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Morning Notes: Pre-Run D.M.C. Edition
Kicking it old school this week by revisiting the old Morning Notes format… WALTER DEAN MYERS: MUFFIN FAN Yesterday our National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Walter Dean Myers, took part in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit. He fielded some excellent questions about his work. And divulged his feelings on muffins. Click here to read. [...]
Notes on November 2013
In November… …we talked Mock Caldecott. As we kicked off our Mock Caldecott unit, I shared a few lessons learned from last year. …we took a look at upcoming books. There’s a batch of good looking books coming out in the next few months – here are 10 that caught my eye. …we hosted an [...]
Ask Me About My Nerdlution
One of the coolest things about the Nerdy Book Club community is their willingness to try stuff out. While I am hesitant to switch my breakfast from Cheerios to oatmeal (Oatmeal? Why not just throw my morning routine out the window!!), Colby Sharp, Donalyn Miller, and Cindy Minnich are giving all sorts of book-related participatory [...]
The President and I: Book Buying Besties
Yesterday, our nation’s President and I did exactly the same thing: we went to a bookstore and bought (among other purchases) a Lulu book by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith. President Obama did his Lulu buying at Politics & Prose in Washington D.C., while I did mine at McLean & Eakin in Petoskey, MI (click [...]
Photo Journal: A Trip to My Favorite Bookstore in the World
Having a good Thanksgiving weekend? Going home for me always means a stop at my favorite bookstore – McLean & Eakin in Petoskey, MI. Let’s take a look at some of the books I picked up there.
#Holdshelf the Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving! Grab a drumstick and click on over to Watch. Connect. Read. for the November roundup of hold shelf photos (and videos) from around the country.
Casting Call! Children’s Literature: The Movie: Chapter 2
Financing is in place, locations are being scouted, the script is in the final re-write – it’s time to cast Children’s Literature: The Movie: Chapter 2. Let’s put together another list of actors who could play today’s children’s literature luminaries. The cast we created for the first film was impressive, but judging by the comments, we just [...]
Instagramming an Author Visit: Stick Dog Creator Tom Watson
Man, I haven’t messed with one of these signs since high school (and that was definitely not approved). But a big welcome was in order. Last week Stick Dog author Tom Watson visited our 3rd and 4th graders. So to start the morning I grabbed all the giant plastic letters I could get my hands [...]
Books on Film: There’s Waldo
First reaction: “How cool!” Second reaction: “This is terrible!” Slate has figured out a foolproof strategy for finding Waldo. Let’s just keep this between us, okay? I’d hate for this information to fall into the hands of young readers. (Thanks to Jim Averbeck for the link) If you can’t see the embedded video, click here [...]
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