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Cesar Takes a Break By Susan Collins Thoms Illustrated by Rogé Sterling ISBN: 9781402736537 $14.95 Grades K-2 In Stores When I was student teaching, I remember the day we got a new class pet. I led students in voting to name the new goldfish. Everyone had two votes and they picked from a list of […]
Kabooooooom!! That’s the sound of worlds colliding, friends. It occurs anytime two polar opposites meet, and lately there’s been some meetin’ going on. In the past few months, it seems like tattoos and children’s lit, two formerly disparate things, have been intermingling like crazy. All of a sudden, you look around and they’re everywhere: on […]
If you live and work in less populated areas (see: the sticks, see also: like me), you know that encounters with high-profile children’s authors and illustrators are rare. Thankfully they make comic books about these events so no one misses out. fthpbfthpbfthpbfthpb (sound of tape rewinding) Thankfully they make comic books about these events so […]
Animal Families By Lorrie Mack DK Publishing ISBN: 9780756639983 $12.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores August 18, 2008 *Recommended* Will all high quality, entertaining nonfiction for the lower elementary grades please say “here” – (A few faint “heres” can be heard above the sound of crickets) Ah, well, heh, I guess there’s not exactly scores of […]
(Waving a rickety old cane in the air) Back in the good old days our internet had no color, and people made books the old fashioned way: with countless individual steps. Was it easy? Quick? Nay. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the video below to set yourself straight.
100 Scope Notes will be up on the shelf until Monday. See you back here soon. (Image: ‘Sailboat on Lake Michigan‘ www.flickr.com/photos/48600101641@N01/37442076)
In what is sure to go down in history as the funniest “@ Your Library” poster ever, Greg Heffley endorses reading in the best way he knows how: Click here to head over to Mishaps and Adventures, where you can view the full-sized poster. The blog is helmed by Chad W. Beckerman, who designed the […]
Lots of reading, not a lot of reviewing. That seems to be the way things are going lately. So while I could bore you by waxing philosophic on “Once Upon a Time in the North” (outstanding!) or “The Calder Game” (solid!), how about we just take a look at the latest, most hot off the […]
Ready to get your Hogwarts on? A statement both ridiculous and kinda funny. I don’t know where I picked up the phrase (it may have something to do with Andy Bernard of “The Office”), but it has been used liberally around my home lately for good reason. First, the trailer for the new H.P. film […]
Taking a break from enjoying Lake Michigan to tell you that some folks are about to get free books. The extravaganza is over, the darts have all been tossed, and the winners are: Naomi C. will have a copy of “I’m Looking for a Monster” to read in the deserts of the American Southwest. Gary […]
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