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Come With Me Down the Picture Book Parody Rabbit Hole
Only recently I’ve become privy to an entirely new world of children’s literature. The world of picture book parodies. Perhaps like you, I had been familiar some with the more mainstream parodies, like… Frankenstein Goodnight Goon …but there’s more. Way more. And some of them get pretty out there. So let’s have a look. Don’t […]
My 2015-16 School Year Goal
It’s the first day for most schools here in Michigan. This year I have one main goal: to make a positive connection with every student. What’s your 2015-16 School Year Goal?
Notes on August 2015
In August… …I tried to predict the 2015 New York Times Best Illustrated Books list. Some of these have to make the cut, right? …we waited. Patience has become something of a 2015 theme. I made a cartoon to illustrate it. …I attempted to read the best selling book on Amazon. It didn’t go well.
One Star Review Guess Who? (#36)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Stealing is ok—-I think not! This is NOT a book to be shared with anyone other than the trash! How very sad the committee accepts and medals a thief! The insanity must stop somewhere. Click here for the answer. […]
‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#6)
Previously… ‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#1) ‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#2) ‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#3) ‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#4) ‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#5) Sure you may know […]
Morning Notes: Expeditious Edition
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE VANITY FAIR Marc Tyler Nobleman is my kind of guy – always looking to have a good time on his blog. You remember last year when he had authors read their bad reviews, right? He’s back with an idea he adapted from Vanity Fair – The Proust Questionnaire. Over the next few days, […]
The Yarn: Where Things Stand and a Call for Ideas
The Yarn on Kickstarter: Listen to The Yarn, Season 1:
Morning Notes: Ferk Finkular Edition
AND THE WINNER IS… A new School Librarian of the Year has been crowned. Who is it? The School Library Journal announcement is here. GET JUDGING The Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards are celebrating a decade in biz. If you want to be a part of the book awarding fun, they just put […]
GOODNIGHT, SOON: The Ethics of a Bestselling Bedtime Book
Thus begins The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, currently the bestselling book on Amazon: That’s right – the bestselling of all the books. It was also the lead story in Children’s Bookshelf from Publishers Weekly yesterday. The subtitle for the book is A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep. That new way, apparently, is hypnosis. […]
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