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Giant Meatball By Robert Weinstock Harcourt Children’s Books ISBN: 9780152055950 $16.00 Grades K-2 In Stores Note to authors: if you’re looking for a way to make your upcoming children’s book appeal to kids who dig the absurd, make your main character a food. It worked for “Arnie the Doughnut“. Honestly – is there a more […]
Scanimation, the technology behind national children’s bestseller (and “Best New Book“) “Gallop!”, is getting some attention. Click the image below to head over to BuzzFeed and peruse their roundup of links on the topic. (click here for the 100 Scope Notes review of “Gallop”) Wanna see how it works? Take a look at the video […]
City of Ember: dystopian children’s lit masterpiece? Agreed. Film masterpiece? We shall see. Take a look at the just-released trailer: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtu-Ed9LWo] Lina and Doon are a bit older than I imagined, and the mayor (Bill Murray) is a bit more slender, but all in all it don’t seem too shabby an effort.
Independent bestsellers for May 15th, 2008: (Click the ABA logo to view a PDF file of all the lists) Not a whole lot of commotion here. “Wimpy Kid” trumps the competition once again. Things could get scary when the next installment in the series, “The Last Straw” comes out. Ah, spring. The end of winter, […]
To declare a trend of similar children’s book covers a “controversy” is a stretch to say the least. But what the heck. The list of kid’s book covers featuring socks just continues to grow. Take a look at the newest addition: Switchin it up with the dots, but it still falls squarely into the socks […]
The Children’s Book Council just announced the winners of the Children’s Choice Book Awards. From the press release: Children across the country voted for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at www.BookWeekOnline.com. Close to 55,000 votes were received. There’s been a bit of discussion/confusion over how the finalists were actually […]
Big Plans By Bob Shea Illustrated by Lane Smith Hyperion ISBN: 9781423111009 $17.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* I got in trouble as a kid. It didn’t happen too often, but it happened. “Mocked” the guitar player during the assembly (sincerest form of flattery, I say), got a bit too rough playing Ninja […]
As you may know from the fat red X’ed calendar in my kitchen, “The City of Ember” film will be released on October 10, 2008. Take a first look at the official poster – not to be confused with the movie “banner” – comin’ to a lobby near you soon. (Click on the image to […]
Sergio Makes a Splash By Edel Rodriguez Little, Brown and Company ISBN: 9780316066167 $15.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* Last summer, I learned how to dive underwater without plugging my nose. I’m 26, almost 27 years old. This bit of late bloomer-ism has resulted in me catching my fair share of grief from […]
The American Library Association recently released its list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007. There are some old standbys on the list like “The Chocolate War”, but there are also some younger bucks making waves. “And Tango Makes Three” holds onto the top spot for the second straight year, and the controversy surrounding […]
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