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Chicken Butt! By Erica S. Perl Illustrated by Henry Cole Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780810983250 $12.92 Grades K-2 In Stores *Recommended* So here’s the question: How do you feel about a raucous storytime? Are you pro or con? Cause that’s what you’re going to have if you pull this one out during read-aloud. […]
A Mirror to Nature By Jane Yolen Photographs by Jason Stemple Wordsong ISBN: 9781590786246 $17.95 Grades 4-6 In Stores First, a visual aid: You ever seen one of these? This type of mirror trick has become a science museum mainstay for a reason – manipulating reflection often forces you to look at things in a […]
I’ve been waiting for this day all my life, and I didn’t even know it. One Albert Clifford Slater (Mario Lopez) will soon be releasing his first children’s picture book. Click here to head over to Publishers Weekly and read all about it. One more thing. It has been my dream to one day post […]
There are certain authors and illustrators in the children’s lit world that consistently produce work of such high quality that their reputations precede them. No question, Mark Teague is one such person. He is one of my favorite children’s book illustrators, and his forays into the authorial realm are also first-rate. I’m not a doctor, […]
The Potato Chip Puzzles: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen By Eric Berlin G. P. Putnam’s Sons ISBN: 9780399251986 $16.99 Grades 4-6 In Stores *Recommended* A Choose Your Own Review You pick up The Potato Chip Puzzles, sequel to The Puzzling World of Winston Breen. If you have read The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, […]
The 3rd entry in the (nonexistent) 100 Scope Notes Encyclopedia of Children’s Lit defines an Unfortunate Cover as such: A book that is held in high literary esteem, but features cover artwork which detracts from overall shelf appeal. Just for the record, encyclopedia entry #2 was for “Reese’s Eggs†(added at 3:30 p.m. on Easter […]
With tiny, tiny knitting needles: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT5MFdAB7fI] That’s pretty cool. (Thanks to Boing Boing for the link)
My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School (Rumblewick’s Diary #1) By Hiawyn Oram Illustrated by Sarah Warburton Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316034722 $9.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores May 1, 2009 *Recommended* Find this book at your local library with WorldCat. (Comics created using Bitstrips)
First of all, let me just say that Where the Wild Things Are is having the best year ever. Sales continue to be strong, there’s a film version coming out in the fall, and if Wild Things doesn’t take the top spot in A Fuse #8 Production’s Top 100 Picture Books Poll, I will eat […]
If you need proof that seasons and holidays play a huge role in the type of books purchsed, look no further than the “children’s illustrated” category of this week’s IndieBound Bestsellers. A full half of the books are about rabbits or eggs. So unwrap your Reese’s egg and take a look at this Easter-influenced list: […]
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