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Nonfiction Monday: Drawing From Memory by Alan Say
Drawing from Memory By Allen Say Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780545176866 $17.99 Grades 5 and Up In Stores *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Can anyone tell their life story like an illustrator? The ability to use artwork as well as words adds a storytelling facet and element of interest that […]
Covering the Newbery (#32): The Secret of the Andes
Every Monday I take a crack at recoverifying a Newbery-winner. Today we look at a book that is more famous for the title it beat out for Newbery (a little story called Charlotte’s Web) than for winning itself… 1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: […]
Link Du Jour: Attention School Librarians
If you’re a school librarian, you’re gonna want to check out School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. The brainchild of Buffy Hamilton and Kristin Fontichiaro, this free, downloadable e-book is a crowdsourced collection of essays from folks in the library field. When I downloaded it I had to check my outfit […]
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Review: Animals Home Alone by Loes Riphagen
Animals Home Alone By Loes Riphagen Seven Footer Kids ISBN: 9781934734551 $15.95 Grades PreK-2 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library When you’re a kid, being left home alone is a big deal. It provides the first real taste of freedom. How to spend your time? Playing, reading, doing homework? Or maybe […]
Post of the Week: Visit an Un-Digital Book Store
Is it just me, or does it seem like physical book stores are getting lost in the digital shuffle lately? As I was driving home the other day I thought about what a bummer it would be to lose some of my favorite book stores: Schuler Books and Pooh’s Corner in Grand Rapids, MI and […]
Unfortunate Covers (#19)
I’m not usually this blunt, but the latest addition to the Unfortunate Cover pasture of misfortune is long overdue. The book may be a Newbery winner, but this cover is not holding up its end of the bargain: Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger When the most exciting thing you can put on […]
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Review: Neville by Norton Juster
Neville By Norton Juster Illustrated by G. Brian Karas Schwartz & Wade ISBN: 9780375867651 $17.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library You’re the new kid. Ugh. Doesn’t that sentence bum you out? We are such social creatures that arriving in an unfamilar place, surrounded by unfamiliar […]
Morning Notes: Wonka-o-Lantern Edition
FLORENCE PARRY HEIDE: 1919-2011 Florence Parry Heide, author of over 100 children’s books, passed away on October 24th. I had the opportunity to meet Heide at ALA Annual in 2009, and she was as kind as could be. Click here to read about her life and work in the Washington Post. TAKE A LOOK AT […]
A 100 Scope Notes Post Contest, Of Sorts
Let me begin by saying I have no idea how this will go. I just thought someone out there might have a crazy/bizarre/funny/insane/interesting children’s lit-related post that they would like to share with the crazy/bizarre/funny/insane/interesting people who read this blog. I know you have something to say. Here’s the plan. Email me (scopenotes (at) gmail […]
Books on Film: Magic Tree House Comes to Japan
Magic Tree House, long a favorite of the early chapter book set, it coming to the silver screen. If you’re in America, that silver screen is very far away. Namely, Japan. Hopefully the miracle of technology will make it so I don’t have to brush up on my Japanese 101 skills from college to go […]
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