Morning Notes: Disorderly Waldo Edition

YOU HAD ONE JOB, WALDO

Blend in.

Where's Waldo ? He was at South Station being very disorderly and needed to be escorted out. #MBTA pic.twitter.com/rlANPdspGz

— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) March 20, 2016

(Thanks to Huffington Post for the link)

CALDECOTT CHALLENGED

This One Summer has been the most challenged Caldecott book in a while oh who am I kidding probably ever. Over at the ALSC blog, they discuss the history of this sort of thing. Click here to read.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED ME…

The tables have been turned, my friend. John Schumacher (Mr. Schu) has been interviewing authors and illustrators for a while at his blog Watch. Connect. Read. Now he takes the questions. Click here to read.

The Terrible Two Go Wild by Jory John and Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Out January 10, 2017.

I know what you’re thinking: “Thanks for the 2017 pub, man.” Look, even though it isn’t out for 10 months, I know from experience (the popularity of the first two Terrible Two books in my library) that this is something you might want to know about.

Shelftalker highlights three unconventional books they aren’t sure would be published today. I’ve read (and love) The Grey Lady, but man do I need to read the other two. Click here to read.

Netflix picks up 'The Little Prince' from Paramount https://t.co/TgfuuePxmu pic.twitter.com/4dfcQX4mV9

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 17, 2016

As a Netflix subscriber, I am excited about this. Remember last week, when Paramount pulled The Little Prince animated film days before release? It’s coming back (later this year) on Netflix.

How does a guy go get from writing love poems in college to children’s literature as a father? Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander tells.

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