MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2012
The time has come to once again trot out my favorite Photoshop job ever… Tomorrow (Monday, January 23 @ 7:45 CT) the biggest awards in children’s literature, including the Newbery and Caldecott will be announced in Dallas at the American Library Association Youth Media Awards. And you can watch it live via webcast. I’ll be […]
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. In stores fall 2012. Mo Willems has a problem. He keeps creating characters that readers want to hang out with over and over. With two series (Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie) currently going strong, seeing a book that doesn’t fall into one of those molds is slightly double-take […]
I believe it was the immortal Gary Wright who sang it best: E-readers, I believe you can get me through the ni-hiiiiiiiight We just rolled out an e-reader lending program in my school library and I plan to share the ups, downs, and what-to-look-out-fors along the way in these here pages. In upcoming installments, I’ll […]
The educated guess-a-thon leading up to the Caldecott Medal announcement is almost over, but be sure to take the reader poll results at Calling Caldecott into consideration when laying down large sums of money in Vegas this weekend. After all, the site was created to discuss possible Caldecott contenders. And hey, they picked the same […]
And Then It’s Spring By Julie Fogliano Illustrated by Erin E. Stead Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781596436244 $16.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores Feb. 14, 2012 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library The funny thing about follow-ups is that they usually start as just the next project. Then a big […]
Occasionally, you come across something that sort of defies description. The following video of “Christopher Walken” reading Where the Wild Things Are is one of these occasions. He (and by he, I mean some dude who does a mean Walken impression) reads the text, sure, but his descriptions of the pictures are where the magic […]
Shhh! Our first cover curiosity of the new year is a rare picture book/chapter book pairing. We must be very quiet, or we’ll scare them away. First up… Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin And to complete the pair… The Magic Brush by Kat Yeh, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee Side by […]
2012 may go down as the year of the picture book sequel. Aside from the Mo Willems offering I mention below, expect sequels to The Dunderheads, I Must Have Bobo, LMNO Peas, Say Hello to Zorro, Oh No!, Dinotrux, A Pet for Petunia and a whole bunch more. Borrowing heavily (see: stealing) from A Fuse […]
A Boy Called Dickens By Deborah Hopkinson Illustrated by John Hendrix Schwartz & Wade (Random House) ISBN: 9780375867323 $17.99 Grades 2-5 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It seems like most picture books on famous subjects go one of two ways – a cradle-to-grave overview, or a sliver of life that […]
Bringing you amateur cover redos since 2010… Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery. On with the show! 1960: Onion John by Joseph Krumgold Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Up next week: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell (Source Image: “simple pickled onions†http://flic.kr/p/8h9451)
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