I was inspired to create this list after reading the Track series by Jason Reynolds followed by Lila Quintero Weaver’s excellent middle grade book, My Year in the Middle. I assumed that I would find a lot of books for this list. Instead, I was surprised by the dearth of #OwnVoices Track and Field children’s…
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2019 ALA Awards: Caldecott, Newbery and More!
The 2018 Youth Media Awards will be announced at 8 a.m. Eastern time today during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition! My predictions for the 2019 Caldecott are here and Newbery are here. 2019 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It honors the artist of the most…
Cover Release for AMY WU & THE PERFECT BAO & Giveaway!
Cover Release for AMY WU & THE AMAZING BAO & Giveaway!
Jason Reynolds’ Track Series and Best Series Award
I think there should be Newbery type of award for middle grade book series. Have you noticed that there are no awards for book series? Why is that? I’d make the criteria: The book series has to be completed. The book series must have between 3-7 books. (I hate those endlessly long series that are…
A Selection of #OwnVoices Native American Stories & 3 Book GIVEAWAY!
I’m so happy to be kicking off 2019 with #OwnVoices. I am going to focus my blog on #OwnVoices children’s books and in a few months, you’ll know why! Today, I have Anthony Perry as my guest author. He writes as a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and the United States, as well as an immigrant…