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Celebrated children’s illustrator and author Ashley Bryan passed away on February 4th in the home of his niece, according to an update to the author’s website. He had just turned 98 this past July, and his family shared that he “continued to recite poetry from his vast repertoire – especially Shakespeare’s sonnets – up to the very end.” Throughout his long career, Bryan received multiple honorary degrees, lifetime achievement recognitions, and awards for his illustrations accompanying the work of such writers and poets as Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Walter...

This list of new children’s books with dance themes was originally published in our kid lit newsletter, The Kids Are Al Right. Sign up for it here to receive news and recommendations from the world of kid lit and middle grade books. Hi Kid Lit Friends! I hope 2022 is off to a great start for all of you! I spent New Year’s Eve in my favorite chair reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (a historical fiction book for adults) from cover to cover. I also began The Mountains Sing...

Suburban women are a force. Following the 2016 election, it became clear that the contingent of white suburban women could sway the power in the country. But in the months following, other suburban women knew it was time to step up, and in 2018, a group banded together to mobilize this demographic for good. Red Wine and Blue is a 504(c)(4) corporation working to drive women in the suburbs into action for good. With 250,000 members strong, they’re mobilizing and empowering women who haven’t been or considered themselves activists to...

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On January 25th, Granbury Independent School District in Texas pulled 100 books for review based on Matt Krause’s list of 850 books he wants banned from school libraries. Five books were pulled from shelves. Students spoke out at the board meeting, saying, We want to learn about things that may not be the prettiest or the most comfortable, but we as students are entitled to complete knowledge… In response, superintendent of the district Jeremy Glenn said, Let’s not misrepresent things. We’re not taking Shakespeare, Hemingway off the shelves, and we’re...

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On January 10, a Tennessee school board voted 10-0 to remove the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman. The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel was the “anchor text” for an eighth grade language arts curriculum and was about the experiences of the author’s Jewish parents while they were in Nazi concentration camps. The vote came as a result of the McMinn County Board of Education’s complaints of the graphic novel’s use of profanity and nudity. There are a grand total of eight curse words within Maus’s 295 pages. Tony Allman, one...

Ridgeland, Mississippi mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 from the library system until all “homosexual materials” are removed. He stated that these books “went against his Christian beliefs” and will not be funding the library until they are removed, specifically naming The Queer Bible as a title that needs to pulled from shelves. Tonja Johnson, executive director for the Madison County Library System, told McGee that the library is not a religious institution: “I explained that we are a public library and we serve the entire community. I told him...

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Guillermo del Toro animated version of Pinocchio, inspired by Gris Grimly’sillustrated edition of the book, was announced in 2018. It stars Ewan McGregor as Cricket (the narrator), and other announced cast members include Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Geppetto will be voiced by David Bradley and Pinocchio by Gregory Mann. The trailer is less than a minute long, and reveals little about the specifics of the movie other than the animation style. It will be released on Netflix December 2022. Find more news and stories of interest from the book...

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