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Gallery: NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017
When the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list comes out, my first thought is about the books that are included. It’s a great list. My second thought is how I did on my predictions from back in August. Let’s see. 20% success rate. I’ll take that. Now let’s take a closer look at […]
Won’t You Please Take the 10 Question 100 Scope Notes 10th Anniversary Survey?
Hi there. Next week is marks the 10th anniversary of this blog and I want to do a couple special things, including some charts and graphs about who reads this thing. So won’t you please take a moment to answer these 10 questions? It will take approximately 30 seconds and I’ll share the results next […]
Mock Caldecott 2018
While some folks do NaNoWriMo in November, at my K-4 elementary school we prefer MoCal – which is a cool abbreviation for Mock Caldecott. We’ve fine tuned it over the years, and this is the system that’s been working. Part 1 Introduce Caldecott Medal/Honor. Explain that it is an award for illustrations. I would encourage […]
Bookmark Wishes You a Happy Halloween!
I’ve been Pete the Cat: I’ve been the cheese from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I’ve been my favorite book: But this year I was having trouble coming up with a costume idea. So I asked my students, and they came through: Bookmark wishes yo...
Notes on October 2017
In October . . . . . . we uncovered picture book secrets. It’s a 2017 case cover gallery extravaganza! . . . I posed a LEGO book cover challenge. Can you name all three? . . . we heard from some picture book legends. Including Cooney, Sendak,...
Book Creators Share Their Jobs #BeforeKidlit
Over on Twitter, Giuseppe Castellano had an idea . . . I’d LOVE a #beforekidlit hashtag through which industry pros shared what they did before they became popular/famous/successful, etc. — Giuseppe Castellano (@pinocastellano) October 25, 2017 And authors and illustrators have responded, sharing their jobs before they got into making books for kids. They’re using […]
5 Recent Recommended Halloween Read Alouds
‘Tis the season for slightly creepy picture book read alouds. Here are five recent picks that have gone over well in my K-4 school library. Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown. The last time this author/illustrator pair made a book together – Creepy Carrots – it won a Caldecott honor. […]
Morning Notes: Bookit Edition
PRINT IS UNDEAD Physical book lovers take heart – print sales are on the rise. This story in The Wall Street Journal is focused on adult books, but talks about the publishing industry as a whole. Click here to read. SILENCED? This one took me by surprise. The estate of artist James Castle is suing […]
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