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Wary of books that come with CDs? You’re not alone. NPR’s Daniel Pinkwater feels the same way, yet there is a recent exception: “Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me A Story?“. Mr. Copp skipped the whole bound paper thing and committed his children’s stories straight to vinyl in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Now they’ve […]
Warning: The article you are about to read is fiction. In an effort to streamline the book purchasing process for America’s parents, the Children’s Literature Commissioner announced today that books written by non-celebrity authors will be phased out by 2012. In front of assembled members of the media, the Commissioner laid out plans for a […]
The August book giveaway has come and gone. The following folks were on the right side of luck: Andrew S. of the beautiful (I hear) city of Portland will soon be adding “Horse Song” to his collection. Elizabeth M. (proud resident of the Great Lakes State) will soon be a proud owner of “Spud”. Thanks […]
What makes a cover unfortunate? Well, it happens when you follow this recipe: 1) Take one good book (the higher the quality the better – a classic is best) 2) Slather on a cover that only a mother could love 3) Allow it to rest on the shelf 4) Serve after it has expired by […]
Baron von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident By George McClements Harcourt Books ISBN: 9780152061388 $16.00 Grades K-2 In Stores *Recommended* If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Saved by the Bell” alone, you know that it isn’t as much fun when there’s no one watching with you. The show is better if there is […]
While I don’t claim to have invented this book giveaway business (My Book Giveaway Bibliography: Breeni Books and A Fuse #8 Production), I do boast the most contrived means of selecting a winner. If you are interested in owning any of the books below, send me an email (scopenotes@gmail.com) and I will paint your name […]
(Waving a rickety old cane in the air) I’m tired of all these big, fancy children’s books. They’re hard to carry, the pages take too long to turn, and they can’t fit on my bookshelf. In the olden days, we had tiny books and no one complained. Tiny! All books should be small. How small […]
Mail Harry to the Moon! By Robie H. Harris Illustrated by Michael Emberley Little, Brown Young Readers ISBN: 9780316153768 $16.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores *Recommended* I’m a younger brother, so forgive me if I can’t identify with everything contained in the latest Robie Harris/Michael Emberley team-up “Mail Harry to the Moon”. This ode to a […]
If a humorous bit of children’s lit miscellanea is published, but children’s lit blogs aren’t yet around, does it exist? I came across the following (satiric) graphic from “The Onion” in the good ole days of aught aught (that’s 2000 for those who don’t unreasonably stick to an obsolete way of telling the year). The […]
Most interesting take on what it’s like to write children’s books I’ve heard in a while: writing a kids book is similar to writing haiku. Find out how as “Clarice Bean” author Lauren Child talks about her career on NPR. Click the play button below to hear more. [6 min. 29 sec.]
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