#iLoveMG events & banned book week

Love sharing book recs? Join two #iLoveMG Twitter chats next week. #DiverseMG will be Tuesday, September 27th (8pm EST) and #MGWishIHad is Wednesday, September 28th (8pm EST). Next week (September

Graphic novels’ golden age

I read comics when I was younger, but when I started reading “real” books I didn’t know about the wonderful world of graphic novels. Today’s readers are fortunate, then, that

Books for kids about 9/11

                                  I’m struggling to figure out how to speak to my middle schooler about

#EpiGate

Even non-food allergy families are probably familiar with the recent headlines about the massive price hike of EpiPens (which is being referred to as #EpiGate on social media). The huge backlash

Anne of Green Gables comes to Netflix

L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables is the first book I remember where I had it on my bookshelf in my bedroom forever, tried it a few times, and couldn’t

Allergy dad is a toast-creating superstar

Adam Perry had a problem. His child has food allergies to eggs, dairy and nuts, making breakfast a tricky meal for their household. She’d also had scary reactions to eating unsafe

Books about the Olympics

This week, I’m blogging over at From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors about the Olympics and books for kids who want to read more about the games and

Two upcoming events for NY-based children’s book writers

New York-based children’s book writers and illustrators, here are two cool upcoming events for you:   Children’s Writers of the Hudson Valley 2016 October Robust Revisions Workshop “In this workshop,

The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2016

Wondering what’s going to be hot at your local library? PW has a nice must-have book list for kids, MG and YA.

Interesting MG panel

Publishers Weekly has an interesting article on a recent MG Children’s Book Council panel, held in New York City. The panelists said that’s important for librarians to know their readers,