I mean, OF COURSE I was going to make a thematic list about literacy! I think these books would make great CLEL Bell award nominations too. Check out these 2019 picture books about reading and writing.
See the other books in my 2019 Picture Book series:
- Books Featuring Babies
- Biographies of Women
- Feelings and Emotions
- Outer Space
- Mythical and Magical Creatures
- Poetry Collections
- Things That Go
- Bodily Functions
- Seasons
- Grandparents
- Dinosaurs
- School Stories
- Cats and Dogs
- Nature
- Gender Expansive
- Holiday Stories
- Under the Sea
Which ones are you looking forward to reading this year? Let me know in the comments!
Great list! Is it possible to get the titles/authors in a printable list?
Unfortunately the blogging website I use doesn’t have that function. Sorry!
Ohhh, I did not know we were getting another Richard Byrne this year! Hooray! Thanks for the great list – will have to catch up with these new books before my next Print Awareness storytime!
What are your complicated feelings about Little Free Libraries?? So curious because I, too, have mixed feelings about them!
Yay, someone asked! So. I went to a talk by librarian Jane Schmidt a few years ago where she presented her research and critical analysis of Little Free Libraries and it really made me think about what the actual benefits of these boxes are. She also presented them in a framework of corporatization and neoliberal politics, something I had never considered when I thought of the cute little boxes of free books. She argues that Little Free Libraries are “are examples of performative community enhancement, driven more so by the desire to showcase one’s passion for books and education than a genuine desire to help the community in a meaningful way.” I started to think about how communities might see these LFLs – are they being heralded as a replacement for fully funding public libraries even though they are mostly filled with old books no one wants to read? How is the corporation behind LFL profiting off of community work? I highly recommend reading Schmidt’s full article here: https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/article/view/17.
I would love to hear your thoughts!
This CLEL committee member is happily requesting the books on this list I haven’t seen yet. Sadly, I can’t get a hold of all of them yet, but what a great list! Thank you.
Ahh yes, some of them are being published later this year. I also have a list on Singing and Music coming out sometime in the next month or so, so keeps your eyes peeled 🙂