Heavy Medal
September 30, 2010 by Travis Jonker
When I get the itch to give books away, it’s usually a mixed bag of high quality and lesser quality titles. Not today, friends. What we have here are two books that you can be proud to (potentially) call your own. If you want either title, send me an email (scopenotes@gmail.com) or a Twitter message […]
September 30, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Countdown By Deborah Wiles Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780545106054 $17.99 Grades 5 and Up In Stores *Best New Books* (Click to enlarge) Review copy purchased. Watch the Countdown book trailer: Also reviewed by Bookends, A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy, Becky’s Book Reviews, Abby (the) Librarian, Literate Lives, A Fuse #8 Production, A Year […]
September 29, 2010 by Travis Jonker
FOR SALE! ‘CHARLOTTE’S WEB’ ORIGINAL ART You want to own a piece of children’s literature history? Time to cash in that change jar. Garth Williams’ original Charlotte’s Web sketches are on the auction block – to take a look, click here. 39 CLUES KEEPS ON KEEPIN’ ON It’s like a sequel lover’s dream. The popular […]
September 26, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Why was Little Red Riding Hood banned in 1989? It’s time to find out. The 2010 edition of Banned Books Week is upon us (September 25 – October 2), so it is only fitting to test one’s knowledge of the topic. Mental_floss put out a Banned Books Quiz a couple years back that will, if […]
September 24, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Do you long for a good ol’ Unfortunate Covers post minus the tired pop-culture references I always try to awkwardly insert? Jim over at Teacherninja has an excellent piece on the The Cay, a book with multiple unfortunate incarnations. Great stuff. Click here to read.
September 24, 2010 by Travis Jonker
The following is a work of fiction. In a shocking move, the eccentric children’s literature commissioner has declared that all future picture books must be based on films from the 1980s. Sliding into the press room to the strains of Bob Seger’s Old Time Rock ‘N Roll wearing a button down shirt, socks, and sunglasses, […]
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September 23, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Bink & Gollie By Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee Illustrated by Tony Fucile Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763632663 $15.99 Grades 1-2 In Stores *Best New Books* It’s about time. Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby, Frog and Toad – great pairs all, but young readers are due for a new duo. Here it is. Wholly […]
September 23, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Well, the first full theatrical trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I (remember, they’re splitting this one up) has been released, and it promises an action-packed almost-conclusion to the saga. Take a look and see what you think. In theaters Nov. 19. (Thanks to @kidsmomo for the link)
September 21, 2010 by Travis Jonker
SPEAK SPEAKS There are always going to be people (see: fools) who are going to reject honesty in books. Such was the case this week with a controversy surrounding Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak. An associate professor of management at Missouri State University made some unbelievable comments regarding the Printz honor book, and the response has […]
September 21, 2010 by Travis Jonker
Roald Dahl. Oilman. Pilot. British diplomat. And this was all before he started writing. NPR recently sat down for a chat with Donald Sturrock, author of a new Dahl biography called Storyteller. And Sturrock certainly came up with some stories. Did I mention he was also married to Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Neal? Yeah, the […]
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