SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Fusenews
  • Reviews
  • Librarian Previews
  • Best Books
    • Top 100
    • Best Books of 2022
    • Best Books of 2021
    • Best Books of 2020
    • Best Books of 2019
    • Best Books of 2018
    • Best Books of 2017
    • Best Books of 2016
    • Best Books of 2015
    • Best Books of 2014
    • Best Books of 2013
  • Fuse 8 n’ Kate
  • Videos
  • Press Release Fun

June 13, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: There’s GOLD in Them Thar Books!

June 13, 2010 by Betsy Bird   3 comments

Sometimes a book trailer attempts to replicate the world of the movie trailer.  Other times, they embrace television advertisements because that, essentially, is what they are.  Now this ad for Basher books is far closer to the latter video form than the former, but you can’t mind that.  For one thing, it uses a grizzled prospector.  It is a proven fact that every video on the web can be improved by the presence of a grizzled 19th century prospector.  It’s true!  I tested that theory and everything.

Thanks to Angus Killick at the MacKids blog.

I’d heard rumor of Evangeline Lilly’s potential children’s book but I hadn’t actually heard her . . .uh . . . recite from it before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ3ARHfONBA&feature=player_embedded

NO!  No, Simon & Schuster.  Now you just back away.  You are NOT allowed to get near that material.  No no!  I know you wanna but it would just make you feel dirty.  Take a step back.  Very good.  Now take another.  We will have none of that on the children’s market.  Be good.  And thanks to bookshelves of doom for the link.

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

For the record, you are not allowed to publish this either:

Back to real authors now.

What a difference good film quality makes!  This talk by Sue Stauffacher about her new Animal Rescue Team works as a video partly because the sound and film quality is good, partly because she’s so natural in front of the camera, and partly because you get a peek into her studio (which looks fantastic).

Now this is nice and library related.  Each year NYPL hosts the Anti-Prom.  Described as “an alternative, safe space for all teens who may not feel welcome at official school proms or dances because of their sexual orientation, the way they dress, or any other reason,” this year some High School of Fashion students went to NYPL to get fashion ideas.  This was clearly shot a long time ago, though, so I’m wondering how long this “episode” was in the works.  In any case, a nice glimpse of some of our librarians.

Finally, we get to be a little historical with our final off-topic video.  Kate Beaton drew my attention to this.  Love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6MsGsNkFqI&feature=player_embedded

Their song on prime numbers isn’t too shabby either.

Thanks for reading!

Filed under: Videos

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments
book trailerscelebrity children's authors (may they rot)grizzled prospectorsSue StauffacherVideo SundayWilliam Howard Taft

About Betsy Bird

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

November 2022

There's a Party. It's in Kansas City. And You're All Invited.

by Betsy Bird

September 2022

Tyler Merritt: The Summer That Changed My Life

by Betsy Bird

August 2022

Supper Time! A Delicious "How To Eat a Book" Trailer Reveal and Interview

by Betsy Bird

July 2022

Guest Post: The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival Is Back, Baby!

by Betsy Bird

February 2022

One Sky: An Aaron Becker Board Book Video Premiere

by Betsy Bird

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

2023 Caldecott Jump

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Cover Reveal: This Book Is Banned – The Latest from Raj Haldar (With a Helpful Q&A for Spice)

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early Mar 2023 | News

by Johanna

Heavy Medal

March suggestions: early Mock Newbery possibilities

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Love, Family, and Mental Health, a guest post by Rajani LaRocca

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

Newbery Medalist Amina Luqman-Dawson visits The Yarn

by Colby Sharp

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

Best Chapter Books 2022 | SLJ Best Books

ChatGPT Does Readers’ Advisory | Top Stories on SLJ

Understanding Text Structures in Nonfiction

SLJ Top Stories of 2022

Like Netflix's 'Matilda?' You'll Like these Gutsy Protagonists, Too | Read-Alikes

About Betsy Bird

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.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Nathan Hale says

    June 13, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    …and from that day on, whenever a celebrity wrote a bad children’s book, it was referred to as a “Squickerwonker.” A meme was born.

  2. Jim Randolph says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:12 am

    Why do you say the glam-prom episode was shot a long time ago? All the kids with iPhones make it seem pretty recent to me. Love the Two Gentlemen!

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 14, 2010 at 11:26 am

      Well, it’s strange. The phones are new but at one point they cut to the front of the library. There you can see some banners for the Children’s Center that haven’t been up in more than a year. It’s possible, though, that the footage of the front of the library is old and that the rest of it is new. I can’t decide.

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

  • External Links

    • A Fuse #8 Production Reviews
  • Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023