Twitter, blogs and Donalyn Miller

An interesting blogger, Donalyn Miller aka "The book whisperer" did a post in April on Twitter and how she uses it to keep in touch with the children's literature world...

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/

"Instant access via Twitter to book reviews, author appearances, and links offers teachers and librarians opportunities for finding books, resources, and like-minded colleagues beyond the walls of our schools, and streamlines the unwieldy process of following blogs and bookmarking review and author websites...."

And she also posted recently about two great blogs she follows which I also really enjoy -
Jen Robinson's Book Page http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/blog/
and Fuse #8 by Elizabeth Bird http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379.html

Jen's Book Page

From Donalyn Miller's Book Whisperer blog :

March 30, 2010
Resources for Discovering Books: Jen's Book Page

If there is one blog I mention to every teacher, librarian, and parent I meet, it is Jen Robinson's fantastic blog, Jen's Book Page. With weekly book reviews and links to scores of literacy-related articles and blog posts, Jen's blog is one-stop shopping for busy readers who want to stay abreast of the latest news in the kidlitosphere. I have discovered more new books and authors in one summer of visits to Jen's site than I could find in a year of web-surfing.

Jen, co-founder of a software company, with a PhD. in Industrial Engineering, started her blog because she loves children's books and believes that more adults should read kid lit for personal enjoyment and share books and reading with children.

A self-proclaimed "literacy evangelist," Jen champions literacy programs across the Internet. She co-hosts the Share a Story/ Shape a Future annual blog event, votes on the Cybils Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards Panel, and writes a regular column for PBS Parents' Booklights blog, "Tips for Growing Bookworms."

Run, do not walk, over to Jen's Book Page. Comb through her archived reviews and lists. Visit the well-chosen links on her sites. Enjoy her wild abandon for all things literary, and find another book crazy friend.