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Million Dollar Idea: All Books Available in ‘Really Big’ Size
Many books are available in hardcover and paperback, but today I would like to propose a third option: Really Big Size I think I was talking with my colleague Niki (Daydream Reader) a while back when we hit upon this idea. It sprang from the fact that kids are drawn to big books. If you [...]
Endangered Series #4: The Baby-Sitter’s Club
Popularity comes, popularity goes. As librarians we’re always balancing between what will circulate like crazy and what we need to have in the collection. And we’re not the Library of Congress – we can’t (and shouldn’t) keep everything. An endangered series is one that appears to be waning in terms of popularity. But popularity isn’t [...]
Morning Notes: Secret Town Edition
FURTHER THEORIES… Let the conjecture continue! In the fall I tried to figure out what happens at the end of Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Over at Bookie Woogie, Aaron Zenz and his nine-year-old son talk about what they think happened, and I love every moment of it. Click [...]
Enter to Win a Print Copy of What You’re Reading Right Now
Over the holidays I was at a bookstore and saw Rookie Yearbook Three. Rookie is a popular online magazine that covers the tween and teen experience for girls. Each year they put out a book that compiles some of the best stuff from the site¹ This might sound silly, but it made me want to [...]
Nonfiction Monday: Tricky Vic by Greg Pizzoli
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower By Greg Pizzoli Viking (Penguin) ISBN: 9780670016525 $17.99 Grades 2-4 Out March 10, 2015 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library The Big Con. It’s an idea so captivating that countless books have been written about pulling [...]
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