The Yarn
Angela Frederick, May 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Celebrating Asian American Native Hawai’ian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Comic Books for Kids with Angela Frederick
Amanda MacGregor, May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
I hope that reading the book will give readers living with chronic illness a little bit of the gift it gave me as I wrote it.
Amanda MacGregor, May 17, 2024 | Take 5
Part of why we're focusing on middle grade this year on TLT is because discoverability can feel so challenging, with chain stores stocking less MG than ever before. New authors face an even bigger challenge because kids (and their grown-ups) often gravitate toward established authors they know they will like.
Amanda MacGregor, May 16, 2024 | Guest Post
Without The Diamond in the Window introducing me to chambered nautiluses all those years ago, I might still be sitting at my laptop staring at a blank page.
Amanda MacGregor, May 16, 2024 | Guest Post
Narrative nonfiction has the same goals as any novel – to use these same techniques of conflict, setting, characterization, etc. to build a world that a reader cares about.
Rachel Strolle, May 15, 2024 | Pride
Teen librarian Rachel Strolle shares new YA LGBTQIA+ titles to help you read and build book rainbows for Pride (and all year round)
Cindy Shutts, May 15, 2024 | Cindy Crushes Programming, Escape Rooms
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through her Mario themed Escape Room
Ally Watkins, May 15, 2024 | Guest Post
The Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Elementary-age kids are flocking to the library in droves to check out the latest Dog Man or The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel. All kinds of kids with all kinds of hobbies are interested in reading graphic novels. The format is gaining popularity at an extraordinary rate. Why is this? There are […]
Amanda MacGregor, May 14, 2024 | Guest Post
History is boring to most kids—totally unfair to history, BTW. But it’s true: students often rank my subject, social studies, as their least favorite.
Karen Jensen, MLS, May 13, 2024 | Climate Change
Danielle Sachdeva, Associate Professor of Literacy and Elementary Education, University of North Georgia and Patricia Newman, Sibert Honor author and Environmentalist, discuss middle grade books about the ocean for World Ocean Day
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