Video Sunday: Cute Babies, Zombies, Hares, and Tunes

Now let’s go 180 degrees in the opposite direction with a high-budget book trailer that has serious viral potential.  Two words: Zombie Haiku.

And the rebuttal from Philadelphia Weekly.  Thanks to Bookninja for the links.

Maud Newton says that "My Morning Jacket’s mildly bookish new song, ‘Librarian,’ is Dwight Garner’s summer of 2008 anthem." Not a visual stunner but certainly a lovely tune.

Remember that episode of The Simpsons when Itchy and Scratchy are no longer on the air and Krusty takes it upon himself to show some Russian animation instead?  That was my first thought when I heard of this 1973 Russian version of "The Fox and the Hare", as directed by Yuri Norstein.  It is singularly lovely, however.  The kind of thing kids might get a kick out of, even if they don’t understand the words.

And finally, I wasn’t the only person sporting a video camera at the 2008 ALA Convention in Anaheim.  Here’s the official 2008 wrap-up of the event in question.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this an exceedingly hip cover of California Dreamin’ by the Mamas and the Papas?