February 16, 2013

Video Sunday: Steampunk rodentia

Now this is really neat.  There’s a series called BOOKD through THINKR (apparently E’s are considered gauche these days) that will take a topic and really go into it with a panel of experts.  In this particular case the question is whether or not you should re-read Charlotte’s Web.  Author Bruce Coville and teacher/blogger/author Monica [...]

In Memoriam 2012

Jeangeorge

Jean Craighead George, Maurice Sendak, and Jan Berenstain were among the many wonderful authors and illustrators who passed way last year.

Fusenews: Coals to Newcastle, Pearls Before Swine, and So On and Such

Frog Prince sitting on pile of books

I must apologize to you for falling down on my regular Video Sundays.  Saturday night I made the executive decision to rewatch Ghostbusters so as best to ascertain its relative awesomeness.  Conclusion: The movie continues to rock.  I was surprised to hear that the shots of the Ghostbusters in the stacks of my library were [...]

Libraries, Fictive Intelligence, and the Big Problem of Pop Culture

When Max disappears into the forest of his mundane bedroom and sails to the land of the Wild Things, it’s clear that he needs to…

Friends, Fans Bid Sendak Farewell at NYC Memorial Service

maurice-sendak

More than 500 people gathered in New York City yesterday for a morning of stories, music, and video clips to celebrate the life of artist and children’s book author Maurice Sendak, who died May 7 in Danbury, CT, following complications from a recent stroke.