A Fuse #8 Production
March 30, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Be sure to check out the Poetry Friday roundup at My Juicy Little Universe. Today we have two items on the agenda – a final book spine poem and a last call. First, the poem: Now, that last call I was talking about. In honor of National Poetry Month I’m posting a gallery of book […]
March 28, 2012 by Travis Jonker
WATERSHED MOMENT FOR AUTHORS? The recent release of the Harry Potter series in e-book format marks “the first time that a major author has ventured forth to offer e-books directly to the public”. Is this a sign of authors having more power in the marketplace, or just that J.K. Rowling can do whatever she wants? […]
March 27, 2012 by Travis Jonker
The library hold shelf – window to the soul? Not quite (unless your soul is mainly comprised of Diary of a Wimpy Kid books), but it does tell you which books kids are truly excited about. On Hold @ the Library is getting participatory, thanks to the brave folks who submitted photos of their hold […]
March 26, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Zig and Wikki in The Cow By Nadja Spiegelman Illustrated by Trade Loeffler TOON Books (Candlewick) ISBN: 9781935179153 $12.95 Grades 1-3 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library If I were to stumble upon a time machine and bring Zig and Wikki in The Cow to the me of 10 years ago, […]
March 26, 2012 by Travis Jonker
1970: Sounder by William H. Armstrong Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Black and white can be a tough sell, but I like the image. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Up next week: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (Source image: “.a particular frienD” http://flic.kr/p/7dCEzD)
March 25, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Narnia in real life. Click here to visit. (Thanks to Boing Boing for the link)
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March 23, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Be sure to check out the Poetry Friday roundup at A Year of Reading. National Poetry Month looms (but, you know, in a good way) and I’m counting down to the big event with a book spine poem each and every Friday in March. Interested in giving the book spine poem thing a shot? Try […]
March 22, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Members of the Michigan Library Association, welcome. Thanks for visiting. Feel free to poke around a bit. If you’re looking for other folks who are doing a much better job at this blogging thing than I am, check out my blogroll over on the right.
March 21, 2012 by Travis Jonker
THE PIGEON WANTS A LEGO SCULPTURE No children’s lit-related what have you this week matched the sheer “oh, that’s cool” appeal of Mark Anderson’s pigeon lego sculpture. Dude got really technical with it – using a computer modeling program and everything. Hey LEGO, give Mark a call and get this thing into stores. http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2012/03/lego-pigeon-mo-willems.html VOTE […]
March 20, 2012 by Travis Jonker
I maintain the library hold shelf is one of the best ways to know what kids are actually lining up to read. So let’s share. @MrSchuReads and I are joining forces to make On Hold @ the Library a participatory monthly event. Here’s how it works: Before Tuesday, March 27th, locate the hold shelf in […]
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