Good Comics for Kids
January 30, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Dracula Madness (A Sam & Friends Mystery: Book 1). ARC The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 6). ARC
January 28, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The day-after Today Show interview has become a tradition for the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals. After last year’s debacle, I was wondering how this year would go. It turned out to be pretty good. I was happy to see that they’ve got Al Roker running the show this time around. The wonderful […]
January 27, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The 2009 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced yesterday morning, and I was camped out in front of my computer watching the webcast. At the conclusion, I played the “how many of the award-winning books do we already have in our library?” game. Turns out we had 10 of the 14 Caldecott, Newbery, and Geisel […]
January 25, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The Ranger’s Apprentice series is a big hit at the 5th/6th grade library where I work. With book 5 currently in stores and the series still chugging along, Penguin is doing something special to draw some new fans. It’s free ebook time. Similar to what they did with Savvy back in the golden days of […]
January 23, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The following is a work of fiction. The Children’s Literature Commissioner announced today that by the year 2012, all books released for children will be videos. Before a packed audience of assembled press, the Commissioner came across as a defeated man. Appearing 45 minutes late, and foregoing his usual suit and tie for sweatpants, he […]
January 21, 2009 by Travis Jonker
100 Scope Notes, your source for all Abe Lincoln children’s lit-related news items just received the following telegram: Attention all children’s lit lovers [stop] Attention all Abraham Lincoln-o-philes [stop] These two subjects were combined in a book for children-folk [stop] Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln is written by Judith St. George and illustrated by Matt Faulkner […]
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January 20, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney Amulet Books ISBN: 9780810970687 $12.95 Grades 4-8 In Stores *Best New Books* For me, interrupting my to-be-read pile to peruse the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid installment is like stopping off for a sausage McMuffin on my way to a Monkey Ball tournament […]
January 19, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities By Stephanie Stein Crease Chicago Review Press ISBN: 9781556527241 $16.95 Grades 5 and Up In Stores February 1st, 2009 Biographies can have a tough life. Their charms are often lost on young readers who are more focused on the latest hyped-up fiction or eye-catching nonfiction titles. […]
January 15, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dodgeball Chronicles By Frank Cammuso Graphix (Scholastic) ISBN: 9780439903226 $9.99 Grades 4-6 In Stores *Recommended* Pulling from King Arthur and Shakespeare, Knights of the Lunch Table is reference-heavy in title, plot, and dialog. The best part? Almost all of it simply serves to make a great story, no previous […]
January 14, 2009 by Travis Jonker
If you work in a library, then you know that things get left behind in books. Used to mark the page, these items are routinely forgotten. My strangest experience with this phenomena happened way back in Aught 6, when a student unexpectedly came up to me with a photo they found. Of me: Student: Hey, […]
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