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Endangered Series (#1)
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 [...]
#Bookaday-gate Resolved!
What happens when a popular hashtag founded by a respected educator is used by a publisher for their purposes? We have a Twitter controversy on our hands.
Review: Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One) By Kate DiCamillo Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763663391 $12.99 Grades 2-4 Out August 26, 2014 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Bringing the band back together can be a dicey proposition. While you may think you [...]
Review: Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
Rules of Summer By Shaun Tan Arthur A. Levine (Scholastic) ISBN: 9780545639125 $18.99 Grades 3 and Up Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Usually, when I write a review, I have a sense of what I think about a book before I start. That’s the point, right? Reviewer 101. But given [...]
Morning Notes: Sit on a Book Edition
WHAT’S NEXT THIS SUMMER? Waking Brain Cells has a roundup of the Top 10 books on the Kids’ Next Summer ’14 list (and a link to see all the recommended titles). Click here to see them. TTYL MOON In “Hey, look at this” news…The Huffington Post with Here’s What Would Happen If Your Favorite Children’s [...]
Review: The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach
The Miniature World of Marvin and James (The Masterpiece Adventures, Book One) By Elise Broach Illustrated by Kelly Murphy Henry Holt (Macmillan) ISBN: 9780805091908 $15.99 Grades 1-3 Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Look out – sports reference. My two favorites are soccer and basketball. One time, a friend who played [...]
Predictions! 2014 NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Ah, what the heck? Why not try to predict one of the most difficult to predict awards out there? Is the criteria for eligibility available? Not that I can find. Take this list with grains of salt accordingly. But I’ve never seen anyone try to guess these, so again I ask you: what the heck? [...]
Link Du Jour: 2014 Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards Announced!
Hot off the presses! The 2014 Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards have been announced.
Notes on May 2014
In May… …I previewed the summer season. There’s a batch of good-looking books coming out in the next three months, folks. …we witnessed the birth of a ninja mini trend. Ninjas appear to be giving whales a run for their money in children’s lit trend department. …a pretzel rotisserie appeared in my staff lounge. This [...]
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