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Posts by Grace Enriquez

March 28, 2022 by Grace Enriquez

Retelling Fairy Tales for Contemporary Times: Beauty Woke

The remarkable power of words to hurt and to heal is echoed throughout Beauty Woke, the vibrant and uplifting picture book by author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Paola Escobar.

February 22, 2022 by Grace Enriquez

2022 Newbery and Pura Belpré Award winner: The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera’s Newbery Award and Pura Belpré Award winning novel nimbly mixes Spanish and English and draws from various storytelling genres to do what speculative fiction does best - imagine the latent possibilities in a given society, challenge readers to contemplate the promises and risks, and invite us to form new understandings about the world we live in now.

January 24, 2022 by Grace Enriquez

2022 Winter Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards: A Roundup of Our Blog Entries for the ALA, NCTE, ILA, and NSTA Winners

Each year, the announcement of the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards gives us occasion to celebrate the many awards in the field of children’s and young adult literature.

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Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman’s Debut Picturebook Rings and Sings in the New Year

January 3, 2022 by Grace Enriquez

As we start a new year together, facing challenges that have carried over from last, Change Sings provides a source of optimism and beauty that we can share with students not just across multiple content areas, but across our world and for years to come.

Elevating Procedural Writing and the Creative Spirit in How to Make a Bird

November 8, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

Speaking not just to the creative spirit, but also the heart and soul within all of us, How to Make a Bird is a manual for infusing that part of us that makes something truly spectacular.

A Search for Identity and Home in Boy, Everywhere

October 4, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

A remarkable middle grade novel that chronicles the refugee experience beyond the physical journey itself, Boy, Everywhere is not just a valuable addition to social studies and ELA units, but a gripping text for independent, small group, and whole class reading as well.

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2021 Spring Awards & Summer Reading Lists

June 21, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

As you and your students celebrate the end of a school year like no other, we share a collection of links designed to keep you and the children and young adults in your life happily reading over the summer vacation. First, though, we begin with links to the books that we blogged about over the last year that have won recent awards and honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature.

Learning About and Loving Our Bodies: Laxmi’s Mooch

June 15, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

Laxmi’s Mooch is simply a delightful book that supports conversations about identity, physical attributes, and self-affirmation for all.

Assessing What Matters Most in The One Thing You’d Save

April 19, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

As an example of the diverse range of poetry celebrated throughout our world, and as a thought-provoking book to share at any time of the year, The One Thing You’d Save will entice your own students to consider what matters most to them and how the beauty of poetry can communicate that with others.

Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary with Most Days

March 15, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

As the world waits with anticipation about returning to the routines of pre-COVID days, Most Days is a gentle reminder across content areas that the “here and now” still carries tremendous value and fascination.

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