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Hugo Cabret Tries FaceApp
Oh, great – Hugo got a hold of my iPhone and went to town on FaceApp. He tried all the filters . . . Old: Young: Smiling: and Female: HUGO!!!!!!!!!
Notes on April 2017
In April . . . . . . I learned I can see the future of interior design. And maybe you can too? I have the pictures to prove it. . . . I tried to trick you. Good ol’ April Fools. . . . we checked out new books from past award winners. there […]
Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Today, April 27th, 2017 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Here’s my poem (from the book Presidential Misadventures by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Dan E. Burr) For further celebration, the song Poem in Your Pocket by Emily Arrow is a must-listen:
The State of Photographic Illustration in 2017
Does photographic illustration get its due? Not from Caldecott. Well, it gets it from me! I am always fascinated to see how the medium is used in works of fiction. Here are all the 2017 examples I could find of photography in fiction picture books. If you have another one, let’s hear it in the […]
Morning Notes: Book Carwash Edition
GIVE NO A CHANCE In schadenfreude news . . . what will become of Bill O’Riley’s upcoming picture book now that he’s in the middle of a scandal? Click here to read. AND THE WINNER IS . . . The winners of the Los Angeles Book Prize have been announced and Waking Brain Cells has […]
Review: Ellie in Concert by Mike Wu
Ellie in Concert By Mike Wu Disney-Hyperion ISBN: 9781484712382 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library
ANSWERED: Burning Question of the Day (#1)
Last week I asked an important question. Today, we have the results: Whew, glad that’s been settled forever. Thank you to everyone who voted.
One Star Review Guess Who? (#51)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Utter nonsense. There were maybe 2 truly funny parts; the rest ridiculous, pointless, NONSENSE. Some of it was so entirely stupid that I have to wonder if the translation was correct. There was no plot, just–again–NONSENSE. Click here […]
Throwback Thursday: Jennifer and Matthew Holm Interview Each Other
Travis: It was the summer of 2015 and we were all set up to record an interview with Jennifer Holm for the final episode of the first season of The Yarn (we weren’t sure if we would continue past that first season at the time). We did the interview and we were set. We thought. […]
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