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Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:25:21 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 29 – 2016 Reprinted Children’s Novels:
Elizabeth said, "Back on December 9th I wrote a piece on those reprinted picture books I was happiest to encounter in 2016. Now I’ll say a word or two about the reprinted novels of this year. Naturally, if you look at the output from the publisher New York..." more
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 8:26:04 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 28 – 2016 Great Nonfiction Chapter Books for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "I peer into the darkness and at long last I see the light at the end of the tunnel. We’re almost there! Almost at the end of this month’s 31 Days, 31 Lists challenge. I’m certainly delighted, not least because I’ve..." more
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 8:25:34 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 27 – 2016 Nonfiction Picture Books:
Elizabeth said, "It’s finally come! The list is nearing its end. So it is with great delight that I present to you some of the last of the lists. Today’s is particularly long, celebrating what I consider to be some of the best books of 2016. Since..." more
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 8:22:45 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 26 – 2016 Unique Biographies for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "During the 2016 Boston Globe-Horn Book Colloquium Carol Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes spoke together about the art of writing about other people. During the speech they mentioned how part of their job is to break down “the canonical..." more
Saturday, December 24, 2016 10:01:20 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 25 – 2016 Transcendent Holiday Titles:
Elizabeth said, "Note that I didn’t specify which holidays, of course. These are just the books I think did a slam bang job of lauding their respective days of celebration. Enjoy one and all! 2016 Transcendent Holiday Titles Babushka: A Christmas Tale by..." more
Friday, December 23, 2016 10:59:49 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 24 – 2016 Science and Nature Books for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "There were no science books on the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for 2016. Nor in 2015. Nor 2014. Bomb in 2013 was sort of a science book, so we’ll count that. And Moonbird that year certainly was. Yet it’s often..." more
Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:07:01 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 23 – 2016 American History for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "For a year or two I helped sit on the committee for the New York Historical Society’s book prize. Each year it goes to books that, “… honor the best children’s historical literature and encourage authors to continue to create..." more
Thursday, December 22, 2016 12:20:58 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 22 – 2016 Fictionalized Non-Fiction for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "Earlier this year I had a lovely lunch with an author of nonfiction titles for kids. As we discussed the wide range of nonfiction available to children these days she lamented the fact that we’ve become so narrow in what we deem worthy of..." more
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:34:43 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 21: 2016 Poetry Books for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "Fun Fact: The American Library Association does not currently give an award specifically to great works of children’s book poetry. Is not that strange? When I first discovered this to be true, I was perplexed. I’ve always been a..." more
Monday, December 19, 2016 10:52:31 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 20 – 2016 Graphic Novels & Comics for Children:
Elizabeth said, "Okay! I’ve been looking forward to this particular list for a while. But first, a quick note on what we’re calling these things. Not too long ago the very funny Glen Weldon wrote a piece for an NPR blog about whether or not we..." more
Sunday, December 18, 2016 10:30:25 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 19 – 2016 Early Chapter Books:
Elizabeth said, "Alongside yesterday’s easy book list, this is the other list that could have been a little beefier this year. Not a lot of racial diversity to be found, to be frank. That fault lies with me, not the books published in 2016. Still, with..." more
Saturday, December 17, 2016 10:36:05 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 18 – 2016 Easy Books:
Elizabeth said, "I first came up with the idea for a 31 Days, 31 Lists series in late September. Having kept track of a number of books over the year, it made a logical kind of sense. But as we got closer to the actual lists I realized that in some categories..." more
Friday, December 16, 2016 10:31:55 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 17 – 2016 Older Picture Books:
Elizabeth said, "Time to define my terms again! This is undoubtedly the most subjective of all my lists. Basically, what I’m saying with it, is that picture books are far more wide-ranging than many people suspect. If you say “picture book”..." more
Thursday, December 15, 2016 11:17:51 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 16 – Oddest Children’s Books of 2016:
Elizabeth said, "Back in August of this year Travis Jonker wrote a great post on 100 Scope Notes called The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2016. It was an excellent post, really getting into the nitty gritty of what it is that makes a..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 10:59:36 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 15 – 2016 Fairy Tales / Folktales:
Elizabeth said, "Credit where credit is due, there’s no way I could keep up this 31 Days, 31 Lists series if I hadn’t put in my time with New York Public Library. It was there that I learned precisely how to read, track, remember, and call forth the..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:17:31 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 14 – Fabulous 2016 Photography Books for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "When I was in college I temporarily rejected my natural inclinations to be a librarian (an occupation I dismissed as boring and nightmarishly appealing) and decided I would become a photographer. So got a B.A. with a concentration in Fine Arts..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:16:02 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2013 International Imports for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "I know it gets confusing but this list is a bit different from the Calde-not list from a couple days ago. The reason is simple. While the Calde-not list looks primarily at books with illustrations so distinguished they could easily win major..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:13:36 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Nine – 2016 Picture Book Reprints:
Elizabeth said, "Sometimes I talk about how books with illustrators from countries other than America get a bum rap because there are so few awards that they can win. And this isn’t untrue, but there are a couple lists that give them their due. ..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:11:24 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled Blog Tour Warning: Contains Computer Science and Copious Gene Luen Yang:
Elizabeth said, "Folks, if you’re anything like me then you probably live in a lovely little mental bubble, unaware that this week is Computer Science Education Week. Why should you care? Well, I’m part of a little Gene Luen Yang blog tour right now,..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:04:02 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled Press Release Fun: Cricket Media and Lifelong Learning:
Elizabeth said, "THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, GIVE THE GIFT OF READING WITH CRICKET MEDIA’S “DOUBLE THE GIVING” CAMPAIGN With Each Magazine Subscription Purchased, Cricket will Donate One to a Child in Need in Partnership with Two Award-Winning Literacy..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:59:33 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled Guest Post: Rediscovering Alvin Tresselt:
Elizabeth said, "With November coming to a close and the end of the year fast approaching, we are nearing the announcement of the 2017 Newbery / Caldecott Awards with every passing minute. This may be the perfect time to take a step back and think about those..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:58:43 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled Video Sunday: Yesss! Boyz II Men Inclusion Accomplished!:
Elizabeth said, "Morning folks. I’ll start today with a video that contains some classy tunes. It’s my recent interview with Eric Rohmann about his new book GIANT SQUID. Delicious delicious giant squids. Sorry. This interview occurred on a day when I was..." more
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 7:13:09 PM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 13 – 2016 Books with a Message:
Elizabeth said, "Hm. Awkward title on today’s post. “Books With a Message”. Be a lot cleaner if I just said “Didactic Books” or “Books That Try to Teach You Something.” No . . . no . . . that’s worse. I think you get..." more
Monday, December 12, 2016 11:19:15 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Eleven – 2016 Bilingual Books for Kids:
Elizabeth said, "I wish I had the numbers in front of me. I wish I could tell you how many bilingual books for kids have been published in the past and how that number compares to today. If we’re going to speak to my experience as a children’s..." more
Friday, December 30, 2016 6:16:07 AM
Elizabeth Bird wrote a blog post titled 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 30 – Wonderful 2016 Children’s Novels:
Elizabeth said, "No excuses! These are just the books that I read in 2016 that I thought knocked it out of the park. These aren’t the “best of the year”. These are just the books that were particularly good and that somehow crossed my..." more