German Mice, Illicit Googly Eyes, and the Cult of Celebrity
A wedding I’m attending this week-end on the Cape (enter "ooos" and "la las" here) causes me to want to dole out news and reviews in such a manner that I’ll have plenty of delicious delightfulnesses left in my absence. Here’s what I’ve managed to parcel out for you today. Remember to take small bites and to chew slowly.
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You live life, you miss stuff. So it was that I somehow missed Storyline.net. There are so many people-reading-picture-books-online sites that a few slip through the cracks. This one has famous actors, politicians, musicians, etc. doing the read thing. Want to hear and see Al Gore read Brave Irene (and, more to the point, correctly pronounce William Steig’s name)? Take a gander. That is, if you’ve an Internet hook-up with enviably high-speed. Thanks to Cheryl Rainfield for the link.
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Now if I were better with technical aspects and design, I’m sure I could find a use for the Palette Generator. I don’t do websites myself, but if any of you authors or illustrators need one, maybe this will be good for you. Link via Children’s Illustration.
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Cynsations does so many interviews of note that it seems unfair to point out just one or another. Still, I was pleased to see Roger Sutton the latest subject of interest on the site.
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Life got you down? Then check out the Googly Eyes Project on their Flickr page. Thanks to Children’s Illustration for this link too.
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*sniff sniff* Smell that? That’s rebellion in the ranks. Apparently D.C. is going to try for a Kidlit Drink Night of their very own. No longer will NYC have sole proprietary ownership over the event. What’s more, they take reservations. Very posh. If you’re in the area you should scope it out for me. *whistles opening theme from West Side Story*
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The Katonah Museum of Art has an exhibit up at the moment that caught my pretty little eye. Check out what they have going on:
In the Beitzel and Righter Galleries
July 1 – October 21, 2007
Neat!
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And I know that Matthew Holm posted this a while ago, but I just had to put it here.
Look! Babymouse (star of her own graphic novel series, in case you didn’t know) is even better in German! Speaking of which, did you guys see Matthew’s piece on the new way authors and illustrators can track Amazon rankings? It’s like a video game but eeeeeevil.
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Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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No reservations necessary for DC Kidlit Drinks Night! I just, um, er, poorly phrased my invite. All are welcome, so long as you can tell a picture book from a middle grade from a sock puppet.
🙂 Caroline Hickey
Caroline, if I ever get you to sign a book for me, could you sign it “DC Rebellion Leader”? Failing that, you could start a band of writers under that name? It must get used again in some form.