Regular Events
The KidLitosphere Conference
An annual gathering of the movers and shakers in the kidlit community
The Carnival of Children’s Literature
A monthly roundup of the best in kidlit blogging, organized around a central theme
Nonfiction Monday
Giving bloggers a chance to share nonfiction books for children and teens.
Poetry Friday
A weekly assortment of poetry-themed musings and original content
Resources
Kidlitosphere Celebration of Poetry Month
Bloggers share original poems, poet interviews/contributions, and poetry for National Poetry Month
Children’s Book Reviews
A collection of reviews on children’s literature from across the kidlitosphere
Chicken Spaghetti’s “Best Children’s Books of 2009: The Big List of Lists”
A roundup of “best of” lists and children’s literature prizes for books published in 2009
Chicken Spaghetti’s “The Best of the Best: Kids’ Books ’08”
The list of all lists; a compilation of organization and media listings of best children’s books for the year
Competitions
A Novel Challenge
An ongoing compilation of reading challenges sponsored by different blogs
The 48 Hour Book Challenge
An annual competition to see how many books you can read in one weekend
The Comment Challenge
A community event in which kidlit bloggers and readers are invited to make themselves heard across the kidlitosphere