Beyond excited for the audiobook from #ALAN24

More to come later, but thank you to all my #ncte24 and #alan24 friends.

ALAN Feedback & Interest Survey, Nov 2024

#ALAN24 attendees: please make sure to fill out the interest and feedback survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Another reason @jungkim.bsky.social is a #rockstar academic! #ALAN24

Already missing #NCTE24 and/or #ALAN24? Sad because you didn't get to see an author you wanted to see? Never fear- Illinois has your back! Join us March 12 - 14 for Illinois Reading Council's conference. Our lineup of featured speakers, #IllinoisReads authors, and breakout sessions is 🔥.

“Poetry gives us the white space to process our emotions.” Such an important reminder from @katemessner.bsky.social. #ALAN24

As much as I like to pretend I am not a huge nerd, I am. And asking @scottmccloud.bsky.social “what’s up with the green plaid jacket” and trying to make a joke about their names (RAINa and mcCLOUD @goraina.bsky.social further solidifies how much of one I am 😂 So fun though!! #ALAN24

Sherri L Smith:
History is always relevant. It’s unfortunate that we keep treading these same paths, but thank god we always have families who love each other.
#ALAN24

I am so looking forward to using her book with my students!

Excited for these two titles featured at #ALAN24 - AN OUTBREAK OF WITCHES looks like a great companion title to go along with HISTORY SMASHERS: SALEM WITCH TRIALS!

#NCTE24 + ALAN Reflections and Takeaways People are sometimes surprised to learn that I never (very rarely?) attend ALA, AASL, ISTE, etc. I only go when I am asked to present and, typically, I only stay long enough to meet those obligations,...

@jenniferlagarde.bsky.social's #NCTE24 / #ALAN24 Reflections and Takeaways: www.librarygirl.net/post/ncte24-...

People sitting at round tables looking at a slide with authors & their book covers

Up next at #ALAN24 - @meredithadamo.bsky.social, Natalie Lloyd, & @joshgalarza.bsky.social on “Beyond Appearances: Confronting Body Shaming.” Such an essential topic to explore with kids & teens.

Thank you, #alan24! Photo Credit: @annagotangcoosborn.bsky.social

@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social finished his keynote with a clear message, “When you fight for stories, you fight for lives.” As educators & readers we must speak up for these books that save readers’ lives. #ALAN24 #EduSky

ALAN day 2 keynote made me cry. Thank you @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social for speaking about how resilient stories are, how books get banned, but those stories can’t be erased. I’m going back to my work with your reminder that “teaching empathy is an act of resistance.” #ALAN24 #EduSky

NYPL's Best Books of 2024 The New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2024. Our annual recommendations of the best books for adults, kids, and teens, curated by our expert staff and librarians, encompass ...

Feel so fortunate to have caught so many amazing authors whose books ended up on this list at #ncte24 & #alan24 — a banner year for sure www.nypl.org/spotlight/be...

LOVE @jungkim.bsky.social’s question about @scottmccloud.bsky.social’s jacket. She asked just as I was thinking “He sure does really look like #UnderstandingComics Scott.” #ALAN24

@jungkim.bsky.social moderating a panel with @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social about their new #TheCartoonistClub! Kids AND teachers are going to LOVE this book! #ALAN24 #comics #graphicnovels

So excited to hear from
@goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social at #ALAN24 this morning! So many of us who have been working on graphic novels owe them a debt of gratitude for their books.

Ooh! Our moderator just said both are available as audio! Might’ve found my listen for the travel home! #ALAN24

Excited I got a copy of David Anthony’s The Longest Egypt! My @rickriordan.bsky.social readers will love it. Hoping I have Flora Ahn’s A Brush of Magic (Korean mythology-inspired). Kids love all mythos! #ALAN24 @leeandlow.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Enjoying my last day at #alan24

Love listening to @mrschureads.bsky.social & Maya Van Wagenen talk about their books’ audiobooks. Also cool to listen to Victoria Villarreal talk about her approach as an audiobook reader while prepping and recording. #ALAN24

At ALAN @kwamembalia.bsky.social said, “Before I was a writer, I was a reader.” Such a succinct reminder that supporting our students’ reading lives is important work. Reading & writing are so intrinsically linked & our kids need time to read widely so they can write powerfully. #ALAN24 #EduSky

Can't wait to get back to Boston? At work on this exciting @usbby.bsky.social event www.usbby.org/news/save-th... #ncte24 #alan24

a kitten is wearing headphones with its mouth open ALT: a kitten is wearing headphones with its mouth open

I'm listening 🎧 to Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea. The voice actor Maya Saroya is wonderful.

Listening is reading.

#alan24 #ncte24

Seema Yasmin talks of building “cognitive resistance” to disinformation. “Teach students to spot a lie.” #ALAN24

At ALAN & heard the incredible @dhonielle.bsky.social speak with passion & conviction about our current state & what lies ahead. I’m holding on to her call-to- action that “we must not obey in advance.” #ALAN24 #EduSky

@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social speaks about the importance of books as windows and mirrors. We need to defend the books that help our children see themselves in stories. #alan24

“When you fight for books, you fight for lives.” @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social speaking beautifully about the need for kids to see themselves in stories—especially in light of current times. #ALAN24