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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)
The cruel hand of fate has spoken, and it turns it the hand isn’t always that cruel. Sometimes, instead of delivering karate chops, it hands out books. Here are this month’s book giveaway winners: Terry D. will get a copy of “The Wheat Doll”. Kimberly B. will soon have “I’m Looking for a Monster” in […]
“Bee-Wigged” is at the top of my wonderfully crazy picture books of the year list. About a bee who wears a toupee and is mistaken for a boy, “Bee-Wigged” is a funny, well executed tale about first impressions and being yourself. Author/Illustrator Cece Bell was kind enough to stop by and take part in the […]
Wabi Sabi By Mark Reibstein Illustrated by Ed Young Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316118255 $16.99 Grades 4 and Up In Stores *Best New Books* “Wabi Sabi†is a book you have to see and hold – a review doesn’t do it justice. From its beautifully grotesque illustrations (and I mean that as a compliment) on luxuriously […]
What you see above is my all-time favorite bad album cover. Believe it or not, this was hanging on my wall for the duration of my junior and senior years of college. The difference between this bad album cover and the latest Unfortunate Cover is what’s on the inside. The record that was inside the […]
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