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The article presents an interview with writers Jen Breach and J. Anthony on collaborative process to create children's book. Topics include their creative process, the dynamics of their collaboration as a married couple, and the impact of their work on diversity and representation in children's literature.

1 An Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) survey, administered to children's library staff from across the United States in 2014, provided a foundation for these conversations by revealing how library staff were using new media with young children and their families. This may be due to more library staff gaining Figure 2. 2018 Percentages of Library Funding Sources for Purchasing New Media, by Library Size Figure 3. Building on this survey, in 2015 the ALSC Board of Directors responded to the growing use of new media with young children, and the expanding role library staff can play in the lives of families, by adopting the white paper Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth. Winter 2019 • Children and Libraries 23 PEER-REVIEWED Highlight Newbery and Caldecott award-winning books in your library with these resources from AWARDS PAMPHLETS Help your patrons build their "want-to-read" list by encouraging them to explore your collection. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers various library activities to create physical learning environments. It suggests several paper activities including paper money printing, dead bug collection and paper toys and presents a list of early literacy toys, and math and science toys and resources. The article also enumerates toys that should be available in the library environment, including puppets, puzzles, magnetic letters, abacus and child-safe musical instruments and discusses issues in choosing toys such as picking items that can sustain sanitizing and considering rotating the toy collection.

The article focuses on a paper about the Reading Club, a bibliotherapy at the Queen Silvia Children's Hospital in Sweden, presented by the authors at an International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Conference in August 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland. Topics discussed include challenges encountered by librarians when bringing reading materials to patients, and stories of different kinds of Reading Clubs which showed how some children and parents have reacted to the activity.

The article focuses on the use of digitral cameras in library programming. It sites few library program ideas on using a digital camera such as shoot and show programs which bring the amusement of taking pictures, look and learn programs that encourage kids to think and interact with bulletin boards, and click and create programs that allow children to photograph objects around the library. It mentions that libraries that have some props can create particular shots such as a paper clouds backdrop. Also, pictures of random things can be taken around the library as well as making a library-specific memory game. Furthermore, digital cameras can become a magical part of everyday life and a delightful part of many library programs designed to fit every young patron.

Reports on a paper about an immigrant experience in Caribbean youth literature, presented at the 2004 International Book for Young People Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. Presence of a reverse trend of migration to other countries since the late nineteenth century; Change of the pattern changed after World War II in the wake of the liberalization of the immigration laws in Great Britain; Economic gains and social advancement as reasons for the continued migration of Caribbean people.

The article discusses the art of woodcut illustrations seen in children's books. Topics covered include the description of woodcutting as a kind of relief painting that uses wood blocks and papers. Also mentioned is the illustration of such form of art in some children's books such as "Aesop's Fables" in 1784.

The article relates the author's experience as a magazine publisher and how he started his career. The author began creating his own magazine when he was in 7th grade where he wrote, edited and produced the magazine throughout high school using carbon paper and a pencil. A forecast about the death of magazines was released but it was wrong. Today, despite of the tough competition from TV, radio or the Internet, sales continue to rise.

The author argues on the meaning of diversity for libraries in the U.S. She is critical on its meaning as a verb. She also mentions the white paper "The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children" by Jamie Campell which stresses position on diversity and areas of focused, such as programming and collections, by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

The article discusses the use of Japanese paper theater called kamishibai in storytelling. Topics covered include the practice of preschools in Japan to include storytelling in their programs. Also mentioned is the importance of kamishabai to encourage children to learn more about folktales in the 1930s.

The article offers the author's insights on being a media mentor and a part of the media mentorship program. The author mentions the white paper from the Association for Library Service to Children entitled "Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth," which discusses the importance of media mentorship on librarians. The author discusses the use of phone and software applications on success of media mentorship.

The article discusses the increasing interest of children in the U.S. to use Band-Aid even if they don't need it. Topics covered include the rising risk of needing a Band-Aid among children and the potential problems that Band-Aid use could pose to them. Also mentioned are the factors that make Band-Aid attractive to children.

The article focuses on the opening of the new museum Ronald Dahl and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire, England, dedicated to author Roald Dahl. The Centre has a collection of Dahl's letters, manuscripts and photographs depicting his life and work. The collection assumes importance from the fact that Dahl was keen that all his papers should stay together, preferably in Great Britain. It resembles Dahl's writing hut. The Centre also has displays of famous contemporary authors like Benjamin Zephaniah, Philip Pullman, J.K. Rowling and Jacqueline Wilson.

An interview with Gennifer Choldenko, a writer and advertising copywriter officer is presented. She mentions that her favorite writing spot is sitting in her office which allows her to think and fantasize on different stories. She considers her Ticonderoga #2 pencils as part of her writing rituals and drinking coffee for writing books. She also adds that nonfiction section of public library allows her to generate and create more ideas for her literary works.