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Sometimes I'll write what I call a "spite review". Not to spite the creators of a book but to spite the professional review journals that won't give it the time of day. Today I consider Bear and Bird by Jarvis and its pure raw charm: https://t.co/WM1UqpToA0
Too soon, you say? I agree wholeheartedly and do it anyway! It's time for the Spring Prediction Edition of the 2024 Newbery/Caldecott Awards! Because why wait until the end of the year to be massively wrong about the winners when you can be wrong now? https://t.co/64N7AQOVzT
Writing an original alphabet book? Good luck with all that. Yet Corinna Luyken not only manages it, but she works out some anti-ableist awesomeness along the way. It's ABC AND YOU AND ME and I've the interview with a creator who's changing up her style: https://t.co/ASAMOMFYoy
Leave it to @teebrownkidlit to write the first picture book I've ever seen to talk about the Confederate flag with young children. Today, I interview her about THAT FLAG, and how you make tough information comprehensible for kids: https://t.co/KY5ossAlb2
I fear for the day I can't find any science fiction for kids on the shelves. For today's #31days31lists I celebrate that much maligned genre with the tiniest list so far. It's the 2022 Science Fiction Books for Kids: https://t.co/5WU2qg1taS
Of all the lists I do, this is the one I would have enjoyed the most as a kid. On #31days31lists I dive into the sheer plethora of gns produced this year. It's the 2022 Comics & Graphic Novels List: https://t.co/VxBuEHZRhX
Why be conventional when you can be Un? On #31days31lists today we celebrate those picture books that break the mold (and insult AI picture books while we're at it). It's the 2022 Unconventional Children's Books list: https://t.co/zcgVMr4jeY
Picture books in translation are abundant, but when do they ever get their due? Today's #31days31lists celebrates books from all over the world, and the translators that work so hard at their jobs. It's 2022 Translated Picture Books day: https://t.co/X0W20MFxaC
Is math scary? Doesn't have to be. On #31days31lists there are some stellar mathematical titles that will amuse and entice. Plus, check out the comments for more suggestions! It's 2022 Math Books for Kids: https://t.co/M6HIXVupvX
Books so nice they published them twice. Or more. Today we celebrate the backlist on #31days31lists. See if you can spot the book that had its alcohol and Disney references purged. It's the best 2022 Picture Books Reprints: https://t.co/tLTqCpFHu0