Gallery: These Picture Books Have Secrets
Top 10 Posts of 2014: #5
December 29, 2014 by
All Middle Grade Novels Should Be 192 Pages. No Exceptions.
Top 10 Posts of 2014: #6
December 27, 2014 by
This Librarian Finally Looked at His Copy of ‘In the Night Kitchen’. What He Discovered Shocked Him
Top 10 Posts of 2014: #9
December 23, 2014 by
Gallery: The New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2014
2015 Caldecott Medal Predictions
December 19, 2014 by
The last time I made Caldecott predictions, I went 2 for 5. Any time I can get more than one, I’m happy. But I refuse to stop until I am able to pick them all. You can therefore count on me doing Caldecott predictions every year. And if you’re into this stuff, you need to […]
Top 20 Books of 2014: 5-1
December 19, 2014 by
#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 5. The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee [Beach Lane Books (Simon & Schuster) | Grades K-2] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. The opportunity to “read” and pore over a wordless picture book with a group of students is one of the best parts of […]
Top 20 Books of 2014: 10-6
December 18, 2014 by
#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 10. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier [Graphix (Scholastic) | Grades 3-6] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. Raina Telgemeier is to today’s middle school readers what Elvis was to teens in 1956. Her fans are loyal, passionate, and proud of the number of times they’ve read […]
Top 20 Books of 2014: 15-11
December 17, 2014 by
#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 15. Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton [Candlewick Press | Grades PreK-1] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. With its combination of suspense and broad humor, Shh! We Have a Plan plays like the best Chuck Jones Merrie Melodies cartoon that never happened. You can practically […]
Top 20 Books of 2014: 20-16
December 16, 2014 by
Around this time of the year, John Schumacher and I get all reflective. While it would be cool if we shined brightly when you pointed a flashlight at us, I don’t mean that kind of reflective. I mean we looked back on the year in children’s literature. We reflected with a purpose: over the next […]
Children’s Literature 2014: The Year in Miscellanea
December 8, 2014 by
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea. (Read previous Year in Miscellanea Posts: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008) Oddest Children’s Literature/Hip-Hop/Boxing Crossover 50 cent Will Donate $750,000 if Floyd Mayweather Reads One Page of Harry Potter Granted, there weren’t many contenders in this category. How did this story end? Well, […]
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