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Niagara Falls or Does It
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver is a short children's novel for Age 8-12 years or Grades 3-7. It's the first in the Hank Zipzer series. I borrowed this book from my previous job to review after reading a autobiographical piece by Henry Winkler. Though, this book is about a kid struggling with dyslexia, who doesn't even know it, there are concepts here universal for us all and we could all learn a bit from from it. So, you hope you listen and if you're a super big kid listening then you can finish this book in a day and hand it off to someone else. Every now and then a book can remind someone why teaching in K-12 may be worth the effort. read here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/niagara-falls-or-does-it-1-henry-winkler/285b653a84f02f5a?ean=9780448431628&next=t
“Zionists need to go back to Europe and Brooklyn, Razan Abdin-Adnani wrote. “I hear Germany and Poland are quite nice these days.”
An organization for children’s book authors and illustrators, issued an apology Sunday to Palestinian and Muslim members over a condemnation of antisemitism that the group had posted earlier in the month. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the only worldwide professional organization of its kind, which has over 22,000 members around the world, also announced the resignation of the Jewish and black diversity officer who had posted the message.
On June 10, in response to spiking antisemitic violence around the world the equity and inclusion officer for SCBWI posted a statement on behalf of the organization to social media condemning antisemitism. The statement acknowledged that Jews "have the right to life, safety, and freedom from scapegoating and fear."
"Silence is often mistaken for acceptance and results in the perpetration of more hatred and violence against different types of people," the statement continued. “As proof, it saddens us that for the fourth time this year we are compelled to invite you to join us in not looking away and in speaking out against all forms of hate, including antisemitism.”
“As writers, illustrators, and translators of children’s literature, we are responsible for promoting equity and humanizing people in our work — all children and all families.”
At no point did the statement discuss Palestinians, Muslims, Israel, or the Middle East conflict.
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A writer named Razan Abdin-Adnani began replying to the statement on Twitter with anti-Israel propaganda, justifying violence against Jews worldwide by hurling baseless accusations against the Jewish state. She also demanded that the organization issue a statement about Islamophobia in her tweets replying to SCBWI’s statement on antisemitism, essentially "all lives mattering" the issue.
She harassed the account so often that the statement condemning antisemitism had to be deleted and reposted 4 times before the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer April Powers blocked Abdin-Adnani.
Abdin-Adnani went on to harass and dox Powers on her social media platforms.
On June 22, Abdin-Adnani wrote a 31 post Twitter thread/manifesto retconning the events that had transpired and included her thoughts about being dismayed when SCBWI released a powerful statement in support of the Jewish community. Abdin-Adnani claimed "I left an affirmative and polite comment on SCBWI’s Twitter," but at no point does she admit that this comment was followed by dozens more, including antisemitic statements, on the original SCBWI statements condemning anti-Semitism.
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In response, SCBWI asked their Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, who is black and Jewish, to resign, then posted the following statement apologizing to Abdin-Adnani by name and joined the writer in "all lives mattering" the situation.
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Had SCBWI researched Abdin-Adnani before apologizing to her, they would have discovered tweets from as recently as June 2 from the activist that said, "Zionists need to go back to Europe and Brooklyn," and "I hear Germany and Poland are quite nice these days."
Read it all here. EY
Lin Oliver is coming to your local bookstore to talk about her new chapter book series, The Fantastic Frame!
About The Fantastic Frame In this fast-paced adventure series, ten-year-old Tiger Brooks and Luna Lopez are sucked into famous paintings and must navigate the world of art while searching for their neighbor’s long-lost son. The book features black-and-white line art, but when the main characters get sucked into the painting, the art is in full color and in the style of the featured artist. Biographical information about the featured artist is available at the end of the book, adding an educational component to the series. Learn more about the first book, Danger! Tiger Crossing, and the second book, Splat! Another Messy Sunday.
Tour Dates
Tuesday April 26 at 7 PM Anderson’s Bookshop 123 W Jefferson Ave Naperville, IL 60540
Wednesday April 27 at 4 PM Vero Beach Book Center 392 21st Street Vero Beach, FL 32960
Friday April 29 at 6:30 PM Katy Budget Books 2450 Fry Rd Houston, TX 77084
Saturday April 30 at 2:30 PM Children’s Book World 10580 1/2 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064
Monday May 2 at 6 PM Books Inc. 1375 Burlingame Ave Burlingame, CA 94010
Meet authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver as they tour for You Can’t Drink a Meatball Through a Straw, the seventh book in the Here’s Hank series!
Here’s Hank stars the same Hank as in the bestselling Hank Zipzer series, only this time he’s in 2nd grade! Hank is a kid who doesn’t try to be funny, but he somehow always makes the kids in his class laugh. Learn more about Hank Zipzer and Here’s Hank.
Connect with Henry Winkler on Twitter: @HWINKLER4REAL Connect with Lin Oliver on Twitter: @LINOLIVER Follow along on social media: #HeresHank #HankZipzer
Tour Dates
Sunday, March 13th at 1 pm Book Revue 313 New York Avenue Huntington, NY 11743
Tuesday, March 15 at 7 pm Newtown Theatre 120 N State Street Newtown, PA 18940
Wednesday, March 16 at 7 pm DeKalb Public Library 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, GA 30030
Thursday, March 17 at 3 pm The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma City 3535 N Western Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Thursday, March 17 at 7 pm Best of Books 1313 E Danforth Road Edmond, OK 73034
Friday, March 18 at 7 pm
Montclair Presbyterian Church (Book Sales by A Great Good Place for Books) 5701 Thornhill Drive Oakland, CA 94611
Sunday, April 24 at 2 pm Barnes & Noble—The Grove 189 The Grove Drive K 30 Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Henry Winkler Has A New Motto -- And It's Incredibly Inspiring (VIDEO)
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What a blast! Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver were here last night to celebrate their Here's Hank! series with us. The crowd was huge, the authors delightful and a good time was had by all. They even posed for pictures with us, as above with our own Jennifer Oleinik, and below with Penguin Rep. Colleen Conway and Eileen Harte, our Events and Programs Producer.
Coming to the bookstore, Tuesday, February 18th, at 7PM, Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, co-authors of the Here's Hank books, from Scholastic!