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Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#78)
Once again, it’s the game that’s sweeping the country. I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. See how many you can name! #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? If you like this post, you might like my 100 Scope Notes newsletter on Substack. You can click here to subscribe. Previously . […]
Come with Me Down the Children’s Book Parody Rabbit Hole: 2026 Edition
Another deep dive into the world of the children's book parody.
Dare I Say . . . Back to School Books? 2026 Edition
I’m here to name a few brand-new (2026) books that you might want to have on hand for the beginning of the 2026-27 school year, before disappearing into the forests of Endor. IN THIS CLASSROOM by Andrew Hackett, illustrated by Arthur Lin CLEM CLAM THE CLASS CLOWN by Laurie Keller WELCOE TO OUR CLASSROOM by […]
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Every year, readers head over to Goodreads to vote for the books they think are deserving of Newbery or Caldecott medals. I like to take a peek every few months to see which ones are rising to the top. It’s a completely informal list, so take it with a grain of salt! First up, Newbery. […]
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What Happens Next? A Guest Post by Dev Petty
Today we have a guest post from author Dev Petty, talking about CLAYDATE, a sequel almost 9 years in the making . . . Stories are equipment for living. -Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist. My most recent book, CLAYDATE, illustrated by the incomparable dimensional illustrator Lauren Eldridge, is the long awaited […]
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Name That LEGO Book Cover (#72)
Can you name these three books by their LEGO-fied covers?
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