Hey, #KidLit#Authors and #Illustrators. Please consider signing this statement opposing Scholastic's “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” program, which in actuality is a segregating program that allows schools to opt out of including titles from diverse authors in their Scholastic Book Fairs, implying there is something wrong or dangerous about those particular books.
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
Hi everyone! Those of us in the BosKidLit Collective are meeting up this Sunday at 11AM at Belmont Books. We'll be outside the front of the store (inside the cafe if it rains). All #BIPOC#kidlit & #YA lit folks #writers and #illustrators are welcome! There is no need to be in the group or join the group to chat. #boston@bookstodon@kidlit
If your child is a food lover, the ABCs of Indien Cuisine will certainly be a great read. Full of adorable illustrations, this picture book introduces young readers to different Indian dishes, all organized following the alphabet’s letters. From Aloo Gobi to Zeera, young readers discovers twenty six very tasty flavors presented in rich and powerful colors.
Hi All, I've switched servers so it's #introduction time again! I'm a #writer and #photographer currently living in Minneapolis. MN, USA. I write speculative #YA ranging from ghost-laden mysteries to magical thrillers to stuff that's just, well, weird. Lately I've been wanting to write more short stories or flash. #VCFA#sff#kidlit
Photography-wise, I'm up for anything, but expect a lot of pics of small animals, both wild and domestic. Here are a few faves:
My colleague is trying to identify a fantasy novel he read as a child/tween sometime around 1980-1984 in the U.S., and so far all of us who are trying to assist are stumped. If you can help, we'd be most grateful! (UPDATE: We’ve ruled out works by Patricia McKillip.)
Here's what he remembers:
He thinks it was published in the late 1970s. (He read a library hardback without a dustjacket, so he didn't see the cover art.)
He thinks it was a standalone novel, not a book in a series.
The plot involved a boy and girl brought up as siblings, but in fact they were the respective heirs of two warring kingdoms, heraldically represented as "the Mountain" and "the Sea." It culminated in a duel between two wizards.
Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm a cartoonist with colourful work with a sense of humour & adventure, whether in imaginary worlds or urban landscapes. #KidLitArt#KidlIt#MastoArt
I work a lot for Owl Magazine, and made a couple graphic novels.
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