MORE POSTS FROM OCTOBER 2010
Vegas really needs start taking bets for the Newbery and Caldecott award winners – if for no other reason than I’d like to boast to all the serious gamblers that “I just threw down mad loot on Flora’s Very Windy Day“. If you’re interested in handicapping the race thus far, you should check out the […]
Don’t ask me how this happened, but it appears that we can be friends in three different ways. If you’re interested in completing the rare tri-friend grand slam, keep on readin’. Way #1: Facebook. Click here to friend. On Facebook, you’ll discover that my interests include reading. Way #2: Twitter. Click here to follow. It’s […]
Keeper By Kathi Appelt Illustrated by August Hall Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) ISBN: 9781416950608 $16.99 Grades 4-7 In Stores *Best New Books* Every time I set my mind to reviewing Keeper, the latest from Newbery-honor-winning author Kathi Appelt (The Underneath) my thoughts always seem to align in groups of three. I think I’ll keep it […]
Forget the bestseller list, forget the billions, forget Oprah, when it comes down to it, J.K. Rowling is an author writing a book. Click the image below to see a Harry Potter outline. (Thanks to BuzzFeed for the link)
Chances are you know that November is NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month (if not, Abby (the) Librarian has a recent post on the topic), but raise your hand if you are aware that October is National Graphic Novel Writing Month (or NaGraNoWriMo, for those who like to sound ridiculous). Well, at least ComicMix is […]
Chicken Big By Keith Graves Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811872379 $16.99 Grades K-2 A offbeat take on the well-known Chicken Little, Chicken Big goes in a different direction, displaying the sort of lighthearted goofiness that goes over well with a crowd. A humongous egg leads to a humongous chick. When Chicken Big arrives, the other fowl […]
TWILIGHT HANDS SEEK SPOTLIGHT I’m gonna be completely honest here – if my hands were on the Twilight cover, I’d probably want people to know about it too. Although, I don’t think I’d carry around an apple for impromptu re-creations. Click here to read about the Twilight cover hand model. (Thanks to Buzzfeed for the […]
I spent a good portion of my formative years reading price guides. I collected comic books and sports cards and, aside from enjoying them, I was convinced they were going to make me rich. My highest hopes were riding on the following comics and cards: Hmm – not too impressive a collection these days. I […]
The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux By Emily Arnold McCully Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN: 9780374366940 $16.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores There is a little-known room in the famous cave of Lascaux. Never shown to the public, the secret chamber featured a painting so odd, the French government would never release photos. Until now: How these ancient […]
Two books up, two down. Thanks to everyone who emailed and Twittered in the September Book Giveaway. The following folks enjoyed the luck of the draw this time around: Shelly S. is now the proud owner of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future. Amy H. will soon be enjoying her copy of […]
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