@erinentrada Some Kind of Courage by @DanGemeinhart. I started crying AT WORK in my library office and it’s one of the few animal stories worth the emotional risk.
Represented @IPSSchools and @IPS_CFI at the @ilfonline Youth Services Conference today! Sharing how qualitative data shows the value of children’s librarianship and librarians!@IronLibrarian
I saw this on twitter and instantly knew I wanted to do it for #MeetTheTeacher .... the parents wrote A LOT! I cannot wait to read them tomorrow morning 😀
Happy Monday! I'm giving away 20 hardcover copies of the new Yasmin titles! Follow me, RT and like this tweet for a chance to win. 10 winners will be chosen. USA only.
The prolific and bestselling author Jason Reynolds of young people's literature uses his own childhood experiences to encourage kids to use their imagination to tell their stories, and engage in the complicated conversations they may evoke https://t.co/3uDxHywlwz
A member of Moms for Liberty who is trying to ban All Boys Aren’t Blue lost her child in Uvalde. 6 hours after the shooting her group found time to threaten legal action against my book.
It's funny how as adults we act the same way our students do when we are frustrated or need to disconnect. It's the very behaviors we condemn in our classrooms that we display during PD or staff meetings. It was wild to watch.
The carpal tunnel is worth it. When a school picks What Lane? as it’s “One School, One Book Read”, the least I can do is sign 450 book plates for each copy of my book. My only doubt? “Thin or thick Sharpie? That is the question.”