I like to follow the field of children’s literature, to see what kids read besides Harry Potter. Two blogs on children’s books, both established in the past year:

“Read Roger,” by Roger Sutton, the editor of Horn Book magazine. Horm Book is the pre-eminent review of children’s literature in the United States. By turns delightfully snarky and wonderfully incisive, “Read Roger” offers news about the children’s book world, and well-written, wide-ranging commentary about children’s books, literature, and culture.

“Children and Books,” by Abby Kingsbury, the children’s librarian for the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, public library. This is a brand-new blog, and so far what she writes about is the intersection of children’s books and real life. In the June 6th entry, Abby visits a public school class and reads the book Beatrice’s Goat aloud, and then gets the kids excited about Heifer Project. Even if Abby didn’t happen to be my sister, I’d still follow this well-written blog.