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Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include authors and illustrators, book lists, diversity, growing bookworms, events, summer reading, summer slide, literacy programs, kidlitcon, writing, movies, and schools.

Authors and Illustrators

Wild Things! Funky Buddha Parties to Children’s Books: Before They Were Authors + Illustrators http://ow.ly/zLu55 @SevenImp @FuseEight

Fun! Books the @growingbbb family's favorite Children's Authors Liked When They Were Kids http://ow.ly/zG4qs #kidlit

Book Lists

A timely list! 3 on a YA Theme: Summer Camp | @catagator @bookriot http://ow.ly/zB0pU #yalit

100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime from @Amazon is a pretty nice list http://ow.ly/zJ66c via @PWKidsBookshelf

A Tuesday Ten: SF-based Time Travel in #kidlit | Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/zLujJ #BookList

Books to Help Your Child With Common Kid Problems | @BookishHQ http://ow.ly/zL2xS #BookList #kidlit

From @CoffeeandCrayon | A List of Books About Starting Kindergarten http://ow.ly/zLtEQ #kidlit

New #BookList from Stacked: #YAlit involving Hacking, Gaming & Virtual Reality http://ow.ly/zIkwh

Picture Books for Young Writers | Lit For Kids Blog via @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/zGeOb #kidlit

A Top Ten Featuring the Coretta Scott King Book Awards by @medinger @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zG9wo #kidlit

Nice list of Middle Grade titles for #WeNeedDiverseBooks from @girlsincapes http://ow.ly/zG8aO via @charlotteslib

Stacked: Censorship, Challenges, and Other Forms of Protest: A Reading List from @catagator http://ow.ly/zG6hd

Diversity

Congratulations to #WeNeedDiverseBooks for incorporating + having a great advisory board http://ow.ly/zOh8A @sljournal

Go Doc McStuffins! Race in Toyland: A Nonwhite Doll Crosses Over @NYTimes http://ow.ly/zJ5G6 via @PWKidsBookshelf

Sigh! Infographic: The Diversity Gap in Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films. @bkshelvesofdoom @leeandlow http://ow.ly/zJ5aI

Events, Programs, and Research

Very cool! School Librarian Fights Summer Slide with School Bus-Turned-Bookmobile | @sljournalhttp://ow.ly/zOh3J

Encouraging news from @FirstBook blog: How Kansas City Kids Beat Summer Slide http://ow.ly/zAYTP #SummerReading

Neat idea! Richmond mom brings literacy to laundromats | @KALW in SF http://ow.ly/zJ6do via @PWKidsBookshelf

"This summer, the streets of London have been filled with 50 book-shaped benches, celebrating a range of books" http://ow.ly/zB11c

Mind the Gaps: Books for All Young Readers | @HornBook Colloquium sounds neat http://ow.ly/zOhGA #HBAS14 http://ow.ly/zOhP1

Press Release: A Conference on Censorship in #kidlit and a Call for Proposals @fuseeight http://ow.ly/zG5Nv @ArneNixonCenter

Learning To Read May Take Longer Than We Thought @NPR via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/zJ5Xd #literacy

Growing Bookworms

This is awesome! I want one! Sneaking Books in at breakfast: toast racks as book storage | @playbythebook http://ow.ly/zOz5C

The Maze Runner: Hooking Teachers + Reluctant Readers Since 2009 – Review by @shkrajewski @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zLtQZ

Keep calm + read to your child, @JGCanada advises parents worried about their kids not yet reading http://ow.ly/zLte8

Don't miss: Getting Boys Excited About Reading: Ideas & Resources from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/zAZw0

Kidlitosphere

Wendie Old has all the links you need to learn about this year's #KidLitCon http://ow.ly/zIkPb #kidlit #yalit

#KidLitCon 2014 Still Wants YOU! says co-organizer @aquafortis | She just registered. How about you? http://ow.ly/zGsup

Children's + YA BOOK blogging friends! This is the last week for Session Proposals for #KidLitCon14 http://ow.ly/zGczI

Lots of good stuff in this week's Fusenews, including a plug for #KidLitCon14 from @fuseeight http://ow.ly/zIfpG

A Little Shout-Out to #KidlitCon from co-organizer Tanita Davis: The more we talk about things like #diversity... http://ow.ly/zG9ec

"My best memories of #KidLitCon are getting to meet people in real life" | @LizB on why you should attend http://ow.ly/zG79Q

How I presented at #Kidlitcon, and how you can too! from this year's Program Organizer @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/zG6LI

What Do We Mean When We Talk About Diversity + How Can YOU Contribute to the Conversation at #KidLitCon http://ow.ly/zAWvU Tanita Davis

On Reading, Writing, Publishing

Middle Grade and YA: Where to Draw the Line? (+ where to shelve the books in the store) http://ow.ly/zJ5qf @PublishersWkly #kidlit

I feel like this too: Books as Traveling Companions through life by @AmericanClassrm @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zG5op

"Read-alouds can sometimes be just as important to the teacher in the classroom" @rantryan @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zG8GC

I collect bookmarks, too. Loved: Handmade Mini Bookmarks + Books About Reading from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/zAZzz

Movies and Video

I am intrigued... The Famous Five are headed to the big screen, via @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/zIdfY

Wild Things! Tar Babies + Cannibals: Children’s Literature + Problematic Cinematic Adaptations http://ow.ly/zIkcm @FuseEight + @SevenImp

#KidLit Film Adaptations: The Good, The Bad, and the Traumatizing at Wild Things! http://ow.ly/zG63c @SevenImp @FuseEight

Who would have thought? 8 Reasons Why @momandkiddo Loves Pokémon http://ow.ly/zIean

Schools

At Literate Lives, suggestions from a dad to his daughter, a first-time first-grade teacher http://ow.ly/zLtmw

The plot to destroy education: Why technology could ruin American classrooms — by trying to fix them @salon http://ow.ly/zODY5

An idea for teachers: Battle of the Books by Sherry Gick @LibraryFanatic @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zAZWV

Summer Reading

RT @ErinMargolin: SO GOOD! 10 Tips on How to Avoid the Summer Slide http://www.bonbonbreak.com/avoiding-summer-slide/ … via @bonbonbreak

National Book Foundation Launches New #SummerReading Program in NYC http://ow.ly/zODjU via @PWKidsBookshelf

#SummerReading Tip33 @aliposner | Have a lemonade stand…and, tie it to #literacy! | http://ow.ly/zG9DI

#SummerReading Tip35 from @aliposner | Parents, participate in a READING IN THE WILD scavenger hunt! | @donalynbooks http://ow.ly/zLvcE

Nancy Howe and Rosanne Macek: Keep our kids off the summer slide w/ #SummerReading programs @MercuryNews http://ow.ly/zAPIA

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Book Lists and Awards

Fun new #BookList from Stacked: Teenage Criminals http://ow.ly/zydPR #yalit

A Tuesday Ten: Magical Time Travel in #kidlit | Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/zvU6C

A Tuesday Ten: Speculative #kidlit in which MAPS play a major role | Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/zpXU3

2014 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Announced | @sljournal http://ow.ly/zt0Oq #yalit

In honor of Apollo XI moon landing anniversary, @FirstBook shares favorite space-inspired books http://ow.ly/zsTGS

Our Top Ten Favorite Picture Book Friendships by @heisereads + @fins025 @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zpXKp #kidlit

Nice list of 10 family-tested "Great Audiobooks" from @Book_Nut http://ow.ly/zpSN7

First Day of School Books, old and new, recommended @growingbbb http://ow.ly/zpPOa #kidlit

Diverse Books

The 10 LGBT YA Books You Need to Read This Year | Kelly Gallucci @BookishHQ http://ow.ly/zvMAz

An big, categorized LGBTQ TBR List For Any Occasion by Alison Peters @bookriot http://ow.ly/zpTkZ via @catagator

eBooks and Apps

A look at Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited from All Sides — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/zvTi3 #eBooks

Forbes Says Close The Libraries And Buy Everyone An Amazon Kindle Unlimited Subscription http://buff.ly/1mrHHvf #libraries #ebooks

What Young Adult Publishers and Authors Can Do to Fight E-Book Piracy | Karen Springen @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/zyG5I

Are Today’s Kids All Thumbs? Touch Matters. Researchers Bring Tactile Learning into Digital Realm @ShiftTheDigital http://ow.ly/zt0I3

Events, Programs, and Research

No Kid Hungry: Summer Feeding and Summer Fun @FirstBook blog http://ow.ly/zkiSg #literacy

Press Release Fun @FuseEight | Announcing the Ninth Annual Carle Honors on Sept. 18th http://ow.ly/zydAj

Hillary Clinton launches campaign that recommends reading aloud to children from birth @MercuryNews http://ow.ly/zyeel #literacy

Study finds children who have strong reading skills 'are more intelligent by their mid-teens' | http://ow.ly/zyd10 via @librareanne

Growing Bookworms

Important post! You’ve got them reading–now, how do you keep them that way? | Kathy Higgs-Coulthard @wendy_lawrence http://ow.ly/zpUJU

Grownups: You Can Read YA, and Why Not Read It With Your Kids? | @lori_day @HuffingtonPost via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/zsWPw

Teaching My Daughters to Read -- Part IV, Success by @ReadingShahahan http://ow.ly/zpSZN #literacy

"Wimpy Kid" Author's 6 Tips to Hook Reluctant Readers | @CommonSense via @librareanne http://ow.ly/zpDXV

Kidlitosphere

Fusenews: Full of ever-interesting tidbits from @FuseEight, like The Snow Queen – There Can Be Only One http://ow.ly/zpYrR

Don't miss: A Note for Authors and Publishers About #KidLitCon14 from @Book_Nut + @StackingBks http://ow.ly/zpZCU

Still more from Tanita Davis at Finding Wonderland on why you should attend #KidLitCon14 (even/especially introverts) http://ow.ly/zpYNa

"One of the best ways to deepen commitment to #kidlit is meeting other people who share that passion" @MitaliPerkins http://ow.ly/zkiZ8

On Reading, Writing, and Publishing

Why YA needs heroines beyond Katniss Everdeen http://ow.ly/zsWnj @TelegraphBooks via @PWKidsBookshelf #yalit

Thanks for the laugh, @SevenImp + @FuseEight | Celebrity Picture Books: The Gift That Keeps On Giving (laughter) http://ow.ly/zsUi8

The Precocious Ones, overachievers who kick-started their career at eye-poppingly young ages? @SevenImp @FuseEight http://ow.ly/zpR6A

Stacked: A Short Update on a YALSA Policy Change from @catagator http://ow.ly/zpX4g

Things that cause readers to "hit pause" on some books, by @donalynbooks @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zpTRe

Lovely Infographic: (Canadian) Readers Save the World, shared @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/zkke7 #literacy @CBCBooks

Schools and Libraries

Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing (costly textbooks) - Meredith Broussard @TheAtlantic http://ow.ly/zsVR1

Why Do Americans Stink at Math?: NYT article recommended by Jeff Barger http://ow.ly/zyFTZ

Great tips for Supporting Readers During Workshops: The First Few Weeks, by Katie DiCesare @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/zpE8m

How I Addressed Gender Bias in My Book Club by NC teacher librarian @sedley1 @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/zkjJu

How The Public Library Turned Me Into A Reader by Claire Fallon @HuffPostBooks http://ow.ly/zyGiDvia @PWKidsBookshelf

Summer Reading

#SummerReading Tip31 @aliposner | Make some time for playing board games this summer — they can promote #literacy http://ow.ly/zvUo7

#SummerReading Tip27 @aliposner | Encourage summer writing by authoring books (journals) this summer http://ow.ly/zkk2A

#SummerReading Tip29 @aliposner | Use summer as an opportunity to build your child’s vocabulary! http://ow.ly/zpWFG

I'm tempted by #SummerReading Tip30 @aliposner | have “ice cream only day” with your kids (+ tie in #literacy )! http://ow.ly/zsUGe

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Updated list of African American speculative fiction for kids from Zetta Elliott http://ow.ly/t86wa #kidlit via @FuseEight

POLL from @NerdyBookClub : What 2014 Books Are You Most Looking Forward to Reading? | #kidlit http://ow.ly/t86im

The 2014 Rainbow List, best GLBTQ books for kids and teens | Waking Brain Cells @tashrow http://ow.ly/t85FA #kidlit

Picture Book Biographies about African-American Women (Chapter Books, too) @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/t0eTz #kidlit

Some suggestions from @bkshelvesofdoom @KirkusReviews for books to help Survive the Polar Vortex http://ow.ly/t85ng

Picture books featuring penguins and polar bears from @bookblogmomma http://ow.ly/t3ljc #kidlit

I Would NOT Want To Be In These Books: A Top Ten Tuesday from @scharle4 http://ow.ly/t3l3U #yalit

In Bed With Books: 9 Books to Get in a Winter Olympics Mood! (Skating Shoes!) http://ow.ly/t0fCH #kidlit

ALA Award Responses

Candid thoughts on not winning the Newbery from someone who has been involved in the selection process @medinger http://ow.ly/t8616

People do feel strongly about this year's ALA awards. See comments on this @HornBook post: http://ow.ly/t859m #kidlit

Words of understanding and appreciation from @lochwouters Post ALAYMA http://ow.ly/t0wXb #kidlit

The ALA Youth Media Awards are announced: Predictions and Reactions — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/t0eld #kidlit #yalit

10 recent Newbery winners that were fantasy / SF titles from Views From the Tesseract http://ow.ly/t3kVT #kidlit

Common Core

As crises ebb, educators adjust to new #CommonCore curriculums | Chalkbeat http://ow.ly/t83cO via @PWKidsBookshelf

Political Rivals Find Common Ground Over Common Core @NPR http://ow.ly/t3lAq via @PWKidsBookshelf

Cybils

Exciting! The #Cybils winners will be announced 2 weeks from today, on 2/14. Stay tuned! #kidlit http://ow.ly/tarai

Diversity

Shining the Spotlight: 28 Days Later 2014 Honorees for Black History Month at The Brown Bookshelf http://ow.ly/t0eBt

Lots of great posts today around Multicultural Children's Book Day, hosted by @ValarieBudayr and @PragmaticMom http://ow.ly/t0dRt #kidlit

Growing Bookworms

Reissue of a useful guide on how kids Learn How to Spell by @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/t84Qn #literacy

Kidlitosphere

The @AboutKidsBooks latest Children's Book Newsletter is up, including 2 interviews w/ Kate DiCamillo http://ow.ly/t9SI4

On Reading, Writing, and Publishing

If All Adults Reread 'The Berenstain Bears,' The World Would Be A Much Better Place @HuffPostBooks http://ow.ly/t9WfV via @tashrow

Food for thought | The Value of Young Reading Experiences by @catagator @bookriot http://ow.ly/t0hy2

Books, Introversion, and Giving Yourself Permission by @Emily_YA @jennadoesbooks http://ow.ly/t0hc2 via @catagator

Jane Kise @NerdyBookClub | "A life filled with books is still full, even if many other things go missing" http://ow.ly/t0frK

"recommending an exciting title and connecting with readers every day adds to the beauty of the world" @anitasilvey http://ow.ly/t0gpb

Programs, Events, and Research

Sigh! Report: 250 million school age kids worldwide can't read @AppealDemocrat: http://ow.ly/t9WM5 via @tashrow

A Special @WWEmoms Twitter Event! The WrestleMania Reading Challenge on 2/6, encouraging kids to read http://ow.ly/t9RTB via @ginaruiz

Summary of results of Early Reading Proficiency Report from Annie E. Casey Fdn @tashrow | Poor overall + disparities http://ow.ly/t5izN

Let's Celebrate Digital Learning Day on Feb 5th, 2014, says @BookChook http://ow.ly/t0fWz #literacy

Schools and Libraries

Middle School Readers, Keeping the Passion Alive! teacher Sue Johnson @KirbyLarson blog http://ow.ly/t85Tl #literacy

Lemony Snicket Sponsors Prize for Librarians Facing Adversity | @sljournal via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/t832s

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Book Lists

Just out: the @NYTimes Notable Children’s Books of 2013 http://ow.ly/rfA8d  #kidlit via @bkshelvesofdoom

Kirkus Best Children’s Books of 2013 list released http://ow.ly/rdokV via @tashrow #kidlit

A very nice list: SLJ Best Books 2013 Picture Books | @sljournal http://ow.ly/rdr2i #kidlit

Top Ten Old-School Girl Books by Lyn @FairchildHawks @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/rajYV #kidlit

Best Picture Books of 2013, by category, according to @darshanakhiani http://ow.ly/rajsJ #kidlit

Events

Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day Returns December 7th http://ow.ly/rdq6z via @PublishersWkly

Gender and Reading/Writing

Lots of thoughts on gender in picture books from author Jonathan Emmett @ScribbleStreet http://ow.ly/ramsT via @playbythebook

Women make picture books too… observes @LaurelSnyder after looking at male-dominated best of lists http://ow.ly/r8fRT

The gender bias in children's books by @sarahvmac in DailyLife http://ow.ly/r6gZd via @tashrow #kidlit

Thoughtful post by @anneursu On Gender and Boys Read Panels http://ow.ly/rai2L #kidlit #literacy

Growing Bookworms

RT @CStarrRose: Thanks Jen @JensBookPage for her post on the new edition of THE READ ALOUD HANDBOOK for the Spellbinders newsletter http://eepurl.com/HbcLD

At @KirbyLarson blog, school librarian @IPushBooks talks about how she is nurturing wild readers http://ow.ly/rdnuB @donalynbooks

Good ideas! How to Create a “Culture of Reading” | Suggestions from AASL 2013 | @sljournal http://ow.ly/rdrdd

Kidlitosphere

Flippy-Do Reads!: #KidLitCon13 - ARCS, Turkey Sandwiches and Twitter, oh my! reports Emilia P @flippydo http://ow.ly/rakJb

Don't miss @MotherReader 150 Ways to Give a Book, one of the best book-themed holiday gift guides around! http://ow.ly/ra1VC #kidlit

Lots of great links here: This Week’s Tweets and Pins | Waking Brain Cells by @tashrow http://ow.ly/r6hOR

On Reading and Writing

Have to do any holiday shopping for a YA lover? @bkshelvesofdoom suggests Lizzie Skurnick subscription http://ow.ly/rdlOJ @Igpublishing

RT @tashrow Neville Longbottom is the Most Important Person in Harry Potter—And Here’s Why http://buff.ly/18PLZ9Z #kidlit

Programs and Research

Study from Booknet Canada finds parents, children, + teens prefer paper books for reading, reports @tashrow http://ow.ly/rdmgd

Young adult readers 'prefer printed to ebooks' | @GuardianBooks http://ow.ly/rdqJy via @PWKidsBookshelf

Research shows TV can impede kids' intellectual development -- even when it's playing in the background http://ow.ly/rdqsH @salon

In Austin, @BookPeople + @RandomHouseKids Partner on Pen-Pal Literacy Initiative with Malawi, Africa http://ow.ly/rdqdT @PublishersWkly

Schools and Libraries

Common Core: What it Means for Fiction in Schools, asks a high school English teacher @bookriot http://ow.ly/rdqDy via @PWKidsBookshelf

Things @katsok loves about sharing The Lightning Thief by @CampHalfBlood w/ her students http://ow.ly/rfg5k #kidlit

The Totally Awesome Way Some Libraries Are Tackling Hunger (food donations in lieu of fines) http://ow.ly/rdryO @HuffPostImpact

Userful post: Ten Ways to Get Books for Your Classroom or Library by @GigiMcAreads @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/r8fXs

Thanksgiving

I'm grateful for this, too. "It's All Over Now!" - My Gratitude for the Power of Storytelling by @gregpincus http://ow.ly/rdosa

Thank God for Books, a collection of Thanksgiving book posts gathered by @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/rdoyZ

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a list of picture books about food from @bookblogmomma http://ow.ly/rdnAN #kidlit

More ideas for Thanksgiving travel | Top 5 activities for family roadtrips--without TV! from @rosemondcates http://ow.ly/rdmEu

Suggestions for #literacy-building car activities from @Scholastic http://ow.ly/rdm5I via @JGCanada

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NYPL Unveils 100 Top Children’s Books of the Last 100 Years | @sljournal http://ow.ly/poFSY #kidlit

Stacked: Get (sub)Genrefied: Dystopia from Kimberly and @catagator http://ow.ly/ptCCf #yalit

Book list: Becky's Book Reviews: 6 Early Readers...and 1 Early Chapter Book http://ow.ly/pm8uF #kidlit

#Kidlit bloggers, if you post any scary reads this month, Jean Little Library is roudning them up. Share here: http://ow.ly/pm1wZ

On the #Cybils blog: Young Adult Fiction-- Category Description from @interactiver http://ow.ly/phR2l #yalit

RT @tashrow 8 Classic YA Books That Will Screw You Up For Life – @Flavorwire http://buff.ly/1b99Jwa #yalit

Sarah Beth Durst's Ten Favorite Atmospheric Reads, posted at @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/phJL6 #yalit

Cybils

Wondering what to nominate for the #Cybils in SFF #kidlit? A list of Kirkus reviewed books from @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/ptCOu

Cybils Young Adult Nonfiction nomination suggestions from panelist @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/pr03q #cybils #kidlit

At Poetry for Children: It's time for the #Cybils award! http://ow.ly/pqTsu #kidlit #poetry

RT iPad_Storytime: Need #Cybils ideas? Top 25 Picture Book Apps for Ages 2-12 | The Digital Media Diet http://buff.ly/17ohdYk

The #CYBILS are coming!! Some general info and possible #BookApp titles to nominate from @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/pm8JG

On the #Cybils blog: On your mark, get set... Nominations for the 2013 @cybils open TOMORROW, 10/1 http://ow.ly/pm7eM

On the #Cybils blog: Young Adult Nonfiction-- Category Description from @ginaruiz http://ow.ly/pib0Y

On the #Cybils blog: Middle Grade Fiction--Category Description from @MsYingling http://ow.ly/phQY4 #kidlit

Growing Bookworms

Absolute must-read post for parents @book_nut | Five Reasons Why Reading YA Books Makes Me a Better Parent http://ow.ly/phLw7 #kidlit

Lovely! Reading is an Act of Love by Susan Hansen @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/phRnc #GrowingBookworms

"My children have known since they were tiny that books take a priority over groceries."Hope Gregory @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/pm8km

Board books: Three a day keeps the reading specialist away | Joanne Meier | @ReadingRockets http://ow.ly/phSaR #literacy

Kidlitosphere

Sarah and Tanita from Finding Wonderland are in for #kidlitcon | See PSSSST. Hey, Texas. We're COMING!!!! http://ow.ly/prsS1 @aquafortis

Hey, #kidlit friends, the deadline to submit proposals for #KidLitCon (to be held 11/9 in Austin) is this Friday http://ow.ly/praiW

The September Carnival of Children's Literature is live @StackingBks http://ow.ly/piVQ1 #kidlit #literacy

#Kidlitcon 2013: Who's going? asks Leila from @bkshelvesofdoom | She is, and I am. Who else? http://ow.ly/phJwd

Libraries

Neat! Pop-Up Libraries Blossom in Philadelphia and Beyond | @sljournal http://ow.ly/poFzI #kidlit

Neat! RT @tashrow Chicago Public Library offering programming to combat youth violence http://buff.ly/1b9NCFW #libraries

Literacy Programs and Research

Read Aloud! Grow, Brains, Grow- 10 Ways to Read to a Busy Toddler from@BooksBabiesBows http://ow.ly/pood7 #literacy @ReadAloud_org

RT @ReadAloud_org: Grow, brains, grow! About 85% of brain development happens in the first five years of life. #readaloudpic.twitter.com/gmjtNbTZFt

The CLEL Bell Awards for picture books that support early #literacy, blog tour: Talk (ages 2-6) @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/pooab

Children's reading shrinking due to apps, games and YouTube | @Guardianhttp://ow.ly/pi204 via @PWKidsBookshelf #literacy

On Reading and Writing

What's Terrifying Teens In Today's YA Novels? The Economy. Poverty Echoes In #YALit @NPRBooks http://ow.ly/pp1Kg @PWKidsBookshelf

Book Raises Eyebrows Over Young Gay Character | @TimFederle on reaction to BETTER NATE THAN EVER http://ow.ly/pi3WZ @HuffPostGay #kidlit

These are hilarious! 12 Crazy Reasons Why Books Have Been Banned | @HarperChildrens http://ow.ly/phKax via @tashrow #kidlit

Schools

Common Core: Either you’re against it or you’ve never heard of it. @alexanderrusso @slate http://ow.ly/pi1Ks via @PWKidsBookshelf

Literacy, families and learning: Six Marks of a Great Teacher from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/ptCyb

Interesting piece on Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results, from Joanne Lipman in @WSJ http://ow.ly/pm3D9

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