Kidlit These Days

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: TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life Nevertell by Katharine Orton from Candlewick Press Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! 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 Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by PhD Dawn B. Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss racial literacy and implementing an anti-biased/anti-racist framework in schools, with help from a bookshelf playlist of stories to keep folks talking. Joining is special guest Tiffany Jewell, a Black biracial writer, twin, first generation American, cisgender woman, an antiracist educator and consultant, mama, and author of This Book is Anti-Racist. This episode is sponsored by: Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit ImtheStory Nevertell by Katharine Orton To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Tiffany Jewell (website) #antiracistbookclub (Instagram) Some Things Are Just For Us (article from Medium) Racism Is Terrible. Blackness Is Not. (article from The Atlantic) Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: MIDDLE GRADE: This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Workby Tiffany Jewell; illustrated by Aurelia Durand Recommended podcasts and Podcasts Episodes: Hope and Hard Pills Code Switch Race Traitor Revisionist History (Epsiode – Miss Buchanan’s Period Of Adjustment) Sporkful (Episode – When White People Say Plantation) Teaching While White Two Dope Teachers and a Mic Unlocking Us (Episode – Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist) Unprisoned 1619 Podcast WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss doing the work of anti-racism, sitting with discomfort, and building children’s aptitude toward empathy and social justice with help from a bookshelf playlist of stories to keep folks talking. This episode is sponsored by: TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift! Lost Beast, Found Friend from Oni Press Bella’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron, from Starscape To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: 47 Black-Owned Bookstores Across the Country That You Can Support (EW article) KidLit Rally 4 Black Lives: Anti-Racist Resources for Children, Families, and Educators (website and video stream) Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani; illustrated by Rachelle Baker Modern Herstory : Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History written by Blair Imani; illustrated by Monique Le BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Ekua Holmes Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey with Gwen Strauss and illustrated by Floyd Cooper Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel; illustrated by Shane W. Evans AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi; illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony Medina, Javaka Steptoe, and R. Gregory Christie MIDDLE GRADE: This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell; illustrated by Aurelia Durand What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss representation of transgender voices of color, bravery in the face of survival choices, and the strength we already possess. Joining is special guest Kai Cheng Thom, performer, cultural worker, speaker, and author of From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea. This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes Libro FM Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Interview with Kacen Callendar on Kidlit These Days (episode) Kids Meet a Transgender Soldier (Kids Meet Youtube series) Kai Cheng Thom (homepage) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: The Boy & the Bindi by Vivek Shraya; illustrated by Rajni Perera Be Amazing: A History of Pride by Desmond is Amazing; illustrated by Dylan Glynn They She He Me: Free to Be! by Maya Gonzalez; illustrated by Matthew SG Neither by Airlie Anderson Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney; illustrated by Carmen Saldaña My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman; illustrated by Violet Tobacco When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, illustrated by Noah Grigni MIDDLE GRADE: Rainbow Revolutions: Power, Pride, and Protest in the Fight for Queer Rights by Jamie Lawson and Eve Lloyd Knight Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss how this time of safe-at-home is giving readers and bookmakers opportunity to reimagine our world through activism, design, kindness, and mindfulness. Joining is special guest Peter H. Reynolds, best-selling children’s book author, illustrator, bookshop owner, founder of FableVision, and an advocate for creativity and children of all ages. This episode is sponsored by: Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley, from Random House Graphic The Messy Life of Blue by Shawna Railey, from Little Bee Books To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Peter H. Reynolds (homepage) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: What If… by Samantha Berger; illustrated by Mike Curato The Breathing Book by Christopher Willard, PsyD and Olivia Weisser; illustrated by Alison Oliver Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, and illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III You Matter by Christian Robinson The Bear’s Garden by Marcie Colleen; illustrated by Alison Oliver Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera; illustrated byLauren Castillo What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Mae Besom MIDDLE GRADE: A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée Strange Birds by Celia C. Perez What Lane?! by Torrey Maldonado WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss the creative ways books and bookmakers are connecting with readers during stay-at-home regulations. Joining is special guest Christina Soontornvat, author of A Wish in the Dark and co-founder of the Everywhere Book Fest. This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes Lila and Hadleyby Kody Keplinger from Scholastic Fun Fun Fun World by Yehudi Mercado from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Everywhere Book Fest Every Child a Reader's resources for Children's Book Week #OperationStorytime from Romper (on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using hashtag #operationstorytime) “Write. Right. Rite." Series with Jason Reynolds BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison MIDDLE GRADE: Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega Twins (Twins #1) by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss food insecurity, how interconnected we are, and the capacity in all of us to be a helper. This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot's subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger from Scholastic Dewdrop by Katie O'Neill from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers (video interview) Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson Love by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Loren Long The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee; illustrated by Pascal Campion Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleansby Phil Bildner; illustrated by John Parra Green Machine: The Slightly Gross Truth about Turning Your Food Scraps into Green Energyby Rebecca Donnelly; illustrated by Christophe Jacques The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), John Parra (illustrator) I Can Write the Worldby Joshunda Sanders; illustrated by Charly Palmer Whose Hands Are These? by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero; illustrated by Zeke Peña Tinyville Town Gets to Work! by Brian Biggs All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing by Chris Barton; illustrated by Nicole Xu MIDDLE GRADE: Front Desk by Kelly Yang WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library– Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!– Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors EverywhereYouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries– There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew look back on a year of the Kidlit These Days podcast and highlight some of their favorite episodes and interviews. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera from Little, Brown Young Readers Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Kidlit These Days episode archive The Wall In The Middle of This Podcast (KTD ep. 1) An Indigenous Peoples' History (KTD ep. 13) Climate Change and Changemakers (KTD ep. 16) Dismantling White Privilege (KTD ep. 21) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Picture Books: Birthday on Mars! by Sara Schonfeld; illustrated by Andrew J. Ross Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman; illustrated by Caroline Binch Cannonball by Sacha Cotter ; illustrated by Josh Morgan (publishing June 2, 2020) Chapter Books: The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane (Azaleah Lane series) by Nikki Shannon Smith; illustrated by Mari Lobo Sadiq and the Desert Star (Sadiq series) by Siman Nuurali; illustratedAnjan Sarkar Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Rocks series) by Susan Muaddi Darraj,Ruaida Mannaa Nina Soni, Sister Fixer (Nina Soni series) by Kashmira Sheth; illustrated by Jenn Kocsmiersky Betty the Bearded Dragon (My Furry Foster Family series) by Debbi Michiko Florence,Melanie Demmer Stella Díaz Never Gives Up (Stella Diaz series) by Angela Dominguez Middle Grade: Cilla Lee-Jenkins: The Epic Story by Susan Tan,; illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte Nonfiction: "The Story of" chapter book biography series from Lee & Low Books, including: The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee by Paula Yoo; illustrated by Dom Lee The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls by Janet Halfmann; illustrated by Duane Smith The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai by Jen Johnson; illustrated by Sonia Sadler Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza Quiroz Wolf Where to Find Children’s Books During Quarantine Your local library- Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have aton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic!- Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn - Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries- There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of racism and social media, how the virus is impacting school kids and families, and how the kidlit community is responding. This episode is sponsored by: TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations Don’t Check Out This Book! By Kate Klise & M. Sarah Klise new from Algonquin Young Readers The Sunken Tower by Tait Howard from Oni Press Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Resource for Teaching Online Due to School Closures Talking to Kids About Coronavirus Additional Resources Talking With Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About The Everywhere Book Fest Defaced Mulan movie poster “Corona Time” kids in costumes BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Books by Raina Telgemeier (Guts; Smile; Babysitters Club) Books by Marti Dumas (The Little Human; Jupiter Storm; Jaden Toussaint) Books by Nikki Grimes (Ordinary Hazards; Bedtime for Sweet Creatures; One Last Word) Books by Lori Alexander (Future Engineer; Future President; All in a Drop) Books by Jacqueline Woodson (The Day You Begin; Brown Girl Dreaming; Red at the Bone) Books by Saadia Faruqi (Meet Yasmin series; A Place at the Table) CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole and Matthew discuss the need for more inclusive representation of all kids of bodies in children’s literature, accepting how different does not equal wrong, and the idea of normalizing “normal”. Joining is special guest Jessica Sanders, author of Love Your Body. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community The Paper Bag Princess: 40th Anniversary Edition, published by Annick Press Winterborne Home by Ally Carter, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for ourThe Kids Are All Rightnewsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Interview with Angie Manfredi about The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce (The Children’s Book Podcast) Fat Girl Reading (blog) Love Your Body Kickstarter (information and video) Love Your Body Student Workbook (free printable pdf) “Fat Positive Picture Books” Twitter Thread (from Angie Manfredi @misskubelik) Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Rock What Ya Got by Samantha Berger; illustrated by Kerascoet Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin; illustrated by Ebony Glenn Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali; illustrated by Sonja Bougaeva (Angie Manfredi’s review of Abigail the Whale) Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Ekua Holmes The Truth About Grandparents by Elina Ellis MIDDLE GRADE: Go With the Flowby Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams Karma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi Wientge Halfway to Perfect: A Dyamonde Daniel Book by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie 45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson Like Vanessaby Tami Charles Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older The Laura Line by Crystal Allen Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Some Places More Than Others by Renee Watson Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy Good Enough by Jen Petro Roy CLOSING NOTE: Let 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]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices