MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2010
THE INVENTION OF BORAT? The Martin Scorsese-led Invention of Hugo Cabret film project continues to move forward, with some recent (in negotiations) casting names dropped. One of these names is Sacha Baron Cohen, best known as Borat. Interesting. Click here to head over to MTV.com and read more. ADULTS UNWELCOME; CHILDREN’S CHOICE BOOK AWARDS VOTING […]
How can you tell if you’re a nonfiction book that is about to get weeded? You have a cover that looks like this: “Yes, youngster, yellow and red creatures named “eavers” once roamed ponds and streams. It was glorious. ” The weeding saga continues at the school libraries where I work. Animals are the focus […]
There are pros and cons to doing a “clearing out the vaults”, “all links must go” post such as this: Pro: I get to clear out the vaults. Con: You suspect I’m crazy for amassing these links in the first place. And wonder why I would put them in a vault. Ah, well. Let’s begin… […]
I’m impressed. Three cheers for the brave souls who took book spines and created their own poetic masterpieces (or centos, as Laura Purdie Salas tells me). There’s some great work here. Be sure to visit Becky’s Book Reviews for the Poetry Friday Roundup. @ A Year of Reading @ Bookends. @ Papertrails Family Book Blog. […]
While the time parameters on this list confound me, the purpose is crystal clear. Booklist recently released their top graphic novel picks from the last year, and I like their style. They have a few choices that have been getting love elsewhere (Stitches, Secret Science Alliance, Meanwhile…) and a few that are completely new to […]
My Garden By Kevin Henkes Greenwillow (HarperCollins) ISBN: 9780061715181 $17.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores *Best New Books* Tone. It’s a tricky thing. If an author slips up in this area, a book can come across as confusing, or worse, condescending. Kevin Henkes knows tone well, and My Garden is the proof. It doesn’t scream. It […]
Last Friday, I tried my hand at book spine poetry. It was fun. Here’s my humble suggestion to you: Step #1: Find a bunch of books. Step #2: Mix ’em up. Step #3: Arrange them. Step #4: Rearrange them. Step #5: Repeat. Step #6: Take a picture of your awesome book spine poem, post it […]
Excuse me as I go a little YA for a minute. Bookends bloggers Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan tipped me off to a recent cover similarity that can’t be denied. The gist? You fear what you can’t completely see. The first cover please… Possessed by Kate Cann. Spooky, right? And now, the doppelganger: The Pickpocket’s […]
The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics Selected and edited by Art Spiegelman & Françoise Mouly Abrams Comicarts ISBN: 9780810957305 $40.00 Grades 1-Adult In Stores *Best New Books* Having spent my formative years reading Jughead Double Digest and Richie Rich by reading light, I have a soft spot for comics of all shapes and sizes. […]
The CEO of Penguin recently presented some of their in-development book concepts for the iPad (including children’s and YA titles), and I recommend you take a look. With the Kindle in my mind as the ebook standard, I underestimated the interactivity of the iPad, which is on full display in the video below. As I […]
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