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NPR Unveils a List of Diverse Children’s Book Recommendations
Books featured include American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Read …
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Kate DiCamillo Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2014-2015
Kate DiCamillo, Newbery Medal Award winner and honoree, was today named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. DiCamillo will serve in the position during …
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Where the Sidewalk Began
“Shel Silverstein was hardly a prime candidate to become the world’s next great children’s author. After all, the guy wasn’t shy about his distaste for the genre—a fact evident in …
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14 Illustrators Contribute Pieces for the ‘What’s Your Favorite Animal?’ Anthology
Participating artists include Eric Carle, Nick Bruel, Lucy Cousins, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Jon Klassen, Tom Lichtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sís, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells, and …
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New Books For Kids in Need: Random House to Match Holiday Donations to Nonprofit First Book
WASHINGTON — This holiday season, kids in need will receive three times as many new books of their own, thanks to First Book and the generous support of Random House …
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Betsy Bird’s 100 Magnificent Books
“…I always like to use my own particular list to highlight those titles I love more than life itself but that are getting passed over,” says Bird. Read more at …
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Scholastic News® Names the ‘8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2013’
New York, NY – The editors of Scholastic News® today announced their list of the 8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2013, a roundup of the most inspiring, courageous, and innovative kids featured …
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J.K. Rowling to Co-Produce a ‘Harry Potter’ Theatrical Project
The play is set to open in London’s West End sometime in 2015. The organizers have not yet secured a theater for this production. Warner Bros., the movie studio behind …
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e.E. Charlton-Trujillo Launches Nonprofit to Empower At-Risk Youth
Other children’s books authors, including Ellen Hopkins, Kathryn Erskine, and A.S. King, helped by sitting for interviews. All of the film footage will be used for a documentary project. Since …
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Jessica Brody Has Written the ‘Undiscovered’ Novella
“In this 100-page novella, told from Zen’s point of view, more secrets are revealed about Seraphina’s forgotten past, the corporation that created her, and the boy who fell in love …
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President Snow, The Harry Potter Alliance, and Project for Awesome
“I just want to point out that inequality is not the result of animosity; it is just the result of the status quo. It’s complacence that causes it, not evil. …
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Disney UK Hosts ‘Winnie the Pooh Laureate of the Year’ Writing Contest
Writers are allowed to invent new characters for these original stories. Altogether, five winners will be chosen. Each victorious storyteller will have the chance to share their story at a …
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Don’t Miss the Last CBC Diversity Newsletter of 2013!
Click to view CBC Diversity Newsletter December v. 1 on GLOSSI.COM
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Susan Kuklin Interviews Transgender Teens for New Book
The book features portraits and candid photographs shot by Kuklin herself. It also contains family pictures. “Referring to the six teens as ‘my kids,’ Kuklin made it clear that she …
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Lila Perl Has Passed On
“In addition to Four Perfect Pebbles—the prolific Perl’s fiftieth book—many of her other works for children were renowned for having strong female characters. These include Dumb Like Me, Olivia Potts …
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NPR Speaks with Latinas For Latino Lit about Diversity in Best-Of Lists
Hurtado says, “It’s important that Latino children see themselves represented in books, in media, in movies because…that’s the power of identification and how far it can go to help a …
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Call for Submissions: Carter G. Woodson Book Awards
The award is meant to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and …
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Dial Books for Young Readers to Publish YA Horror Anthology
The list of authors who will contribute stories to this project include April Tucholke, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Kami Garcia, Carrie Ryan, Nova Ren Suma, A.G. Howard, Cat Winters, Stefan …
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The Genre-Busting Success of R.J. Palacio’s ‘Wonder’
Though initially written for 8- to 12-year-olds, the book has grabbed the hearts of children and adults alike — and it’s not the only recent middle-grade novel to do so. …
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Día! Diversity in Action Guest Post by Joanna Ison With the…
Día! Diversity in Action
Guest Post by Joanna Ison
With the population of the United States becoming more diverse each year, working to connect children, and their families, to books that celebrate our diverse population and rich cultures has never been more important. The Día celebration (El día de los niños/El día de los libros – Children’s Day/Book Day) works to do just that.
Día is a national initiative that works to nurture cognitive and literacy development in ways that honor and embrace every child’s home language and culture. Día started as an enhancement of Children’s Day, which began in 1925 as a result of the first “World Conference for the Well Being of Children” in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1996, Pat Mora, nationally acclaimed author of books for children and adults, proposed linking the celebration of childhood and children with literacy.
Since its conception, Día has expanded to be a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages and cultures. Currently Día is celebrated throughout the United States by libraries, schools and community organizations alike and is growing every year. From book clubs, to story times to full multicultural celebrations Día celebrations throughout the country take on all shapes and sizes.
The Día website supported by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the America Library Association (ALA), features a wide variety of free resources to help anyone incorporate Día into their curriculum, programming or family activities.
Want an idea of a multicultural book to read to your 6 year old at bedtime? We’ve got a booklist with over 100 titles for age’s birth to 12! Want to start a Día Family Book Club? We’ve got a toolkit that takes you through the process! Want program suggestions, coloring sheets, worksheets, posters, bookmarks and buttons? Yep, we have those for you too!
Visit the Día website today to learn more, browse through the National Program Registry for events near you and register your own program while you’re at it!
In the spirit of Día, children’s book authors and illustrators whose works celebrate diversity are invited to submit a short video about their work and the importance of recognizing our common plurality in children’s books through the Día Author and Illustrator Video Project. Videos will be featured on the Día website and YouTube channel to be shared with librarians, children and parents.
An example video featuring Pat Mora, founder of the celebration, is showcased above and can be viewed through the Día website.
For more information on how to submit videos to the Día Author and Illustrator Video Project please visit: http://dia.ala.org/content/d%C3%ADa-author-and-illustrator-video-project.
