Kidlitosphere A Beginning

What have I learned about Kidlitosphere?

I have spent many, many hours learning about what I will call an art form, “Kidlitosphere”.  There are so many blogs, books and people out there it is overwhelming. I want to call this an art form because of the time it takes to understand and create something that other people will find interesting.  As a beginner I want to take a class on how to blog with passion!  Does one even exist?

I have read some blogs that make me wonder if this is a full time job for people.

I have learned more about social media in different platforms that are connected to children’s books. Twitter has made connecting with authors and readers in real time possible.  I plan to use the friend button on twitter to expose myself to the authors of the picture books we will be reading.  Feedly a RSS feed site has enabled me to connect with fellow students and also offers easy streaming of topics relate to my reading interests.  Creating a Goodreads account has enabled me to gain recommendation to all generas in children’s books.  Lastly, WordPress a new site to me, it has introduced me to the world of blogging for all reading enthusiasts , I will plan to spend the next 15 weeks or so blogging about literature in WordPress.

This past week I have learned that there are many different awards issued to outstanding books that positively impact children’s literature.  These awards are given at the private, state and national level.  I have learned that I am just at the tip of the iceberg called “Literature “.  I have learned that no matter how fast I read there will always be another children’s book available for me to read in Kidlitosphere.

As well as learning I have realized that I want to give my local Liberians’ a BIG thank you for helping me locate all the children’s books this past week that have been recommended.