I learned to fly fish in the Berkshires for my husband’s birthday and took this opportunity to add in a visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum. Like everyone, certain images come to mind. Ruby Bridges starting school. Boys jumping into a swimming hole. The quintessential Thanksgiving in America. What I did not realize was that…
Those with sharp eyes might have noticed the small gold sticker on the upper right-hand cover of Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. It’s from Junior Library Guild. For those who are not familiar with Junior Library Guild, they are a curating subscription service for libraries. Their team of expert librarians reads…
The 2023 Caldecott, Newbery Winners, and More! Youth Media Awards will be announced at 8 a.m. CST today during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition which is virtual via YouTube! 2023 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…
Most memorable trips or experiences come from the people you meet,” Lee said. “And the fact that we already have this connection of being from RISD, the conversation was just so easy… the alumni were able to understand where I was coming from and give great advice and mentoring that will help me navigate my…
Welcome to Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2023! Let’s celebrate by sharing diverse book reviews and posts on our Big Giant Linky. Also, don’t forget to come to our Read Your World Virtual Party tonight at 9 pm EST. We will be giving away tons of book bundles! Link up your book reviews and posts here:…
I’m excited to be reviewing books for our 10th Multicultural Children’s Book Day to shine a spotlight on all the great diverse KidLit! Today, I want to also talk about The ReFoReMo Challenge, or Reading for Research Month Challenge, which was founded in 2015 to help picture book writers reform writing by reading and researching…
Many people dream of having kids someday, but most of them don’t imagine that they will end up doing it as a single parent. This can be a tough situation to find yourself in because you are essentially always on call in a way that you’re not when another parent is in the picture. A…