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Barbara Park 1947-2013
Author Barbara Park, best known for the Junie B. Jones series, passed away over the weekend. School Library Journal remembers Park.
Link Du Jour: Nonfiction Monday is a-Changin’
Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes blogger, with news about Nonfiction Monday.
Morning Notes: Return Step Stool Here Edition
HAVE A BOOKISH CHRISTMAS Well, this is a cool idea. In preparation for Christmas, Amy at Delightful Children’s Books is putting a bookish spin on the idea of the advent calendar – 25 days, 25 books. A fine, fine idea and an excellent batch of Christmas titles to boot. Click here to check it out. [...]
Mock Caldecott 2014: What I Learned Last Year Edition
Our 2013 Mock Caldecott went well (click here for Mock Caldecott 2013: The Set-Up), but there are a few changes we’re making for 2014 that I want to share.
Publishers Weekly Names the Best Children’s Books of 2013
This just in (over the weekend): Publishers Weekly released their batch of best books for 2013. There always seems to be an outlier or two in the PW list, which I appreciate. Last year it was Hilda and the Ghost Giant, this year it’s the graphic novel Bad Machinery. I can’t say I agree with [...]
Books on Film: The BBC Talks Diversity in Children’s Books
Spurred by recent findings by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, the topic of diversity (or rather, lack thereof) in children’s books has been receiving a lot of attention lately. The BBC has picked up on the topic and recently ran t...
One Star Review Guess Who (#14)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? I really did not like this book. As a parent I couldn’t comprehend having to send my child to some work camp in the desert, I understand that it was just a plain old good story telling, but the [...]
Morning Notes: Fly or Xylophone Edition
"The social network for book lovers, Goodreads, just unveiled their annual “people’s choice”-type awards. You can always count me in on checking out a best of the year list. As a whole, I’m liking their picture book picks more than middle grade group of nominees." This and more news bits from 100 Scope Notes blogger Travis Jonker.
Link Du Jour: Librarians in the Mitten State
Attention Michigan children’s librarians! MI KidLib is coming to the Main Branch of Clinton-Macomb Public Library on February 21. MI KidLib follows the unconference model, meaning all session topics will be decided by the attendees on the morning of the event. I attended my first unconference this year, NerdCamp, and was so impressed with the experience. And did [...]
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