Category Archives: children

An Exciting Change in Children’s Literature Book Awards!

Posted on September 2018 by Debbie Reese

Back in February of 2018, I was astonished and excited when I learned that the American Library Association’s Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) was taking a look at the names of its book awards, asking if the award … Continue reading →

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The Power of a Word

Posted on January 2018 by Eleanor Ray

(Eleanor Clark Ray is a 93-year-old resident of Champaign who taught school in Monterey, California.) Having a very long past to remember, I find that bits of that past rise into conscious memory unbidden and usually not welcome. For example, … Continue reading →

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