Morning Notes: National Library Week Edition

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 bush”. 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 techniques”

(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)

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