Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. This week we are heavy on events, and lighter than usual on book lists. Major events in the children's book blogging world this week included: the start of Women's History Month, World Read Aloud Day (March 5th), and Read Across America Day (March 2, Dr. Seuss's birthday).
Book Lists and Awards
55 Science Picture Books for Kids from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/ucCso #nonfiction #booklist
Winners of the 2014 Blue Peter Book Awards,#kidlit voted on by UK schoolkids http://ow.ly/ujTKJvia @tashrow
2014 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners from @tashrow at Waking Brain Cells http://ow.ly/ucBUc #kidlit
Middle Grade Science Fiction recommendations (old and new) from Stephanie Whelan @greenbeanblog http://ow.ly/ueoji #kidlit
Diversity and Gender
Must-read from @catagator at Stacked on Why Talking About Girl Reading Matters http://ow.ly/ucxdX #kidlit #yalit
Interesting thoughts from @haleshannon On neutral characters and relating to the specific http://ow.ly/ucu4W #yalit #diversity
This is very cool! Initiative on Fighting Gender Stereotypes in Kids' Publishing http://ow.ly/ukaB5 #LetBooksBeBooks @PWKidsBookshelf
Events: Women's History Month
The #Kidlit Celebrates Women's History Month blog is back in action for 2014 http://ow.ly/ucwJc @kidlitwhm
Very nice! Great Kid Books: Celebrating Women's History Month: a challenge for the month of March http://ow.ly/ucyUR @MaryAnnScheuer
Celebrating the life & work of Jane Goodall with kindergartners (ages 4-8) by @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/ujU5K #kidlit
Events: World Read Aloud Day
On National Grammar Day, World Read Aloud Day, and the grammar benefits of reading to kids from @BooksBabiesBows http://ow.ly/uhmb7
World Read Aloud Day (And Why I Do It) from @NoVALibraryMom http://ow.ly/uhlAh #literacy @litworldsays
Read Aloud. Change the World | @pamallyn on World Read Aloud Day @HuffingtonPost http://ow.ly/uerS2 #literacy
Thoughts on tomorrow's World Read Aloud Day from @frankisibberson http://ow.ly/ueoxV @litworldsays #literacy
Very nice! A Year of Reading is Celebrating @NerdyBookClub with a Donation to LitWorld! http://ow.ly/ucyfc @MaryLeeHahn @frankisibberson
Coming Soon: World Read Aloud Day, on March 5th. Read @BookChook thoughts! http://ow.ly/ucyEk @litworldsays
Events: Read Across America Day
Oh, the Quotations You’ll Forget! @PhilNel sets the record straigt on things Dr. Seuss didn't say http://ow.ly/ucyvf
A bit late, but a nice list of resources for Read Across American Day / Seuss Day yesterday at Wendie's Wanderings: http://ow.ly/ucyoa
Growing Bookworms
RT @tashrow Getting the right books into every young child’s hands | Dallas Morning News http://buff.ly/OzdFgt #kidlit #reading
Many of you will be able to relate to this: On the joys of Good Old-Fashioned Books by @growingbbb http://ow.ly/ujV63
Quick #literacy ideas for Snow Days at Family Bookshelf http://ow.ly/ucBRj @readingtub
On encouraging new readers to check in less frequently, and have more confidence @ReadingWithBean http://ow.ly/ucxJA
True! Kids Are Never Too Old to Be Read to by Parents | Joe Paradise @HuffPostEducation http://ow.ly/u6ny5 via @tashrow
Kidlitosphere
Via @tashrow good news for bloggers. Most of the many Getty Images will soon be Free to Use | http://ow.ly/ujTuu
An introduction to @sljournal Battle of the Kids’ Books by @medinger @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/u6mQO #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Get Pinterest list of "What (children's) books taught me...", shared by @rosemondcates http://ow.ly/ujUhq #kidlit
Lovely post on The Warmth of a Shared Experience (crying while reading aloud) by Cynthia Lord | @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/ueoZb
Thoughts from @LizB On Liking (and not liking) Characters and why we should ask ourselves why we do (or don't) http://ow.ly/ucCbJ
Great stuff! A strong defense of Reading children's books as an adult from Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/ucwZ7
Schools and Libraries
Shanahan on #Literacy: Don’t Give the #CommonCore State Standards a Close Reading and Other Culinary Tips http://ow.ly/u6mF6
For those interested in good elementary school #nonfiction, @frankisibberson is having A @mstewartscience Week http://ow.ly/ucCzh
Is Homework Beneficial? Four Steps to Improvement from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/uhLZX
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Donna,
Barefoot and surrounded by kids. It doesn’t get much better than this. Congratulations on a great Dr. Seuss Day. Thanks for sharing.
yeah, I liked that barefoot picture too! I know those kids had at least as much fun as you did!
Whoo-hoo! I can tell you had a blast. I’m so happy for Frank’s success and yours.
Jean