Politics in Practice
Betsy Bird, December 17, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Today, we salute the creators and talents that went into making books that are just a little bit (or, in some cases, a LOT) different. And no, they're not all European (though, to be honest, quite a few are).
Betsy Bird, December 16, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Ah, poetry. One of the categories that goes across age ranges. Come see some of the finest bits of verse to grace the page in 2022, and find a couple surprises along the way.
Betsy Bird, December 15, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Wordless books. They cross boundaries. They cross time. They're a method of communication that cannot be tied down. And this year I was delighted to find a wide range of the things.
Betsy Bird, December 14, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
I've been pleased with the slow uptick in these titles over the last few years. So with that in mind, here are the stories and legends that did a particularly good job in 2022.
Betsy Bird, December 13, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Today, we celebrate books from places all over the world. Too often they cannot win major children's book awards in the States. Even so, check out these remarkable stories. The kinds that are so good, you won't want them to escape your notice.
Betsy Bird, December 12, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Today, we celebrate those folks unafraid to integrate photography of some sort into their works. A plethora of styles and takes abound here, so sit back and enjoy the media that, to this date, has yet to win a Caldecott Award proper.
Betsy Bird, December 11, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Today, we look at books that desire to send some kind of a message to kids, and who do so we grace, care, and skill.
Betsy Bird, December 10, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
We're making a slight deviation away from our regularly scheduled picture books today to bring you some truly and thoroughly disgusting titles. Celebrating titles unafraid of bodily functions, blood, and other seriously icky elements.
Betsy Bird, December 9, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Due to the sheer number of fabulous titles out in a given year, math now abounds and we are all better for it. Who can resist it?
Betsy Bird, December 8, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
Books so nice they published them twice. Today we celebrate the picture books that saw the light of day again because there was something about them that just stood up to scrutiny.
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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