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Hosting a Mock Book Award
Kidlit These Days
12/12/19 • 48 min
Karina and Matthew talk about the Youth Media Awards, educators doing mock book awards with their students, and we look back on some of our favorite Kidlit These Days episodes of the year. Joining is special guest Colby Sharp, 5th grade teacher, co-host of The Yarn podcast, editor of The Creativity Project, An Awesometastic Story Collection, and the co-author with Donalyn Miller of Game Changer: Book Access for All Kids.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Read Harder Journal and by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
HarperCollins Children’s Books Launches Heartdrum, A New Native-Focused Imprint
Episode 13: An Indigenous Peoples' History
Episode 1: The Wall in the Middle of This Podcast
Matthew's Mock Coretta Scott King Award with Students in Grades K-5
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Drawn Together by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat (2019 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Picture Book winner)
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (2019 Newbery Medal winner)
Dr. Debbie Reese (2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award)
Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender/Kacen Callender (2019 Stonewall Book Award winner)
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (2019 Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner)
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal (2019 Caldecott honor)
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan by Ashley Bryan (2017 Coretta Scott King Illustrator honor & 2017 Newbery honor)
The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros; illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte (2019 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Book honor)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (2017 Newbery award winner)
Jerome By Heart by Thomas Scotto, illustrated by ...
What To Do With All of Those Statues
Kidlit These Days
07/09/20 • 52 min
Nicole and Matthew discuss historically problematic statues, how legal does not always mean moral, and we reflect on the kidlit authors whose works have helped to secure space for underrepresented voices.
This episode is sponsored by:
Nevertell by Katharine Orton from Candlewick Press
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes
The Statues Were Toppled. What Happens to Them Now? (New York Times)
Return of Oñate’s Foot (99% Invisible)
Always Read the Plaque: Mapping Over 10,000 Global Markers & Memorials
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS:
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz; illustrated by AG Ford
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Jamey Christoph
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! by Andrea J. Loney; illustrated by Keith Mallett
M is for Movement by Innosanto Nagara
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Luisa Uribe
I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James
MIDDLE GRADE:
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Our Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Kidlit These Days
01/07/21 • 52 min
Nicole and Matthew talk about the books they’re most looking forward to in 2021. Joining us is Sailaja Joshi, CEO and founder of Mango and Marigold Press.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS
- Tag Team (El Toro & Friends) by Raúl the Third
- Training Day (El Toro & Friends) by Raúl the Third
- Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
- What You Don’t Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood by Anastasia Higginbotham
- Michelle’s Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change by Sharee Miller
- I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner; illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelly Anand; illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Middle Grade
- Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
- Root Magic By Eden Royce
- Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca
- Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams
- Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
CLOSING NOTE:
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Children's Books In Verse
Kidlit These Days
04/15/21 • 50 min
Tune in to hear Nicole and Nusrah talk about excellent children’s literature in verse, alongside a conversation with the wonderful Charles Waters, the co-author of Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.
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Charles Waters Recommendations
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salzaar
You Can Fly by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Garvey’s Choice by Nikki Grimes
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (Young Adult)
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia Mccall (Young Adult)
Books Discussed
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z
by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? Poems for When a Person Needs a Poem by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Lee White
The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
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How To Talk About the Hard Stuff
Kidlit These Days
12/10/20 • 58 min
Nicole and Matthew talk about working with children through challenging questions with truthful answers. Joining us is special guest Jelani Memory, author of A Kids Book About Racism and co-founder and CEO of A Kids Book About.
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Relevant Links:
- A Kids Book About (homepage)
- Jelani Memory and Company on making books and leaving messages for their childhood selves (The Children’s Book Podcast)
- Kids Meet a Transgender Soldier (HiHo channel, YouTube)
- Kids Meet a Person with Cerebral Palsey
- Kids Meet a Person with Alopecia
- Kids Meet a Person with Tourette’s
- Kids Meet a Drag Queen
- Kids Meet a Young Adult in Hospice
- Kids Meet a Nurse on the Frontlines of COVID-19
- Kids Meet a Virologist
- Down Syndrome Answers series (Canadian Down Syndrome channel, YouTube)
- “Really Long Distance” podcast episode (This American Life)
- How to Survive the End of the World (podcast)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS
- The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith and illustrated by Rachel Wada
- Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor; illustrated by Rafael López
- The End of Something Wonderful: A Practical Guide to a Backyard Funeral by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic, illustrated by George Ermos
- Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw; illustrated by Matt Carr
- This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges
MIDDLE GRADE
- Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
- When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter
- The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
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#6: Save School Libraries!
Kidlit These Days
05/30/19 • 46 min
Karina and Matthew talk about the heart of the school, the disheartening trend of diminishing school libraries, and the inherent value of school libraries and school librarians in supporting a school, raising readers, and building global citizens. Joining is special guest John Schumaker, author of the Mr. Schu Reads blog.
This episode is sponsored by
- Audible
- TBR, Book Riot's new subscription service offering tailored book recommendations for readers of all stripes
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Spokane Eliminates School Librarians, Continuing Trend of Disappearing School Libraries by Kelly Jensen (Book Riot)
Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds (Education Week)
New Bills in Michigan Would Make Librarians Essential School Staff (Book Riot)
Weeding is Fundamental (99% Invisible podcast)
The Room of Requirement (This American Life podcast)
Palaces for the People (99% Invisible podcast)
Mr. Schu Reads (website)
Simon Sinek on Circles of Safety (YouTube)
Dr. Sayatani DasGupta (The Practice of Narrative Medicine)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Picture Books:
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter
That Book Woman by Heather Henson, illustrated by David Small
The Library by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small
This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small
Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady, illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, illustrated by Raul Colon
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar
Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
Chapter Books:
Comics for All
Kidlit These Days
10/03/19 • 50 min
Karina and Matthew talk about the booming graphic novel market, state book awards centering comics, and go-to resources for librarians and educators in support of reading comics. Joining is special guest Jen Wang, co-founder and organizer of the annual Comics Arts Los Angeles festival, and cartoonist of Stargazing and The Prince and the Dressmaker.
This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, Remarkables by Margaret Peterson Haddix and HarperCollins Children's Books, and by Starscape, the proud publisher of Freeing Finch by Ginny Rorby.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) Librarian and Educator Tools
The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (Grades 6-8)
Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading Lists (Grades K-2, Grades 3-5)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Younger Readers:
The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri
Peter & Ernesto: The Lost Sloths by Graham Annable
Time Trout (Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy series, Book 3) by Doug Savage
Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson
Lucky Stars (Mr. Wolf's Class #3) by Aron Nels Steinke
Middle Grade:
New Kid by Jerry Craft
This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews
Go with the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann (out 1/14/20, First Second)
The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander, art by Dawud Anyabwile
Best Friends by Shannon Hale (follow up to Real Friends), illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Serving Up the 2020 Youth Media Awards
Kidlit These Days
02/06/20 • 57 min
Matthew and Nicole discuss the results of the 2020 Youth Media Awards, highlight some of their favorite books recognized, and how this awards year could impact the future of publishing. Joining is special guest Dr. Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez, who served on the 2018 Pura Belpré Award committee.
This episode is sponsored by:
Middle School Bites by Steven Banks with illustrations by Mark Fearing, published by Holiday House
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RELEVANT LINKS:
2020 Youth Media Award Winners
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS:
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Caldecott Medal)
Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim by Brenda J. Child (Red Lake Ojibwe), translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain (Lac La Croix First Nation), illustrated by Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe) (American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Winner)
When Aidan Became a Brother, written by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Stonewall Book Award Winner)
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, written by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López (Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, written by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner)
MIDDLE GRADE:
New Kid, written by Jerry Craft (John Newbery Medal)
Other Words for Home, written by Jasmine Warga (Newbery Honor)
AWARD-WINNING BOOKS FROM PAST GUESTS
Gittel’s Journey, by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates (The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor)
Stargazing, written by Jen Wang and published by First Second, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Children’s Literature Winner)
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People, written by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza, adapted from the adult book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (American Indian Youth Literature Award Young Adult Boo...
Seeing Homelessness
Kidlit These Days
01/09/20 • 55 min
Karina and Matthew talk about the homelessness epidemic, how homelessness affects children, and the need for greater representation of poverty and homelessness in children's literature. Joining is special guest Alicia D. Williams, author of Genesis Begins Again.
This episode is sponsored by Dough Boys, another #BooksForTheMiddle by Paula Chase and by Book Riot Insiders.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
National Center on Family Homelessness
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Coalition for the Homeless
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Picture Books:
The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena; illustrated by Christian Robinson
Still a Family by Brenda Reeves Sturgis; illustrated by Jo-Shin Lee
A Shelter in Our Car by Monica Gunning; illustrated by Elaine Pedlar
Middle Grade:
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
Parked by Danielle Svetcov
The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner
The Bridge Home by Padma VenkatramenLet us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email ([email protected]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner).
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#4: Hooray for Teachers
Kidlit These Days
05/02/19 • 46 min
Karina and Matthew talk about the amazing and vibrant education community online, authors who started out as teachers teachers, and teachers we saw and loved in our favorite books. Joining is special guest Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and TBR.
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RELEVANT LINKS:
Liberty Hardy's Instagram Account (@franzencomesalive)
Jillian Heise's #ClassroomBookADay
Donalyn Miller (aka The Book Whisperer)
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Picture Books:
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Chapter Books:
Dory Fantasmagory (series) by Abby Hanlon
Middle Grade:
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (TBR May 14, 2019)
The Best Man by Richard Peck
Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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How many episodes does Kidlit These Days have?
Kidlit These Days currently has 55 episodes available.
What topics does Kidlit These Days cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Kidlit These Days?
The episode title 'Celebrating ADA 30' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Kidlit These Days?
The average episode length on Kidlit These Days is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of Kidlit These Days released?
Episodes of Kidlit These Days are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Kidlit These Days?
The first episode of Kidlit These Days was released on Mar 8, 2019.
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