Children’s Literature at the DNC

If there’s one thing you can say about children’s literature people, they will notice when children’s books are mentioned in a national stage.

Last night at the Democratic National Convention, Chelsea Clinton kept mentioning children’s books in her speech.

First:

Then:

Then:

The children’s literature people? We took notice:

For those keeping track: @ChelseaClinton shouted out three children's books and her public library in her speech.

— Travis Jonker (@100scopenotes) July 29, 2016

Chelsea references two books in two minutes! Chugga Chugga Choo Choo and Goodnight Moon!

— Jen Bigheart (@jenbigheart) July 29, 2016

Woot! Chelsea Clinton with a shout out to Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk's picture book, CHUGGA CHUGGA CHOO CHOO!

— Barry Goldblatt (@barrygoldblatt) July 29, 2016

2 mentions of children's books. Feeling optimistic. @chelseaclinton. #DemsInPhilly

— Rita Williams-Garcia (@OneCrazyRita) July 29, 2016

#ChuggaChuggaChooChoo and #GoodnightMoon get shout-outs at #DemsInPhilly !!! @DisneyHyperion @HarperChildrens @CBCBook @MrSchuReads

— Brenda Bowen (@bbowen949) July 29, 2016

I love that @ChelseaClinton mentioned Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo! https://t.co/FPUlnlUJHh

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) July 29, 2016

A speech just listing book titles would be fine. #DemConvention

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 29, 2016

#kidlit cited by @ChelseaClinton so far: Kevin Lewis' Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon #DemsInPhilly

— Philip Nel (@philnel) July 29, 2016

Chelsea Clinton researching for her speech pic.twitter.com/kYNEChAS3S

— Minh Lê (@bottomshelfbks) July 29, 2016

@auntierez @knott_michele She totally sold me. #ImWithHer I mean not just kidlit but A Wrinkle in Time!!?? Pride and Prejudice??!!

— Kathy M Burnette ; (@thebrainlair) July 29, 2016

You know you're following the right people on Twitter when this happens @OneCrazyRita @MrSchuReads @100scopenotes pic.twitter.com/inkEtgETqr

— Alexa Hirsch (@libraryalexa68) July 29, 2016

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