Explore the world ofWe were delighted to chat with award winning illustrator Pat Cummings and her husband author H. Chuku Lee on StoryMakers. During their interview, Pat tells us that when she was a child she let her imagination run wild as she explored castle ruins in Germany and villages in Okinawa. It’s no wonder she fell in love with the fantasy genre of children’s literature!
Read more about Cummings, her advice to young writers, and her thoughts on the power of writing! Visit her website: PatCummings.com
🗳️Kids! Have your say! Bank Street Library’s Irma Black Award VOTING IS OPEN! Children are the final judges of this award for outstanding children’s book. Register & vote here: www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/
The Nominees:
The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson; illus by Leo Espinosa (Penguin Random House)
John’s Turn by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Kate Berube (Candlewick Press)
Bathe the Cat by Alice B McGinty; illustrated by David Roberts (Chronicle Books)
The Best Kind of Mooncake by Pearl AuYeung (Page Street Kids)
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From picture books celebrating feminism, to females in #STEM, and books in Spanish about women in history, head to the @kidlittv website (link in bio) for our round up of #kidlit shining a spotlight on strong, diverse women for #WomensHistoryMonth!
#kidsbookswelove #womenshistorymonthbooks #kidsbookstagram #weneedmoredogs
Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award and Educational Program
Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award and Educational Program
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Developed by the Children’s Book Committee (CBC), the Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award honors the legacy of the late award-winning children’s book author and her brilliant contributions to the...
✨NEW EPISODE!✨ Meet Janet Sumner Johnson, creator of THE RECESS GENIUS series, on #StoryMakers! Get a sneak peek at THE RECESS GENIUS 1: OPEN FOR BUSINESS, learn about idioms, & put your problem solving skills to use! 🍿Watch here: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersJanetSumnerJohnson
Stacy Ebert
Thanks so much for having me! I loved being on the show. :D
Janet Sumner Johnson We loved having you as our guest!
This #womenshistorymonth #picturebook list is so good, we couldn’t resist reposting from @kidlitincolor!
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We couldn’t list ALL of our favorites for ✨#womenshistorymonth✨
but these picture/middle grade books all feature amazing girls and women. 👧🏾
📚Please share your favorite titles in the comments.
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