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#Holdshelf is Back!
Now that the 2013-14 school year is rolling, it’s time to take a look at the books kids are anxious to get their hands on. John Schumacher and I will be posting our first #holdshelf of the year at Watch. Connect. Read. on Monday, September 30 – will you join us? Head over to Watch. [...]
Covering the Newbery: Top 10
Last week our pals Colby Sharp and John Schumacher finished reading every single Newbery Medal-winning book. In honor of their completing this impressive feat, I thought I’d write what has to be my most self-indulgent post ever: revisit my Covering the Newbery project (where I attempted to give a new cover to every Newbery winner) [...]
Link Du Jour: Banned Books
Seeing as how today is the beginning of Banned Books Week and all, take a moment to explore ALAs Banned and Challenged Books website, where you can learn things like… …what was the most challenged book of the 00s? …what was the most challenged book of the 1990s? …and ways to advocate for freedom of [...]
Books on Film: 117 Year Old Pop Up Books
A while back I posted some videos of vintage pop up books from the childrensbookstore.com blog. The collection is a rare and unusual book lovers paradise of early pop up and lift the flap books. Now the library has been updated, including the relatively new – Star Wars, Star Trek, and Superman pop ups, and [...]
Link Du Jour: National Book Award Longlist Announced!
The 10 title longlist for the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Awards has been announced, and it’s a varied assortment of Newbery contender-ish middle grade (The Real Boy, A Tangle of Knots), YA (Two Boys Kissing), and (alright!) a graphic novel (Boxers & Saints), among others. As I mentioned last week, it’s [...]
Cover Curiosity: Behind Bars
Look, I don’t discriminate on my Cover Curiosities – picture book, middle grade, YA – when two books happen to resemble each other, I will be there. Today we foray into the YA world with two new books that share a bold bar/grid motif. Juvie by Steve Watkins More Than This by Patrick Ness Side [...]
Changes Afoot at the National Book Awards
The National Book Awards are a wholly different award animal than, say, the Newbery Medal. Whereas the Newbery is selected by a 15 person panel of librarians, the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Awards is decided by a small group of five authors. It’s always interesting to see which books come out [...]
What Are the Chances You’ll Win Another Newbery?
Forgive me – after last week’s number crunching (So You Want to Win the Newbery Part I & Part II), I can’t seem to stop myself. Seriously, keep me off this page. But the questions keep coming. Such as: What percentage of Newbery Medal/Honor winners never won again? What percentage did? In figuring this out, [...]
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