The Legacy Of Title IX For Today’s Women
YES, THE US WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS DOMINANT. THAT’S BECAUSE MOST OF THE WORLD IS PLAYING CATCH-UP. “You have to imagine a time when there were just essentially no team […]
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Beyond Hope and Whimsy: Complex Themes in Kidlit
THE DAY THE WAR CAME – A POEM ABOUT UNACCOMPANIED CHILD REFUGEES Quoting Nikola Davies: A few weeks ago I heard a story about a child turning up at a […]
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Fifty-Two Creators Of Books For Children Share Their Voices In A Book For This Time
WE RISE, WE RESIST, WE RAISE OUR VOICES Below, the (Cheryl and Wade) Hudsons share why we must stand up for change and spread hope: “Today, our democracy is under […]
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Educators Recommend Books For Children In Need
FIRST BOOK RELEASES “TITLE RAVES” LIST: 1O BOOKS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT, ACCORDING TO EDUCATORS SERVING KIDS IN NEED Paired with First Book Bestseller List, Title Raves demonstrates educators’ use […]
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Picture Books Help Kids Weather Our Age Of Anxiety
PICTURE BOOKS TO A HELP KIDS WEATHER OUR AGE OF ANXIETY This is Jessica Love’s debut picture book, and every choice she makes — the spare text, a color palette […]
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2019 Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Announced!
2019 JANE ADDAMS CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD’S WINNING AUTHORS RETURN TO THE AWARD Winning titles demonstrate the power of sharing stories to break down barriers and, for older children, explore fear-based […]
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ILA 2019 Choices Reading Lists Highlight “Own Voices” Texts
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION’S(ILA) 2019 CHOICES READING LISTS HIGHLIGHT “OWN VOICES” TEXTS Each year, Choices empowers 25,000 children and young adults across the United States to enjoy newly published children’s and young adults’ […]
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National Antiracist & Children’s Bilingual Book Festivals
FIRST NATIONAL ANTIRACIST BOOK FESTIVAL LAUNCHED BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Washington, D.C.–based American University will be the site of the first National Antiracist Book Festival, providing a platform for […]
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Whose Life Stories Are Being Neglected In Picture Books?
WHOSE LIFE STORIES ARE BEING NEGLECTED IN PICTURE BOOKS? – MAY 4 The event will tackle key issues related to diversity such as whose life stories are celebrated versus whose […]
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Independent Book Stores & Independent Publishers
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY by Louise Erdrich — the internationally recognized author of many novels, poems, short stories and children’s books) carries books by Native authors along with a selection of […]
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