MORE POSTS FROM JULY 2012
Previously: Part I: Background Part II: Planning I made this using the Paper app for the iPad. Next time we’ll discuss e-books and managing accounts.
Don’t even think about dipping that brush. It’s time to once again take an unvarnished look at the most popular books at my school libraries this year. Last time out, we covered 3rd-4th grade. This time around, we’re looking at books for the lower elementary crowd, grades K-2. 10. Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard […]
ARCS FOR SALE! There’s been a lot of talk about ARCs lately in the wake of ALA Annual. Controversy erupted over bloggers getting a bit too grabby with the free stuff. For me, this is much more discussion-worthy. @gcaserotti recently tweeted a photo of a public library selling advance reader copies. Your thoughts? Click here […]
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy By Nathan Hale Amulet (ABRAMS) ISBN: 9781419703966 $12.95 Grades 3-6 In Stores August 1, 2012 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Through my side gig of professional reviewing, I’ve read a lot of nonfiction graphic novels. In terms of quality, let me tell […]
We continue the march toward modern day, redoing the cover of every Newbery-winning book along the way. 1983: Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: A bit monotone, but an interesting change. The issue is short hair to long – that’s a problem. Click here for the Covering the […]
Due to summer travels, Lake Michigan, and Spikeball™ 100 Scope Notes will be up on the shelf until Monday. See you back here then. (Top Image: ‘Diana’s sunset‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/2746905098)
DECORATING WITH THE BEST School Library Journal had a good idea – take A Fuse #8 Production’s Top 100 Picture Books and Children’s Novels polls and turn them into fancy PDFs for everyone to enjoy. You can sign up now and they will send them to your inbox when they are released. I haven’t seen […]
There have been some great book-related videos this year, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find one to top Much Better Now, an animated stop-motion short from Portuguese film studio Salon Alpin. Looking at their website, it’s been getting some attention at international film festivals this year. I don’t have much to add, other than it’s […]
Oooh boy. I’m up against the only book to have won the Newbery Medal and Caldecott Honor today. This is pretty silly – trying to redo the cover on a Caldecott Honor-winning book. The Provensens are unbeatable. But according to the contract I signed with myself at the beginning of this project (weird, I know) […]
CAUTION: BROAD GENERALIZATION TIME Children’s authors and illustrators are typically a pretty diplomatic lot. They tend to have such respect for others in their field that asking them to put one book ahead of another might seem futile. Maybe this is why I like the recent Caldecott/Newbery Matching Game at the Horn Book website. They […]
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