Good Comics for Kids
June 30, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Animal Planet: The Most Extreme Bugs By Catherine Nichols Jossey-Bass ISBN: 9780787986636 $15.95 Grades 3-6 In Stores *Recommended* It’s summertime here in Michigan and the bugs are out in full force. Ants, spiders, and mosquitoes invade my house day and night. Your common, run of the mill insects. Oh, if only a Spiny Devil Katydid […]
June 30, 2008 by Travis Jonker
I keep an eye on both the New York Times Bestseller list and the American Bookseller Association list to see which kids books are popular, but I dream of a different list entirely. The dream list I speak of would be a national list of the most checked out children’s books from public and school […]
June 29, 2008 by Travis Jonker
I may have recently made a bit of a subtle jab at the outbreak of children’s lit-related television and movie adaptations of the past few months, but I’m better now. Better enough to bring you the most recent trailer for The Tale of Despereaux: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ks5gmYhPlQ] The CGI looks pretty good, but will the film live […]
June 27, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Night of the Veggie Monster By George McClements Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 9781599900612 $14.95 Grades K-2 In Stores *Recommended* I can relate to kids who don’t like their vegetables. I’ve been slow in coming around myself. As a kid, I was known to pull the old switcharoo and hide the veggies in the nearest napkin. “Night […]
June 27, 2008 by Travis Jonker
This one was difficult to include in the ongoing Unfortunate Covers series (click here for #1 and #2), but unfortunate it seems to be – at least in the eyes of some of the students I work with. “Bridge to Terabithia” is an outstanding story, a Newbery winner, and it made me cry like “Beaches” […]
June 26, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Have you been looking for a way to work on your Jamaican patois? Not sure why you’re on a site devoted to children’s lit, but you are in luck nonetheless. In a strange bit of disparate worlds colliding, I came across the following instructional video for teaching the Jamaican accent through Dr. Seuss’s ABC: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN3ZadHV8E8]
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June 24, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Librarians and NPR go together like cardigans and nippy reading rooms. I guess I haven’t checked the fine print on my degree lately, but there actually may be a contractual obligation for bookish types to support National Public Radio. Part of my love for the station stems from the fact that they occasionally like to […]
June 23, 2008 by Travis Jonker
One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia By DK Publishing ISBN: 9780756638436 $24.99 Grades 3 and Up In Stores *Best New Books* Check out the Nonfiction Monday roundup at Picture Book of the Day. When you’re a kid, the bigger the better. Machines, buildings, ice cream cones, it’s all better with an increase in dimensions. The […]
June 21, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Yes indeed, the June edition of The Edge of the Forest is up. The online children’s lit journal is a veritable classy buffet of kid’s book knowledge. There are also a couple 100 Scope Notes reviews in the Graphic Novel and Picture Book sections if you’re interested. Click the image below to take a closer […]
June 18, 2008 by Travis Jonker
100 Scope Notes will be on break until this weekend due to summertime travels. See you back here soon!
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