#childrenslit — Public Fediverse posts

“When Barnett rails against the ‘didacticism’ of some books, we wonder who defines didactic? For Black and brown authors, for queer and trans authors, we have seen that very word used as a cudgel and dog whistle to decry the necessary diversification of children’s literature.”

#Writing #KidLit #ChildrensLit #Racism

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100361-children-s-book-community-responds-in-outrage-to-comment-by-national-ambassador-mac-barnett.html

This weekend I started #wikipedia articles on Baltimore-born sisters Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1887-1971) and Adele Gutman Nathan (1889-1986); Elizabeth was a singer and artist, and Adele was a theatrical director who wrote more than a dozen children's books on history topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gutman_Kaye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Gutman_Nathan
@wikiwomeninred @wikimediadc #baltimore #WomeninMusic #Soprano #Pageants #Theatre #WomenWriters #ChildrensLit

This weekend I started #wikipedia articles on Baltimore-born sisters Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1887-1971) and Adele Gutman Nathan (1889-1986); Elizabeth was a singer and artist, and Adele was a theatrical director who wrote more than a dozen children's books on history topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gutman_Kaye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Gutman_Nathan
@wikiwomeninred @wikimediadc #baltimore #WomeninMusic #Soprano #Pageants #Theatre #WomenWriters #ChildrensLit

This weekend I started #wikipedia articles on Baltimore-born sisters Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1887-1971) and Adele Gutman Nathan (1889-1986); Elizabeth was a singer and artist, and Adele was a theatrical director who wrote more than a dozen children's books on history topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gutman_Kaye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Gutman_Nathan
@wikiwomeninred @wikimediadc #baltimore #WomeninMusic #Soprano #Pageants #Theatre #WomenWriters #ChildrensLit

This weekend I started #wikipedia articles on Baltimore-born sisters Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1887-1971) and Adele Gutman Nathan (1889-1986); Elizabeth was a singer and artist, and Adele was a theatrical director who wrote more than a dozen children's books on history topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gutman_Kaye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Gutman_Nathan
@wikiwomeninred @wikimediadc #baltimore #WomeninMusic #Soprano #Pageants #Theatre #WomenWriters #ChildrensLit

This weekend I started #wikipedia articles on Baltimore-born sisters Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1887-1971) and Adele Gutman Nathan (1889-1986); Elizabeth was a singer and artist, and Adele was a theatrical director who wrote more than a dozen children's books on history topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gutman_Kaye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Gutman_Nathan
@wikiwomeninred @wikimediadc #baltimore #WomeninMusic #Soprano #Pageants #Theatre #WomenWriters #ChildrensLit

Good- and Gentlefolk,

I give you the grandest nursery song ever to be penned in Merry England:

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tommy_Thumb%27s_Pretty_Song_Book

#Folklore #Reading #ChildrensLit #NurseryRhyme

#blackchildrensbookmuseum #blackchildrensbookweek #KidLit #KidBooks #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensLit #STEMBooks #RobotBooks https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-childrens-book-museum-black-childrens-book-week-exhibit-opening-tickets-1754471614829?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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#blackchildrensbookmuseum #blackchildrensbookweek #KidLit #KidBooks #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensLit #STEMBooks #RobotBooks https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-childrens-book-museum-black-childrens-book-week-exhibit-opening-tickets-1754471614829?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

#blackchildrensbookmuseum #blackchildrensbookweek #KidLit #KidBooks #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensLit #STEMBooks #RobotBooks https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-childrens-book-museum-black-childrens-book-week-exhibit-opening-tickets-1754471614829?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

#blackchildrensbookmuseum #blackchildrensbookweek #KidLit #KidBooks #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensLit #STEMBooks #RobotBooks https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-childrens-book-museum-black-childrens-book-week-exhibit-opening-tickets-1754471614829?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s minds are tender, they are also far more tough than many people realize, and they have an openness and an ability to grapple with difficult concepts which many adults have lost. Writers of children’s literature are set apart by their willingness to confront difficult questions.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/819…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #kidlit #childrenslit #childrensliterature #adults #author #boldness #children #concepts #engagement #genre #literature #stimulation #writer #writing

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s minds are tender, they are also far more tough than many people realize, and they have an openness and an ability to grapple with difficult concepts which many adults have lost. Writers of children’s literature are set apart by their willingness to confront difficult questions.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/819…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #kidlit #childrenslit #childrensliterature #adults #author #boldness #children #concepts #engagement #genre #literature #stimulation #writer #writing

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s minds are tender, they are also far more tough than many people realize, and they have an openness and an ability to grapple with difficult concepts which many adults have lost. Writers of children’s literature are set apart by their willingness to confront difficult questions.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/819…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #kidlit #childrenslit #childrensliterature #adults #author #boldness #children #concepts #engagement #genre #literature #stimulation #writer #writing

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s minds are tender, they are also far more tough than many people realize, and they have an openness and an ability to grapple with difficult concepts which many adults have lost. Writers of children’s literature are set apart by their willingness to confront difficult questions.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/819…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #kidlit #childrenslit #childrensliterature #adults #author #boldness #children #concepts #engagement #genre #literature #stimulation #writer #writing

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s minds are tender, they are also far more tough than many people realize, and they have an openness and an ability to grapple with difficult concepts which many adults have lost. Writers of children’s literature are set apart by their willingness to confront difficult questions.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/819…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #kidlit #childrenslit #childrensliterature #adults #author #boldness #children #concepts #engagement #genre #literature #stimulation #writer #writing

Welcome to my latest children's book. Where will Dewey Take Me? Where will curiosity take you? Meet Elijah and Dewey, a story about Saturdays, libraries, and the wonder of STEM. Link in Bio #STEM #ChildrensLit #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi #STEMForKids #BooksForKids #KidLit #STEMForKids
https://NoireSTEMinist.com/books

Welcome to my latest children's book. Where will Dewey Take Me?

Where will curiosity take you? Meet Elijah and Dewey — a story about Saturdays, libraries, and the wonder of STEM. Link in Bio #STEM #ChildrensLit #Libraries #KidsWhoCode #DeweyAndElijah #STEMForKids #BooksForKids

What's The Matter With Orbit
is the story of Rashida, a young Black girl, and her robot, Orbit. She played with Orbit every day. One morning she noticed that Orbit was not acting the same.
#KidLIt #ChildrensLit #ChildrensBooks #STEMForKids #STEM #Robot
https://www.noiresteminist.com/post/robot-explorations-where-curiosity-meets-creativity-in-steam

@litstudies

Many of George MacDonald’s works are available for download via @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/127

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

Many of George MacDonald’s works are available for download via @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/127

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

Many of George MacDonald’s works are available for download via @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/127

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

Many of George MacDonald’s works are available for download via @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/127

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

Many of George MacDonald’s works are available for download via @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/127

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

RETHINKING GEORGE MACDONALD
Contexts & Contemporaries

16 essays on MacDonald’s place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with the works of his contemporaries, & his interest in the social, political, & theological movements of his age—also online via Project MUSE

5/5

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/rethinking_george_macdonald/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

RETHINKING GEORGE MACDONALD
Contexts & Contemporaries

16 essays on MacDonald’s place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with the works of his contemporaries, & his interest in the social, political, & theological movements of his age—also online via Project MUSE

5/5

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/rethinking_george_macdonald/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

RETHINKING GEORGE MACDONALD
Contexts & Contemporaries

16 essays on MacDonald’s place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with the works of his contemporaries, & his interest in the social, political, & theological movements of his age—also online via Project MUSE

5/5

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/rethinking_george_macdonald/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

RETHINKING GEORGE MACDONALD
Contexts & Contemporaries

16 essays on MacDonald’s place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with the works of his contemporaries, & his interest in the social, political, & theological movements of his age—also online via Project MUSE

5/5

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/rethinking_george_macdonald/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

RETHINKING GEORGE MACDONALD
Contexts & Contemporaries

16 essays on MacDonald’s place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with the works of his contemporaries, & his interest in the social, political, & theological movements of his age—also online via Project MUSE

5/5

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/rethinking_george_macdonald/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

Mark Twain & George MacDonald: The Salty & the Sweet

“Both SIR GIBBIE and HUCKLEBERRY FINN explore questions of ethics & truth through the life of an unusually bright & unusually unfortunate boy […] and they have at least twenty plot elements in common.”

—Kathryn Lindskoog explores the connections between the works of George MacDonald & Mark Twain.

3/5

https://www.discovery.org/a/853/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #Twain #MarkTwain

@litstudies

Mark Twain & George MacDonald: The Salty & the Sweet

“Both SIR GIBBIE and HUCKLEBERRY FINN explore questions of ethics & truth through the life of an unusually bright & unusually unfortunate boy […] and they have at least twenty plot elements in common.”

—Kathryn Lindskoog explores the connections between the works of George MacDonald & Mark Twain.

3/5

https://www.discovery.org/a/853/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #Twain #MarkTwain

@litstudies

Mark Twain & George MacDonald: The Salty & the Sweet

“Both SIR GIBBIE and HUCKLEBERRY FINN explore questions of ethics & truth through the life of an unusually bright & unusually unfortunate boy […] and they have at least twenty plot elements in common.”

—Kathryn Lindskoog explores the connections between the works of George MacDonald & Mark Twain.

3/5

https://www.discovery.org/a/853/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #Twain #MarkTwain

@litstudies

Mark Twain & George MacDonald: The Salty & the Sweet

“Both SIR GIBBIE and HUCKLEBERRY FINN explore questions of ethics & truth through the life of an unusually bright & unusually unfortunate boy […] and they have at least twenty plot elements in common.”

—Kathryn Lindskoog explores the connections between the works of George MacDonald & Mark Twain.

3/5

https://www.discovery.org/a/853/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #Twain #MarkTwain

@litstudies

Mark Twain & George MacDonald: The Salty & the Sweet

“Both SIR GIBBIE and HUCKLEBERRY FINN explore questions of ethics & truth through the life of an unusually bright & unusually unfortunate boy […] and they have at least twenty plot elements in common.”

—Kathryn Lindskoog explores the connections between the works of George MacDonald & Mark Twain.

3/5

https://www.discovery.org/a/853/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #Twain #MarkTwain

@litstudies

“If we think about how women are portrayed in [MacDonald’s] fiction, we can see that women are shown to, repeatedly, rescue men. Men are taught by women, challenged by women, and also challenged to think about women in different ways.”

—An interview with Dr Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson on George MacDonald’s life & work.

2/5

https://www.radixmagazine.com/2021/11/09/interview-with-kirstin-jeffrey-johnson/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

“If we think about how women are portrayed in [MacDonald’s] fiction, we can see that women are shown to, repeatedly, rescue men. Men are taught by women, challenged by women, and also challenged to think about women in different ways.”

—An interview with Dr Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson on George MacDonald’s life & work.

2/5

https://www.radixmagazine.com/2021/11/09/interview-with-kirstin-jeffrey-johnson/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

“If we think about how women are portrayed in [MacDonald’s] fiction, we can see that women are shown to, repeatedly, rescue men. Men are taught by women, challenged by women, and also challenged to think about women in different ways.”

—An interview with Dr Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson on George MacDonald’s life & work.

2/5

https://www.radixmagazine.com/2021/11/09/interview-with-kirstin-jeffrey-johnson/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

“If we think about how women are portrayed in [MacDonald’s] fiction, we can see that women are shown to, repeatedly, rescue men. Men are taught by women, challenged by women, and also challenged to think about women in different ways.”

—An interview with Dr Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson on George MacDonald’s life & work.

2/5

https://www.radixmagazine.com/2021/11/09/interview-with-kirstin-jeffrey-johnson/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

@litstudies

“If we think about how women are portrayed in [MacDonald’s] fiction, we can see that women are shown to, repeatedly, rescue men. Men are taught by women, challenged by women, and also challenged to think about women in different ways.”

—An interview with Dr Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson on George MacDonald’s life & work.

2/5

https://www.radixmagazine.com/2021/11/09/interview-with-kirstin-jeffrey-johnson/

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others

@litstudies

🎨 : Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)

🧵 1/5

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3082

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #CSLewis #Tolkien

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others

@litstudies

🎨 : Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)

🧵 1/5

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3082

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #CSLewis #Tolkien

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others

@litstudies

🎨 : Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)

🧵 1/5

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3082

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #CSLewis #Tolkien

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others

@litstudies

🎨 : Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)

🧵 1/5

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3082

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #CSLewis #Tolkien

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others

@litstudies

🎨 : Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)

🧵 1/5

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3082

#Scottish #literature #Victorian #19thCentury #fantasty #childrenslit #CSLewis #Tolkien

Better late than never so... my #FolktaleWeek2025 entries all gathered together, telling the story of the night the Princess Moon learned how to swim.

#kidlit #kidlitart #childrenslit #illustrations #Folktaleweek #shortstories

Oh, Nigel Is That You? – Poetry by Janis Latimore

Follow Nigel’s early years in this touching poetry collection full of innocence and joy.
📚 https://www.janislatimorebooks.com/

#Books #Poetry #JanisLatimore #OhNigelIsThatYou #Readers #ChildrensLit