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Gallery: One More Batch
Here’s one final group of books with multiple starred reviews. It just goes to show that we can really only scratch the surface here on this blog in terms of covering the breadth of books that the committee is likely to read. […]
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading
Leveraging the Elephant & Piggie brand, Mo Willems has extended the reach of the magical spell that he has cast over emergent readers with Elephant & Piggie Like Reading. The first two entries–WE ARE GROWING by Laurie Keller and THE COOKIE FIASCO by Dan Santat–were published this past year, and while I think very highly of […]
Easy Reader Roundup
To date, only one easy reader–FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER–has been recognized by the Newbery committee, so the chances of one breaking through seem improbable, if not downright impossible. But if last year taught us anything it’s that miracles can and do happen, occasionally. One of the problems is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Easy readers […]
Gallery: More Underdogs?
The following books–another baker’s dozen–have received starred reviews, but have not received any discussion, let alone mention, on the blog this year. Are any of these strong Newbery contenders? […]
Best Books: The Final Edition
I consulted the following lists: BOOKLIST, BULLETIN, HORN BOOK, KIRKUS REVIEWS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL. Please let me know if I have missed something. Six lists– SOME WRITER! Five lists– THE BEST MAN THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON THE INQUISITOR’S TALE THE LIE TREE MARCH, BOOK THREE SCHOOL’S FIRST DAY OF […]
Jason Reynolds Revisited
Jason Reynolds has published five books in three years, bursting onto the scene in a big way. It’s no overstatement to say that he may be the most significant new voice to debut during that time span. His first book, WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST, won the CSK John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Both […]
Gallery: Curse of the Three Star Book
Last year, I noted here and here that it’s very easy for books with three starred reviews to slip under our radar and earn Newbery recognition. We can’t read everything, and what we do read, we can’t always read as carefully as the Newbery committee. Here are thirteen books–a baker’s dozen–which earned three starred reviews. […]
Some Writer!
In October 1949, he wrote his publisher, Cass Canfield: “My next book is in sight. I look at it every day. I keep it in a carton, as you would a kitten.” Andy spent the year studying spiders. “In this,” he wrote, “I found the key to the story.” Andy would not make his heroine, […]
Best Books
Five of the six review journals have spoken: Booklist, Horn Book, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. I will add Bulletin in after the turn of the new year. Five lists– THE LIE TREE MARCH, BOOK THREE SCHOOL’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SOME WRITER Four lists– AS BRAVE AS YOU BEFORE MORNING BURN […]
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