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The Most Experimental Caldecott Winners of All Time
Whilst gazing upon the lovely Caldecott Medal poster in our library the other day, I got to thinking: Which Caldecott Medal winning books pushed the envelope the most? Which were the most, I don’t know, experimental? Since I’ve read all the Caldecott Medal winners, it seemed worth a try. These were the books that stood […]
Books on Film: Oliver Jeffers on The Late Late Show
This is my solemn vow: If a maker of children’s books appears on television, I’ll be there. So when I spotted this Oliver Jeffers post on Instagram . . . . . . I got on the case of tracking down that video. I traveled all the way to Ireland¹ to get it. It’s great. And […]
#30 Kate Beasley and Jennifer Holm (S2 E1)
Travis: Our initial idea for The Yarn: One Book, All Angles. In Season 1, we focused on the graphic novel Sunny Side Up: Season 2 of The Yarn kicks off today. This time around, we’re following Gertie’s Leap to Greatness by debut author Kate Beasley. In this episode you’ll hear from Kate, but also […]
Get Out the Children’s Lit Vote!
The Ambassador of School Libraries at Scholastic asked me nicely if I’d write a guest post for their Reader Leader blog. Who am I to turn down an Ambassador?! I wrote more about setting up a children’s lit character election in your school or library (or school library) – a topic I hit on here […]
Endangered Series #9: Pony Pals
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 […]
#3 David Levithan (S1 E3)
Travis: Taking another walk down memory lane today as we post all our past episodes here at The Yarn blog. In this episode we talk to Sunny Side Up editor, successful YA author, and recent School Library Journal cover subject David Levithan. We hope you enjoy the episode. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn on […]
10 to Note: Fall Preview 2016
Here’s how these previews work: I look at all the books. I pick 10 that jump out to me. I share them with you. Here we go – this batch will all arrive in September, October, and November. Picture Books A Well-Mannered Young Wolf by Jean Leroy, illustrated by Matthieu Maudet October 3, 2016 | Eerdmans […]
Just My Size: Favored Dimensions of Picture Book Makers
I always notice bookmakers who favor a particular size for their books – not just for a series, but for their careers. How/why does this happen? I imagine the scene goes something like this: Bookmaker: (Walks in to the offices of a major publisher, finished picture book art under arm) I make books this big. […]
The Strange Case of the Missing Read Poster Strikes Back
Just a regular old day in the library . . . Wait a second. I’m having flashbacks . . . NOOOOOO! HOW COULD IT FALL DOWN THE CRACK AGAIN?!?! THE CRACK IS SO SMALL! Stay calm, Travis, stay calm. Look on the floor . . . IT’S NOT ON THE FLOOR! Check the floor again […]
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