MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2012
Liar & Spy By Rebecca Stead Wendy Lamb Books (Random House) ISBN: 9780385737432 $15.99 Grades 5-7 In Stores August 7, 2012 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Some authors can write a career’s worth of books and never quite nail the intangible element of mood. Not so with Newbery-winning author Rebecca Stead. Her […]
1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: The original is a cover in need of jazzing up. My jazzing may not be jazzy enough. Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery. Up next week: Jacob Have I Loved […]
I’ve never been to Book Expo America (BEA), but I’d like to go. In my opinion, any time billboards of kid’s books are involved, you have yourself one fine exposition. (Thanks to Abrams for the photo) It’s been fun reading the various dispatches from BEA, but my favorite is from Publishers Weekly and focuses on […]
It’s time to take down the posters, pack up the cardboard cutouts, (Nancy Drew in the house!) and stow the assorted Harry Potter mobiles. The end of the 2011-12 school year has arrived, and we have some things to discuss. In the next week I’ll be sharing the most circulated books in my libraries, but […]
I ask you this – are sashes a cover trend on the rise? Cover the first: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Cover two: Prettiest Doll by Gina Willner-Pardo (on shelves November 6, 2012) Side by side: The sashes have it. Are there any more that belong in this group? Click here for more Cover Curiosities.
1979: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: I really like the original here, so hard to compare, but I’m pretty happy with the way the new image hints at the plot. Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery. Up next week: A Gathering of Days: A […]
In the name of humor, let’s take a look at how the genius blog Better Book Titles chose to rename the modern children’s lit classic, Knuffle Bunny. Click the image below to read.
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