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Archives for March 2009
Fusenews: Then They Came for Rainbow Brite, and I Still Said Nothing
A very funny first post starts of the Battle of the (Kids’) Books and gets the ball rolling. Plus the fancy dancy brackets are up and there’s more than one doozy in the mix. Who will win? Will Jon Scieszka prefer The Graveyard Book or The Trouble Begins at 8 (I honestly have no idea)? […]
Review of the Day: The Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer
The Problem with the Puddles By Kate Feiffer Illustrated by Tricia Tusa Paula Wiseman Books (Simon & Schuster) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-4961-9 Ages 8-12 On shelves now It didn’t grab me at first. Not the first chapter. Not necessarily the second either. As a children’s librarian that reads whole mountains-worth of children’s literature I have to […]
Kidlit Drink Night Reminder
Quickie reminder. Kidlit Drink Night is tonight. And a double reminder that the bar is below the street level, so keep that in mind. I’ve two competing schedules at work that day. One say I get off at 5. The other says I get off at 6. So hopefully I’ll be there on time, but […]
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Video Sunday: Xavier Says Ha Ha Ha, We Have Nothing in Common
Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo. Undoubtedly you already saw this video on Horn Book or Children’s Illustration, but I don’t mind following suit. There’s something intense about the sheer level of quantification shown here. One begins to wonder how it might apply to other fairy tales. Say, Hansel & Gretel, […]
Fun Facts About the Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Hey, dude. The 40th Anniversary of the Coretta Scot King Book Awards is nigh. Full credit to Meghan Clinton for typing up this list of facts: CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY FUN FACTS Lillie Patterson was the first author to receive the Coretta Scott King Book Award for “Martin Luther King, […]
Fusenews: A Strange Unwieldy Sense of Loss
My Twilight bag finally bit the dust yesterday. It had been a gift from Little, Brown & Company. A red and black bag with the words "The Twilight Saga" emblazoned on the side. I’ve never made much secret of my mirth when it comes to all things sparkly vampire, but this bag was different. It […]
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Review of the Day: Dinotrux by Chris Gall
Dinotrux By Chris Gall Little, Brown and Company $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-316-02777-9 Ages 4-8 On shelves June 1st Once in a while a picture book author will mix dinosaurs in with another popular genre. The logic behind this is clear. If dinos sell and trains sell, why not write something like All Aboard the Dinotrain? As […]
The Library-Lovin’ Challenge
Bloggers are some of the most selfless people I know. They’re constantly doing good work, contributing to goodly causes, and being rather upstanding citizens in the process. And, of course, by "bloggers" I actually mean to say "other bloggers". Not me. I’m sort of a leech on society. I’m high profile but I don’t actually […]
Fusenews: And Then He Ate Twenty-Two Cupcakes. But He Was Still Hungry.
I’m going to start a movement. A movement that will get my favorite children’s literary blogs published as books. The fact that Peter at Collecting Children’s Books hasn’t been snapped up for publication leaves me breathless and befuddled (I mean, did you see his piece on Maurice Sendak’s ACTUAL first book?). And as for Seven […]
Poem of the Day: For Poetry Friday
"HOW DOTH THE GLIB LIBRARIAN" By Robin Rose Yuran How doth the glib librarian Strive mightily to please; She crosseth both her little i’s And dotteth all her T’s. But grizzled adversarian Doth rob her dewey glow; He pillage page and cracketh spine As through the stacks he go. That snaggle-toothed barbarian With atavistic chin, […]
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