MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2010
BUY A BOOK ALREADY; OPERATION TEEN BOOK DROP IN FULL SWING Are you busy today? Yes? Well, don’t worry about that. Purchase a book or two for teens in need. Guys Lit Wire has the details. I’VE GOT 30 PROBLEMS; A POEM AIN’T ONE The premise is simple – 30 days in April, 30 original […]
What If? By Laura Vaccaro Seeger Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 9781596433984 $15.99 Grades PreK-1 In Stores April 27, 2010 *Best New Books* Six words. While the overall count is higher, Laura Vaccaro Seeger (First the Egg) uses only six individual words to create What If? How much can you do with six words? Apparently, plenty. […]
In honor of A Fuse #8 Production’s Top 100 Children’s Novels countdown coming to an end, I threw together a Wordle to see which words popped up the most. I’m now off to write what will surely be the most successful children’s book of all time: Little Harry Potter and the Green Witch Ramona Mountain […]
I’d say I know Judy Blume with about 64% accuracy. How can I be so specific (when my math skills are so poor I can hardly add)? I just took The Judy Blume Quiz at mental_floss.com, and that was my score. I was feeling pretty good about myself until I put that number on a […]
The Eisner Awards, shining a light on the best the comics world has to offer since 1988, just announced their 2010 nominees. The category I’m most interested in is “Best Publication for Kids”. Let’s take a look at the list: This, friends, is a tough call. I liked Lunch Lady, but I loved The Secret […]
You can always count on Booklist for a good book list. This time, they run down the top 10 historical fiction titles for youngsters. A good mix of the high-profile (A Season of Gifts, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate) and those sporting a lower pro. Click here to check out the entire list.
The ace covers blog Jacket Whys recently put out a challenge. Do this… …but with book covers instead of album covers. I decided to give it a try. Here’s what I came up with: Hmm – not on the same level as the album covers, but at least I have the black and white theme […]
The following is a work of fiction. Appearing at a press conference this morning wearing dark sunglasses and an artificial “comb-over†wig covering his famously thick mane of hair, the increasingly paranoid children’s literature commissioner announced that characters on book cover illustrations and photographs are no longer allowed to look at him. “When I walk […]
THE BATTLE IS WON; ‘FREEDOM’ MARCHES ON I would like to pass along some facts. The Battle of the Kids’ Books came to an end this week, with Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge taking top honors. Click here to read Katherine Paterson’s deciding vote. Click here to read all about it at School Library […]
I’m no math whiz, but lately it seems children’s books are being adapted for the silver screen at a rate of a bunch every year. The other day, when I saw that Ben Stiller was in talks to star in a Mr. Popper’s Penguins flick, I said (in my mind) “I could probably make up […]
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