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Press Release Fun: The Snail and the Whale at the New Vic
The New Victory Theater presents Tall Stories’ The Snail and the Whale Beloved Bedtime Story Hits Stage for Limited Engagement October 18 – 19, 2014 New York, NY (September 9, 2014) – A tiny snail’s big adventure blazes a trail to the Big Apple when London’s Tall Stories (The Gruffalo, New Vic 2004; Snow White New Vic 2003) collaborates with [...]
Video Sunday: Sneaky Peeks Edition, Part 2
You know, it’s been a while since I showed you some of the fan-freakin’-tastic Wild Things videos we’ve been playing on the old Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature website. I know some of you haven’t gone over to it lately so I’ll make it easy for you. Here’s a quickie synopsis of [...]
Review of the Day: Caminar by Skila Brown
Caminar By Skila Brown Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0763665166 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Survivor’s guilt. Not the most common theme in children’s books these days. Not unheard of certainly, but it definitely doesn’t crop up as often as, say, stories about cupcakes or plucky orphans that have to defeat evil wizards. Serious works of [...]
Hickory Daiquiri Dock: Tim Federle, Nursery Rhymes, and Some Light Apéritifs
There’s this fellow I know. Tim Federle is his name. You might know him from his rather extraordinary and charming middle grade books BETTER NATE THAN EVER and FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, NATE. Both books focus on a theater kid finding his way on Broadway. They are charming, effervescent, and irresistible, much like their author. In [...]
Press Release Fun: The Children’s Literary Salon – Native Fiction and the Editorial Process
Folks, you know me. Half the time I forget to even mention these swell little events that happen, absolutely free I might add, in my library. But this Saturday’s panel . . . well, it’s special. It’s sort of a once in a lifetime panel. You’re not going to see this kind of thing pretty [...]
Trendwatch: Tweet Tweet. Year of the Bird.
I don’t do all that many trendwatch posts on this site, if only because it’s impossible to keep track of them all. One minute you’re seeing tons of picture books involving whales. Another minute you’re noticing more than one book about encouraging your pet to become atheist (see this and this). If you do notice [...]
Fusenews: Properly vicious
There comes a time when I have so much news for a Fusenews that it paralyzes me and rather than write one up I just let my files accrue more and more schtoof until the vicious circle ends with a massive deletion. Today some of this stuff will strike you as a bit out of [...]
Surprise! It’s Racist! Unwanted Children’s Book Surprises.
I think many of us have done this at some point. You’ve picked up a favorite old children’s book to read to your own kiddos. Everything’s going smoothly and you’re all having a fabulous time. Then, WHAMMO! Surprise! It’s racist! Have no idea what I’m talking about? Well today we’re talking race and we’re talking [...]
Press Release Fun: Me!
It’s the blatant self-promotion game! Starring me! Forgive me, folks, but a gal’s gotta do what a gal’s gotta do. Don’t worry. I’ve at least one post lined up for later this week that will involve children’s books that are surprisingly racist (fun!). Until then, I’d be honored if you were so good as to [...]
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