The Children’s Literature Community Welcomes the New Ambassador

You’ve heard the news:

Excited that @everychildread, @cbcbook, & @librarycongress has selected me as the 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature! An awesome way to begin 2018! Read more about my platform “READING = HOPE x CHANGE” here: https://t.co/U24I0TNfpJ @penguinkids

— Jacqueline Woodson (@JackieWoodson) January 4, 2018

Now let’s see what authors and illustrators were saying about the news on Twitter:

I’m excited to announce that @JackieWoodson Jacqueline Woodson is the 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She is such an inspiration to teens coast to coast.https://t.co/5cyv2DPLFO pic.twitter.com/MkGUCSXHXk

— Carla Hayden (@LibnOfCongress) January 4, 2018

Good News:@JackieWoodson is our new AMBASSADOR!https://t.co/5r6XYsD1gW
Love. pic.twitter.com/FLWPsAea7r

— Jon Scieszka (@Jon_Scieszka) January 4, 2018

Congratulations to my hero @JackieWoodson, our next National Ambassador for Young People's Literature!

— Gene Luen Yang (@geneluenyang) January 4, 2018

Yeppppp! Shouts to the big sis @JackieWoodson!!! https://t.co/CQENkDNE79

— Jason Reynolds (@JasonReynolds83) January 4, 2018

GREAT NEWS for young readers. APPLAUSE and a fist bump for @JackieWoodson
and @librarycongress. https://t.co/7tXpGRRXYc

— Linda Sue Park (@LindaSuePark) January 4, 2018

The perfect choice! Congrats, @JackieWoodson! https://t.co/E09uOBRYC4

— Matt de la Pena (@mattdelapena) January 4, 2018

“When you come to literature, it does allow you an escape from the world if that’s what you need, but it also changes you. You’re different than when you started that book.” Congrats to @JackieWoodson ! https://t.co/cYYSg6xiPC

— Tony DiTerlizzi (@TonyDiTerlizzi) January 4, 2018

Glad to hear of Jackie Woodson's new post! She'll be great!

— Lois Lowry (@LoisLowryWriter) January 4, 2018

A thrilling win for every reader at every age. ??

— Tim Federle (@TimFederle) January 4, 2018

Such a great choice! https://t.co/VC3WaMazty

— Kate Messner (@KateMessner) January 4, 2018

Yes. The perfect choice.

— Varian Johnson (@varianjohnson) January 4, 2018

The perfect choice! Congrats @JackieWoodson! Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature https://t.co/bOKP3oGeyb

— Meg Medina (@Meg_Medina) January 4, 2018

So proud of pal @JackieWoodson. A thoughtful, necessary voice for young readers & the rest of us. https://t.co/QVvOSGAmTx

— Mo Willems' Pigeon (@The_Pigeon) January 4, 2018

Never has something made more sense. Congrats to our new Ambassador of Young People's Literature, @JackieWoodson!!! @LibnOfCongress #Books pic.twitter.com/1mmSMMl6mS

— Lisa Yee (@LisaYee1) January 4, 2018

HUZZAH!!!! All hail our new Ambassador, @JackieWoodson! Brilliant choice!!!! https://t.co/j0JBDxNtK1

— L Halse Anderson (@halseanderson) January 4, 2018

YES!!! Congrats to @JackieWoodson and yay for us for having an amazing Ambassador for Young People's Literature! Well done @CBCBook, @EveryChildRead, and @librarycongress #kidlit pic.twitter.com/j4Ky0bgY6i

— Mike Curato (@MikeCurato) January 4, 2018

I am I out-of-my-mind excited to learn that @JackieWoodson has been named the next Ambassador for Young People’s Literature!

Reading = Hope X Change, indeed!!!https://t.co/un0Uzplt9g

— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) January 4, 2018

Such a wonderful choice. I'm a huge @JackieWoodson fan. ?????? https://t.co/wf3LdqAQuT

— Cynthia LeitichSmith (@CynLeitichSmith) January 4, 2018

Wow! A brilliant selection! Congrats to @JackieWoodson, the 6th National Children's Ambassador for Young People's Literature. https://t.co/pncKvLuNxn

— PhilBildner (@PhilBildner) January 4, 2018

I have to say that having @JackieWoodson appointed as our new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature brings me a great deal of comfort and peace of mind for 2018. Huzzah huzzah! https://t.co/Ng9RtXrfYM

— Dan Santat (@dsantat) January 4, 2018

Oh, this is FANTASTIC—not just for @JackieWoodson but for all the young people looking for mirrors and windows in the pages of books. https://t.co/i6M8oUeTRw

— Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) January 4, 2018

Fantastic choice! Hooray @JackieWoodson! And thanks to @geneluenyang for your two years of service. https://t.co/hn9wWKttIU

— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) January 4, 2018

YES! This is such a perfect choice. Congrats @JackieWoodson !!!!!! https://t.co/0rVMzYlhis

— Jo Knowles (@JoKnowles) January 4, 2018

Congratulations, Jackie!! This is so great!

— Nicola Yoon (@NicolaYoon) January 4, 2018

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