As I creep closer to graduation, I reach new milestones. My master's project is almost complete, so to celebrate, I'm linking this post to my Guide to Collective Biographies of Women Written for Children. I hope you find it a useful selection tool, as well as a resource for reader's advisory/reference. Please feel free to … Continue reading New Guide to Collective Biographies

No, not that book! We are in THIS book   Who are the authors? This book was written by the instructor and students of a graduate-level course for preservice school and public youth services librarians titled Instruction for Youth in School and Public Libraries. The instructor, Dr. Casey H. Rawson, edited the text and wrote or … Continue reading We are in a Book

Playwright Tom Hooper has noted that “the more uncompromisingly specific you are the more you end up touching the bigger universal truths.” In Drawn Together Minh Lê and Dan Santat explore universal themes of family, love, and communication through the very specific story of a child and his grandfather’s yearning to find common language. The book … Continue reading Drawn Together by Minh Lê and Dan Santat

In the last two years several books have been published that introduce young children to ideas of gender independence. The following bibliography of eleven titles fall into three categories. Some of these books directly address gender stereotyping and gender identity. Other books use illustrations or metaphor for nonbinary or trans identity. The final group of … Continue reading Picture Books for and About Gender Expansive Children

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