Morning Notes: National Library Week Edition
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BUY A BOOK ALREADY; OPERATION TEEN BOOK DROP IN FULL SWING
Are you busy today? Yes? Well, don’t worry about that. Purchase a book or two for teens in need. Guys Lit Wire has the details.
I’VE GOT 30 PROBLEMS; A POEM AIN’T ONE
The premise is simple – 30 days in April, 30 original poems to celebrate. GottaBook is the mastermind.
IT’S BOOKMOBILE DAY
We’re in the midst of National Library Week. Thanks to School Library Journal I know that today is the first ever National Bookmobile Day. Click here to read.
OVER-ANALYZERS REJOICE! TOP 100 CHILDREN’S NOVELS DATA EXAMINED
How does the famous quote go? “An under scrutinized best-of list is not worth its salt. Furthermore, a bar graph in the hand is worth two in the bushâ€. I’m pretty sure that’s how it goes. Eric Carpenter guides us through the minutia of The Top 100 Children’s Novels. Click here to read.
Miss Brooks Loves Books (And I Don’t) by Barbara Bottner. Illustrated by Ed Emberly. (Currently #10 on the NYT Bestseller List)
After reading the reviews on Bookends and Kids Lit, I was pleased to see this little title among the bestselling. Earlyword is happy too.
An interesting take on how authors should use the capabilities of the iPad for their next books. A quote:
“There are literary techniques, there will be iPad techniquesâ€
(Click the image above to read)
And in lieu of BOOKS ON FILM, a bonus category…
BOOKEND OF THE WEEK
(Thanks to BoingBoing for the link)
Filed under: Morning Notes, News
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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