Games!

TeachingBooks is launching a series of online games for students of all ages to have fun connecting with books and authors. First up, the memory card game Concentration!

With this kidlit version of Concentration, you can match images of book covers to themselves—or match photos of authors to their book covers. What's particularly nifty about this TeachingBooks version is that you get to personalize the book cover selections with lists and awards of your choosing.

Imagine taking the titles from your syllabi, classroom collection, or battle booklist, and dropping them into this game. It is simple to do with your TeachingBooks booklists, and you can track how many turns it takes for you and your students to complete the matches.

Have fun! Over the next few months, we'll launch more games for you to enjoy, too.

Let me know what you think.

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

Behind the Books: "Why LGBTQ History Matters (To Queer People and Everyone Else)"

Just in time for Pride month, Lee Wind makes the case that learning about LGBTQ+ historical figures helps everyone move toward a more inclusive understanding of history.

Meet-the-Author Recording: Pride by Robin Stevenson

In this recording, author Robin Stevenson shares why she wrote Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (Orca, 2016) for both gay and straight kids and their communities. Learn more about why the book was so rewarding to write and listen to an excerpt from the first chapter.

Meet-the-Author Recording: Days of Jubilee by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

For an accessible introduction to Juneteenth, listen to our Meet-the-Author Recording with Patricia and Fredrick McKissack on Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States (Scholastic, 2003). To hear the late McKissacks share this historical context is some celebration!

Andy Harkness on Wolfboy

Author / Illustrator Andy Harkness discusses the gift of having someone in your life who can see past your rough days. Visit our tour to learn about Wolfboy (Bloomsbury, 2021)—Harkness' humorous and personal debut picture book about what can happen when someone is "hangry."

J. Elle on Teaching and Writing

In this For Teachers, By Teachers post, author J. Elle discusses the importance of sharing fiction with students for its power to show students what could be by capturing the imagination. Wings of Ebony (Simon & Schuster, 2021) allows readers to engage with real-world issues in Elle's fantasy environment.

Featured Booklist: Reading Colors Your World! 2021 iREAD Program

It's summer reading time again! Explore iREAD's Reading Colors Your World! list for children. This year's theme celebrates finding beauty in diversity, exploring art, trying new things, and developing creativity and expression. The Teen and Early Literacy lists are also available.

Featured Booklist: We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading List, 2015-2021

TeachingBooks offers a cumulative list of summer reading titles selected by the We Are Kid Lit Collective, 2015-2021. Books on this list are chosen to "recognize the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQIA+ communities."

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

Author Jordan Scott and illustrator Sydney Smith discuss fatherhood, speech, and beauty in the context of their children's book, I Talk Like A River (Holiday House, 2020). In the story, Jordan reflects on the love and support he received from his father around his experiences with having a stutter.

Summer Reading Excitement

Complement your summer programs inside and outdoors with these quick, on-hand resources. Use these ideas as stand-alone lessons, rainy day activities, quick midday breaks, and anything in between.

Energize Literacy Lessons with TeachingBooks

Enliven discussions with a variety of questions from book guides. Deepen connections with author recordings. Extend instruction with resources in many formats.

• Hook readers with author recordings
• Start and extend conversations with resource collections
• Enrich reading experiences by discovering connected titles

Contests & Giveaways

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

• The Science & Technology of Marie Curie by Julie Knutson (Nomad Press, 2021)
• Good Dog, McTavish by Meg Rosoff (Candlewick Press, 2019)
• and more!

See the June Contests & Giveaways on our blog.

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