March 2 #IBLPKidLit-- Inquirers: Inspiring Curious Minds Curiosity is a superpower! It drives us to ask questions, seek answers, and dive deep into the unknown. As librarians and educators, we’re blessed with the unique opportunity to nurture that natural spark of curiosity in young learners and help them become inquirers—students who eagerly explore and seek … Continue reading #IBLPKidLit: Inquirers– Inspiring Curious Minds
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#IBLPKidLit: Global Stories, Global Perspectives– Exploring the IB Learner Profile Through Global Children’s Literature
Image source: IBO Welcome to the IB Learner Profile #IBLPKidLit month, where we dive into global children's literature through the lens of the IB Learner Profile! Each day, we'll explore some of the most recently published books written and/or illustrated by international creators, connecting them to the values that shape IB education. Why the IB … Continue reading #IBLPKidLit: Global Stories, Global Perspectives– Exploring the IB Learner Profile Through Global Children’s Literature
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Homework
Readers are transported to a zany primary school classroom in India, with The Homework telling a story of a class assignment that makes its way to an unforeseen conclusion. With each frame set against the blue-lined paper of the ubiquitous school notebook, the book hits a cheeky note from the get-go, with its opening lines: … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Homework
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Thread By Thread
Filled with imaginative illustrations, Thread by Thread is a delightful picture book for readers age 4-7 that is based on a single, wonderfully extended metaphor--knitting. It's also a moving story about a family of refugee mice. When the story begins, the family lives in a lovely, tidy, red knit house: "Toasty warm in my home, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Thread By Thread
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: No Rules Tonight
When Banned Book Club, a YA graphic novel-memoir by Kim Hyun Sook, Kp Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada appeared in 2020, it gained widespread attention for its account of a provincial first-year university student in South Korea 1983 who learns about her country’s dictatorship and the freedom struggle when she joins a traditional dance team and its … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: No Rules Tonight
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: All in a Year
A new year brings a fresh start for the Tanaka family. In All in a Year, a picture book aimed at readers ages 3+, the Tanakas move out of their apartment into a cozy new home. With each new page, readers accompany the family through their daily lives and the changing seasons of the year. … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: All in a Year
A New Year brings New Transitions
Dear Readers, Happy 2025 and Happy Year of the Snake! A new year inspires reflection. I've decided it is time to step down from my role as Executive Director at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. I have loved advocating for more global literature in libraries during these past nine years of involvement in GLLI. I … Continue reading A New Year brings New Transitions
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Usha and the Big Digger
Geometry, perspective, astronomy, and a healthy dose of curiosity all come together in this book. It tells the story of Usha, who's learning to perform cartwheels, as she has a conversation with her big sister Aarti about a constellation they see in the sky. Aarti explains, from their vantage point lying flat on the ground, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Usha and the Big Digger
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Lost Ones
Mika is back! She stars in the award-laden Moonwind Mysteries, a gripping upper MG/YA historical series set in 1880s Sweden. The first two books in the series, The Night Raven and The Queen of Thieves, were filled with suspense, gritty details, fast pacing, and vivid characters, including the city of Stockholm, which becomes a tangible … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Lost Ones
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: When the Mapou Sings
In 1934 the American occupiers have left Haiti, but things are no better for the people ruled by corrupt and brutal section chiefs. When one of them kidnaps 16-year-old Lucille’s best friend and cuts down their favorite mapou tree, Lucille goes down to the police station to inquire. That puts her own family in danger, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: When the Mapou Sings
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