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You ever wonder why they shrink candy bars and then call them “fun size“? If you ask me the normal size is pretty fun. Well, the website DailyLit has gone and funsized books. Here’s how it works: you find a book you’d like to read, subscribe to it, and DailyLit will send the text to […]
Hey you! Enjoyer of all things children’s lit affiliated – be sure to check out the latest edition of The Edge of the Forest.
A shout goes out to Wizards Wireless, a canny individual and wonderful children’s lit blogger, who tagged me for the “Seven Facts About Me†meme. Here are the rules (from the source): 1) Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. 2) Share 7 facts about yourself. 3) Tag […]
Eggs By Jerry Spinelli Little, Brown ISBN 9780316166461 $15.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores When I started reading this book, I couldn’t help but be reminded that Jerry Spinelli is an author. What I mean is this: There are lots of hardworking folks out there who write books, to varying degrees of success, but Spinelli’s skill […]
Imagine if everyone’s workplace exterior represented what was going on inside. I know that the people at Longaberger would approve. In my web travelings I recently stumbled upon the following images. This one is of the exterior of the Cardiff, UK library: This next one is of the library in Kansas City, MO: More information […]
100 Scope Note: This review originally appeared in December 2007, but with the book recently hitting the shelves, I thought it might be a good idea to re-post Canned By Alex Shearer Scholastic Press ISBN 9780439903097 $16.99 Grades 5-7 In Stores Now If you’re anything like me (and I suppose you probably are – I […]
Horrible Harry and The Goog By Suzy Cline Illustrated By Frank Remkiewicz Scholastic Inc. ISBN 9780670059928 $3.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores When I was a youngster, there were places in the school that students didn’t go. This was back in the days when Reagan was holding down the White House, Balki was in his prime, […]
Just when you think you’re never going to hear back from somebody, they call out of the blue. That was the way I felt this afternoon upon seeing an invitation in my inbox to try out Yahoo! for Teachers. After receiving a tip from my School of Information connection, Piet, I signed up to receive […]
Well pull up a chair! Slate Magazine has gone all children’s lit and published a visual history of picture book illustration. Here’s an excerpt: “During the 18th century and for much of the 19th, there wasn’t a whole lot of American literature for children. And when children’s books did get published, they weren’t designed for […]
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