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The Américas Award was founded by CLASP in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended…
The live webcast is here. Here are the winners and honor books! Of couse, my big question that I have asked goes unanswered is: Why isn’t APALA at the ALA party? Where are the best Asian American books for kids and teens? APALA is an affiliate of the ALA (American Library Association). They are announcing at…
TIME magazine recently published their lists of Top 100 Young Adult & Top 100 Children’s Books of All Time! With the assistance of industry experts, reviewers, and major literacy non-profits, TIME has compiled a list to honor the all-time classics, both old and new. Candlewick Press has 4 titles on the Children’s book list and I’m…
Valarie Budayr and I were so excited to meet the Children’s Africana Book Awards at the National Social Studies Meeting. 2014 Children’s Africana Book Awards Africa Access was founded in 1989 to help schools, public libraries, and parents improve the quality of their K-12 collections about Africa. In 1991, Africa Access in collaboration with the Outreach Council* of…
I’m trying to keep track of my son’s 4th Grade reading log because if I don’t write it down, I forget what he read and at what age. I’m hoping that the books that appeal to him — he has a very narrow range of book genres he likes — will help other parents find…
I am thrilled to be judging the Cybils in the category of Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books but mum’s the word on my opinion of the shortlist until the winners are announced on February 14th (also International Book Giving Day!). All I can say is that this is a great list for emerging readers…
My son and I LOVED the Max Finder by Liam O’Donnell graphic novel mystery series when he was in first and second grade. These short mysteries were HARD to figure out; sometimes the two of us would be right, and sometimes we missed the mark entirely. But, Liam’s books worked beautifully to keep my son…