100 Scope Notes
January 31, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Necks Out for Adventure! By Timothy Basil Ering Candlewick $16.99 ISBN: 978-0763623555 Ages 4-8 On shelves now The author/illustrator of a picture book who isn’t afraid to get a little weird is precisely the kind of person you want to have within your reach. Day after day my library purchases and buys familiar titles. Here […]
January 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
It has existed since 1911. Anne Carroll Moore, the great children’s librarian and head of children’s services, worked in it. Over the years its collection has helped researchers, children, educators, library students, and anyone interested in children’s literature and its history. It moved in the early 70s to a new location and has been incredibly […]
January 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
I made sure to sit next to Lisa VonDrasek during the ALA Media Award announcements this year. Word on the street had it that she liked to cheer. And now, lo and behold, she has written a piece for B&N about the award experience. She’s such a smartie. Thanks to Educating Alice for the link. […]
January 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
When it comes to talking up our favorite books to the kiddies, I figure librarians need as much help as they can get. We are a communal community. Ideas aren’t hoarded. We don’t come up with an awesome way to booktalk a Frances Hardinge novel and then greedily keep our style to ourselves for fear […]
January 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Life Sucks By Jessica Abel and Gabe Soria Drawn by Warren Pleece Colored by Hilary Sycamore First Second (imprint of Roaring Brook Press) $19.95 ISBN: 978-1596431072 Ages 15 and up On shelves April 29, 2008 I don’t normally review teen. But YA good graphic novels get a pass. A person could be forgiven for getting […]
January 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Aaaaaah! Backpack! Sorry. I saw this recently and thought it was pretty neat. Man, the kid who was toting that thing on their back would have to be pretty awesome, wouldn’t they? And I can totally see jaded teenagers using this thing too. They would pretend to be ironic while secretly loving it. Awesome. I […]
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January 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
I’m in a random mood today. Anywho, this is amusing. Laura Vaccaro Seeger – Pete Seeger is her husband’s uncle. Brian Selznick – His grandfather was a cousin of David Selznick, best known for producing the epic blockbuster Gone with the Wind. Jessica M. Pigza – Her uncle inspired Jack Gantos to name his character […]
January 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Hey! There are goodies here! Goodies I must have put in here at some point during the week and then forgot about. When I came to my video posting and looking inside I was expecting tiny virtual moths to flutter out but INSTEAD *gasp* . . . . I found these! Up up up is […]
January 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
It’s funny. If I get better at one thing I seem to get worse at another. For example, if I write more reviews (I’ve got some lined up until next week!) then my news reporting takes a hit. And if I report without difficulty then my reviews slow down to a trickle. Ah, to have […]
January 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The social group. It conjures up a certain kind of mental image, does it not? When I hear that term I always think of smoky backrooms where young suited, be-spectacled intelligensia sip cognac and discuss Proust while burlesque girls do a dance on a bedraggled stage at the end of the room. In truth, I’ve […]
Good Comics for Kids
by Brigid Alverson
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