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Grace Enriquez, October 10, 2016 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy; Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016 ISBN # 978-1-4814-6559-5 Grades K and up Book Review “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, September 14, 2020 | Announcements, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
“I’m not coming back ever again.” A young girl stomps out her anger and frustration as she walks with Momma at the end of the first day of school. The source of her distress? No one could pronounce her name. “Not even the teacher?” queries Momma? As they pass by a street musician, Momma offers some advice: “Tell her your name is a song.”
Grace Enriquez, February 12, 2018 | Awards, Book Lists
The start of the calendar year is always an exciting time for children’s and young adult literature, as the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Awards. Below you will find not only links to the 2018 ALA award-winning and honor books that we blogged about, but links to the many books we blogged […]
Grace Enriquez, February 27, 2017 | Fiction Chapter Books
Winner of the 2017 Pura Belpré Author Award Juana & Lucas Written and illustrated by Juana Medina Published by Candlewick Press, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7636-7208-9 Grades K-3 Book Review Prepare to be utterly charmed by Juana, the exuberant grade school protagonist of the Pura Belpré Author Award winning book Juana & Lucas. […]
Katie Cunningham, February 16, 2017 | Announcements, Classroom & Curricular Ideas
Read aloud. Change the World. This is the motto for LitWorld’s global literacy event–World Read Aloud Day held today on February 16th, 2017.World Read Aloud Day was created in 2010 by LitWorld, a renowned literacy 501(c)3 organization, to share the message that the read aloud is a simple, powerful act of social engagement that can change […]
Grace Enriquez, January 23, 2017 | Announcements, Awards, Book Lists
The start of the calendar year is always an exciting time for children’s and young adult literature, as the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Awards. Below you will find not only links to the 2017 ALA award-winning and honor books that we blogged about, but links to the many books we blogged […]
Mary Ann Cappiello, November 20, 2016 | Announcements
It is always wonderful to be at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual conference, and this year was no different. We are particularly grateful that Erika and Mary Ann had the opportunity to serve on two book award committees: the Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children and the Orbis Pictus Award for […]
Katie Cunningham, November 13, 2016 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction
Written by Melissa Sweet Afterword by Martha White Published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grades K-6 ISBN: 978-0-544-31959-2 Book Review “All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.” Elwyn Brooks White, better known as E.B. White to the world and Andy […]
Grace Enriquez, May 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Poetry, Verse Novels
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case Written by Patricia Hruby Powell; Illustrated by Shadra Strickland Published by Chronicle Books, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4521-2590-9 Grades 7 and up Book Review “Tell the Court I love my wife / and it is just unfair that I can’t live with her […]
Grace Enriquez, September 17, 2012 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Who’s in My Family?: All About Our FamiliesWritten by Robie H. Harris, Illustrated by Nadine Bernard WestcottPublished by Candlewick Press, 2012ISBN # 9780763636319 Grades K-2 Book Review “Wherever you live, wherever you go, there are all kinds of families.” So begins Who’s in My Family?, the latest picture book in the Let’s Talk about You and Me […]
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