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An Argument with Myself: An ALSC Graphic Novel Award
Here we go again, Travis. An ALSC graphic novel award? I hate to tell you this, but you’re beating a dead horse. Yeah, I know. A Fuse #8 Production had an excellent post talking about a graphic/illustrated novel award. Educating Alice had a great post (with a different perspective) too – but that was almost [...]
Link Du Jour: Here Are the CYBILS Winners
The winners of the 2013 Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (CYBILS) were announced on Friday and it’s a group to check out. The award mixes literary quality and kid appeal and you can see that represented in our winners. Click here to see the entire list.
One Star Review Guess Who (#17)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? I think my dislike for [title] was sealed when George W. Bush said it was his favorite book. And, no, I wasn’t in the “it must be the only book he can read hyuck hyuck” camp or even part of [...]
I Have Read Aloud Hand
File this under Tragic Librarian Problems. I started noticing my hand hurt last week and I had no idea why. “Huh, my index finger is sore.” It continued on during the week, and I was confused. “Strange. My index finger and my hand are sore. Still.” Yesterday, after seven read aloud times I finally came [...]
Review: Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot By Dav Pilkey Illustrated by Dan Santat Scholastic ISBN: 9780545631068 $15.99 Grades 1-4 In Stores April 29, 2014 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library We are living in the age of the re-boot. What once was sacrilege – messing with a beloved piece of art – is now accepted. [...]
10 to Note: Spring Preview 2014
Book hope springs eternal. It’s time to take a look at ten titles that I’m excited about for spring. Picture Books Help! We Need a Title! by Hervé Tullet May 13, 2014 | Candlewick Press | Grades PreK-1 I’m a sucker for inventive picture books and Hervé Tullet is the master of this realm. This [...]
Morning Notes: Caldecott Paparazzi Edition
NOTABLES NOTED The 2014 ALSC Notable Children’s books list came out a couple weeks back, and I always check to make sure I have all these books on our shelves. Waking Brain Cells has a nice visual roundup of the list. Click here for Middle Reader Notables Click here for Younger Reader Notables NOT BOARD [...]
Books on Film: Making ‘The Calls’
Interested in seeing some of our greatest living authors and illustrators at a loss for words? The American Library Association just posted video of the Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King committees notifying their winners. An exciting morning of ...
Cover Curiosity: Fishes
Some Cover Curiosities seem eye-rubbingly separated at birth, while others appear to simply share a similar idea. Today, I’d say we have an example of the latter. Click here for more Cover Curiosities. I love most when two covers from different worlds collide. Today we have a middle grade novel and a picture book. Our [...]
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