Chelsey Philpot

Feb 27, 2024 | slj.com | Chelsey Philpot |Daryl Grabarek |Andrew Bauld |Abby Johnson

As Women's History Month kicks off, use these tips to find the best titles. Seek out lesser-known figures. Several newer children’s nonfiction titles provide fantastic introductions to women who’ve been hidden by history.

Feb 27, 2024 | slj.com | Chelsey Philpot |Kara Yorio |Kathy Ishizuka |Sandra Nickel

Illustration and SLJ March cover by Caitlin Kuhwald In the 2023 blockbuster movie Barbie, Gloria, a frustrated mother and Mattel employee played by America Ferrera, delivers a monologue about society’s impossible expectations of women. “We have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re alwaysdoing it wrong. . . .

Jan 23, 2024 | slj.com | Chelsey Philpot |IdaMae Craddock |Kristen WIlson |Kristen Wilson |Lisa Bubert

Did you know that it’s all right to wonder? There are all kinds of wonderful things!Did you know? Did you know? Did you know when you wonder you’re learning? When Fred Rogers first sang these simple lyrics on his children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in 1979, he was using science-of-learning ideas ahead of his time. Rogers passed away in 2003, and in the years since, a flurry of research has focused on the concepts he presented to young learners over the course of nearly 900 episodes .

Jan 23, 2024 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Chelsey Philpot |Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst

Did you know that it’s all right to wonder? There are all kinds of wonderful things!Did you know? Did you know? Did you know when you wonder you’re learning? When Fred Rogers first sang these simple lyrics on his children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in 1979, he was using science-of-learning ideas ahead of his time. Rogers passed away in 2003, and in the years since, a flurry of research has focused on the concepts he presented to young learners over the course of nearly 900 episodes .