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Introduction The loss of two literary greats, the controversy around ebook embargoes, and a new nonfiction picture book about one of the many women behind some of your favorite Disney art. We’ve got all this and more. I’m Corrina Allen and this is All The Wonders This Week. Thank you for joining us this Tuesday, August 13th, 2019! Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Kathie MacIsaac - she runs the children’s department at the Headingley Municipal Library in Manitoba, Canada, she is also one of the MGBookVillage team, and is currently on the committee of the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards. KidLit News #KidsNeedMentors matchups were announced today This past week the world lost two literary greats. On August 5th Toni Morrison died at age 88. And although she is most known for her adult works like Beloved and The Bluest Eye, she also wrote for children with her late son, Slade. Titles like Please, Louise and The Big Box. Also this past week, Lee Bennett Hopkins passed away at age 81 on August 8th. If you are interested, there are plans to honor his legacy with a #PoetryFriday celebration of his work at The Poem Farm website on August 23rd. Some publishers like Tor and Macmillan are delaying or limiting library access to eBooks. In Macmillan’s announcement, they revealed “a new lending model that limits public libraries to only one copy of newly-released titles in digital formats, followed by an eight-week embargo on purchasing additional copies.” Here are some links for further reading: https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=macmillan-announces-two-month-embargo-on-library-ebooks http://www.readersfirst.org/news/2018/7/13/a-communication-to-tormacmillan Upcoming Events The annual Tweens Read Conference in Pasadena, TX takes place onSaturday, October 19th with registration opening on September 1st. First nErDcamp in Canada - nErDCampManitoba Today's New Releases Picture Book Releases Why? By Laura Vaccaro Seeger If I Built A School by Chris Van Dusen, the companion to If I Built a House and If I Built a Car is out today. And David Biedrzycki's new picture book - SumoKitty Middle Grade & Graphic Novel Releases A second Case Closed book by Lauren Magaziner is out today called Stolen from the Studio The 7th Dog Man - For Whom the Ball Rolls The Last Olympian graphic novel by Rick Riordan Nonfiction Releases Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad and illustrated by David Hohn Code Like A Girl: Rad Tech Projects and Practical Tips by Miriam Peskowitz What Is The Story of Wonder Woman? by Steven Korte What Is The Story of Frankenstein? by Sheila Keenan Two nonfiction picture books about the women of Walt Disney’s Animation Studio. The first is called Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A Great Girls' Guide to Disney Animation by Mindy Johnson and illustrated by Lorelay Bové. And Mary Blair’s Unique Flair: The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends Other Media New Releases Movies Angry Birds 2 is getting some decent reviews from critics The life-action Dora the Explorer movie called Dora & the Lost City of Gold Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - the film that is loosely based on that ever-popular horror series by Alvin Schwartz TV Shows / Miniseries A Netflix original based on a Nickelodeon show is Invader Zim: Enter the Forpus Currently Reading Kathie: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, In the Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen, and For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington Corrina: An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and at the same time I am reading the Young People’s adaption of that text that was done by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese. Wonderings Corrina: On my mind this week is a post that has been going around social media featuring a Harry Potter bulletin board with 5 mirrors on it and the saying, “Meet the Wizard Responsible for Your…” and underneath each mirror it says Choices, Grades, Success, Words, and Actions. And as a BIG Harry Potter fan, my first reaction was - that is so clever and cute! And then the more I thought about it, the more it didn’t quite sit right with me. I’ve had students who were weren’t successful because their parents couldn’t get them to school on time. And well - Harry owes most of his success to the help of others. So what I’m thinking is that I shouldn’t just jump on something because it looks cute, but think about the deeper implications of the messages I’m sending Katie: I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how I can make my storytimes more inclusive, and move away from seasonal themes to broader topics that can generate more important discussion even at the preschool level. I’ve been really inspired by Jillian Heise and the work she does with #classroombookaday since I got back from nErDcamp in Michigan, and I’ve been wondering how I can adapt the book recommendations and the idea of more meaningful conversation with a younger age group. Closing Thank all of you for listening and sharing your Tuesday with us! You can find an outline of the show and links to all the books and topics we chatted about at allthewonders.com. And, if you have an extra minute this week, reviews on iTunes or Stitcher are much appreciated. The All the Wonders This Week podcast is brought to you by All The Wonders, where children's books are for everyone. Journey beyond the page with podcasts, videos, crafts, and more at allthewonders.com. See you next week!