The Yarn
August 31, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Summer has a way of robbing me of my natural book giving away instincts. Time to get back in tune with nature. This time around there is one book up for grabs. If you’re interested in snagging it, contact me on Twitter, or send an email to scopenotes@gmail.com before 11:59 pm on Tuesday night. If […]
August 31, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Show Off By Sarah Hines Stephens and Bethany Mann Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763645991 $18.99 Grades 4-7 In Stores Sept. 22, 2009 Review copy provided by publisher *Recommended* A Step-by-Step Review Step 1 – Get your hands on this book. You might check it out from a library, you might find it in a book store, […]
August 30, 2009 by Travis Jonker
When I stumble upon old children’s book covers, my eyes have a tendency to glaze over and there is a nearly reflexive loss of interest. I am uncontrollably new-school in this way. It’s embarrassing. However, there is something about this Flickr set of children’s books from 1860-1920 that did the opposite. Some of these titles […]
August 28, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Don’t tell my seersucker shorts, but Fall will soon be gracing us with it’s cooler temps, apples, apple cider, apple flavored doughnut holes, and other apple related consumables. It’s also a time when I crack open publisher catalogs and pick out the upcoming releases that catch my eye. I’ll likely review some of these in […]
August 27, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Catching Fire, the much anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games will be released Sept. 1. The fine folks at NPR are providing a chance to read (and listen to) a chapter now. From the press release: On September 1, fans of last year’s young adult best-seller The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins will get their […]
August 27, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Tim Holman, publisher of scifi and fantasy imprint Orbit, surveyed a swath of fantasy covers and charted the results. Required reading for those of you wondering about the current popularity of “Glowy Magic”. (Thanks to BuzzFeed for the link)
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August 24, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Fans of indie-rock-influenced, children’s-choir-aided, group-whistling-festooned music created for soundtracks of children’s books turned into films, take notice. A song from the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack has hit the web. The singing is a bit jarring at first (courtesy of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O.), but I got into this one pretty quick. […]
August 21, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Binky the Space Cat By Ashley Spires Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554533091 $16.95 Grades 2-4 In Stores Review copy provided by publisher *Recommended* The pet who thinks it knows better than its owner is a mainstay protagonist in children’s literature and popular culture in general. From Mark Teague’s LaRue books to Garfield, young readers enjoy […]
August 19, 2009 by Travis Jonker
I regularly peruse USA Today pop culture blog Pop Candy. The other day I emailed Pop Candy mastermind (and occasional VH1 talking head) Whitney Matheson to see if she would partake in creating a debut YA cover (which I posted the steps for a couple weeks back). A fan of young adult lit, I figured […]
August 19, 2009 by Travis Jonker
I have absolutely no comment on the following. Click the image below to enlarge. (Thanks to FAIL Blog for the link) All this book rental business reminds me of the recent Brian Williams video where he discusses “the Netflix of books”. This is great stuff: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3n8kHThR8Y]
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