Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter over the past two weeks @JensBookPage. The top two stories for me this week were the announcement of the 2013 Cybils finalists, and the announcement of the new National Ambassador of Children's Literature, Kate DiCamillo.
Book Lists
I can't share everyone's year-end list, but Tasha's is strong | Top 25 Picture Books of 2013 from @tashrow Waking Brain Cells http://ow.ly/sdVjB
Let’s Get Metafictional (books that show the audience that they are aware of themselves as a created work) http://ow.ly/sc3wb from SSHEL
Top 10 Picture Book Lists for Kids from @momandkiddo at What Do We Do All Day? http://ow.ly/sa5FE #kidlit
Top Kids' Book Lists of 2013 {Chapter Books} - What Do We Do All Day? from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/s69Xt #kidlit
A Tuesday Ten: Invention in Picture Books | Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/s68KN #kidlit
20 Of The Best Children’s Books Of 2013 @buzzfeed by @colbysharp + @donalynbooks http://ow.ly/s1EJo #kidlit #yalit
Cybils
On the #cybils blog: Author and Publisher Reactions to Being @Cybils Finalists #kidlit http://bit.ly/1kh6ZB9
On the #cybils blog: The Ones that Got Away: Favorites that Didn't Make the Shortlists #kidlit http://bit.ly/190Bzdl
RT @ixtumea: My Top Cybils' 2013 YA Nonfiction picks: http://kimbacceliasweblogfantasy.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-top-5-ya-nonfiction-picks.html …
Stephanie @scharle4 has rounded up all 77 #CYBILS Finalists!! Her goal is to read them all. Join her! http://ow.ly/se2T5 #kidlit
GottaBook: The Cybils' Short Lists Announced (and I'm on one!) from @gregpincus http://ow.ly/sdVae #kidlit
RT @ScholasticCDA: We're thrilled to see some Scholastic books among the finalists for the 2013 @cybils awards! http://bit.ly/19MQ7vw pic.twitter.com/aDdjX7cbO5
Some fun #Cybils Statistics in advance of the short list announcements (tonight at midnight mountain time) http://ow.ly/sblQU #kidlit
Countdown! to the #Cybils shortlists (coming New Year's Day) from @aquafortis Finding Wonderland http://ow.ly/sa3oX @Cybils
Diversity
Just in from @FuseEight - #kidlit for 2014 featuring Kids of Color: Things Are Looking Up http://ow.ly/s1BCb
Seeking Wonderful Young Adult Novels That Deal With Race @NPRBooks | They already have LATTE REBELLION by @aquafortis http://ow.ly/rY3l7
Growing Bookworms
Fun stuff! 12 Days of Christmas - A #Literacy Feast @readingtub Family Bookshelf http://ow.ly/s68QQ
Hooked on books: Author James Patterson wants kids to share his love of reading : Herald Student News http://ow.ly/rY5yH via @tashrow
Why Reading Sucks: Talking honestly with kids might make them more passionate readers @PernilleRipp @sljournal http://ow.ly/rY3Kr
Kidlit News (inc. National Ambassador Announcement)
Interview with Kate DiCamillo, New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by @100scopenotes @sljournal http://ow.ly/sdSXf
Kate DiCamillo Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2014-2015 @CBCBook http://ow.ly/sdsDh "Stories connect us"
Don't miss the December Carnival for Children's Literature 2013 @MoloneyKing http://ow.ly/sa3wn #kidlit
See all of the 2013 Nerdies from @NerdyBookClub via this link: http://ow.ly/sfDoC | some #cybils overlap, different goals, all #kidlit
Rest in Peace, Ned Vizzini. The #yalit world is sorry to see you go. Nice piece @Vulture http://ow.ly/rY4Fd via @bkshelvesofdoom
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
RT @tashrow It Seems Weird How Cheap Amazon Kindles Are — Until You See This Crazy Stat – Business Insider http://buff.ly/1fmuJh6 #ebooks
Parenting
This, I like: Secret Parenting Tip: Get Your Kids To Leave You Alone for 10 Minutes from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/sdUqV
Programs and Research
eScienceCommons: A novel look at how reading novels changes the brain (+ has a lasting effect) http://ow.ly/sa5di via @bkshelvesofdoom
Schools and Libraries
Why Is the Only Way Up to Go Out (of the classroom)? asks @thereadingzone http://ow.ly/sc3Fn
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