Over at the ALSC YouTube channel, they are slowly posting reaction videos from the 2019 Youth Media Award winners. First up, Newbery winner Meg Medina.
One Star Review Guess Who? (#81)
March 22, 2019 by 3 Comments
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Totally all about how racial profiling is a good idea and justified by reality. “Subtle” nudges in the direction of traditional gender roles. Other than that, pretty cute. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click […]
Cover Reveal: THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY by Rebecca Balcarcel
March 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Other Half of Happy, Rebecca Balcarcel’s debut middle grade novel, arrives on August 20th. I have the honor of debuting the cover today.
Stuff the Committee Loves: Trying to Predict the Caldecott Medal
March 19, 2019 by 1 Comment
Year after year, a Fuse #8 Productions proves she has more guts than your average blogger by giving her first round of Newbery and Caldecott predictions 10 months before they are announced. Meanwhile, us less guts-having bloggers just chime in with our picks mere weeks beforehand. But while I would be totally lost if I […]
Hello, Oakland County Reading Council!
March 16, 2019 by 1 Comment
It was a pleasure to present to the Oakland County Reading Association today with John Schumacher. If you were in attendance – thank you for coming! Click here to view the handout from the presentation.
Books on Film: A Conversation with Arthur Geisert
March 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
As a child, Arthur Geisert really wanted to be a mountain climber. Selfishly, I’m glad it didn’t work out. Because now we have a bunch of great Geisert-created picture books (like this one). This video finds A.G. in his studio, talking about his life and work.
Photo Gallery: An Author Visit with Leslie Helakoski
March 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Last week author and illustrator Leslie Helakoski visited my school. We had a great time and I have the pictures to prove it. Looks like someone’s school got a new electronic sign that doesn’t photograph as nicely as the old one! In the weeks leading up to her visit, I read a bunch of […]
10 to Note: Spring Preview 2019
March 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I scoured publisher catalogs (can I borrow your Visine?) and I’m here to share 10 spring books that I’m excited about. Picture Books I Love My Colorful Nails by Alicia Acosta and Luis Amavisca, illustrated by Gusti April 2 | NubeOcho | Grades K-2 This one’s for all the boys who like to paint their nails. […]
One Star Review Guess Who? (#80)
March 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? It’s from a British author, it promotes witchcraft and sorcery amongst American children. It’s the 7th book that has done this very same thing. It shouldn’t be allowed to be sold in US bookshops or stocked in a school […]
Morning Notes: Stickers Edition
March 7, 2019 by 1 Comment
STUDIO YUYI Want to see inside Yuyi Morales’ treehouse studio? Click here. TALKING ABOUT SEUSS The most must-read item of the week is one I think a lot of people would like to ignore: a report of the racism contained in the work of Dr Seuss. We all know about it in If I Ran […]
Book Trailer Premiere: Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies!
March 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I met Jorge Lacera at the NCTE conference this year. Jorge illustrated the cover for The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya. He told me that he and his wife Megan had a picture book coming out in the spring and when I saw the cover/title, I was in. We are here today […]
2019 Mini-Trend: What Am I?
March 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
2019 Mini Trend Alert! Well, maybe this one has been brewing for a while. I keep noticing 2019 picture books with characters that may be something different than they appear. I know I missed some – let me know in the comments.
Books on Film: Angie Thomas on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Angie Thomas was on The Daily Show on Wednesday. She was a great conversation and I recommend you watch it.
Four Thoughts About the Bestselling Books of 2018
March 1, 2019 by 2 Comments
Publishers Weekly recently released data on the best selling books of last year. Here are a few things that stood out to me. Only one book in 2018 sold more copies than The Wonky Donkey. Congratulations to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, you were the only book that managed to best the Scottish […]
‘Sup Dog? Children’s Book Character/Canine Comparisons
February 26, 2019 by 4 Comments
When I stumbled across what-dog.net, I was curious. Could it really give a dog breed comparison for any picture? Initiate children’s book blogger mode. Phase One: Do a test run on myself: As much as I hate to admit it, this is exactly spot on and I am now certain this thing is incredible. This is […]
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