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Are You Afraid Yet? The Science of Scary Stuff By Stephen James O’Meara Illustrated by Jeremy Kaposy Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554532940 $17.95 Grades 4-7 In Stores *Recommended* If you work anywhere near a library (or have children of your own), I don’t have to emphasize the fact that there are tons of kids who […]
Herpes Trout. Best unused name in children’s lit history? Turns out that was the original name for Mike Teavee in early drafts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Amazing what you can learn when you enter Roald Dahl’s writing hut, the dank, ramshackle space Dahl occupied while writing some of the world’s most enduring works […]
Author visits: a wonderful perk of working in a school library. With all due respect to my bookseller friends (shout out to McLean & Eakin!), the author visit is like a booksigning that tosses the table aside and has a party. This year, we were excited to host Laurie Keller, author/illustrator of six picture books […]
Are you opinionated about your picture books? Do you find yourself thinking “I know the best picture book that has been slept on for far too long and I’m dying to do something about it”? Now is your chance, friends. The outstanding children’s lit blog A Fuse #8 Production is undertaking a project for the […]
Some daring folks have taken up the challenge to create their debut fantasy novel cover. Below are the results – awesomely bad, to be sure. If you give it a shot, let me know and I’ll add your cover to the mix. Dream of Illusion @ teacherninja. Nice font – can we get this on […]
When the Whistle Blows By Fran Cannon Slayton Philomel Books ISBN: 9780399251894 $16.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores June 11, 2009 *Best New Books* Monday, Jan. 19 – I sit here, looking at When the Whistle Blows. I’m not sure what to make of it. It looks like it might be for a slightly older reader […]
Yesterday I did the “Create Your Debut Album” meme on Facebook. It produced a strangely believable album cover. I thought I’d modify things for the children’s book loving crowd. Above is my debut fantasy novel (yes, they are doing the parachute toss with a blue whale) – what will yours look like? Here goes: CREATE […]
Every now and again, I wonder which books are being purchased by the book-loving population. When I check the New York Times bestsellers, I usually post this information. That sharing could come to a screeching halt due to the website Reading Radar. Pulling information from the NYT bestseller list and Amazon.com, Reading Radar does its […]
We’ve got some books to give away here – you interested? If you like one of the books below, send me an email at scopenotes@gmail.com or, in a 2009 twist, let me know via Twitter (click here for my profile). I don’t actually know how that works, but it sounds like it could somehow (so […]
The Imaginary Garden By Andrew Larsen Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554532797 $16.95 Grades K-2 In Stores March 1, 2009 *Recommended* Find this book at your local library with WorldCat. (Comics created using Bitstrips)
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