Feast on Amazing Kidlit: Links to the ALA Youth Media Awards 2021
"In January it's so nice while slipping on the sliding ice to sip hot chicken soup with rice!" So wrote masterful author-illustrator Maurice Sendak more than fifty years ag0. But January also brings a tasty list of freshly awarded children's books to feast upon. On January 25th, the American Library Association revealed the 2021 ALA Youth Media Awards, citing exemplary literature in book and digital formats for children and teens. These prestigious awards commend works published in the United States during the prior publishing year (November 1 – October 31). To make the content even easier to digest and access, explore
Essential Kidlit Blogs and Newsletters for Writers and Illustrators
Published by The Writing Cooperative, on Medium, 12-26-2020 Writing and illustrating is a quiet job pretty much done at home, far from the buzz of the publishing houses and those who acquire children's books. But to keep in touch with hot topics (and enhance my craft), I follow kidlit blogs and newsletters. Most of these resources are free. A few require membership. All are immensely supportive. Decide which digital publications best suit you: A Fuse #8 Production This blog is by author and librarian Betsy Bird, perched beneath the School Library Journal (SLJ) umbrella, but opinions are her own. Betsy posts book reviews,