Morning Notes: Intrinsic Motivation Edition

RECOGNIZE

Do children’s book authors and illustrators deserve more pub? Julia Donaldson says so. Click here to read.

THE ACTUALLY VERY GOOD DAY

Judith Viorst on happiness. Click here to read.

(via Austin Kleon)

BGHB

The Boston Globe/Horn Book award winners have been announced. Nice work BGHB. Click here to read.

JUDITH KERR

In case you missed it: the great children’s book creator Judith Kerr passed away. Click here to read.

NAMED!

Also in case you missed it: a new Young People’s Poet Laureate has been named. Click here to see who it is.

Karen’s Witch (Baby-sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #1). By Ann M. Martin and Katy Farina. Out December 26, 2019.

Well, this is a good idea – taking the popular Babysitter’s Club graphic novels and spinning off a series for younger readers.

Once more for the folks in the back row, rewarding kids for reading with incentives prevents them from developing intrinsic motivation to read. Plan your summer reading programs accordingly! Here’s @alfiekohn’s words on the topic. pic.twitter.com/nuHwAw0DL2

— Donalyn Miller (@donalynbooks) May 29, 2019

Shout-out to everyone working toward legislation to get more libraries and librarians in Michigan schools.

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