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    #KidsLoveNonfiction

    Mary Ann Cappiello, February 14, 2022 | Announcements

    Nonfiction books for young people are in a golden age of creativity, information-sharing, and reader-appeal. But the genre suffers from an image problem and an awareness problem. The New York Times can play a role in changing that by adding a set of Nonfiction Best Seller lists for young people: one for picture books, one for middle grade literature, and one for young adult literature.

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    Past and Present Merge to Lift Us in Bryan Collier’s We Shall Overcome

    Erika Thulin Dawes, February 7, 2022 | Announcements, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Picture Books

    Weaving past and present together through image and anthem, master illustrator Bryan Collier gifts us the inspiring message of the protest song “We Shall Overcome” in the form of a picturebook. Immersed in Collier’s deeply symbolic collages, readers accompany a young Black girl wearing a bright yellow dress as she leaves her home, goes to school, and gathers with friends to paint a mural near a street with bright yellow lettering that reads ‘Black Lives Matter.’ The illustrations fuse past events with the present narrative; historical figures and monuments are represented by Collier in black and white, while the present is represented in bright colors. This moving picturebook invites us all to reflect on the contributions of the freedom fighters who have come before us, and on all of our roles and responsibilities in sustaining the continuing journey toward freedom.

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    Delicious Family Memories: May Your Life be Deliciosa

    Denise Davila, January 31, 2022 | Announcements, Awards, Book Reviews, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books

    Written by Michael GenhartIllustrated by Loris LoraPublished by Cameron + Company, 2021ISBN # 978-1951836221Grades PreK – 3 Book ReviewWhat kinds of food do you associate with family celebrations and holidays? In this visually appetizing Pura Belpré honor book, author Michael Genhart and illustrator Loris Lora welcome readers to a Mexican American family home inspired by […]

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

    Grace Enriquez, January 24, 2022 | Awards

    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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    Life’s Simple Problems Are Solved with the Help of Steadfast Friends in Amos McGee Misses the Bus: Teaching Ideas for this Much-Awaited Sequel

    Katie Cunningham, January 18, 2022 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books

    After over a decade, the much-awaited sequel to the Caldecott-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee has arrived–and at just the right time. The return of fastidious zookeeper Amos and the beloved animals he cares for feels like coming home to an old friend.

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    Exploring Language, Leadership, Love, and More: Teaching Ideas for The Beatryce Prophecy

    Mary Ann Cappiello, January 11, 2022 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Traditional Literature

    This hopeful story of language, leadership, and love has so much to offer readers as an independent read, a whole class read aloud, or a book club exploration. Our weary, virus-laden world needs the goodness and joy this book conjures. “What does, then, change the world?....Love, and also stories” (p. 247).

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

    Grace Enriquez, January 3, 2022 | Book Reviews, Poetry, Poetry Picture Books

    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.

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    A List of Lists! 52 Best Children’s Book Lists for 2021

    Mary Ann Cappiello, December 19, 2021 | Best of Lists, Book Lists

    Whether you’re at the library or the bookstore, or shopping online from the comfort of your own home, pull up The Classroom Bookshelf to peruse these "Best of" lists, as well as our entries from throughout the year, to find some of the most amazing 2021 book titles for children.

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    Promoting Peace with Poetry and Art

    Erika Thulin Dawes, December 14, 2021 | Book Reviews, Picture Books, Poetry, Poetry Picture Books

    What is peace? The answer to this question is both individual and collective, and both simple and complex. In their inviting new picture book poem, Baptiste and Miranda Paul explore the concept of peace, moving readers from concrete to abstract. The rhyming text and warmly whimsical illustrations invite readers young and old to consider the roles they can play in creating peace and the benefits that all can enjoy.

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    Not One, But Two, Whimsical Picturebooks Where Things Mysteriously Fall From the Sky

    Katie Cunningham, December 6, 2021 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Fiction Picture Books

    This entry features two picturebooks by acclaimed picturebook creators who have crafted stories where things fall from the sky, events occur, and for some characters, lessons are learned.

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