When sweeping generalizations are made about faith communities, the human stories of those whose grew up in various religious traditions are erased. Today, we’re celebrating those stories. The diversity of beliefs in the children’s lit community is vast, and we want to highlight not only novels that grapple with faith and spirituality, but also the role faith has […]
I’ve learned more about the past from reading historical fiction than from classroom lectures; when details are part of a story, they stick much better in the mind. And historical fiction can make the reader care about the past and its people, so that when facts are offered in school, there’s an emotional framework to […]
Kidlit Open Mic is a spinoff of the YA Open Mic series that occurs each month over on our Teen blog. For this series, we ask authors to share stories on topics of their choice. The stories can be as funny or as serious as the authors want. We just want to hear about something that is important to them, […]
