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Cover Reveal Q&A: Noodlephant by Jacob Kramer and K-Fai Steele
That right there is the cover for the upcoming picture book by Jacob Kramer and K-Fai Steele called Noodlephant. It’s about a noodle-loving elephant. It’s about a magic pasta machine. It’s about a community’s response to injustice. It’s 80 pages long. All that is to say it’s unlike any picture book I’ve read in a […]
5 Things That’ve Happened with The Very Last Castle (And a Special Giveaway)
The Very Last Castle was published on October 9. All kinds of completely cool and unexpected and heart-wrenchingly kind things have happened since then. Thank you. Thank you. I mean it. It means a lot. Here’s what I’m going to do: put all that stuff in this post and then if you want to check […]
Hi, M.A.M.E.
‘Tis an honor to present some of my favorite books of 2018 at the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) annual conference. Click here for the handout. Click here for the slides.
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Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#9)
I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. They’re listed from least challenging to most challenging – see how many you can name. #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? Previously . . . Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#1) Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#2) Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#3) […]
Review: Dear Sister by Alison McGhee
Dear Sister By Alison McGhee Illustrated by Joe Bluhm Atheneum (Simon & Shuster) ISBN: 9781481451420 $13.99 Grades 3-6 Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library I’m a younger sibling. I am (according to Parent Magazine) “Fun loving, uncomplicated, and self-centered.” First borns, on the other hand, tend to be “Reliable, conscientious, and […]
Will There Ever Be Another Repeat Caldecott Medalist?
Here’s the list of people who have won more than one Caldecott Medal (just talking Medals here, not Honors): Chris Raschka: 2012, 2006 David Wiesner: 2007, 2002, 1992 Chris Van Allsburg: 1986, 1982 Marcia Brown: 1983, 1962, 1955 Barbara Cooney: 1980, 1959 Leo & Diane Dillon: 1977, 1976 Nonny Hogrogian: 1972, 1966 Robert McCloskey: 1958, […]
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One Star Review Guess Who (#74)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Couldn’t get past the worms. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Previously . . . One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who (#3) […]
Morning Notes: The Golden Crayon Edition
SKYPING FOR A CAUSE Author/illustrator Greg Pizzoli is doing something cool – Skyping with classrooms, charging 100 bucks, and giving all the money to help fight Alzheimers. If you are a school teacher or a librarian who would like to schedule a session during October or November, email Greg at info@gregpizzoli.com. HEY, TERRY On NPR, Terry […]
Javaka Steptoe and Matthew Cordell: A Caldecott Conversation
Today we have something special. Our past two Caldecott Medal winners, Javaka Steptoe (Radiant Child) and Matthew Cordell (Wolf in the Snow) interviewing each other about their lives, work, and how the most prestigious award in picture books has changed their lives. Over the last couple months, Steptoe and Cordell traded questions and responses. Here […]
Review: Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi
Meet Yasmin! By Saadia Faruqi Illustrated by Hatem Aly Capstone ISBN: 9781684360222 $5.95 Grades K-2 Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Ah those well-crafted transitional books can be hard to pin down. Elusive, aren’t they? When you spot a good one, you hold onto it. You tell people about it. Meet Yasmin! […]
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