These two guys have influenced a lot of lives. Fred Rogers takes a trip to visit Eric Carle in his studio. All thanks to @ZachariahOHora for the link. Skip ahead to the 12:30 remaining point to watch.
Books On Film: Back in the Day with the Newbery and Caldecott
April 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Aww, yeah – how’s that for a screencap? Don’t rub your eyes – you’re not watching C-SPAN2 in the year 2000 (wildest dreams just don’t come true that easily). It’s video of the 2000 Newbery/Caldecott Medal announcement. 2000 isn’t that far back, so it’s interesting to see the differences between these fairly calm “ALA Book [...]
Books on Film: President Obama Reads Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
April 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
The White House Easter Egg Roll has come and gone – time for some analysis of the read-aloud session. Breaking from his read-aloud standby (and established favorite picture book) Where the Wild Things Are, President Obama went with a proven winner – Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. A safe choice, sure, but you can’t deny it’s a crowd [...]
Books on Film: Abraham Lincoln Lives!
March 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lesson learned: It’s hard to keep a straight face when you’re wearing a chinstrap beard made out of construction paper. School librarian John Schumacher and teacher Colby Sharp are reading every Newbery Medal-winning book and making videos along the way. This week they discuss 1988 winner Lincoln: A Photobiography. In an unexpected twist, our 16th [...]
Books on Film: An Astounding Assortment of Newbery Winners
March 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s an exclusive club, authors who have won Newbery medals and honors. So when Random House managed to get Christopher Paul Curtis, Jenni Holm, Kirby Larson, Louis Sachar, Jerry Spinelli, Rebecca Stead, and Clare Vanderpool in the same room in Seattle during ALA Midwinter, it was a rare treat. The conversation (moderated by librarian action [...]
Books on Film: Chelsea Clinton Interviews Judy Blume
March 2, 2013 By 2 Comments
Judy Blume is one of the very few household name authors. For over 40 years it’s been impossible to grow up without running into her books, which continue to resonated among young people. I met her in 2009 at a publisher dinner during the ALA Annual conference (shout out to Lynn and Cindy for making [...]
Books on Film: The Library Workout Tape
February 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
It isn’t often you come across something this gloriously odd. All credit to the website Book Patrol for bringing The Betty Glover Library Workout Tape to light. It’s a feast of obsolete library technologies, 80s hits, and “what the?!” moments. Created as a student project in 1987 at Arizona State University, this is pure VHS [...]
Books on Film: An Illustrated Interview with Maurice Sendak
January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In 2011 Illustrator Christoph Niemann (Subway, That’s How!) happened upon Terri Gross’s interview with Maurice Sendak. The children’s lit legend was in a rare mood, discussing his thoughts on life and death. It was a touching interview that had an affect on Niemann, who decided to illustrate the experience. (Thanks to the School Library Journal tumblr [...]
Books on Film: JJK and TED
November 16, 2012 By 11 Comments
I think this could start a new genre: the surprise TED talk. Lunch Lady creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka was asked to fill in at a recent TEDx event. The event started in four hours. Mr. Krosoczka more than filled in on short notice – he delivered a talk about his life and work that was [...]
Books on Film: Date Due Stamp Masterpiece
October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you still use a rubber date due stamp in your library? I work in four elementary school libraries, and we still stamp the books in one of them. Being familiar with the date due, I found the following video incredible. This Berlin artist uses the rubber date stamp to create his works of art. [...]
Books on Film: 2012 Newbery & Caldecott Speeches
October 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While the Newbery and Caldecott awards are announced in winter (January, usually), the recipients don’t get their medals and deliver their acceptance speeches until the ALA Annual Convention in summer (June, typically). In the past, if you weren’t in the room for the speeches, there was no way to see them. Sure, you could read [...]
Books on Film: A Gallery of Greats
September 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Show me an author video and my eyebrows raise slightly. Show me an author video that’s professionally produced and they go up a bit higher. Show me six professionally produced author videos featuring the likes of Jeff Kinney, Mo Willems, and Doreen Cronin, and I begin to have eyebrow problems (because of all the raising). [...]
Books on Film: Where the Wild Things Are Animated
September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of Maurice Sendak is that he cared – a lot. Every time out, he delivered a picture book that was unexpected or challenging – you gotta respect that. This attitude of always reaching for more pops up in this clip from a 1977 [...]
A Conversation in Books (Literally)
August 31, 2012 By 16 Comments
Elizabeth Bird (of A Fuse #8 Production) had a dream. A dream to conduct an entire conversation using nothing but the titles of books. She asked if I would be willing to help make this happen and I agreed because it sounded like a excellent dream to me. We wrote it up, filmed our scenes, [...]
Books on Film: Lauren Conrad vs. Lemony Snicket
August 16, 2012 By 7 Comments
Any time you mix Lauren Conrad (of The Hills fame), Lemony Snicket, and the world’s worst DIY project, hilarity is bound to ensue, right? It all began when Conrad posted this “Crafty Creations” video on YouTube, where she chops up the darn near the entire Series of Unfortunate Events for a book display/box thingie. I [...]
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