The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel, illustrated by…
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Our 2017 Caldecott Predictions
I’m no expert in predicting the Caldecott but it’s a fun exercise. While it’s an award for illustration, I think it’s more than that. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association,…
Enter 90-Second Newbery Film Festival
The deadline for 90-Second Newbery Film Festival entries is January 7, 2017 (special deadlines for San Antonio, TX (12/2/2016) and Asheville, NC (2/8/2017)). The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival—an annual celebration of kids’ creativity in which young filmmakers create short movies telling the entire stories of Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor books in roughly 90 seconds—is…
Favorite Holiday Books #DiverseKidLit Linky
Our theme for this month’s Favorite Holiday Books. (Please feel free to share any holiday resources, not just winter holidays.) The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome. Chinese New Year is January 28th, 2017 but the Japanese and Koreans celebrate New Year on January 1st. It’s a little confusing for…
Win Fantastic Beasts Books for Kids: 4 WINNERS!
My oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, is a huge Harry Potter fan. She waited in line to see Fantastic Beasts on opening day and raved about it. Because of her, we own many Harry Potter wands. Our Harry Potter books are dog-eared; some books even needed to be replaced. And so, it’s for her, that I…
10 Amazing Graphic Novels for Kids & Signed Big Nate GIVEAWAY
Please welcome my guest blogger today, none other than the author/illustrator of the insanely popular Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce. My son, now 12-year-old, is a huge fan and we credit Lincoln Peirce with getting my son to love reading. We are wowed by Epic Big Nate, an expansive, slipcased collector’s edition that includes: Diary…
35 Japanese Internment Books for Kids & My Family’s Story
During WWII, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 in response to prejudiced fears that Japanese Americans were spies. I’m probably one of a few children’s book bloggers whose family was forced into internment camps during WWII for being Japanese…