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Children’s Lit 2015: The Year in Miscellanea
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea. (Read previous Year in Miscellanea Posts: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008) Doppelgängers of the Year: Momo (from My Cousin Momo) and Richie Tenenbaum (from The Royal Tenenbaums) The resmeblance is striking. Bjorn Borg approves. Hottest Angel: Marcus Marvel from The Marvels The tousled […]
2015 Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide
Time is running out to get gifts for the insufferable librarian in your life. With help from Etsy, the 2015 edition of the Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide has your back. Click here for the 2014 guide Click here for the 2013 guide Click here for the 2012 guide Click here for the 2011 guide […]
More Yarn! Introducing … The Unraveller
Colby Sharp and I had a problem. As the leaves turned and the temperatures dropped, we began to experience symptoms of The Yarn withdrawal. We had a good time working on the first season of our show, and didn’t want to wait until next summer to begin work on the second. We decided to try […]
Morning Notes: Beware the Sun Edition
BEST OF THE BEST EarlyWord did something fun: they crunched the numbers on all the best of the year lists and identified the books that appeared most often. It’s like the Best of 2015: Greatest Hits Collection. Click here to see the books. THE SNOWMAN GETS A BETTER TITLE Courtesy of the Better Book Titles […]
It’s Not an OPAC…
For the non-librarians out there OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog. It’s what patrons use to search the library collection. Although lately the searches have had a clear theme: Minecraft books.
Everything You Need to Know About Reading Levels, in One Image
“No, the new Rainbow Magic Fairy book is a little too difficult for you. Try The Marvels instead.”
The Ultimate Children’s Literature Illustrator Gift Guide 2015
What are you going to give, a hoverboard? Drone? Come on. Give art. Recently updated for the 2015 gift-giving season, here is my collection of children’s literature illustrator shops on the internets. This isn’t a comprehensive list – let me hear about what I missed in the comments. (Many thanks to Debbie Ridpath Ohi (who has also […]
Notes on November 2015
In November… …we enjoyed some Calde-Snacks. Members of the 2015 Caldecott class shared their favorite snack choices. I enjoyed it. …we talked Mock Caldecott. I shared the process we use at my school library, and the 9 books we will be discussing. …we solved a mystery. Who/what is that blue character on the walls of […]
PDT: Public Display of Thankfulness
I’m thankful to be a part of this children’s literature community. Thank you for for being a part of it too. Thank you for caring. Thank you for challenging the status quo. Thank you for working to make the world better through books for kids. Also, thank you gravy.
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