Amy Martin of Oakland Public Offers Ideas on Reviewing Books on Police in School Library Journal: Due to nationwide incidents of police violence against communities of color, Amy Martin led a team at Oakland Public [continue reading]
Media Watch
San Francisco Public Library Lauded for Diverse Books Efforts
Congratulations to Meredith Steiner, featured in the photo and article in the San Francisco Chronicle, for the efforts to include more diverse books in programming and in the collection of the San Francisco Public Library. [continue reading]
Website of the Month: I’m Here, I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?” www.leewind.org/ Lee Wind is an educator and publisher, specializing in books on LGBTQ issues for teens. His blog reviews [continue reading]
Website of the Month: Embrace Race
Embrace Race: Where to find “diverse” children’s books: https://medium.com/embrace-race/where-to-find-diverse-childrens-books-5bc8c8bc971b#.knz156fia Looking for lists and reviews of great books for kids featuring cultural diversity? Try Melissa Giraud’s website “Embrace Race,” and her collection of websites listing suggestions. [continue reading]
Christian Robinson on PBS News, NPR Highlights Pura Belpre
Christian Robinson on PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/illustrator-explains-art-making-pictures-speak-children/ – Check out this clip from PBS News Hour entitled “An Illustrator Explains the Art of Making Pictures Speak to Children,” featuring award-winning picture book artist Christian Robinson. [continue reading]
ACL’s Reviewers Guide, Cleary’s 100th Birthday, and More!
Check out ACL’s New Reviewers Guide: The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California offers a new Reviewers Guide, with added focus on reviewing diversity in books for youth. Please see the documents on our [continue reading]
KQED Radio on Diversity in Children’s Books, Author Tim Kehoe Dies, Calif. Center for the Book
KQED Radio Discussion on Diversity in Children’s Books: Did you hear the KQED Radio program on Mon., March 24th regarding People of Color Underrepresented in Children’s Books? Guests included Nina Lindsay of Oakland Public Library, [continue reading]
Media Watch: CD Reviews
Boynton, Sandra. Frog Trouble and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs. Workman, 2013. Illus. by Sandra Boynton. $16.95 book and CD. ISBN 978-0-7611-7176-8. Boyton has written (or co-written with Michael Ford) a dozen country-style songs that [continue reading]