Build Your Stack: Curating a Menu of Mentors
This blog post was written by NCTE member Lynsey Burkins. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
The African American Read-In Celebration at the University of Northern Iowa Marks Its 15th Anniversary
This post was written by NCTE members Tiffany A. Flowers and Gloria Kirkland-Holmes. Each year, the African American Read-In …
Reading When Aidan Became a Brother with Elementary Students
This post was written by NCTE member Tadayuki Suzuki, a member of the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee. In her …
2020 Mathical Book Prize Award Winners
This post was written by guest author Fran Wilson. Looking for some new titles to foster a positive attitude …
Build Your Stack: Intersectional Voices, Realities, New Visions
This post was written by NCTE member Julia Torres. It is part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Building Diverse Collections of LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Literature to Expand Windows and Mirrors for Youth
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by Stephen Adam Crawley, a member of NCTE’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. …
An Argument for the Dark Side of Literature for Young People
“It’s a natural human urge to protect our kids from everything that could hurt them—and it’s an urge we seem …
Peek Inside July Language Arts
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in …
A Storytime Activity for Everyone Loves Bacon
This post was guest-authored by children’s librarian AnnMarie Hurtado. I recently published a book to help children’s librarians enhance …
Peek inside May Language Arts
The Language Arts children’s literature review team always shares great recommendations for readers. For the May issue, they focus on the ways …