MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2009
The film has been a long time in coming, but it appears that the Spike Jonze directed film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are will actually be making it to your local movie house. Really. Alright, I’m gonna believe it when it’s entering my eyeballs too, but we’ve got some encouraging news here. Take […]
Emma Dilemma By Patricia Hermes Marshall Cavendish ISBN: 9780761455349 $15.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores April 1, 2009 Don’t be fooled. To the untrained observer, it’s easy to assume that children are simply cute, uncomplicated little moppets. This would be an incorrect assumption. Working with students in grades K-6 I can tell you that the uninitiated […]
Neil Gaiman appeared on The Colbert Report last night and the expected ridiculousness ensued. Case in point? This faux accusatory statement from Colbert: “You’re originally from England, and this is a John Newbery Medal. You took away a Newbery award away from an American writer!” See how Mr. Gaiman responds by clicking on the video […]
*UPDATE* The video clip is now online. Click here to watch. This just in from the 100 Scope Notes Department of Late News: The recently Newbery Medal-bestowed Neil Gaiman will make an appearance on The Colbert Report tonight (3/16/09) at 11:30p.m. ET. Wondering what Mr. Gaiman thought of the experience? Thanks to Twitter, we know: […]
I’m talking about my RSS reader (click here if you’re unfamiliar with the term). First off, let me just say that the expression “that really clogs my reader” deserves to be used on a regular basis. Lost your keys? That really clogs my reader. Someone ate the last handful of dried cherries? Now THAT really […]
On July 9-15, the ALA Annual Conference will plop itself down in my second home of Chicago, and I couldn’t be happier. Well, if I had some actual reason to make that whole “second home” comment, I would be happier – but let’s get to more important things. Are you going? This will be my […]
It’s been a little bit since our last Unfortunate Cover, so take a look at past picks if you need your memory jogged: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7. Our latest entry into the series is so unappealing, it almost doesn’t deserve comment. Almost! One of the schools where I work is putting on […]
The Coloring Book By Hervé Tullet Tate (Abrams) ISBN: 9781854378491 $18.95 Grades K and Under In Stores *Best New Books* Warning: This is a coloring book. An awesome coloring book, true – but definitely a coloring book. Just wanted to make that clear for those working in school and public libraries. Is the world ready […]
Are You Afraid Yet? The Science of Scary Stuff By Stephen James O’Meara Illustrated by Jeremy Kaposy Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554532940 $17.95 Grades 4-7 In Stores *Recommended* If you work anywhere near a library (or have children of your own), I don’t have to emphasize the fact that there are tons of kids who […]
Herpes Trout. Best unused name in children’s lit history? Turns out that was the original name for Mike Teavee in early drafts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Amazing what you can learn when you enter Roald Dahl’s writing hut, the dank, ramshackle space Dahl occupied while writing some of the world’s most enduring works […]
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