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NEW: For Teachers, By Teachers

Celebrating the intersection of book creation and teaching, this new feature shares personal insights directly from writers and illustrators who have taught in the classroom. This month we welcome Candice Iloh, author of the 2020 National Book Award finalist Every Body Looking (Penguin, 2020).

Behind the Books: "Don't Be Afraid To Go There"

When a natural disaster led to a personal tragedy, Jackie Azúa Kramer's reflections on loss sparked the idea for her picture book The Boy and the Gorilla (Candlewick, 2020). In this month's guest blog post, Kramer challenges adults to broach sensitive topics with children.

Meet-the-Author Recording: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Author Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz draws on forty years of thinking and research to write An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (Beacon Press, 2019). In this recording, learn about the importance of oral history to her work and her writing.

Trung Le Nguyen on The Magic Fish

Comic book artist and storyteller Trung Le Nguyen shares the inspiration for his debut YA graphic novel The Magic Fish (Random House, 2020). In this Virtual Book Tour, learn about the artist's passion for storytelling with words and images.

Featured Booklist: Spanish Recommended Reading List for Grades PreK-12

With more than 500 resources for these Spanish-language books for all ages, enjoy discovering bilingual texts, popular translations, and Spanish-language original books that support literacy and learning for Spanish readers.

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

Juana Medina is the creator of the award winning Juana & Lucas series (Candlewick, 2019). The inspiration for the series is Juana's own childhood, but where the character and the creator are alike is just as fun as how they are different.

It's Writers vs. Readers in Author Fan Face-Off

Author Steve Sheinkin and school librarian Stacey Rattner present Author Fan Face-Off, in which writers and fans go head-to-head on questions from one of the writer's best-loved books. The idea is to give teachers — and kids — something fun and useful during this strange school year. Guests have included Katherine Applegate, Varian Johnson, Chris Grabenstein, Cece Bell, and many more.

TeachingBooks & The SLJ Summit

Are you attending the SLJ Summit on Saturday October 24? TeachingBooks is attending, and sharing 3-minute author visits, updates on our Diverse Books and Library Programming Toolkits, and so much more. Stop by our virtual booth to say hi! Freely register for the Summit if you haven't already.

Read for the Record

What happens when children and adults around the world all read the same book on the same day? It's Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign! On October 29, the 15th annual Read for the Record event will take place, and this year's book selection is Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, (Candlewick, 2020) written by Newbery medal winner Meg Medina and illustrated by Sonia Sánchez. Join the fun!

Read for the Record

Explore Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away on TeachingBooks
Explore Evelyn Del Rey se muda on TeachingBooks (Spanish edition)

Empower Students with TeachingBooks

Join us to discover ways students can use TeachingBooks to independently explore and connect with books. Explore our collection of primary resources that meet instructional goals and inspire readers.

Contests & Giveaways

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

• Marjory Saves the Everglades by Sandra Neil Wallace (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
• Middle School Bites by Steven Banks (Holiday House, 2020)
• Genomics by Whitney Stewart & Hans C. Andersson (Lerner Publishing, 2020)
• The Teachers March! by Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace (Boyds Mills & Kane, 2020)

See the October Contests & Giveaways on our blog.

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