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Books on Film: Mac Barnett TED Talk
I love this. The Wes Anderson of children’s literature, a.k.a. Mac Barnett recently took to the TED stage to explain Why a Good Book is a Secret Door.
Endangered Series #3: American Girl
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: Walk Two Goodnight Moons Edition
THE LIST BEFORE THE LIST The long lists for The National Book Award have been announced, including the category we care about – Young People’s Literature. Hmm, let’s see here – some middle grade, YA, a bit of nonfiction, fantasy, historical fiction – yep, just about everything. On October 15 the group will be pared down [...]
Cover Curiosity: Under the Sea
Sometimes, in an odd aligning of stars, two book covers end up kinda resembling one another. Click here for all the Cover Curiosity posts. I noticed a pair the other day. First up: Under the Ocean by Anouck Boisrobert; illustrated by Louis Rigaud Second up: The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud Side by side: A [...]
Review: The Jacket
The Jacket By Kirsten Hall Illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova Enchanted Lion Books ISBN: 9781592701681 $17.95 Grades Pre-K-2 Out October 28, 2014 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library The element of surprise – when used correctly, there are few literary weapons as potent. One of the wonderful things about picture books is that every [...]
10 to Note: Fall Preview 2014
Every four months I like to take a look at the books to be released in the upcoming season. Some make me say “I gotta see that”. Here are the ten books arriving in September, October, and November that perked my ears up. Maybe you’ll agree? Nonfiction: Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of [...]
Exclusive Cover Reveal: The Skunk by Mac Barnett and Patrick McDonnell
Trying something new around here – revealing a book cover. Patrick McDonnell won a Caldecott Honor for Me…Jane, Mac Barnett is the author of Caldecott Honor Extra Yarn. You know these guys. Talented guys. Now they’re teaming up for The Skunk, which arrives on May 5, 2015. Here’s a first look at the cover… (click [...]
‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#2)
Sure you may know your children’s authors and illustrators, but can you name them from reading their Twitter bios? Test your skills below. All credit for this post idea goes to Laura Given (@LibLaura5) – she gave it to me (thanks, Laura!). Scoring If you can name the author or illustrator after reading the bio only – [...]
Biography Section Hall of Shame
I don’t know when it hit me exactly, but at a certain point I realized that our biography section was filled with athletes who have been through either a legal or personal scandal. Each time a new athlete is shamed, I think about their book in our collection. In every case I can think of, [...]
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