Kidlit These Days

Matthew and Nicole discuss combatting xenophobia by adopting a stance of cultural humility and helping shape children’s understanding of a broader world, rich with hundreds of cultures, languages, and people both very similar and very different from their own. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge Get Booked: The Handsell Libro FM 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: Countering Islamophobia Through Education Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to Be a Refugee In the Face of Xenophobia: Lessons to Address Bullying of South Asian American Youth How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs Asking For A Friend: Help! My Kids Only Have White Friends Antiracist Book Festival They Called Us Enemy by George Takei,Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated byHarmony Becker Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust byLoic Dauvillier,Marc Lizano, and Greg Salsedo BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Under My Hijab by Hena Khan; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali; illustrated byHatem Aly Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Ebony Glenn Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez,; illustrated by Jaime Kim Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh The Journey by Francesca Sanna I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland MIDDLE GRADE: The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles; illustrated byHatem Aly Front Desk by Kelly Yang Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell 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

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: Get Booked Middle School Bites by Steven Banks with illustrations by Mark Fearing, published by Holiday House Book Riot Insiders 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: 2020 Youth Media Award Winners Dr. Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS: The Undefeatedby 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 Book Honor) My Papi Has a Motorcycle, illustrated by Zeke Peña, written by Isabel Quintero (Pura Belpré Award Honor) Genesis Begins Again,written by Alicia D. Williams (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, Newbery Honor) 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

Matthew and Jenn discuss anti-bias education, understanding our own white privilege, and listening to and learning about the challenges that many marginalized communities face. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch with Macmillan Children's This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer by Joan Holub from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Facing History and Ourselves Teaching Tolerance Teaching While White White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward Showing Up For Racial Justice BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) by Anastasia Higginbotham Nino Wrestles The World by Yuyi Morales The Dinosaur Department Store by Richard Merritt and Lily Murray Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard; illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh 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 The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson 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]), Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @jennIRL), or Instagram (@MatthewCWinner and @iamjennIRL). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: National Center on Family Homelessness Understand Homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless StandUp for Kids Family Promise Alicia D. Williams 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: The Youth Media Awards 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 Colby Sharp 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 Olivier Tallec and translated from the French by Claudia ZoeBedrick and Karin Snelson (2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award honor) 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina and Matthew share gift ideas in the form of book boxes packed with choice reads and thoughtful add-ons perfect for the reader or readers in your life. This episode is sponsored by TBR, by Owlkids Books, publisher of A Likkle Miss Lou and other children’s books, and by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! BUILD A BOOK BOX: For a Teacher, Librarian, of Fellow Bibliophile Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders: The Power of Human Migration and the Way That Walls and Bans Are No Match for Bravery and Hopeby ICPBS Mrs. Wright’s Classroom: Read It, Love It, Return It (rubber stamp) Mrs. Allen Has Read This Book! Ask Her About It! (rubber stamp) Library Card: Yellow Tote Bag (from Out of Print) For a Baby (and their adult) Mr. Boddington’s Studio: NYC ABCs (also have Chicago, San Francisco - out on November 26) Llamaphones by Janik Coat Library Card Baby Socks Bookworm in Training Onesie by BoyGirlParty For a Huggable Picture Book Reader One Hug by Katrina Moore; illustrated by Julia Woolf Hug Machine by Scott C Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo Tie dye hug tee (compression shirt) Sky nook Sloth hug stickers For a Budding Birder and Nonfiction Reader The Backyard Birdsong Book by Donald Kroodsma and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology The Big Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys by Mike Unwin, illustrated by Jenni Desmond Pop Chart’s Birds of North America Droll Yankees Onyx Clever Clean and Fill Mixed Seed Bird Feeder For a Maker and Graphic Novel Reader The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell Cuttable Cardboard Creations (Maker Fun Factory) by Mikal Keefer and Elisa Hansen ALL of the cardboard boxes from our book mail Printed duct tape from Duck Tape (specifically Galaxy or kittens with bowties design) Cardboard Tool Kit from UncommonGoods For a Star-Gazing Audio Book Reader (and for Matthew from Karina) See You in the Cosmos audiobook by Jack Cheng 50 Things to See in the Sky by Sarah Barker Star wheel Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho; illustrated by Katherine RoyAstronaut Ice Cream Sandwich Side note: Tiera Fletcher, age 24,is one of the lead engineers building the rocket that will take us to Mars. For a Fiction Reader Interested In Life Through a Different Lens (and for Karina from Matthew) Dough Boys by Paula Chase Trouble Funk “Drop the Bomb” on vinyl Set of drum sticks UA HOVR™ SLK EVO x Pride sneakers (or the UA Curry 7) 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina and Matthew talk about representation of neurodiverse individuals, giving authentic voice in children's literature, and building empathy for all students. Joining is special guest Elana K. Arnold, author of A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, by OwlCrate Jr, a subscription box for middle grade readers, and by Naked Mole Rat Saves the World by Karen Rivers, new from Algonquin Young Readers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: National Symposium on Neurodiversity at Syracuse University NeuroWonderful - Ask an Autistic vlog with Amethyst Schaber Voices of Autism - Panel 1: Young Adults on the Spectrum (Seattle Pacific University) The Schneider Family Book Award Elana K. Arnold BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar; illustrated by Alea Marley This Beach Is Loud! by Samantha Cotterill (Little Senses series) Nope. Never. Not for Me! by Samantha Cotterill (Little Senses series) Why Johnny Doesn’t Flapby Clay Morton and Gail Morton; illustrated by Alex Merry My Brother Ottoby Meg Raby and illustrated by Elisa Pallmer Benji, the Bad Day and Meby Sally J. Pla and illustrated by Ken Min A Friend for Henryby Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika Song How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machineby Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville; illustrated by Giselle Potter Middle Grade: The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, translated by KA Yoshida Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery and Temple Grandin Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina and Matthew talk about the climate change, young activists, and a needed willingness for adults to listen, not just to these young voices, but also to one another. Joining is special guest Carole Lindstrom, author of Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle and the upcoming We Are Water Protectors. This episode is sponsored by our Book Riot Blind Dates with Books contest, by Starscape, publisher of bestselling author, W. Bruce Cameron's Puppy Tales series, and by Roar, the YA imprint of Lion Forge and publisher of Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: 'We Have Not Come Here to Beg World Leaders to Care,' 15-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Tells COP24. 'We Have Come to Let Them Know Change Is Coming' (COP24 Climate Talks in 2015) (via Common Dreams) Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you – you have stolen my dreams and my childhood' (video) (The Guardian) "When ice melts, polar bears use 5x more energy to swim instead of walk" (video) Stand with Standing Rock CBC's Tim Fontaine shares stories from Standing Rock and the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline (Unreserved Podcast) Autumn Peltier, 13-year-old water advocate, addresses UN (video) Woodsy the Owl Smokey Bear FernGully: The Last Rainforest BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi Water is Water by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin If Polar Bears Disappeared by Lily Williams Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter Graphic Novels: I'm Not a Plastic Bag by Rachel Hope Allison; forward by Jeff Corwin - the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Middle Grade: Strange Birds: A Field Guide for Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Perez Nonfiction: The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World by DK Publishing 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) Librarian and Educator Tools The Eisner Awards 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) byDoug Savage Hilda and the Mountain King byLuke Pearson Lucky Stars (Mr. Wolf's Class #3)byAron 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 Field Trip (Sanity and Tallulah book 2) by Molly Brooks 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina and Matthew talk about why books get banned, what book titles appear on ALA's Most Challenged Books list, and why Banned Books Week is a great time for celebrating. Joining is special guest Sonali Kumar, a librarian in Washington, DC and the author of the Unschooled Librarian blog. This episode is sponsored by Malamander by Thomas Taylor and illustrated by Tom Booth. Available from Walker Books U.S., We are also sponsored by Chronicle Books. And by our Book Riot Mystery/Thriller Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: The Unschooled Librarian (blog) Sonali Kumar on Twitter (@unschooledlib) Banned Books Week Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2018 (video) Why Your Kids Should Read Banned Books It’s Banned Books Week again. Can we stop yelling at each other about it? (Jacqueline Woodson talking about banned books in the Washington Post) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Skippyjon Jonesseries written and illustrated by Judy Schachner Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Middle Grade: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams (out January 14, 2020, First Second) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (out on January 7, 2020) 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]), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices