Rainbow Book List The Rainbow Book List, now in its 14th year, is an annual annotated bibliography consisting of quality LGBTQIA+ literature intended for readers from birth to age 18. This resource guide is meant to assist librarians, educators, parents, and others to ensure that everyone from babies and children to tweens and teens have access to selecting quality books with significant content regarding inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and all that extends throughout the Rainbow spectrum. The 2021 Rainbow Book List compiles some of the best LGBTQIA+ titles published in the USA and Canada between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020. This year’s committee evaluated close to 600 eligible titles and selected a total of 129 titles. We’re delighted to see so many remarkable offerings in the expanding landscape of LGBTQIA+ literature for youth. The Rainbow Book List is brought to you by the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association. Guel, M.
27th Annual Children’s Africana Book Awards – Africa Access 2021 Winners Best Books for Young Children Nana Akua Goes to School. Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison (illus.). Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020. Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana’s facial marks on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are. Idia of the Benin Kingdom. Queen Idia of the ancient kingdom of Benin played an important role during the reign of her son, Esigie, who ruled the Benin Kingdom (located in present-day Nigeria) from 1504-1550. Honor Books for Young Children The Talking Baobab Tree. A rabbit, lost in the desert and saved by a baobab tree, outwits a stronger, envious neighbor. The Arabic Quilt, An Immigrant Story. Kanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to the U.S., and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Best Book for Older Readers Raybearer. Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. Honor Book for Older Readers When Stars are Scattered.
Why You Should Consider Ditching Reading Logs After using reading logs in my fifth grade classroom for some time, I began to feel burdened by this daily routine. I noticed that students’ reading logs consistently showed the same number of minutes read each night: It was always 20. My students seemed to be reading merely because they had to—not because it opened up windows to the world, because reading about a character who looked like them brought them a sense of belonging and hope, or because they wanted to learn how to change the world for the better. I sought to find out whether other teachers were feeling the same way and what research said about this issue. I found that many parents and educators had strong negative feelings about reading logs—and research supported those sentiments. I experimented with several alternatives before developing reading accountability partners. Establishing Reading Accountability Partners Provide students with guiding questions to steer their conversations in productive ways. Implementation
Literature Awards – APALA The volunteer Literature Award juries of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) are thrilled to review titles for the 2025 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL)! The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature honors and recognizes individual works by Asian/Pacific American authors that highlight Asian/Pacific American cultures and experiences. Entries that are created by and highlight the experiences of underrepresented Asian American and Pasifika communities are especially encouraged. The winners will be announced during the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards Ceremony at LibLearnX 2025. All entries must be received by September 30, 2024. Each award will be named and given the award seal during the annual APALA Literature Award Ceremony. Literature Award Guidelines & Nominations For questions related to the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, contact litawards[at]apalaweb.org Order Literature Awards seals:
Virginia Reader's Choice Program — VSRA VRC Book Lists 2020-2021 Primary List Primary Bookmarks Elementary List Elementary Bookmarks Middle School List Middle School Bookmarks High School List High School Bookmarks 2018-2019 VRC Winners Primary: The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt Elementary: Wish by Barbara O'Connor Middle: Ghost by Jason Reynolds High: Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy The total votes for all categories was 86,221. Sponsored by THE VIRGINIA STATE READING ASSOCIATION in association with THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, THE VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION & THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA YOUTH SERVICES. To encourage young readers to become better acquainted with contemporary books with outstanding literary appeal, to broaden students’ awareness of literature as a life-long pleasure, to encourage reading aloud in classrooms as a means of introducing reading for pleasure, and to honor favorite books and their authors. Each qualified voter has one vote for his/her favorite book at each level.
Americas Award @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs OverviewCLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles. Américas Award 2021 Fall Program:Celebration of Children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx Literature with the Library of CongressZoom Webinar Hosted by the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress Monday, October 11, 2021 6:00pm-7:30pm EDT Click here to register Join the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress and the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) in a virtual celebration of children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx literature. Nominate a 2021 title by clicking on this Call for Submissions Download theAméricas Award Toolkit here!
Multicultural Literature All children deserve books in which they can see themselves and the world in which they live reflected. Diverse literature belongs in every classroom and library -- on the shelves and in the hands of children, librarians, and teachers. The challenge for librarians, teachers and others is identifying authentic, reliable books. Historically, the CCBC has compiled annual statistics on the number of books published annually by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. Beginining in 2018, we began documenting numbers around other aspects of diversity and respresentation in children's and young adult literature, including LGBTQ, and (Dis)Ability. CCBC Resources CCBC Bibliographies and Booklists: We strive to integrate multicultural literature into all of our work here at the CCBC. Other CCBC-recommended books: check out the Advanced Search feature of our searchable database of CCBC-recommended titles. Recommended Links
9 Books for Kids With Characters on the Autism Spectrum – Bookish Buzz You and your children probably know a person on the autism spectrum, it may be a family member, a close friend, or you. Books and stories can help children accept autism and learn that the autistic community is not a monolith. Autistic children are unique individuals with their own feelings, hopes, and emotions, just as allistic (non-autistic) children are. While some of these books are written specifically for children on the autism spectrum, others are aimed towards siblings and friends. 1. Ages 8-12Every parent of an autistic child wishes to get inside the autistic mind, and this book helps to make that a reality. 2. Ages 5-8Zane the zebra has autism, and he is worried that his friends and classmates will make fun of his stripes, which make him different. 3. {*style:<b>*}Ages 9-12{*style:</b>*}{*style:<br>*}Barry Jonsberg’s novel “The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee” tells the story of a 12-year old girl on the autism spectrum.
NBGS Lists - CL/R SIG Past & Present NBGS Books 2025 Notable Books for a Global Society A Map for FalasteenBy Maysa OdehIllus. Aliaa BetawiHenry Holt and Company A Two Placed Heart By Nguyen, D.P.Lee and Low Books. Aloha Everything By George, K.M.Illus. Waite, M.Red Comet Press And Then Boom By Fipps, L.Nancy Paulsen Books Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano ParkBy Maria Dolores AguilaIllus. 2024 Notable Books for a Global Society Saints of the HouseholdBy Ari TisonFarrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers That FlagBy Tameka Fryer BrownIllus. 2023 Notable Books for a Global Society We Deserve MonumentsBy Jas HammondsRoaring Brook Press TorchBy Lyn Miller-LachmannCarolrhoda Lab The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball TaleBy Charly PalmerFarrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Ain’t Burned All The BrightBy Jason ReynoldsIllus. 2022 Notable Books for a Global Society 2021 Notable Books for a Global Society Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Alexie, Sherman.
Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 2020s | 2010s | 2000s | 1990s | 1980s | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | 1930s | 1920s Click here for Newbery Medal and Honor Books 1922-Present (PDF 200kb) List with downloads of Newbery, Caldecott and Legacy Award Winning Speeches 2020 Medal Winner: New Kid, written and illustrated by Jerry Craft (HarperCollins) Honor Books: The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Scary Stories for Young Foxes, written by Christian McKay Heidicker, illustrated by Junyi Wu (Holt/Macmillan) Other Words for Home, written by Jasmine Warga (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins) Genesis Begins Again, written by Alicia D. Members of the 2020 Newbery Medal Selection Committee are: Chair Krishna Grady, Darien Library, Darien, Conn; K.C. 2019 Medal Winner: Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Candlewick) Members of the 2019 Newbery Medal Selection Committee are: Chair Ellen M. Honor Books: Doll Bones by Holly Black (Margaret K. Honor Books: Honor Book:
Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award home page! | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate. Children's Author Award | Youth Illustrator Award | Young Adult Author Award 2021 Children's Author Award Winner Efrén Divided, written by Ernesto Cisneros and published by Quill Tree, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021 Children's Author Honor Books 2021 Youth Illustrator Award Winner ¡Vamos! ¡Vamos!