I’ve called you all into the living room to make an announcement. I’ll soon be packing up all my digital worldly possessions (except maybe my photos of the creepy library statues) and setting up shop in the virtual confines of the School Library Journal website. This blog is moving, folks. In a matter of days. What [...]

Eighty one down, ten to go.
Visit the Covering the Newbery Gallery.
2002: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Original Cover:

My Re-do:

Side by Side:

Up next week: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
(Source image: “Blue and White” by charclam h…

Kirkus just released their 100 Best Children’s Books of 2012. While 100 might seem like a lot, it allows them to include some lesser-known titles among the books that will be on every other list.
Click here to see the whole batch.

Previously: The Strange Case of the Missing READ Poster (If you don’t see the video above click here for the link) And now, for the unexpected conclusion to our story… Squeeeelll! Why is the UPS man peeling into my driveway? What is this? Wait, it can’t be. It is! To the mystery Jedi who came [...]

I decided to conduct a Mock Caldecott among the nine second grade classes in my school district. Valuable learning experience for students, or elaborate sham for me to gather enough data to finally nail my annual Caldecott predictions? You be the judge. Step 1: Grade Level Who takes part? I knew going in we didn’t [...]

The Kids’ Indie Next List is always something I look forward to checking out. The 2012-12 Winter group was recently announced, and it features a bunch of books I can’t wait to get my cold hands on. My hands are always cold in the winter.
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I think this could start a new genre: the surprise TED talk. Lunch Lady creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka was asked to fill in at a recent TEDx event. The event started in four hours. Mr. Krosoczka more than filled in on short notice – he delivered a talk about his life and work that was [...]