Just stopping by to share my 2024 'sneak peek' list of poetry books and novels in verse for young people. Input welcome! poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2024/01/sneak-…

So honored to moderate this important discussion about MASCOT and the negative impact of Native images as sports mascots.

So happy to launch a new poetry anthology:
WHAT IS A FAMILY? ♥️
edited with
janetwong
featuring an amazing family of poets! All profits donated to IBBY Children in Crisis fund. Check it out for #NationalPoetryMonth Here's a glimpse of 5 poems: vimeo.com/pomelobooks/wh…

There we go. That’s more like it. The new Astrid Lindgren Award winner, folks. Lori Martin Bologna Children's Book Fair #BCBF23 #bcbf2023 #BolognaBookFair #bolognachildrensbookfair

Pomelo is everywhere— even in Argentina! 😜 Pomelo Books

Don't miss this fantastic new resource for educators: ENDURING QUESTIONS: USING JEWISH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN CLASSROOMS by David Bloome, Evelyn Freeman, Rosemary Horowitz & Laurie Katz. As we face rising anti-Semitism, it's so helpful to have resources like this to guide us.

So fun to host the #CoverReveal of WELCOME TO MONSTERVILLE by Laura Shovan, with irresistible, zany monster poems all illustrated by Michael Rothenberg. Coming in April poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2023/01/cover-…

Check out this amazing Banned Book Survival Guide created by librarians and students at Rutgers.

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Exactly! Poetry is for everyone and teachers who teach writing can be models for their students! More soon...

Hooray for our NCTE Poetry Award Winners!

Always such a valuable resource!

Yes and yes! #Quote

Amen! ✔️

60(!) picture books centering Native peoples & authors/illustrators to share for #ClassroomBookADay during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth or any month!

When I sat down to figure out if I could follow up last year's #bookaday for November with a second set… instagr.am/p/Ckn3sFvOPiq/

We bought a house in Gig Harbor, WA — great to be back in the PNW! I'm eager to book some local school visits + conferences. Will still be traveling to CT, NY, NJ, PA (+ all over) to speak, but would love to do events close to our new home!! DM me for details, OK? #authorvisits

In August, I was invited to TEDxKC to present our research PEN America on rampant educational censorship in the US: educational gag orders, book bans, and the #EdScare . 2 months later, the cases are new but the trends are unchanged. #FreeTheBooks #FReadom youtube.com/watch?v=cGxCT6…

Cultural Appropriation youtu.be/80n0pj7EVws via YouTube