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Did you like a children’s book this year? Well then, you’re in the right place. I just so happen to be conductin’ a poll to decide the best children’s books of the year. But time is running out. Be sure to cast you vote before midnight tonight to make your voice heard. Three categories to […]
It’s time to take a trip back and look at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea. Most Unexpected Find Underneath a Book Jacket: The Calder Game by Blue Balliett. Most jackets cover boring old plain-looking books. The Calder Game jacket was really hiding something: Biggest Material Trend: Matte finish with glossy elements (a la […]
In my quest to bring you equal doses of serious children’s lit discussion and absurd nonsense, I pose this question (conjured from the latter of those two camps): Can I get in one last cover look-alike before aught eight is over? One more and that’s it, you say? Yes! Alright, here it is: Bird Lake […]
I’m part of the Cybils (Children’s & Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Award) fiction picture book committee this year, and have been receiving review copies of nominated books for the last few weeks. I was interested to see that some publishers have sent downloadable PDF files instead of a physical copy of the book. It got […]
Mo Willems, author of countless outstanding books for children has also been trying his hand at radio cartooning. This is akin to me trying to blog by smell. Not an easy task. Here’s how it works: Mo draws a picture, posts it on the NPR website, and listeners submit captions. They read the best submissions […]
It’s no secret that, after cardigans and bifocals, lists would come in third for Thing Closest to the Hearts of Librarians. If you don’t believe me, put on your ‘focals (cool way I just learned to say bifocals) and read that first sentence again. It’s a list (unfortunately, that was unplanned). As the sun sets […]
Occasionally, between eating those peanut butter cookies with Hershey kisses in the middle (hey, it’s kinda the holidays) and watching VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s, I wonder which books folks are seeking out this holiday season. My bestseller list of choice is the IndieBound edition, which gives the books moving the most units […]
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship Nikki Giovanni Illustrated by Bryan Collier Henry Holt ISBN: 9780805082647 $16.95 Grades 2-5 In Stores *Recommended* Does it feel like your Lincoln section is getting a bit crowded? This year hasn’t helped matters. 2009 is the 200th anniversary of the man’s birth and any time you look under your […]
I’ve been in list-compiling mode lately, and today (thanks to Read Roger) I came across Horn Book Fanfare 2008. It had me saying “yes!” and “no!” from start to finish. I love how “The Pencil” and “Who Made This Cake?” made the picture book list. I don’t love how “Shooting the Moon” was left out of the […]
I can’t figure this out, but here it is: What’s up with the Willy Wonka-lookin’ guy hightailing it (literally – you see that jacket?) off the plane? I thought his preferred mode of air travel was glass elevator? So many questions. (Thanks to BuzzFeed for the link)
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