MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2010
What will the future hold for books? Let’s turn the clock forward, to the year 3001: The Newbery, Caldecott, and other ALA Youth Media Awards will be decided by internet vote. A hearty congratulations to the 3001 Caldecott medal winner: I Spy: Cats Wearing Cowboy Hats 12. Newbery medal honors will go to: Light-Up Magic […]
I think this is going to do wonders for my machismo. The friendly folks at Adventures in the Library (fine looking header they’ve got there) bestowed the “Manly Sweaty Doll Blogger Award” on 100 Scope Notes. Thanks!
What you see above is a sketch of a Wild Thing and I by video and film director Michel Gondry. Here is some of his work: How did this happen? Well, a while back I saw that he was selling sketches on his website. Send in a picture and 20 bucks and you get a […]
At what point do you consider news old? After two days? Shoot. The 2009 Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (Cybils) were recently announced and I urge you to peruse the winners. I have a special place in my cardigan for the Fiction Picture Book category, which I helped judge this year. I was […]
Matthew Cordell is an author/illustrator I’m always checking for. After providing his refined cartoon visuals to books written by Rachel Vail, Amy Gordon, and James Preller, he made waves (and garnered flattering reviews) authoring and illustrating 2009’s Trouble Gum. Matthew recently sat down to discuss his work, chewing gum preferences, and undying love of the […]
This is the children’s lit blog equivelant of a clips show. You know, when the main characters on a show are stuck in an elevator and decide to take a look back at all the memorable moments over the years? It accomplishes two things: 1. It makes it seem like things are coming to an […]
Well, here it is. Thanks for making the leap. Take a look around and let me know what you think.
Kit Feeny: On the Move By Michael Townsend Alfred A. Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780375956140 $14.94 Grades 2-4 In Stores *Best New Books* Joining the steadily-growing ranks of graphic novels for the 2nd-4th grade set, Kit Feeny: On the Move is a goofy winner. Kit Feeny is a cheeseball-art-creating, ninja-fishing … well, it’s hard to […]
Really, nobody said it better than Dvice, who called the Performance Book Caddy “a cheap way to kill yourself”. Hey, I’m all for reading, but this is not a good purchase. Click the image to view.
ADVERTISEMENT
Archives
ADVERTISEMENT
Author/Illustrator Blogs
Book Blogs I Like
- A Book and a Hug
- A Fuse #8 Production
- A Kids Book a Day
- A Year of Reading
- Abby (the) Librarian
- Awful Library Books
- Becky’s Book Reviews
- Better Book Titles
- Book-A-Day Almanac
- Bookends
- books4yourkids.com
- bookshelves of doom
- Bottom Shelf Books
- Calling Caldecott
- Caustic Cover Critic
- Chad C. Beckerman
- Charlotte’s Library
- Cheryl Rainfield
- Chicken Spaghetti
- CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATION
- Collecting Children’s Books
- Cybils
- EarlyWord
- educating alice
- Finding Wonderland
- For Those About to Mock
- Good Comics for Kids
- Good Show Sir
- GottaBook
- Great Kid Books
- Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
- Hi Miss Julie!
- Jen Robinson’s Book Page
- Kidsmomo
- Maria T. Middleton Design
- Nerdy Book Club
- Neverending Search
- Nine Kinds of Pie
- One Book, Two Books, Old Books, New Books
- Out of the Box
- Oz and Ends
- PlanetEsme
- Read Roger
- Reading Rants!
- Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
- sharpread
- ShelfTalker
- so tomorrow
- The Children's Book Review
- The Miss Rumphius Effect
- Uncovered Cover Art
- Waking Brain Cells
- Watch. Connect. Read.