Book Awards Galore!

Are you a huge fan of literary awards? Do you like to learn each year which books are the most distinguished to help you find the right titles for your students? If so, TeachingBooks certainly has book awards for you!

• Browse 122 National Book Awards
• Explore 379 State & Provincial Booklists

For each display, you'll have immediate access to a vast collection of resources that bring these recognized books to life.

Also know that TeachingBooks has...

• Interviewed most winners of the major book awards
• Developed a "Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees" collection–a compilation of resources for the titles recognized in the most recent year from 98 national recognitions

Dig in and enjoy finding fun and professional insights by browsing these awards. If you have a favorite, email me and I'll send you a link of resources specific to that award and distinction.

Enjoy, and my best.

Nick Glass
Founder & Executive Director
TeachingBooks and Book Connections
nick@TeachingBooks.net

Behind the Books: "Politics and Civil Unrest in America"

This month, we hear from Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, about the personal and professional inspiration behind her editorial work and her writing, including her new book, Politics and Civil Unrest in Modern America (Abdo, 2021).

Meet-the-Author Recording: ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl Gonzalez, III

In this recording, award-winning author and illustrator Raúl the Third describes why he chose food as the subject of his 2021 Pura Belpré winning title, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020), and how he invented those food truck names.

Jennifer L. Holm on The Lion of Mars

Newbery Honoree Jennifer L. Holm was inspired by her personal story of family, appreciation for science fiction, and imagining life on Mars when writing her new middle grade novel, The Lion of Mars (Random House, 2021). Visit the tour to hear her share more about the inspiration for the book.

Jenny Torres Sanchez on Teaching and Writing

When Jenny Torres Sanchez discussed literature with her students, she prioritized being honest and real. In this For Teachers, By Teachers post, learn how Sanchez's novel, We Are Not From Here (Penguin, 2020) reflects that honesty and realism.

Featured Booklist: Black Lives Matter at School: Unapologetically Black

Want to ensure that the children in your life are thinking critically about resistance, intersectionality, and anti-racism? Try the 1,000+ resources available for Teaching for Change's Black Lives Matter at School: Unapologetically Black booklist.

Listen In with Matthew Winner & The Children's Book Podcast

With February being Black History Month, I Got The School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Frank Morrison (Bloomsbury, 2020) is perfect for celebrating Black joy with personal portrayals of family, school settings, friendship, and community. Join the author and illustrator in this episode of the Children's Book Podcast!

Writing Prompts: Play with Words

When writing our stories, language allows us the flexibility to tell them in our own personalized way. Learn how these authors consider words in their writing. Then, get creative and tell your story, your way.

Reflect on Cultural Representation within Literature

Join this webinar to deeply dive into using TeachingBooks to encourage and guide reflection on cultural representation in the books being read in your classrooms and libraries.

• Prompt thinking with Multi-leveled Cultural Representation Reflections
• Encourage conversation on diverse experiences with Meet-the-Author resources
• Increase access to diverse authors and illustrators with our Diverse Books Toolkit

Contests & Giveaways

Check out our February Contests & Giveaways, accompanied by multimedia resources!

• Code Breaker, Spy Hunter by Laurie Wallmark & Brooke Smart (Abrams, 2021)
• #MeToo and You: Everything You Need to Know about Consent, Boundaries, and More by Halley Bondy (Lerner, 2021)
• Changing Laws: Politics of the Civil Rights Era by Judy Dodge Cummings (Nomad Press, 2021)
• And More!

See the February Contests & Giveaways on our blog.

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