Morning Notes: The Vanisher Edition

READING IN THE SUMMER

Publishers Weekly released their top summer picture book, middle grade, and YA reads and there’s a whole bunch of good stuff. Click here to check them out.

NOT MY BREXIT!

Were you wondering when the children’s books about Brexit were coming? No? Well how about this parody? Click here to read.

TEACHING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN PRISON

I don’t think I’ll ever look at Where the Wild Things Are the same after reading this piece in the LA Times.

Guess what? I’m going to direct you to Mile High Reading, who has a list of upcoming picture books that you will likely find worth checking out. Sign me up for T. Rex Time Machine, please. Click here to read.

Over at the Nerdy Book Club blog, Donalyn Miller reminds us of the one thing that changes reading for kids. Click here to read.

I don't get why people say superheroes aren't relatable pic.twitter.com/JmDjqD9To3

— Lincoln Michel (@TheLincoln) April 19, 2018

The Today show recently did a story on Boston bombing survivors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes and their new picture book Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship.

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