MORE POSTS FROM DECEMBER 2012
Brian Kenney writes about the current state of e-books and his hopes for the future in a recent piece for Publishers Weekly. But it isn’t what you might expect. What do I want to come in 2013? What I want is simple: more chaos. Click here to read.
Book trailers are pretty great, right? We’re all on the same page here? When well done, they’re an excellent way to drum up business for books. But there’s a problem. It seems nonfiction gets almost completely overlooked in the book trailer department. This needs to change. The realization came to me when prepping for the […]
Time is running out to get gifts for the insufferable librarian in your life. With help from Etsy, the 2012 edition of the Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide has your back. Click here for the 2011 guide Click here for the 2010 guide Click here for the 2009 guide (Click the images below to […]
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea. Most Disgusting Moment in a Picture Book Puking off the crows nest in Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen; illustrated by Jill McElmurry Throwing up on the captain of a pirate ship? That’s a walk-the-plank-able offense. *** Best Spine Logo […]
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on GoodReads or Amazon? Yes children. You should definitely let strangers in your house when you are home alone. Don’t worry, even if they start trashing your house they’ll clean it up before mom comes home. And she won’t even know anything was […]
Andrew Drew and Drew By Barney Saltzberg Abrams Appleseed ISBN: 9781419703775 $15.95 Grades PreK-1 On Shelves Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library A solitary boy creating his world through drawings – sound familiar? With Andrew Drew and Drew, Barney Saltzberg pays homage to Harold and the Purple Crayon, but adds a creative […]
The following is a work of fiction. In a shocking move, Encyclopædia Britannica, a name synonomous with knowledge the world over, is getting out of the information business. They will soon be rebranded “Christmas Tree Britannica” and sell sets of books to be used solely for holiday decoration. “The information biz is rough these days”, […]
You’ve seen infographics, right? Those visual representations of information that seem to be popping up everywhere on the internet? While I’ve seen some about books and reading, I’ve yet to see a children’s literature-specific infographic. So I decided to fire up www.easel.ly and give it a shot. So here we have the world’s first Caldecott […]
National Parks: A Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks By Erin McHugh Art by Neal Aspinall, Doug Leen, and Brian Maebius Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN: 9781579128845 $19.95 Grades 3-6 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It’s easy to overlook guides. They can be unassuming, but if your library […]
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