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Does that include children’s lit? Best believe it. Click the logo below to listen to a very well done radio segment on the newly minted Newbery and Caldecott winners. I think The Today Show should take out their fancy pencils and start taking some notes on how to cover this sort of event. When you […]
…who are going to be excited as all get out for this one. Here’s the word from Publishers Weekly: Knopf Books for Young Readers has revealed the name and cover of the third title in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance series. The book, called Brisingr, will have a first printing of 2.5 million, which is the largest […]
The Today Show posted their interview with Caldcott and Newbery winners Brian Selznick and Laura Amy Schlitz on their website today. It left me thinking: Man, Ann Curry could use some decaf. Click the logo below to watch the madness. UPDATE: Since this post, others have commented much more eloquently than I could have about […]
Edwards Eyes By Patricia MacLachlan Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN 9781416927433 $15.99 Grades 4-7 In Stores *Recommended* I have to be honest, I wasn’t sure about this one. The cover, the blurb on the inside – it made me suspicious. I know that Patricia MacLachlan is a children’s lit legend for a reason (you’ve […]
Newbery Award: “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” by Laura Amy Schlitz Newbery Honor: “The Wednesday Wars” by Gary D. Schmidt “Elijah of Buxton” by Christopher Paul Curtis “Feathers” by Jacqueline Woodson Caldecott Award: “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick Caldecott Honor: “Henry’s Freedom Box” illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine “First the […]
Here at 100 Scope Notes we’re starting a new weekly feature: Sunday Link Du Jour. Be warned: it has nothing to do with soup. Over the course of my weekly internet meanderings I run across websites that are useful for my profession (elementary school librarian), and maybe for yours too. The cream of the weekly […]
On my Thanksgiving plate, I always leave a designated area for the mashed potatoes and gravy. If I don’t, they end up spilling over everything, spoiling the rest of my well placed meal. With that in mind, tell me this: do book jacket designers like Thanksgiving? If so, you might just be able to infer […]
Yesterday I wondered aloud if cover art illustrators/designers ever take award placement into consideration when doing their work. Do they ever toy with the thought, I pondered, that a big honkin’ award sticker might someday be slapped on top of their creation? Cover Art Illustrator (to self): Dude, this book is good. Like award-winning good. […]
How hard would it be to choose these awards? I’m still a youngster when it comes to the field of librarianship (3.5 years and going strong!), so excuse my wide-eyed flabbergastedness, but trying to nail down some likely candidates for the upcoming childrens lit awards is like trying to choose between Swiss Cake Rolls and […]
PaleoJoe’s Dinosaur Detective Club #1: The Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue By Joseph Kchodl with Mary Caszatt-Allen Mackinac Island Press ISBN 9781934133101 $6.95 Grades 4-6 In Stores I met the man. I had to read the book. PaleoJoe recently author-visited my school district and made quite an impression. With my interest suitably piqued, I picked up […]
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