FirstBook, Lee & Low Books and data presented by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). Now Illustrator Tina Kugler has created a visual representation of the numbers. Click the image below to enlarge.

(Thanks to GalleyCat for the link)

Three words for you: Royal Baby book. Click here.

Real headline alert! This ain’t nothing groundbreaking, but The Guardian lends support to something we know. Click here to read.

Let’s end today with one of my favorite recent Awful Library Books selections: Fitness on a Swing Set. Some things are just funny. Click here to read.