As if children's books aren't already losing visibility due to censorship now this...
This year Goodreads has removed all children's books categories from their Goodreads Choice Awards, meaning no more #MG or #PB categories. Worse, Graphic Novel & Poetry, have also been eliminated.
Here you can vote to ask them to bring those categories back:
The rule is #books are better than #movies based on them. I think they accomplish different things though: books have more detail, movies can show what you may have missed
I think most books are better, but I have a theory that #childrensbooks and #shortstories DO adapt well. Simply, less material to adapt means they can add more depth to what is there. A great example is Wizard of Oz. I've read the book - it's good, not great. The movie is, especially for its time, amazing
One way that I get such cute illustrations for my children's books is I use #AIArt to refine my vision and then send those to the illustrator so she has a guide. #KidLit#KidLitArt#ChildrensBooks#TheresARobot DrCarlottaABerry.com/childrensbooks
Another review at Shiny New Books, this time of the new Folio Society edition of Charmed Life by the great #DianaWynneJones.
Here's hoping more Chrestomanci is in store ...
Today in Labor History April 30, 1994: Richard Scarry died. Scarry wrote and illustrated humorous children’s books with elaborate scenes of anthropomorphized animals. Some of his recurring characters were Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Mistress Mouse the tow truck driver, and Dingo the reckless driver. His fictional world, Busy Town, is characterized by a strong sense of community and mutual aid. Over the years, he revised his stories in an attempt to eliminate racial and gender stereotypes.
Need a timeline cleanse? Here's an article about the daughter (and inspiration for "Sal" in Blueberries for Sal) reading her father Robert McCloskey's work to an adoring intergenerational audience in a small public library in Maine. NYT feature (gift link, no paywall). #nature#kidlit#Maine#illustration#ChildrensBooks#libraries
The BBC polled 177 book experts from 56 countries to find the top 100 books for kids. The list reflects the scope of children's literature through the eras. It includes the Panchatantra, a collection of Indian stories dating back thousands of years and "A Kind of Spark," which was published in 2020 and tells the tale of a neurodivergent girl who campaigns for a memorial to "witches." Here are all the details:
Okay, here goes, a thread about bicycle-focused picture books. Our kid is only just turning 4, so there are probably some books aimed at older kids that we've missed. We've also gotten most of these from our local library, so we're somewhat limited by what they have available. Aside from the first couple, these are in no particular order. Lastly, there won't be any alt texts because every image will just be the cover of the book in the toot. 🧵 #BikeTooter#ChildrensBooks
The brilliant author Elle McNicoll has set up The Adrien Prize to champion the writing of authors who include positive depictions of #Disability and #ChronicIllness in their children's books following the closure of The Blue Peter Children’s Book Award earlier this year. The shortlist has just been announced, as follows:
The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton, Puffin Books
Wilder Than Midnight by Cerrie Burnell, Puffin Books
A Flash of Fireflies by Aisha Bushby, Farshore Books
This is a brand-new prize to get behind and it’s great to see that The Book Trust have recently given away copies of the longlist to schools in a competition.
This article has a little more information about the prize > https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/elle-mcnicoll-launches-new-childrens-book-prize-the-adrien-prize-6408
“Living with uncertainty is like having a rock in your shoe. If you can’t remove the rock, you have to figure out how to walk despite it. There is simply no other choice.”
What happened to kids’ books about the future? Gray Stanback asks where are the children's books illustrating hopeful visions of the future. They were all the rage from the late 1970s.
#BoingBoing notes that #Usborne is reissuing 1979's "Usborne Book of the Future", a glimpse into a more optimistic age that some of us grew up in.
Kids need hope like adults need #solarpunk. We can get to a brighter future!
Today in Labor History June 5, 1919: Richard Scarry was born. Scarry wrote and illustrated humorous children’s books with elaborate scenes of anthropomorphized animals. Some of his recurring characters were Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Mistress Mouse the tow truck driver, Wild Bill Hiccup, Gold Bug and Dingo the reckless driver. His fictional world, Busy Town, is characterized by a strong sense of community and mutual aid. Over the years, he revised his stories in an attempt to eliminate racial and gender stereotypes.
My and Teemu Juhani's The Little Shop of Nightmares series has been sold to Ukraine, which makes the total count of territories now 28! Wowee! :ablobcatgooglymlemjumping:
Painajaispuodit on myyty nyt myös Ukrainaan, eli kielialueita on agentuurin laskun mukaan nyt niinkin hieno määrä kuin 28! Huikea juttu. :ablobcatenjoy: