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
By on January 2, 2013 2 Comments
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
By on August 27, 2012
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
By on June 15, 2012
Friends, Fans Bid Sendak Farewell at NYC Memorial Service
By on June 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
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.
