A couple of things have caught my eye lately, so I thought I’d share! Firstly, the Disability in Kidlit blog. This blog embraces a broad definition of disability, and discusses its representation in middle grade and YA literature from a… Read More ›
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Thursday Cheezburger: Kidlit Characters
Today’s theme is: Characters from children’s literature! Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez week here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an… Read More ›
Quickhit: Librarian whines about girls in kidlit
Via pharaoh-katt, librarian Diantha McBride has a complaint about the number of girls there are in kidlit. Is she having trouble finding good books with interesting female protagonists? No. She is whinging that not enough boys feature in kidlit. She… Read More ›
Kidlit report: Never Tease a Weasel, and Danny the Champion of the World
Among the giant pile of books we currently have checked out of the library are these two, both of which are skating close to five stars for me. This is a terrific picture book. Never Tease a Weasel, by Jean… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 