Heavy Medal
June 30, 2010 by Travis Jonker
How do you prefer your 2010 American Library Association Annual Conference wrap-up? Well, you’ve got two choices here. Today, a video. Tomorrow, words. Since tomorrow is words, I better stop it with the text and get on to the moving images:
June 23, 2010 by Travis Jonker
D.C. INUNDATED BY LIBRARIANS; ALA 2010 ARRIVES The American Library Association Annual Conference is this weekend and I’m attempting to cram as much into one day as possible: presenting in the morning with Pam Coughlin (MotherReader) and Liz Burns (A Chair, a Fireplace & a Tea Cozy), hitting other sessions and the exhibit floor, and […]
June 23, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Palazzo Inverso By D.B. Johnson Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780547239996 $17.00 Grades K-3 In Stores I first encountered the work of M.C. Escher in a bookstore. I had seen optical illusions before that point, but never to the precise heights on display in works like Relativity and Waterfall, which were hung around my local shop. With […]
June 16, 2010 by Travis Jonker
HARRY POTTER THEME PARK REVIEWED The New York Times visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (open June 18) to see what all the fuss is about. Their verdict? Fairly fuss-worthy. Click here to read. (Thanks to BookMoot for the link) AWARDS DISPENSED I’m late to the party on this, but the Boston Globe-Horn Book […]
June 15, 2010 by Travis Jonker
The American Library Association Annual Conference is nigh, and I’m pleased to say that I’ll be attending and taking part in a session called Children’s and YA Book Blogs: Enhancing Library Services at 8:00 am on Sunday, June 27. Please mark the following “true†or “false†(answer key below). 1. The room where our program […]
June 13, 2010 by Travis Jonker
The links, they tend to accrue. We got a mess of them today, so let’s see how many I can whip through before running out of steam… The Berenstain Bears Play Lacrosse – real title or made up? Mental_floss challenges you to spot the fake. I came in at a respectable 75% correct. The recent […]
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June 11, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Here’s the question I asked myself. If you have two book covers that share a similar theme/layout/tone, is it true controversy? Nay. Therefore I’m calling these instances “Cover Curiosities†from here on out. I’ll save “controversy†for cases where it truly applies. Now, on to the books… You know you have an adventure on your […]
June 10, 2010 by Travis Jonker
The Village Garage By G. Brian Karas Henry Holt ISBN: 9780805087161 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Quick test: Name a picture book about city workers. Having trouble? Me too. The men and women who keep our towns running smoothly are indeed a rarely represented subject in the children’s lit world. The Village Garage is notable […]
June 8, 2010 by Travis Jonker
It’s time to once again peer into the hidden world of librarians. Blatantly borrowing a concept from a website that shall remain nameless, I present Things Librarians Fancy, Chapter II. Click here to read Chapter I. I am, for the record, guilty of many (many (many)) of the items described below. Hand-selling Books There is […]
June 4, 2010 by Travis Jonker
A couple months back, we looked at book covers that were, well, a bit psycho. Take a look to see what I mean: A creepy tone is shared, is it not? Today, we have an addition to this group. Thanks to Bookends blogger Cindy for tipping me off to… Unwind by Neal Shusterman. A blurry […]
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