Discussion of news topics with a point of view, including narratives by individuals regarding their own experiences
Read 12 women’s diaries from a year in the pandemic
From a college senior to the first woman to receive the vaccine, they shared their lives with us (Illustrations by Sol Cotti for The Lily) The Lily News
Mar. 13, 2021
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, it sent the United States plunging into the unknown. It was clear that this event would be unlike anything most Americans had ever seen in their lifetimes and many people started, or continued, keeping journals to capture what that was like.
Fall 2021 Children s Sneak Previews publishersweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from publishersweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults revealed at ALA Midwinter Virtual January 25, 2021
On January 25, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits taking place virtually from Chicago.
A list of all the 2021 award winners follows:
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:
When You Trap a Tiger, written by Tae Keller, is the 2021 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Human Rights Day was on Dec. 10, and itâs never too early to have conversations with your little ones about the value of each personâs life.
Even if they might not be ready to read through the United Nationsâ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, talking about them in a general, simplified way still can be accessible to even the youngest children.
Sharing picture books together is a low-pressure way to get these conversations started, and the following titles are especially good for conveying the importance of valuing yourself, your fellow humans and the planet we all live on. Contributed