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Auto-Completed Children’s Books (#3) Moo, Baa, La La La!
Okay, Google – you think you’re pretty smart? How about you try completing the text from famous children’s books. I’ll type the beginning of each line into a Google search (plain text below), and you try to finish the line (bold text below). (All credit to @botnikstudions for the inspiration) Previously . . . Auto-Completed Children’s […]
How SPEAK became a Graphic Novel: 3 Questions with Laurie Halse Anderson
I recently finished the graphic novel adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson’s modern YA classic Speak. Boy is it well done. It’s illustrated by Emily Carroll. I’m always curious about how a novel becomes a graphic novel so I asked Laurie a few questions about it. Me: Hi Laurie. How did the idea to adapt the book […]
What Aaron Becker Has Been Up To: Behind the Scenes of A STONE FOR SASCHA
After his award-winning Journey trilogy, I’ve been curious to see what Aaron Becker does next. A Stone for Sascha is the answer. You may have seen the cover: Today we take an exclusive look behind the scenes of how the book was made.
The Best Tweets from the 2018 Youth Media Awards
#theviewfromhere pic.twitter.com/0WYpR0GCuv — John Schu (@MrSchuReads) February 12, 2018 YMAs….important note to self for the end, and the rest of you, since I have no assurance regarding my future mental state. pic.twitter.com/Djqy3bMnHI — Nina Lindsay (@OaklandNina) February 12, 2018 Breaking the no-screen-time for baby rule…#alayma pic.twitter.com/ooEnRPxFEq — Megan Dowd Lambert (@MDowdLambert) February 12, 2018 Is […]
The Day After: Random Thoughts on the 2018 Youth Media Awards
A whole lot of great and interesting things happened during the 2018 Youth Media Awards. Here are my random thoughts on Geisel, Caldecott, and Newbery . . . Geisel: Two former winners here – Paul Meisel and Ted Arnold Very happy to see Charlie & Mouse win the gold. It’s one of the few books I […]
The 2018 Caldecott Comment Card
Once the winners have been announced, I want to know what you think. Go ahead and share in the comments. Which choice are you happiest with? Which book did the committee miss?
Harassment in Children’s Lit
Chances are good that if you’re reading this, you’ve already read the article (and comments on) Children’s Publishing Reckons with Sexual Harassment, but in case you haven’t, you should.
The February Newsletter is Terrifying
Yesterday I sent out the February installment of FROM THE DESK OF 100 SCOPE NOTES. It includes a story about a terrifying snowflake. You can see it here. Interested in having future newsletters sent directly to your inbox? Click here to sign up.
Morning Notes: Itchy Edition
MAURICE SENDAK: INTERIOR DESIGNER What would it look like if Sendak, Carle, Rowling or three other children’s lit greats designed the baby’s room? Now we (sort of) know. WILDER NO MORE? There will be some discussion at the ALA Midwinter conference this weekend about possibly changing the Laura Ingalls Wilder award, ALSC’s version of a […]
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