A Fuse #8 Production
November 27, 2008 by Travis Jonker
100 Scope Notes will be up on the shelf until Monday due to holiday travels. See you back here then. (Image: ‘Flaming Red Oak‘ www.flickr.com/photos/48600090482@N01/57009463)
November 26, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley By Aaron Blabey Front Street ISBN: 9781590785966 $16.95 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* There are plenty of children’s books based on friendship. It’s an important topic, so I don’t mind. Some books about friendship show rather than tell – they don’t explain how the process works, but show […]
November 24, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Take Me Back: a trip through history from the stone age to the digital age DK Publishing ISBN: 9780756640903 $24.99 Grades 5 and Up In Stores History has a hard time being hip – especially in the eyes of young readers. While adults know that past events are relevant to the present, kids are busy […]
November 23, 2008 by Travis Jonker
From the author who brought you the kinda weird “Why Mommy is a Democrat” and “Why Daddy is a Democrat” books, which I posted about last summer, comes a new not-so-subtle title, “Mama Voted for Obama“. I don’t see this one getting much play in school libraries – the promotional blurb doesn’t help matters: This colorful book […]
November 20, 2008 by Travis Jonker
I accidentally posted “The Caldecott Award: A Member’s Methods” before it was finished. Many apologies. If you’re using an RSS reader, the finished post won’t show so… *Please click here to read the finished product* *Don’t be shy*
November 20, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Here in Michigan, the snow is already falling and what the locals call “Caldecott Season” is upon us. By locals, I mean local children’s librarians. We go out into the woods, into our Caldecott blinds and Caldecott tree stands, quietly waiting with anticipation for the nominees to appear. While I’m busy compiling my list of […]
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November 18, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Seems like there hasn’t been much news on the “Where the Wild Things Are” movie front lately. Last I heard the whole thing was getting scrapped. Things changed Tuesday when Ain’t It Cool News posted their interview with the film’s director, Spike Jonze. Apparently, the film is back on track. That whole “scrapping the project” […]
November 17, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Alright, I suppose it was more of a “Late Afternoon With Patricia Polacco”, but that doesn’t have the same ring. ‘Round these parts (the Mitten state) If you ask a elementary school librarian who would be on at the top of their Michigan author visit list, nine times out of ten you would hear the […]
November 14, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale By Deborah Hopkinson Illustrated by John Hendrix Schwartz & Wade Books ISBN: 9780375837685 $16.99 Grades 1-3 In Stores *Best New Books* Let me say off the bat that I’m biased. Abe Lincoln holds a special place in my stovepipe, which I have worn for the last […]
November 13, 2008 by Travis Jonker
Forever Young By Bob Dylan Illustrated by Paul Rogers Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416958086 $17.99 Grades: It’s Complicated (See Below) In Stores My favorite audience moment? I was at the Detroit stop of Outkast’s 2001 tour. Standing there in the crowd, dumbfoundedly enjoying the show, Andre 3000 spotted me from the stage. We […]
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