Kidlit These Days: Recent Episodes
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Kidlit These Days is your kidlit connoisseurs pairing the best of children’s literature with what’s going on in the world today.
Tune in to hear Nicole and Nusrah talk about excellent children’s literature in verse, alongside a conversation with the wonderful Charles Waters, the co-author of Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.
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Charles Waters Recommendations
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salzaar
You Can Fly by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Garvey’s Choice by Nikki Grimes
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (Young Adult)
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia Mccall (Young Adult)
Books Discussed
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Zby Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? Poems for When a Person Needs a Poem by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Lee White
The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tune in to hear Nicole and Nusrah talk about Asian American femme authors, in conversation with the wonderful Kelly Yang, author of Front Desk and Parachutes.
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Books Mentioned
Any Day With You by Mae Respicio
Insurrecto by Gina Apostol – adult recommendation
Stargazing by Jen Wang
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Estrada Kelly
Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza Quiroz Wolf, illustrated by Tuire Suirainen
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, written by Julie Leung
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom, illustrated by Kai Yun Ching
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This week Nicole and Nusrah are back to talk about some excellent middle-grade books with non-binary and trans leads.
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Resources to curate more middle-grade books with non-binary and trans leads
https://lgbtqreads.com/middle-grade/
https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2021/03/2021-lambda-literary-award-finalists
Books Mentioned
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency* by LD Lapinski
The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
Spin with Me by Ami Polonsky
The Moon Within by Aida Salazar
Both Can Be True by Jules Machias
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
King and The Dragonflies by Kacen Callendar
I am Jazz* by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
Who Are You? The Kids’ Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee
Don’t forget to check out some excellent lists over at Book Riot that mention more reads to help you start a conversation about gender identity.
Titles with an asterisk (*) denote an own-voices author. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Nusrah discuss empowering board books in honor of Women’s History Month!
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Resources for curating an inclusive selection
Vilissa Thompson, Social Worker, Writer, Disability activist compiled this Black Women’s syllabus compilation.
Little Feminist Bookclub is a great resource for intersectional, feminist children’s literature.
Non-Board Books Discussed
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousufzai, illustrated by Kerascoët
Board Books Discussed honoring Womens’ history month
Dream Big Little One written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Baby Young Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Andrea Pippins
Hats of Faith by Media Cohan, illustrated by Sarah Walsh
ABC for Me: ABC What Can She Be?: Girls can be anything they want to be, from A to Z by Sugar Snap Studio (Author), Jessie Ford (Author)
Baby Feminists Board book by Libby Babbott-Klein , illustrated by Jessica Walker
The Life of / La vida de Dolores by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, illustrated by Citlali Reyes
A is for Activist written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara
Lady Legends Alphabet written and illustrated by Beck Feiner
Little Feminist Board Book Set from Mudpuppy and illustrated Lydia Ortiz
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow
Happy Hair written and illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe
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Nicole and guest Jenn Northington discuss the results of the 2021 Rainbow List, fantasy chapter books, and hear from BB Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers.
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Relevant Links
The ALA’s 2021 Rainbow List
BB Alston
Books Discussed
Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston
Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Storm Runner by JC Cervantes (cw: ableism)
The Serpent’s Secret (KIRANMALA AND THE KINGDOM BEYOND) by Sayantali Dasgupta
Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh
Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
Root Magic by Eden Royce
Blackblood by Phu Vuong
Rick Riordan Presents See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss the results of the 2021 Youth Media Awards and celebrate some of their favorite books honored by the awards.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards (press release)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book)
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book)
We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom; illustrated by Michaela Goade (Randolph Caldecott Medal)
Me & Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Caldecott Honor Book) (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (Coretta Scott King Book Award, Author) (Children’s Literature Legacy Award)
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi and a full cast (Odyssey Honor Audiobook)
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott; illustrated by Sydney Smith (Schneider Family Book Award)
¡Vamos!: Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third (Pura Belpré Award)
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award)
We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav (Stonewall Book Award)
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about current awareness of the Holocaust among Millenials and Gen Z individuals as well as antisemitic images and language present at the January 6 insurrection event at the Capital in Washington, DC. Joining us is Susan Kusel, synagogue librarian, book buyer for an independent bookstore, and author of The Passover Guest, illustrated by Sean Rubin.
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Relevant Links:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (website)
We Decoded The Symbols From The Storming Of The Capitol | Beyond The Headlines (Insider News, YouTube)
“First- Ever 50-State Survey on Holocaust Knowledge of American Millennials and Gen Z Reveals Shocking Results” (The Claims Conference, website)
Susan Kusel (website)
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Association of Jewish Libraries, website)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape Of Margret And H.A. Rey by Louise Borden and Allan Drummond
Games Of Deception: The True Story Of The First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team At The 1936 Olympics In Hitler’s Germany by Andrew Maraniss
A Light In The Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, And The Holocaust by Albert Marrin
Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
Louder Than Words by Kathy Kacer
The Assignment by Liza Wiemer
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about the books they’re most looking forward to in 2021. Joining us is Sailaja Joshi, CEO and founder of Mango and Marigold Press.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Mango and Marigold Press
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS
Tag Team (El Toro & Friends) by Raúl the Third
Training Day (El Toro & Friends) by Raúl the Third
Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
What You Don’t Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood by Anastasia Higginbotham
Michelle’s Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change by Sharee Miller
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner; illustrated by Michaela Goade
Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelly Anand; illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Middle Grade
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Root Magic By Eden Royce
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca
Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about the collective pandemic experience and how, despite all going through this together, we can end up feeling awfully alone. Joining us is book creator LeUyen Pham, Caldecott Honor recipient and author and illustrator of Outside, Inside.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
LeUyen Pham (Author Page, Macmillan Publishers)
Outside, Inside (Macmillan Publishers)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS
Germs: Fact and Fiction, Friends and Foes by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome
A Kids Book About COVID-19 by Malia Jones
Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost
Why We Stay Home: Suzie Learns About Coronavirus by Samantha Harris and Devon Scott; illustrated by Harriet Rodis
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about working with children through challenging questions with truthful answers. Joining us is special guest Jelani Memory, author of A Kids Book About Racism and co-founder and CEO of A Kids Book About.
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Relevant Links:
A Kids Book About (homepage)
Jelani Memory and Company on making books and leaving messages for their childhood selves (The Children’s Book Podcast)
Kids Meet a Transgender Soldier (HiHo channel, YouTube)
Kids Meet a Person with Cerebral Palsey
Kids Meet a Person with Alopecia
Kids Meet a Person with Tourette’s
Kids Meet a Drag Queen
Kids Meet a Young Adult in Hospice
Kids Meet a Nurse on the Frontlines of COVID-19
Kids Meet a Virologist
Down Syndrome Answers series (Canadian Down Syndrome channel, YouTube)
“Really Long Distance” podcast episode (This American Life)
How to Survive the End of the World (podcast)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith and illustrated by Rachel Wada
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor; illustrated by Rafael López
The End of Something Wonderful: A Practical Guide to a Backyard Funeral by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic, illustrated by George Ermos
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw; illustrated by Matt Carr
This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges
MIDDLE GRADE
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew share a selection of the books they’ve recommended most this year.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life. , Spacebattle Lunchtime Vol. 3 by Natalie Riess from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group, and Odessa by Jonathan Hill from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: BOARD BOOKS:
Lil Libros written by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, illustrated by Citlali Reyes
ABC For Me: ABC What Can I Be?: YOU Can Be Anything YOU Want To Be, From A To Z by Sugar Snap Studio, Jessie Ford
Our Little Adventures: Stories Featuring Foundational Language Concepts for Growing Minds by Tabitha Paige
Future Baby (series) by Lori Alexander – Future President, Future Engineer, Future Astronaut
PICTURE BOOKS:
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow illustrated by Luisa Uribe
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
NONFICTION:
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World by Elena Favilli
Woke: A Young Poet’s Call To Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III
Dictionary For A Better World: Poems, Quotes, And Anecdotes From A To Z by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible by Katie Hughes
A Kids Book About (series) – A Kids Book About Systemic Racism by Jordan Thierry, A Kids Book About Feminism by Emma Mcilroy, A Kids Book About Shame by Jamie Letourneau, A Kids Book About Depression by Kileah McIlvain, and more
MIDDLE GRADE:
Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
BenBee And The Teacher Griefer: The Kids Under the Stairs by K.A. Holt
A Wish In The Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
GRAPHIC NOVELS:
Go with the Flow by Karen Schneemann, Lily Williams
Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter
Class Act by Jerry Craft
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kidlit These Days is your kidlit connoisseurs pairing the best of children’s literature with what’s going on in the world today. Join hosts Matthew and Nicole as they dig into current events and recommend books for kids from birth to middle school! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about the election, political leadership, and using your voice to bring about democratic change.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love, and Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Management.
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Relevant Links:
PebbleGo Vote
Scholastic’s “Elections” resource bank
Teaching Tolerance “Voting and Voices”
Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:
Future President by Lori Alexander; illustrated by Allison Black
A Kids Book About Voting by Next Up
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders
If You Go with Your Goat to Vote by Jan Zauzmer; illustrated by Andrew Roberts
V Is for Voting by Kate Farrell; illustrated by Caitlin Kuhwald
Vote for Our Future! by Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Micah Player
Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen; illustrated by Magdalena Mora
When Penny Met POTUS by Rachel Ruiz; illustrated Melissa Manwill
Lift as You Climb: the Story of Ella Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm by Katheryn Russell-Brown; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb by Veronica Chambers; illustrated by Rachelle Baker
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by Laura Freeman
Middle Grade:
We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained by Evan Sargent; illustrated by Aura Lewis
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
Twins by Varian Johnson; illustrated by Shannon Wright
Closing note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about the ancestral strength and the ability to look ahead knowing who and what has already come before you. Joining us is special guest Tami Charles, author of All Because You Matter, illustrated by Bryan Collier.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead, Frankie and the Creepy Cute Critters by Caitlin Rose Boyle from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group, and Spark and the League of Ursus by Robert Repino from Quirk Books.
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Relevant Links:
Tami Charles (website)
All Because You Matter book trailer
Tami talks to her son about All Because You Matter
Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles; illustrated by Bryan Collier
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons; illustrated by Daniel Minter
Middle Grade:
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Le; illustrated by Andie Tong
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes (releasing January 5, 2021)
The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer by Lamar Giles; illustrated by Dapo Adeola
The Last Mirror on the Left by Lamar Giles; illustrated by Dapo Adeola
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about the opportunistic and demanding world of self-publishing and why some self-published authors say that traditional publishing was never an option. Joining is special guest Suhani Parikh, author of Shreya’s Very Own Style and the founder of Modern Marigold Books.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead, Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Frankie Comics by Rachel Dukes from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group.
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Relevant Links:
“What’s LOVE got to do with it?” Self-publishing as a Black feminist act of radical self-care (Zeta Elliott, Huffpost)
Becoming an Author (Bethany Stahls, YouTube)
Centering Black Creators (The Authors Guild Foundation)
Modern Marigold Books (Suhani Parikh)
Shreya’s Very Own Style by Suhani Parkh
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Suhani’s Book Recommendations
Hair Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #1) by Latashia M. Perry
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #2) by Latashia M. Perry
Imagination Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #3) by Latashia M. Perry
Dreams Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #4) by Latashia M. Perry
Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala by Meenal Patel
The Friend I Need: Being Kind & Caring to Myself by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Miranda Rivadeneira
Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach To Relieve Anxiety And Grow Your Bravery by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Marta Pineda
Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Ying Hui Tan
Picture Books
Beads and Braids by Aryn Taylor Diggs and Marissa J Jacobs; illustrated by Justice Paige Witsell
The Cats Who Live On Clarence Street by Ashleigh Lernout (available ebook only)
Rhythm Rescue by Vicky Weber; illustrated by Geneviève Viel-Taschereau
Mighty May Won’t Cry Today by Kendra Ocampo and Claire-Voe Ocampo; illustrated by Erica De Chavez
Don’t Touch My Hair! By Sharee Miller
Princess Hair By Sharee Miller
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Charity Russell
Ezra’s BIG Shabbat Question by Aviva Brown; illustrated by Anastasia Kanavaliuk
Kutu the Tiny Inca Princess / La Ñusta Diminuta by Mariana Llanos illustrated by Uldarico Sarmiento
Under Our Roof by Rebecca Stanton; illustrated by Kristy Gaunt
Petro and the Flea King by Kenneth Lamug
A Kids Book About series by Jelani Memory and various authors
Nonfiction
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza Quiroz Wolf and Michael Franco; illustrated by Tire Siiroinen
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about cloud-based schooling, self-organized learning environments, and school reimagined in fantasy fiction.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, The Wizerd And the Potion of Dreams! from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group, and Croaked! from Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books.
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Relevant Links:
Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen; illustrated by Aaron Becker (PW announcement)
Build a school in the Cloud (2013 TED talk by Sugata Mitra, educational researcher)
Feature documentary about Sugata Mitra’s ‘School In The Cloud’ (trailer)
The School in the Cloud: The Emerging Future of Learning by Sugata Mitra (book)
A School in the Cloud and the Future of Learning (WIRED, 2013)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books
Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by Meg Hunt
Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by Meg Hunt
Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare
Middle Grade
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series by Sayantani Dasgupta
Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown
Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
The Time Museum by Matthew Loux
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew talk about #ownvoices representation in comics, pocket culture, and we reflect on Black Panther and the late Chadwick Boseman. Joining is special guest Paul Meyer, co-author of Under the Cottonwood Tree: El Susto de la Curandera, a graphic novel with Carlos Meyer and illustrated by Margaret Hardy.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill and Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group, and This is a Flying Rat by Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley and Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group.
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Relevant Links:
Under the Cottonwood Tree (website)
Under the Cottonwood Tree (book trailer)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Listener Recommendations
New Kid by Jerry Craft (recommended by Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Urania Smith, and Angie Moore)
Class Act by Jerry Craft (recommended by Eric Carpenter)
El Deafo by Cece Bell (recommended by Angie Moore)
Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi (recommended by Lisa Stringfellow)
Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen, and Grace Ellis (recommended by Laura Jimènez, PhD)
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (recommended by Kim Bongiorno)
Twins by Varian Johnson; illustrated by Shannon Wright (recommended by Paula Willey)
Guts by Raina Telgemeier (recommended by Kellee Moye)
Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka (recommended by Kellee Moye) (*Young Adult)
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (recommended by Nancy Castaldo) (*Young Adult)
More Graphic Novels
Stargazing by Jen Wang
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
Flamer by Mike Curato (*Young Adult)
This Place: 150 Years Retold from Highwater Press (*Young Adult)
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Joining is special guest Keah Brown, a disability rights activist and journalist, creator of the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, and author of the upcoming Sam’s Super Seats.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, War Stories by Gordon Korman from Scholastic, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community.
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Relevant Links
ADA 30 Years – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA30
AAPD celebrates ADA30 – The American Association of People with Disabilities
“A.D.A. Now!” Throughline podcast episode
Keah Brown (special guest)
Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Middle Grade
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Nonfiction
I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell; illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw; illustrated by Matt Carr
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi Ali
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss how the coronavirus is affecting decisions to reopen schools and what school will look like in the fall.
This episode is sponsored by:
Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast
Act by Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers
Peng!: Action Sports Adventures from Oni Press
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Relevant Links:
A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In (NYT)
Ways School Librarians Can Serve Students in Fall 2020
Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Chapter Books:
13th Street #1: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles; illustrated by Shane Clester
2: The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (13th Street series)
3: Clash of the Cackling Cougars (13th Street series)
Middle Grade:
Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer; Illustrated by Margaret Hardy
Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss the creation and use of the #OwnVoices hashtag, representation of diversity in kidlit, and the value of storytelling through lived experience.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
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RELEVANT LINKS:
ownvoices (blog post by #ownvoices hashtag creator Corrine Duyvis)
Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
The Diversity Gap in Children’s Publishing, 2018
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books:
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson; illustrated by Julie Flett
The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol by Arthur A. Levine; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham; illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
Middle Grade:
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
Rick by Alex Gino
Closing Note:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss historically problematic statues, how legal does not always mean moral, and we reflect on the kidlit authors whose works have helped to secure space for underrepresented voices.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life
Nevertell by Katharine Orton from Candlewick Press
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes
The Statues Were Toppled. What Happens to Them Now? (New York Times)
Return of Oñate’s Foot (99% Invisible)
Always Read the Plaque: Mapping Over 10,000 Global Markers & Memorials
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz; illustrated by AG Ford
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Jamey Christoph
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! by Andrea J. Loney; illustrated by Keith Mallett
M is for Movement by Innosanto Nagara
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Luisa Uribe
I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James
MIDDLE GRADE:
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by PhD Dawn B. Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss racial literacy and implementing an anti-biased/anti-racist framework in schools, with help from a bookshelf playlist of stories to keep folks talking. Joining is special guest Tiffany Jewell, a Black biracial writer, twin, first generation American, cisgender woman, an antiracist educator and consultant, mama, and author of This Book is Anti-Racist.
This episode is sponsored by:
Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit
ImtheStory
Nevertell by Katharine Orton
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Tiffany Jewell (website)
antiracistbookclub (Instagram)
Some Things Are Just For Us (article from Medium)
Racism Is Terrible. Blackness Is Not. (article from The Atlantic)
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: MIDDLE GRADE:
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell; illustrated by Aurelia Durand
Recommended podcasts and Podcasts Episodes:
Hope and Hard Pills
Code Switch
Race Traitor
Revisionist History (Epsiode – Miss Buchanan’s Period Of Adjustment)
Sporkful (Episode – When White People Say Plantation)
Teaching While White
Two Dope Teachers and a Mic
Unlocking Us (Episode – Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist)
Unprisoned
1619 Podcast
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss doing the work of anti-racism, sitting with discomfort, and building children’s aptitude toward empathy and social justice with help from a bookshelf playlist of stories to keep folks talking.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!
Lost Beast, Found Friend from Oni Press
Bella’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron, from Starscape
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RELEVANT LINKS:
47 Black-Owned Bookstores Across the Country That You Can Support (EW article)
KidLit Rally 4 Black Lives: Anti-Racist Resources for Children, Families, and Educators (website and video stream)
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani; illustrated by Rachelle Baker
Modern Herstory : Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History written by Blair Imani; illustrated by Monique Le
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey with Gwen Strauss and illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III
Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi; illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony Medina, Javaka Steptoe, and R. Gregory Christie
MIDDLE GRADE:
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell; illustrated by Aurelia Durand
What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss representation of transgender voices of color, bravery in the face of survival choices, and the strength we already possess. Joining is special guest Kai Cheng Thom, performer, cultural worker, speaker, and author of From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes
Libro FM
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Interview with Kacen Callendar on Kidlit These Days (episode)
Kids Meet a Transgender Soldier (Kids Meet Youtube series)
Kai Cheng Thom (homepage)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
The Boy & the Bindi by Vivek Shraya; illustrated by Rajni Perera
Be Amazing: A History of Pride by Desmond is Amazing; illustrated by Dylan Glynn
They She He Me: Free to Be! by Maya Gonzalez; illustrated by Matthew SG
Neither by Airlie Anderson
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney; illustrated by Carmen Saldaña
My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman; illustrated by Violet Tobacco
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, illustrated by Noah Grigni
MIDDLE GRADE:
Rainbow Revolutions: Power, Pride, and Protest in the Fight for Queer Rights by Jamie Lawson and Eve Lloyd Knight
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss how this time of safe-at-home is giving readers and bookmakers opportunity to reimagine our world through activism, design, kindness, and mindfulness. Joining is special guest Peter H. Reynolds, best-selling children’s book author, illustrator, bookshop owner, founder of FableVision, and an advocate for creativity and children of all ages.
This episode is sponsored by:
Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams
Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley, from Random House Graphic
The Messy Life of Blue by Shawna Railey, from Little Bee Books
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Peter H. Reynolds (homepage)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
What If… by Samantha Berger; illustrated by Mike Curato
The Breathing Book by Christopher Willard, PsyD and Olivia Weisser; illustrated by Alison Oliver
Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, and illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III
You Matter by Christian Robinson
The Bear’s Garden by Marcie Colleen; illustrated by Alison Oliver
Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera; illustrated by Lauren Castillo
What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Mae Besom
MIDDLE GRADE:
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
Strange Birds by Celia C. Perez
What Lane?! by Torrey Maldonado
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss the creative ways books and bookmakers are connecting with readers during stay-at-home regulations. Joining is special guest Christina Soontornvat, author of A Wish in the Dark and co-founder of the Everywhere Book Fest.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes
Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger from Scholastic
Fun Fun Fun World by Yehudi Mercado from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Everywhere Book Fest
Every Child a Reader's resources for Children's Book Week
OperationStorytime from Romper (on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using hashtag #operationstorytime)
“Write. Right. Rite." Series with Jason Reynolds
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III
Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison
MIDDLE GRADE:
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Twins (Twins #1) by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar
The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh
The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss food insecurity, how interconnected we are, and the capacity in all of us to be a helper.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR, Book Riot's subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes
Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger from Scholastic
Dewdrop by Katie O'Neill from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers (video interview)
Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS:
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson
Love by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Loren Long
The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee; illustrated by Pascal Campion
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner; illustrated by John Parra
Green Machine: The Slightly Gross Truth about Turning Your Food Scraps into Green Energy by Rebecca Donnelly; illustrated by Christophe Jacques
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), John Parra (illustrator)
I Can Write the World by Joshunda Sanders; illustrated by Charly Palmer
Whose Hands Are These? by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero; illustrated by Zeke Peña
Tinyville Town Gets to Work! by Brian Biggs
All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing by Chris Barton; illustrated by Nicole Xu
MIDDLE GRADE:
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE
Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew look back on a year of the Kidlit These Days podcast and highlight some of their favorite episodes and interviews.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera from Little, Brown Young Readers
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Kidlit These Days episode archive
The Wall In The Middle of This Podcast (KTD ep. 1)
An Indigenous Peoples' History (KTD ep. 13)
Climate Change and Changemakers (KTD ep. 16)
Dismantling White Privilege (KTD ep. 21)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Picture Books:
Birthday on Mars! by Sara Schonfeld; illustrated by Andrew J. Ross
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman; illustrated by Caroline Binch
Cannonball by Sacha Cotter ; illustrated by Josh Morgan (publishing June 2, 2020)
Chapter Books:
The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane (Azaleah Lane series) by Nikki Shannon Smith; illustrated by Mari Lobo
Sadiq and the Desert Star (Sadiq series) by Siman Nuurali; illustrated Anjan Sarkar
Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Rocks series) by Susan Muaddi Darraj, Ruaida Mannaa
Nina Soni, Sister Fixer (Nina Soni series) by Kashmira Sheth; illustrated by Jenn Kocsmiersky
Betty the Bearded Dragon (My Furry Foster Family series) by Debbi Michiko Florence, Melanie Demmer
Stella Díaz Never Gives Up (Stella Diaz series) by Angela Dominguez
Middle Grade:
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: The Epic Story by Susan Tan,; illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
Nonfiction:
"The Story of" chapter book biography series from Lee & Low Books, including:
The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee by Paula Yoo; illustrated by Dom Lee
The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls by Janet Halfmann; illustrated by Duane Smith
The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai by Jen Johnson; illustrated by Sonia Sadler
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza Quiroz Wolf
Where to Find Children’s Books During Quarantine
Your local library - Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids.
Epic! - Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under
Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel
How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
Read, Wonder, and Learn - Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books
Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond
Little free libraries - There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands!
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of racism and social media, how the virus is impacting school kids and families, and how the kidlit community is responding.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations
Don’t Check Out This Book! By Kate Klise & M. Sarah Klise new from Algonquin Young Readers
The Sunken Tower by Tait Howard from Oni Press
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Resource for Teaching Online Due to School Closures
Talking to Kids About Coronavirus
Additional Resources Talking With Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About
The Everywhere Book Fest
Defaced Mulan movie poster
“Corona Time” kids in costumes
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Books by Raina Telgemeier (Guts; Smile; Babysitters Club)
Books by Marti Dumas (The Little Human; Jupiter Storm; Jaden Toussaint)
Books by Nikki Grimes (Ordinary Hazards; Bedtime for Sweet Creatures; One Last Word)
Books by Lori Alexander (Future Engineer; Future President; All in a Drop)
Books by Jacqueline Woodson (The Day You Begin; Brown Girl Dreaming; Red at the Bone)
Books by Saadia Faruqi (Meet Yasmin series; A Place at the Table)
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nicole and Matthew discuss the need for more inclusive representation of all kids of bodies in children’s literature, accepting how different does not equal wrong, and the idea of normalizing “normal”. Joining is special guest Jessica Sanders, author of Love Your Body.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
The Paper Bag Princess: 40th Anniversary Edition, published by Annick Press
Winterborne Home by Ally Carter, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Interview with Angie Manfredi about The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce (The Children’s Book Podcast)
Fat Girl Reading (blog)
Love Your Body Kickstarter (information and video)
Love Your Body Student Workbook (free printable pdf)
“Fat Positive Picture Books” Twitter Thread (from Angie Manfredi @misskubelik)
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Rock What Ya Got by Samantha Berger; illustrated by Kerascoet
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali; illustrated by Sonja Bougaeva
(Angie Manfredi’s review of Abigail the Whale)
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
The Truth About Grandparents by Elina Ellis
MIDDLE GRADE:
Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams
Karma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi Wientge
Halfway to Perfect: A Dyamonde Daniel Book by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson
Like Vanessa by Tami Charles
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older
The Laura Line by Crystal Allen
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Some Places More Than Others by Renee Watson
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy
Good Enough by Jen Petro Roy
CLOSING NOTE:
Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Matthew and Nicole discuss combatting xenophobia by adopting a stance of cultural humility and helping shape children’s understanding of a broader world, rich with hundreds of cultures, languages, and people both very similar and very different from their own.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge
Get Booked: The Handsell
Libro FM
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Countering Islamophobia Through Education
Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus
Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to Be a Refugee
In the Face of Xenophobia: Lessons to Address Bullying of South Asian American Youth
How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs
Asking For A Friend: Help! My Kids Only Have White Friends
Antiracist Book Festival
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated by Harmony Becker
Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano, and Greg Salsedo
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Under My Hijab by Hena Khan; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali; illustrated by Hatem Aly
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez,; illustrated by Jaime Kim
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland
MIDDLE GRADE:
The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles; illustrated by Hatem Aly
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell
CLOSING NOTE:
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Matthew and Nicole discuss the results of the 2020 Youth Media Awards, highlight some of their favorite books recognized, and how this awards year could impact the future of publishing. Joining is special guest Dr. Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez, who served on the 2018 Pura Belpré Award committee.
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Middle School Bites by Steven Banks with illustrations by Mark Fearing, published by Holiday House
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RELEVANT LINKS:
2020 Youth Media Award Winners
Dr. Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS:
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Caldecott Medal)
Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim by Brenda J. Child (Red Lake Ojibwe), translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain (Lac La Croix First Nation), illustrated by Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe) (American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Winner)
When Aidan Became a Brother, written by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Stonewall Book Award Winner)
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, written by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López (Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, written by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner)
MIDDLE GRADE:
New Kid, written by Jerry Craft (John Newbery Medal)
Other Words for Home, written by Jasmine Warga (Newbery Honor)
AWARD-WINNING BOOKS FROM PAST GUESTS
Gittel’s Journey, by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates (The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor)
Stargazing, written by Jen Wang and published by First Second, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Children’s Literature Winner)
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People, written by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza, adapted from the adult book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (American Indian Youth Literature Award Young Adult Book Honor)
My Papi Has a Motorcycle, illustrated by Zeke Peña, written by Isabel Quintero (Pura Belpré Award Honor)
Genesis Begins Again, written by Alicia D. Williams (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, Newbery Honor)
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Matthew and Jenn discuss anti-bias education, understanding our own white privilege, and listening to and learning about the challenges that many marginalized communities face. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch with Macmillan Children's This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer by Joan Holub from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Facing History and Ourselves Teaching Tolerance Teaching While White White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward Showing Up For Racial Justice BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) by Anastasia Higginbotham Nino Wrestles The World by Yuyi Morales The Dinosaur Department Store by Richard Merritt and Lily Murray Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard; illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh Middle Grade: This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell; illustrated by Aurelia Durand The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @jennIRL), or Instagram (@MatthewCWinner and @iamjennIRL). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the homelessness epidemic, how homelessness affects children, and the need for greater representation of poverty and homelessness in children's literature. Joining is special guest Alicia D. Williams, author of Genesis Begins Again. This episode is sponsored by Dough Boys, another #BooksForTheMiddle by Paula Chase and by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: National Center on Family Homelessness Understand Homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless StandUp for Kids Family Promise Alicia D. Williams BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena; illustrated by Christian Robinson Still a Family by Brenda Reeves Sturgis; illustrated by Jo-Shin Lee A Shelter in Our Car by Monica Gunning; illustrated by Elaine Pedlar Middle Grade: Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden Parked by Danielle Svetcov The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner The Bridge Home by Padma VenkatramenLet us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the Youth Media Awards, educators doing mock book awards with their students, and we look back on some of our favorite Kidlit These Days episodes of the year. Joining is special guest Colby Sharp, 5th grade teacher, co-host of The Yarn podcast, editor of The Creativity Project, An Awesometastic Story Collection, and the co-author with Donalyn Miller of Game Changer: Book Access for All Kids. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Read Harder Journal and by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: The Youth Media Awards HarperCollins Children’s Books Launches Heartdrum, A New Native-Focused Imprint Episode 13: An Indigenous Peoples' History Episode 1: The Wall in the Middle of This Podcast Matthew's Mock Coretta Scott King Award with Students in Grades K-5 Colby Sharp BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Drawn Together by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat (2019 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Picture Book winner) Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (2019 Newbery Medal winner) Dr. Debbie Reese (2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award) Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender/Kacen Callender (2019 Stonewall Book Award winner) Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (2019 Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner) Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal (2019 Caldecott honor) Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan by Ashley Bryan (2017 Coretta Scott King Illustrator honor & 2017 Newbery honor) The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros; illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte (2019 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Book honor) The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (2017 Newbery award winner) Jerome By Heart by Thomas Scotto, illustrated by Olivier Tallec and translated from the French by Claudia ZoeBedrick and Karin Snelson (2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award honor) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew share gift ideas in the form of book boxes packed with choice reads and thoughtful add-ons perfect for the reader or readers in your life. This episode is sponsored by TBR, by Owlkids Books, publisher of A Likkle Miss Lou and other children’s books, and by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! BUILD A BOOK BOX: For a Teacher, Librarian, of Fellow Bibliophile Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders: The Power of Human Migration and the Way That Walls and Bans Are No Match for Bravery and Hope by ICPBS Mrs. Wright’s Classroom: Read It, Love It, Return It (rubber stamp) Mrs. Allen Has Read This Book! Ask Her About It! (rubber stamp) Library Card: Yellow Tote Bag (from Out of Print) For a Baby (and their adult) Mr. Boddington’s Studio: NYC ABCs (also have Chicago, San Francisco - out on November 26) Llamaphones by Janik Coat Library Card Baby Socks Bookworm in Training Onesie by BoyGirlParty For a Huggable Picture Book Reader One Hug by Katrina Moore; illustrated by Julia Woolf Hug Machine by Scott C Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo Tie dye hug tee (compression shirt) Sky nook Sloth hug stickers For a Budding Birder and Nonfiction Reader The Backyard Birdsong Book by Donald Kroodsma and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology The Big Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys by Mike Unwin, illustrated by Jenni Desmond Pop Chart’s Birds of North America Droll Yankees Onyx Clever Clean and Fill Mixed Seed Bird Feeder For a Maker and Graphic Novel Reader The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell Cuttable Cardboard Creations (Maker Fun Factory) by Mikal Keefer and Elisa Hansen ALL of the cardboard boxes from our book mail Printed duct tape from Duck Tape (specifically Galaxy or kittens with bowties design) Cardboard Tool Kit from UncommonGoods For a Star-Gazing Audio Book Reader (and for Matthew from Karina) See You in the Cosmos audiobook by Jack Cheng 50 Things to See in the Sky by Sarah Barker Star wheel Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho; illustrated by Katherine RoyAstronaut Ice Cream Sandwich Side note: Tiera Fletcher, age 24, is one of the lead engineers building the rocket that will take us to Mars. For a Fiction Reader Interested In Life Through a Different Lens (and for Karina from Matthew) Dough Boys by Paula Chase Trouble Funk “Drop the Bomb” on vinyl Set of drum sticks UA HOVR™ SLK EVO x Pride sneakers (or the UA Curry 7) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about representation of neurodiverse individuals, giving authentic voice in children's literature, and building empathy for all students. Joining is special guest Elana K. Arnold, author of A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, by OwlCrate Jr, a subscription box for middle grade readers, and by Naked Mole Rat Saves the World by Karen Rivers, new from Algonquin Young Readers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: National Symposium on Neurodiversity at Syracuse University NeuroWonderful - Ask an Autistic vlog with Amethyst Schaber Voices of Autism - Panel 1: Young Adults on the Spectrum (Seattle Pacific University) The Schneider Family Book Award Elana K. Arnold BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar; illustrated by Alea Marley This Beach Is Loud! by Samantha Cotterill (Little Senses series) Nope. Never. Not for Me! by Samantha Cotterill (Little Senses series) Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap by Clay Morton and Gail Morton; illustrated by Alex Merry My Brother Otto by Meg Raby and illustrated by Elisa Pallmer Benji, the Bad Day and Me by Sally J. Pla and illustrated by Ken Min A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika Song How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville; illustrated by Giselle Potter Middle Grade: The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, translated by KA Yoshida Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery and Temple Grandin Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the climate change, young activists, and a needed willingness for adults to listen, not just to these young voices, but also to one another. Joining is special guest Carole Lindstrom, author of Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle and the upcoming We Are Water Protectors. This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, by Starscape, publisher of bestselling author, W. Bruce Cameron's Puppy Tales series, and by Roar, the YA imprint of Lion Forge and publisher of Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: 'We Have Not Come Here to Beg World Leaders to Care,' 15-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Tells COP24. 'We Have Come to Let Them Know Change Is Coming' (COP24 Climate Talks in 2015) (via Common Dreams) Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you – you have stolen my dreams and my childhood' (video) (The Guardian) "When ice melts, polar bears use 5x more energy to swim instead of walk" (video) Stand with Standing Rock CBC's Tim Fontaine shares stories from Standing Rock and the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline (Unreserved Podcast) Autumn Peltier, 13-year-old water advocate, addresses UN (video) Woodsy the Owl Smokey Bear FernGully: The Last Rainforest BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi Water is Water by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin If Polar Bears Disappeared by Lily Williams Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter Graphic Novels: I'm Not a Plastic Bag by Rachel Hope Allison; forward by Jeff Corwin - the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Middle Grade: Strange Birds: A Field Guide for Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Perez Nonfiction: The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World by DK Publishing Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the booming graphic novel market, state book awards centering comics, and go-to resources for librarians and educators in support of reading comics. Joining is special guest Jen Wang, co-founder and organizer of the annual Comics Arts Los Angeles festival, and cartoonist of Stargazing and The Prince and the Dressmaker. This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, Remarkables by Margaret Peterson Haddix and HarperCollins Children's Books, and by Starscape, the proud publisher of Freeing Finch by Ginny Rorby. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) Librarian and Educator Tools The Eisner Awards The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (Grades 6-8) Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading Lists (Grades K-2, Grades 3-5) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Younger Readers: The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri Peter & Ernesto: The Lost Sloths by Graham Annable Time Trout (Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy series, Book 3) by Doug Savage Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson Lucky Stars (Mr. Wolf's Class #3) by Aron Nels Steinke Middle Grade: New Kid by Jerry Craft This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews Go with the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann (out 1/14/20, First Second) The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander, art by Dawud Anyabwile Best Friends by Shannon Hale (follow up to Real Friends), illustrated by LeUyen Pham Field Trip (Sanity and Tallulah book 2) by Molly Brooks Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about why books get banned, what book titles appear on ALA's Most Challenged Books list, and why Banned Books Week is a great time for celebrating. Joining is special guest Sonali Kumar, a librarian in Washington, DC and the author of the Unschooled Librarian blog. This episode is sponsored by Malamander by Thomas Taylor and illustrated by Tom Booth. Available from Walker Books U.S., We are also sponsored by Chronicle Books. And by our Book Riot Mystery/Thriller Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: The Unschooled Librarian (blog) Sonali Kumar on Twitter (@unschooledlib) Banned Books Week Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2018 (video) Why Your Kids Should Read Banned Books It’s Banned Books Week again. Can we stop yelling at each other about it? (Jacqueline Woodson talking about banned books in the Washington Post) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Skippyjon Jones series written and illustrated by Judy Schachner Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Middle Grade: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams (out January 14, 2020, First Second) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (out on January 7, 2020) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about looking honestly at history, tribal land acknowledgements, and engaging young people in the history going on today. Joining are special guests Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, authors of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People, adapted from the book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. This episode is sponsored All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey (and published by Macmillan Children's), Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max (and published by Candlewick Press), and our Book Riot Mystery/Thriller Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: American Indians in Children's Literature (blog) Debbie Reese responds to Commissioner Corcoran's Back to School Reading List with the Florida Department of Education (Twitter) Native Stories: Books for tweens and teens by and about Indigenous peoples (School Library Journal) The 1619 Project (New York Times) 'I regret it': Hayden King on writing Ryerson University's territorial acknowledgement (CBC) Music by Joy Harjo Florida Department of Education, We Have a Situation (Indigo's Bookshelf: Voices of Native Youth) Children of the Glades (@ofglades) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, Debbie Reese Picture Books: Jingle Dancer by Cynthia L. Smith, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright Fall in Line, Holden! by Daniel W. Vandever Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light by Tim Tingle, illustrated by Karen Clarkson We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frane Lessac The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Paul Lee Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson, translated by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse Middle Grade: The Sockeye Mother by Brett D. Huson, illustrated by Natasha Donovan The Grizzly Mother by Brett D. Huson, illustrated by Natasha Donovan Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about back-to-school anticipation, exceptional ways to get to school, and the resilience and determination each student possesses. Joining are special guests Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, authors of Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz. This episode is sponsored by AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Steven Weinberg (published by Chronicle Books) and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Miranda Paul (website) Baptiste Paul (website) Hooray for Teachers (Kidlit These Days Ep. 4) Save School Libraries! (Kidlit These Days Ep. 6) The Dot Song Motions Guide - Emily Arrow & Peter H. Reynolds (YouTube) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Mentioned in the Interview: Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon The Field by Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara Thanku: Poems of Gratitude edited by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Marlena Myles Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda Paul, illustrated by John Parra Picture Books: School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! By Cori Doerrfeld School People (poems selected by) By Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated Ellen Shi Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas, illustrated by Karen Hibbard The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael Lopez The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Middle Grade: Beatrice Zinker: Upside Down Thinker by Shelley Johannes For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about identifying a publisher by its "voice", focusing on the specific in order to connect with the universal, and they highlight some imprints and independent publishers who are centering diversity in different ways. Joining is special guest Namrata Tripathi of Kokila. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Magination Press Lee & Low Books HighWater Press Also Mentioned: Salaam Reads, Bharat Babies, Inhabit Media, Penny Candy Books, Groundwood Books, Kar-Ben Publishing, Cinco Puntas, Just Us Books, Pomela Publishers Spotlight Versify Kokila BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States For Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, The Right Hook of Devin Velma by Jake Burt Picture Books: My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña (Kokila) Hair Love by Matthew Cherry, illustrated by Vashti Harrison (Kokila) Jacob’s Room to Choose by Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, illustrated by Chris Case (Magination Press) The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify) When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Julie Fett (HighWater Press) Galapagos Girl by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Angela Dominguez (Lee & Low) Awasis and the World-Famous Bannock by Dallas, Illustrated by Amanda Strong (HighWater Press) When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Lee and Low) Middle Grade: Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Pérez (Kokila) The Last Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles (Versify) Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar (Lee and Low) Young Adult: TRANS+:: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You by Karen Rayne, PhD, and Kathryn Gonzales, MBA, illustrated by Anne Passchier and Nyk Rayne (Magination) This Place: 150 Years Retold edited by Alicia Elliiott (HighWater Press) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Matthew and guest host Tirzah Price talk about the booming audiobook industry, the literacy benefits of audiobooks, and some of the stories and story narrators we can't stop thinking about. This episode is sponsored by
The Children's Book Podcast hosted by Matthew C. Winner
Book Riot Insiders
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Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Will Listening to Audiobooks Make It Harder for My Third Grader to Learn to Read? (Understood.org) How Audiobooks Can Help Improve Children’s Literacy (Harper Collins) How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle with Reading (Mind/Shift)
AUDIOBOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Author), Meg Wolitzer (Author), Imani Parks (Narrator), Cassandra Morris (Narrator), full cast (Narrator) The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez (Author), Trini Alvarado (Narrator) The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (Author), Sullivan Jones (Narrator) The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (Author, Narrator) Front Desk by Kelly Yang (Author), Sunny Lu (Narrator) A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, Book 1 by Madeleine L'Engle (Author, Narrator, Publisher) Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Léna Roy (Author, Narrator), Charlotte Jones Voiklis (Author, Narrator) The Chupacabras of the Río Grande: The Unicorn Rescue Society, Book 4 by Adam Gidwitz (Author), David Bowles (Author), January LaVoy (Narrator) The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Glaser (Author), Robin Miles (Narrator) The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser (Author), Robin Miles (Narrator) A Crack in the Sea by H. M. Bouwman (Author, Narrator), Bahni Turpin (Narrator) Ghost by Jason Reynolds (Author), Guy Lockard (Narrator) The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (Author), Corey Allen (Narrator) Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (Author), Almarie Guerra (Narrator), Various (Narrator) Redwall: Redwall, Book 1 by Brian Jacques (Narrator, Author), Full Cast (Narrator) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the trailblazers in children's literature, including recognizing some of the first authors of color and indigenous authors to have their books traditionally published. Joining is special guest Linda Sue Park, author of A Single Shard and A Long Walk to Water. This episode is sponsored by
The Children's Book Podcast hosted by Matthew C. Winner
Cheshire Crossing, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Andersen.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Meg Medina’s Newbery Acceptance Speech (The Horn Book) Sophie Blackall’s Caldecott Acceptance Speech (The Horn Book) Children’s Legacy Literature Award Acceptance by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers (The Horn Book) "Standing on Shoulders" (blog post by Linda Sue Park) Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present Season 2, Episode 12 of Book Riot’s Recommended podcast (Karina talks about Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) Dr. Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children’s Literature American Indian Youth Literature Award Cynthia Leitich Smith, Cynsations website Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Winners Pura Belpré Award Winners
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: African-American Early Children’s Book Creators Langston Hughes: Popo and Fifina: Children of Haiti Lucille Clifton: Everett Anderson’s Goodbye Mildred D. Taylor: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, new book coming on January 7, 2020: All the Days Past, All the Days to Come Eloise Greenfield: Honey I Love, Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me Virginia Hamilton: Wrote 41 books, including M.C. Higgins, The Great Mildred Pitts Walter: Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World Donald Crews: Freight Train, Truck Ashley Bryan: Freedom Over Me Native-American Early Children’s Book Creators: Fred Kabotie Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve: The Cherokees, The Cheyennes, The Sioux, The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood Michael Lacapa: The Flute Player and Less Than Half, More Than Whole Asian-American Early Children’s Book Creators: Taro Yashima: Crow Boy Yoshiko Uchida: Journey to Topaz, Picture Bride, The Bracelet, A Jar of Dreams Sook Nyul Choi: The Year of Impossible Goodbyes Marie G. Lee: If It Hadn’t Been For Yoon Jun Haemi Blagassi: Peacebound Trains, Tae’s Sonata Latinx Early Children’s Book Creators: Alma Flor Ada: My Name is Maria Isabel. Picture books: The Gold Coin and Dear Peter Rabbit. LGBTQ Early Children’s Book Creators: John Donovan, I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the LGBTQ representation in children's literature, anti-queerness and parallels with colorism and racism, and what LGBTQ-centered stories can mean for kids who have not yet encountered queer individuals. Joining is special guest Kacen Callender, author of Hurricane Child. This episode is sponsored by
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Source Books and P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter (AKA Lushlife); illustrated by Maria Tina Beddia
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists (Banned & Challenged Books: a website of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom) Trans Activist Miss Major Revisits The Stonewall Riots (HBO Vice News) 50 Years Since Stonewall, Transgender People Are Still Fighting for Their Lives (The Daily Beast) Kacen Callender's website @KacenCallender (Twitter) Kacen.Callender (Instagram)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Luckoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Jerome by Heart by Thomas Scotto, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, and translated by Claudia Bedrick It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, illustrated by Noah Grigni Middle Grade: Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt (out 10/1 with Chronicle Books) Graphic Novel: The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith (out 1/20/20 with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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Sharifah and Jenn discuss favorite kidlit from SF/F. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex (Home, Tip voiced by Rihanna!) The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes Binky Adventure Series by Ashley Spires Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet #1) by Roshani Chokshi Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn Series Book 1) by Dana Simpson
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Karina and Matthew talk about the ripples from recent synagogue attacks, books that center the Jewish faith and culture, and we're reminded that we are all made of stories. Joining is special guest Leslea Newman, author of Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story, illustrated by Amy June Bates.
This episode is sponsored by All The Books podcast
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Jewish American Illustrators featured in the 2019 Jewish American Heritage Month theme Woman died jumping in front of rabbi during California synagogue shooting"(Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2019) Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers (Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2018) Trump Defends Initial Remarks on Charlottesville; Again Blames ‘Both Sides’ (New York Times, August 15, 2017) Swastikas and Burning Pride Flags: Hate Crimes Spike in N.Y. (New York Times, June 5, 2019) One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime (New York Times, April 27, 2019) Leslea Newman (author website) This Jewish Day School is Hosting a Drag Queen Shabbat Ceremony (The Jerusalem Post, January 19, 2018) The Book of Life: a podcast about Jewish people and the books we read (hosted by Heidi Rabinowitz) Jewish Kidlit Mavens (public Facebook group) PJ Library (free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children 6 months through 8 years old)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: *Book list curated this week by Heidi Rabinowitz of The Book of Life podcast Picture Books: Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal A Sweet Passover by Leslea Newman, illustrated by David Slonim (PJ Library Guide for A Sweet Passover) Kibitzers and Fools by Simms Taback (PJ Library Guide for Kibitzers and Fools) The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman (PJ Library Guide for The Always Prayer Shawl) Mitzvah Pizza by Sarah Lynn Scheerger, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (PJ Library Guide for Mitzvah Pizza) Middle Grade: All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (PJ Library Guide for All of a Kind Family) (All of a Kind Family companion) The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (PJ Our Way Guide for The Inquisitor's Tale) The Six-Day Hero by Tammar Stein (PJ Our Way Guide for The Six-Day Hero) Queen of Likes by Hillary Homzie (PJ Our Way Guide for Queen of Likes) Graphic Novel: Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (PJ Our Way Guide for Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword)
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Karina and Matthew talk about the heart of the school, the disheartening trend of diminishing school libraries, and the inherent value of school libraries and school librarians in supporting a school, raising readers, and building global citizens. Joining is special guest John Schumaker, author of the Mr. Schu Reads blog.
This episode is sponsored by
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Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Spokane Eliminates School Librarians, Continuing Trend of Disappearing School Libraries by Kelly Jensen (Book Riot) Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds (Education Week) New Bills in Michigan Would Make Librarians Essential School Staff (Book Riot) Weeding is Fundamental (99% Invisible podcast) The Room of Requirement (This American Life podcast) Palaces for the People (99% Invisible podcast) Mr. Schu Reads (website) Simon Sinek on Circles of Safety (YouTube) Dr. Sayatani DasGupta (The Practice of Narrative Medicine) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter That Book Woman by Heather Henson, illustrated by David Small The Library by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady, illustrated by Amiko Hirao Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, illustrated by Raul Colon Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter Chapter Books: Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian by Jacob Sager Weinstein, illustrated by Vera Brosgol Middle Grade: Booked by Kwame Alexander The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson Nonfiction: Alia Muhammad Baker: Saving a Library from War (True Stories) by Lindsay Bacher Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile by Sharlee Glenn
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Karina and Matthew talk about inclusive author visits, soft censorship, and one middle grade author's reflection on her experience speaking at a school to an audience greatly reduced in size after the host learned of the author's LGBTQ+ identity. Joining is special guest K.A. Holt, author of the Redwood and Ponytail. This episode is sponsored by
Audible
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
TBR, Book Riot's new subscription service offering tailored book recommendations for readers of all stripes
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Society of Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) OMG Book Fest “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” by K.A. Holt (article in Publisher’s Weekly) K.A. Holt Reads "Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” on the KidlitWomen Podcast Conversation between K. A. Holt and Grace Lin on the KidlitWomen Podcast BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Middle Grade: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
KARINA AND MATTHEW ARE READING: The Hero Next Door, edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich with We Need Diverse Books The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
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Karina and Matthew talk about the amazing and vibrant education community online, authors who started out as teachers teachers, and teachers we saw and loved in our favorite books. Joining is special guest Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Liberty Hardy's Instagram Account (@franzencomesalive) Jillian Heise's #ClassroomBookADay Nerdy Book Club NerdCamp MI Donalyn Miller (aka The Book Whisperer) Books Between Podcast BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Chapter Books: Dory Fantasmagory (series) by Abby Hanlon Middle Grade: Ghost by Jason Reynolds Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (TBR May 14, 2019) The Best Man by Richard Peck Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about speaking to children on the danger of hate-laced speech toward Muslims, seeking understanding of hijab and the importance of hijab to some Muslim women, and the implications of a recent challenge to a public school staff dress code that would bar principals and teachers from wearing religious symbols. Joining is special guest Saadia Faruqi, author of the Meet Yasmin series, illustrated by Hatem Aly. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Video of Stephen Colbert interviewing Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad "She Wears a Headscarf. Is Quebec Derailing Her Career?" New York Times article, April 2, 2019 "Parents, We Need to Teach Our Children About the Dangers of Hate-laced Speech Against Muslims" Washington Post article, April 9, 2019 KARINA AND MATTHEW ARE READING: Stargazing by Jen Wang (TBR September 2019) This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, and others BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad (Author), Hatem Aly (Illustrator), S. K. Ali (Contributor) Under My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn Chapter Books: Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly Middle Grade: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (TBR May 28, 2019) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about exploring historical artifacts up close, Karina’s visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the remarkable story behind an inscription on a clay pot from Edgefield, South Carolina, circa 1865. Joining is special guest Bryan Collier, illustrator of Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave , written by Laban Carrick Hill. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC’s Digital Collection Video of installing a segregation-era railway car, circa 1918 in the NMAAHC Stoneware Storage Jar created by Dave the Potter Greensboro Lunch Counter Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley Artifacts of the Little Rock 9 BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxane Orgill and Francis Vallejo Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee by Andrea J. Loney and Keith Mallett Middle Grade: Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Let us know what books you’ve loved about immigration and immigrants, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karina and Matthew talk about the border wall between Mexico and the United States, one Idaho school staff and their alarming choice of Halloween costumes, and how a group of Latinx authors stepped in with an offer few would refuse. Joining are special guests Meg Medina (Merci Suarez Changes Gears), Jenny Torres Sanchez (The Fall of Innocence), and Guadalupe Garcia McCall (All the Stars Denied). This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Gail Carson Levine The Kids Are All Right newsletter All Book Riot newsletters Photos of Idaho teachers in costume Superintendent Dr. Josh Middleton responds An Open Letter to the Middleton School District from Authors in the Latinx in Kidlit Community BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar Middle Grade: Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream by Julissa Arce Based on Julissa's memoir, My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive Let us know what books you’ve loved about immigration and immigrants, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Books Discussed: The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.