Books on Film: The Best Book-Related Video of the Year
There have been some great book-related videos this year, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find one to top Much Better Now, an animated stop-motion short from Portuguese film studio Salon Alpin. Looking at their website, it’s been getting some attention at international film festivals this year.
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I don’t have much to add, other than it’s about a bookmark, it’s incredible, and you should watch all the way to the winsome ending. It had me hoping that the days of physical books never come to an end.
Six minutes well-spent.
(Thanks to NOTCOT.org for the link)
Filed under: Books on Film, 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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