MORE POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2010
Interrupting Chicken By David Ezra Stein Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763641689 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* It seems like the term “meta” is thrown around quite a bit these days. When something is self-referential, it is meta. The song Formed a Band by Art Brut is meta. This t-shirt is meta: In books, […]
Not all old books have Unfortunate Covers. There are some specific requirements: 1. The book must be good. If the book is bad and the cover is bad, you get what’s referred to as an Accurate Cover (which is not nearly as fun to discuss). 2. The book must employ cover elements that are instantly […]
Cool Robots By Sean Kenney Christy Ottaviano Books (Henry Holt) ISBN: 978085087635 $12.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Sept. 28, 2010 Review copy from publisher. Click here to check out the Nonfiction Monday roundup at Rasco From RIF. Watch the Cool Robots book trailer: Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.
I like sports. I watch ESPN at levels the American Library Association has deemed medically unsafe for any librarian. So this brings about a question. Why is it that I always seem to miss great sports books for kids? Thankfully, Booklist is willing to help me out with their recently-released Top 10 Sports Books for […]
Spork By Kyo Maclear Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781553377368 $16.95 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* (Click to enlarge panels) Review copy from publisher. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.
While I don’t think it was necessarily intended, children’s book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Duck! Rabbit!, Little Hoot) makes Shel Silverstein’s beloved (polarizing?) book a reality – by tying dollar bills to the limbs of a small tree. When it comes down to it, there isn’t much children’s lit in this clip – but don’t […]
AS A CARDIGAN LOVER I DISLIKE THIS VENN DIAGRAM Say it with me: How dare they? (Thanks to BoingBoing for the link) THIS EXPLAINS ROALD DAHL’S CAREER Looking at some of the quotes pulled from Roald Dahl’s grade school report cards, I can totally see why he came to write stories that often featured dim-witted […]
Knuffle Bunny Free By Mo Willems Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) ISBN: 978006192957 $17.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores Sept. 28, 2010 *Best New Books* Few picture books enjoy the sort of universal affection that Knuffle Bunny and sequel Knuffle Bunny Too command. This love has been earned. Aside from a storyline that both kids and adults […]
As a school librarian, I’m always trying to generate interest in books. Most often, I use one of the following approaches: 1. I slap a “Mr. Jonker Recommends” sign on a book I like. It looks like this: Or… 2. I display new or relevant books face out in different areas of the library. But […]
THE CYBILS ARE HERE The Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards are gearing up and they’re looking for judges. I’ve taken part the last two years, and I believe I’m gonna toss my hat in the ring again this year. Click here to find out how to apply. NBA PLAYER TWEETS CHILDREN’S BOOK The idea […]
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