MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2012
The One and Only Ivan By Katherine Applegate HarperCollins ISBN: 9780061992254 $16.99 Grades 4-6 In Stores *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library For a children’s book, inhabiting the world of animals can be a dicey proposition. While the appeal is broad, it seems like the rate of true success is […]
DON’T KICK YOURSELF Because that’s what will happen if you fail to vote in the Top 100 Picture Books and Top 100 Chapter Books polls going on at A Fuse #8 Production. The deadline, friends is April 15. Now I just need to share my lists… Click here for details. THE EDIBLE BOOK IS A […]
You think Willy Wonka is a happy guy frolicking about his chocolate factory? The man has an edge, I tell you. And a penchant for electronic music, apparently. Be sure to play this at your next children’s lit-themed dance party. Oddly mesmerizing.
I need your opinion on something. It’s funny how library decorations become invisible after a while, isn’t it? We’re putting the library back together at my K-2nd grade school after a recent book fair and we pulled out these two clay statues (which had been standing on top of a tall shelf forever) and thought […]
Boy + Bot By Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino Alfred A. Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780375867569 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Oh, unlikely friendships – where would children’s literature (scratch that – any kind of literature) be without ye? Contrasting personalities always add richness to the […]
While it was fun to redo the covers of some of the earliest Newbery winners, I like that we’re getting into more modern times. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Today we have a book that I still run into quite a bit – especially on the classroom read-aloud and literature circle circuit […]
The Easter Bunny’s Assistant By Jan Thomas Harper (HarperCollins) ISBN: 9780061692864 $12.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library In terms of consistency, few picture book creators in the world are operating at the level of Jan Thomas right now. Since her debut in 2007, What Will […]
Oh, No! by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann. In stores September 11, 2012. I know I’m supposed to be impartial and all, but everyone has favorites right? For my money, Candace Fleming is one of the best in the authoring biz. And Caldecott-winner Eric Rohmann is one of the best illustrators going. The two are […]
As a wildly inhibited librarian, I appreciate personality. Every time I turn around it seems Mac Barnett and Adam Rex are letting their personalities (code word here for weirdness) show. Take, for example, this crazy “book trailer” for the picture book Chloe and the Lion starring Mr. Barnett and Mr. Rex. I haven’t seen anything […]
National Poetry Month has arrived, and we’re celebrating with book spine poetry. Three (maybe even four) cheers for everyone who gave it a shot. If you try book spine poetry during the month of April, snap a picture, post it to your blog, or email it to me at scopenotes at gmail dot com. I’ll […]
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