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Dominican-American author (and slam poet! ❤) Elizabeth Acevedo just took home the prestigious children’s literature award for her incredible novel, The Poet X.

A novel written in verse, it tells of a quiet Dominican girl, Xiomara, who joins her school’s slam poetry club in Harlem and is, according to the judges, “a searing, unflinching exploration of culture, family, and faith within a truly innovative verse structure”. Xiomara “comes to life on every page and shows the reader how girls and women can learn to inhabit, and love, their own skin.” 

Acevedo’s win comes two years after the prize instigated an independent review into its historical lack of racial diversity, following widespread anger at 2017’s 20-book, entirely white longlist. 

From Acorn to Weasel: a gorgeous, hand-illustrated, large-format “spellbook” celebrating the magic and wonder of the natural world

The Lost Words began as a response to the removal of everyday nature words—among them "acorn," "bluebell," "kingfisher," and "wren"—from a widely used children’s dictionary, because those words were not being used enough by children to merit inclusion. 

But The Lost Words then grew to become a much broader protest at the loss of the natural world around us, as well as a celebration of the creatures and plants with which we share our lives, in all their characterful glory.

The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of the poetry of nature words and the living glory of the distinctive British countryside. 

With acrostic spell-poems by peerless wordsmith Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustrations by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.

Always judge books based on their covers.

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