A Fuse #8 Production
October 31, 2012 by Travis Jonker
INTRODUCING THE RANDOM PENGUIN Two of the world’s largest publishers, Random House and Penguin, appear to be joining forces. I’m not the first to say it, but I’m disappointed they didn’t go with the name Random Penguin for the new venture. Really missed the boat on that one. Click here to read. MAKE A GOOD(READS) […]
October 30, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Next week marks the fifth anniversary of when I started this blog, I’d like to finally find out who reads this thing. I’ve seen reader polls on other sites and they look like a good time. Not Battle of the Bookmarks good, but still pretty good. Therefore! If you’re up for a little pre-election polling […]
October 29, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Visit the Covering the Newbery gallery. 1998: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Original Cover: My Re-do: Side by Side: Up next week: (Oh, boy…) Holes by by Louis Sachar (Source image: “15-04-10 You Are So Magnetic, You Pick Up All The Pins” by Bethan http://flic.kr/p/7THEyW)
October 28, 2012 by Travis Jonker
The monthly look at what’s popular in the school library is back – this month, the #holdshelf gallery will be hosted by our nation’s foremost school librarian, John Schumacher, at Watch. Connect. Read. Here’s how it works: Before Friday, November 2, locate the hold shelf in your library. Take picture. Share it by either of these methods: Email […]
October 26, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Make Magic! Do Good! By Dallas Clayton Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763657468 $17.99 Grades K-3 In Stores Nov. 13, 2012 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Sometimes, it’s nearly impossible to separate art from its creator. The work and the person who made it are so intertwined it’s difficult to tell where the personality […]
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October 25, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on GoodReads or Amazon? I can’t understand how it won the John Newberry Medal. The witches were plastic and seemed to serve little purpose; the bad guy, a concept embodied in a shadow, had no motivation […] and the father, who seems to […]
October 24, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad By Henry Cole Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780545399975 $16.99 Grades K-3 In Stores Nov. 1, 2012 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Sometimes, when the stars align, an illustrator delivers a statement in the form of a book. Jerry Pinkney did it in 2009 […]
October 23, 2012 by Travis Jonker
There are two things in life you will never regret having too much of: shelf space and, if you’re having an outdoor wedding, tent. Seriously, if you’re planning on doing your nuptials out-of-doors, get enough tent to cover, like, an acre and a half – you won’t regret it. It recently struck me as a […]
October 22, 2012 by Travis Jonker
Visit the Covering the Newbery gallery. 1997: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg Original Cover: My Re-do: Side by Side: Up next week: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (Source image: “Box Boys and Gals” by kissabug http://flic.kr/p/6VpS3h)
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