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The Yarn: Writing from Memory with Kelly Barnhill
My god, I was a weird kid. – Kelly Barnhill In the latest episode of The Yarn, Kelly Barnhill talks about her book The Witch’s Boy. Her process (she writes longhand, puts that notebook in another room, and writes from memory) is unlike anything I’ve heard before (that begins at the 3:25 mark). We’re giving […]
Books on Film: Morris Micklewhite’s Controversy
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is about a boy who likes to wear a dress, and how he handles the bullying he experiences because of this choice. If you haven’t read it, you should – it’s a beautiful, well-crafted book on a subject that can be tricky to tackle. Now, unfortunately, the book is the […]
Morning Notes
JK Q AND A Sometimes fully-formed websites pop up and I’m left wondering “Where did this come from?” That’s been my reaction to Brightly. Looking into the matter, I see that it’s a Penguin Random House operation. But they’re covering books from other publishers – now I’m confused again! While I try to sort this […]
Exclusive Book Trailer Premier: Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
The author is a National Book Award winner. The illustrator is a Caldecott honoree. The book has received five starred reviews to date. Here is the first look at the trailer for Thunder Boy Jr.
Lifting the Cone of Silence? The ALSC Awards and Confidentiality
Did you read this post over at the ALSC Blog yesterday? While I’ve witnessed (and sometimes been a part of) “Should award discussions be secret forever?” conversations over the years, I didn’t expect ALSC Board to gather opinions on the matter. I know when you have a blog you’re supposed to have really strong feelings about […]
Children’s Book Week Celebration: An Interview with Nathan Hale
First Second Books is doing something fun for Children’s Book Week – sharing comics creators in conversation. Today we have a little Q&A with John Patrick Green (Teen Boat, Hippopotamister) and Nathan Hale. John Patrick Green: What are your favorite children’s or comic books from your youth? Nathan Hale: I didn’t have a comic shop […]
Endangered Series: The Kids of the Polk Street School
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 everything. Should it […]
Chicagoland! I! AM! EXCITED!
Betsy Bird has brought her brand of children’s literary breeze-shooting to the midwest, and I’m honored to be a part of it: This weekend I get to chat with John Schumacher, Colby Sharp, and Betsy Bird at the Evanston Public Library. If you’re in the area, come on over and say hi.
Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?
First came… Then came… And I went… Then came… and THEN came… And I went…
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