Morning Notes: Tuxedo Mullet Edition
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PW SAYS ‘THESE ARE THE BEST’
The best books lists continue to trickle in. The latest entry is from Publishers Weekly. Notable admission: Press Here in the house! Notable omissions: Okay for Now nowhere to be found. Click here to read.
AMAZON SAYS ‘TAKE A LOOK AT THESE’
Not to be outdone, Amazon also published their list of the top children’s books of the year.
Click here for “middle readers”
JON SCIESZKA’S TUXEDO: THE MULLET OF EVENING WEAR
After months of pounding the pavement to drum up excitement and support, James Kennedy (and Elizabeth Bird of A Fuse #8 Production) recently presented the 90-Second Newbery project at the New York Public Library. Craziness and guest stars abound. It’s also noteworthy for Jon Scieszka’s glorious tux, which is the sartorial equivalent of a mullet – business up top, party on the bottom. Click here to read. Educating Alice also recapped the event – click here to read.
AMAZON STEPS ON LIBRARY TOES
Amazon recently announced that they would begin lending ebooks to those enrolled in their Prime program. While this is an interesting development, it would be more interesting if the selection was, shall we say, a bit better. Click here to read.
NONTRADITIONAL IS THE NEW TRADITIONAL
Working in a school, I see how the concept of the traditional family is changing. Teacher (and fellow Michigander) Colby Sharp recently noticed how this cultural shift is being reflected in middle grade fiction. Click here to read.
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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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I don’t think this Kindle Prime lending thing will have any kind of effect on libraries. These aren’t exactly free books we’re talking about. You have to shell out a minimum of $160 (Kindle + Prime membership) to be able to borrow these books. And like you said, not much of a selection. I found three I might get at some point. Meanwhile I have over 20 items on my library queue…
Thanks,
Jim
Good point Jim, the selection seems to be pretty poor at this point, and the service does cost, which will make it unavailable for many public library users.