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News! McSweeney’s to Publish Illustoria Magazine
Since it began in 2016, Illustoria magazine has been one of the coolest around. Billed as a mag “for creative kids and their grown-ups”, every issue is bursting with visual delights. Today the folks at Illustoria have some news to share: moving forward they will be published by McSweeney’s, the San Francisco publishing house founded […]
‘I get to be the one to tell this story?’ Molly Idle on PEARL and getting ‘The Call’
Travis: I sat down with author/illustrator Molly Idle during the 2018 NCTE conference in Houston. We had a great conversation about her most recent picture book, Pearl, and about her Caldecott Honor win for Flora and the Flamingo. We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe below to catch every episode.
Books on Film: Meg Medina Reacts to Her Newbery Win
Over at the ALSC YouTube channel, they are slowly posting reaction videos from the 2019 Youth Media Award winners. First up, Newbery winner Meg Medina.
One Star Review Guess Who? (#81)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Totally all about how racial profiling is a good idea and justified by reality. “Subtle” nudges in the direction of traditional gender roles. Other than that, pretty cute. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click […]
Cover Reveal: THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY by Rebecca Balcarcel
The Other Half of Happy, Rebecca Balcarcel's debut middle grade novel, arrives on August 20th. I have the honor of debuting the cover today.
Stuff the Committee Loves: Trying to Predict the Caldecott Medal
Year after year, a Fuse #8 Productions proves she has more guts than your average blogger by giving her first round of Newbery and Caldecott predictions 10 months before they are announced. Meanwhile, us less guts-having bloggers just chime in with our picks mere weeks beforehand. But while I would be totally lost if I […]
Hello, Oakland County Reading Council!
It was a pleasure to present to the Oakland County Reading Association today with John Schumacher. If you were in attendance – thank you for coming! Click here to view the handout from the presentation.
Books on Film: A Conversation with Arthur Geisert
As a child, Arthur Geisert really wanted to be a mountain climber. Selfishly, I’m glad it didn’t work out. Because now we have a bunch of great Geisert-created picture books (like this one). This video finds A.G. in his studio, talking about his life and work.
Photo Gallery: An Author Visit with Leslie Helakoski
Last week author and illustrator Leslie Helakoski visited my school. We had a great time and I have the pictures to prove it. Looks like someone’s school got a new electronic sign that doesn’t photograph as nicely as the old one! In the weeks leading up to her visit, I read a bunch of […]