Build Your Stack: Intersectional Voices, Realities, New Visions
This post was written by ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member Julia Torres. It is part of Build Your Stack,® an ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Building Diverse Collections of LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Literature to Expand Windows and Mirrors for Youth
From the ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by Stephen Adam Crawley, a member of ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. …
An Argument for the Dark Side of Literature for Young People
“It’s a natural human urge to protect our kids from everything that could hurt them—and it’s an urge we seem …
Peek Inside July Language Arts
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in …
A Storytime Activity for Everyone Loves Bacon
This post was guest-authored by children’s librarian AnnMarie Hurtado. I recently published a book to help children’s librarians enhance …
Peek inside May Language Arts
The Language Arts children’s literature review team always shares great recommendations for readers. For the May issue, they focus on the ways …
Surprise Summer Reads Via the Mathical Book Prize
This blog was guest authored by Candice Price, Elizabeth Bird, and Rebecca Goldin. You can sometimes find great summer …
The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Peña and …