Much attention has turned to creating resources for kids and teens that work to explain and advance human and civil rights issues, such as #kidlit4BlackLives, the virtual rally held on June 4, that can be watched here.
Until June 19, Dottir is offering a free downloadable PDF of Intersectionallies: We Make Room for All at dottirpress.com. UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science has made a curriculum around allyship, access and equity available to people who service young readers. The National Council of Teachers of English is holding a virtual conversation with Ibram X. Kendi on June 24 to mark the publication of his upcoming board book, Antiracist Baby, and Jacqueline Woodson curated an antiracist reading list for kids and teens for Oprah's Book Club.
As school years end and solitary summers begin, publishers, authors, artists and other individuals continue to make virtual assets available to young readers. Modeled after their Highlights@Home initiative, Highlights and Baker & Taylor partnered to launch Highlights Summer Activity Bingo, a 12-week summer reading program "aimed at helping libraries stem COVID Slide during the critical summer months" ("the months-long learning loss due to extended school closures"). And Peachtree's resources hub contains activities, teacher's guides, discussion guides and virtual storytimes. --Siân Gaetano, children's and YA editor