Penguin Random House ALA Award Winners & Honorees for Elementary Education

The American Library Association (ALA) announced their 2022 literary award winners and honorees during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. Below you can find a selection of Penguin Random House titles that were among the winners.   To see which Middle School and High School titles were honored, click here.   Caldecott Medal Winner Watercress  

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New Thematic Educator Guides: Teaching with Graphic Fiction and Nonfiction

Comics hold a special place in the literary landscape of schools, but as a form or medium, comics don’t often get a lot of teacher approval. In fact, some research has found that elementary teachers are afraid they won’t be taken seriously if they use comics in their classes. But, here’s the thing: teachers who

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Reading the World: Nurturing A Global Perspective for All Students

Watch Reading the World: Nurturing a Global Perspective for All Students, a conversation featuring Laura Robb and Luz Yadira Herrera here! Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. – Plato   “The only way to read the world is by traveling the world!”

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