Picture Bookstagang

Picture Bookstagang Podcast: Picture Books and Justice Show Notes PB&J Hena Khan Interview https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ PB&J: Interview with Hena Khan & Guest host Rabia Khokhar Episode summary:      Corrie and Rabia chat with author Hena Khan about her inspiration, experiences, and thoughts on her groundbreaking body of work as a Muslim picturebook and middle grade author. Topics… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 6: Hena Khan

Picture Bookstagang Podcast Show Notes of Season 2 Episode 5  “Incidental LGBTQ+ Representation in Picturebooks: A short history and a modern overview.”  Episode summary:  What is incidental representation why is it important and how does it relate to LGBTQ+ representation in picture books. Today we discuss a brief history of LGBTQ+ representation in picture books… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 5 : “Incidental LGBTQ+ Representation in Picturebooks: A short history and a modern overview.”

Picture Bookstagang Podcast Show Notes  https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ “Aussie Bookstagang BEST Picture Books of 2021” Episode summary:    Lucy @lovefourreading Shannon @ohcreativeday and Kristen @artsplorers_au , members of the Australian Bookstagang get together to give us the rundown on the Aussie Best of 2021 Picturebook winners.  Giving us insight into the trends, the values, and the greatest picturebook… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 4: The Aussies Best of 2021

Picture Bookstagang Podcast Show Notes  https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ “Bookstagang BEST Picture Books of 2021” Episode summary:  The third annual Bookstagang Best Picture Books of the year list is here!  Each year a panel of picture book influencers come together to judge the best New release picture books and create a must have list!  We have the rundown… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 3: Bookstagang Best of 2021!

Episode summary:    In the great push for diversifying kidlit, there’s a major category missing from the call for change, fat people.  Where are all the fat people in picture books?  Today we break down fat representation, or lack thereof in picture books and where we need to be. Topics discussed in this episode:  -Topic 1… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 2: “Where Are All The Fat People In Picture Books?”

Season 2 Episode 1  Lazy Diversity in Children’s Books Stand out  Quotes for this episode  Corrie: 26:02 “representation is not like collecting pokemon cards.”  Resources mentioned in this Episode 15:49 Teaching for Change book 9: 18 Lucy Catchpole  ( “disability and diversity must be researched as well as non-fiction books” is from the work of… Continue reading Season 2 Episode 1: Lazy Diversity in Children’s Books

Show Notes Episode 12 https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ “The Bookstagang Best of 2020 List” Episode summary:  In this episode the Picture Bookstagang hosts Corrie @thetinyactivists, Kelly @inclusivestorytime and, Ale @readwithriver discuss the winners of the #Bookstagang’s winners for Best Picture Books of 2020.  The Bookstagang is a group of Instagram KidLit influencers who gather together to work together… Continue reading Episode 12: Best Books of 2020!

Show Notes PB&J “Space Matters” https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ PB&J: Interview with Jacque Lynn & Lydia Nichols  Episode summary:  Corrie from @thetinyactivists interview the creators of the new picture book “Space Matters” author Jacque Lynn and illustrator Lydia Nichols. An unusual picture book that focuses on negative space, mindfulness and critical thinking. Topics discussed in this episode:  -Topic… Continue reading PB&J Episode 10: Jacque Lynn & Lydia Nichols

Episode summary:  Kelly @inclusivestorytime chats with Author/Illustrator of “Jabari Jumps,” the new sequel “Jabari Tries,” “The Unicorn Came to Dinner” and the upcoming “The Best Bed for Me,” Gaia Cornwall.  JABARI JUMPS was a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, it was also featured in People Magazine, The New York Times, was an Amazon Best Children’s Book… Continue reading PB&J Episode 9: Gaia Cornwall

“Books that make Sleepy Time a little more Sleepy” Episode summary:  Reading is a part of a good nighttime routine for every child. Here are some soothing ones.  Topics discussed in this episode:  -Topic 1 Farms and Rhymes [0:53] -Topic 2 Routine vs Chaos (2:52) -Topic 3 Research about Best Sleepy time Practice (6:40) -Topic… Continue reading Episode 11: Sleepy Time Books