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Archives for November 2016
Something’s Coming . . . I Don’t Know What It Is But It Is Gonna Be Great!
The title of this post isn’t entirely accurate. I know perfectly well what’s coming. Tomorrow starts off a magnificent run of Best Books lists. Yes, starting December 1st I will begin running the 31 Days, 31 Lists streak. I even have a catchy visual to go with it! Check it out: You’ll be seeing a […]
Guest Post: Rediscovering Alvin Tresselt
With November coming to a close and the end of the year fast approaching, we are nearing the announcement of the 2017 Newbery / Caldecott Awards with every passing minute. This may be the perfect time to take a step back and think about those winners from years past. Some of them remain in our […]
Walking and Talking with . . . Grace Lin!
Steve Sheinkin is back with his beloved series! If you’re unfamiliar with it, Steve has a conversation with an author of books for kids or teens and then plucks from it the best parts. So in spite of the fact that he has a brand new book out in early 2017 (Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and […]
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Video Sunday: Yesss! Boyz II Men Inclusion Accomplished!
Morning folks. I’ll start today with a video that contains some classy tunes. It’s my recent interview with Eric Rohmann about his new book GIANT SQUID. Delicious delicious giant squids. Sorry. This interview occurred on a day when I was half hoping the staff recording the interview would have a big steaming plate of calamari […]
Fusenews: Some remedies are worse than the disease itself
Happy day after the day after Thanksgiving. Today I’m going to start you off on serious news story and that will pretty much set the tone for the day. I live in Evanston, IL. It’s home to Northwestern University and like a lot of college towns it’s a pretty liberal place. We sit just […]
2017 Picture Books I’m Really Looking Forward To
Ending on a preposition and regretting nothing. Here are the 2017 books I’ve seen that I’ve found positively delightful. These are all completely and utterly worthy. Put them on your To Be Read list today: Baby’s First Words by Christiane Engel I like a good book for the little littles where the fact that a […]
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Beware of Exploding (Numbers of) Nutcrackers
It sort of feels like someone took a starting pistol and called out to the universe, “Nutcracker picture books! On your mark . . . get set . . . . GO!” And off they went! 2016, for whatever reason, has turned out to be a VERY Nutcracker heavy year. If you are unaware or […]
Review of the Day: Snow White by Matt Phelan
Snow White: A Graphic Novel By Matt Phelan Candlewick Press $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-7233-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now I’d have said it couldn’t be done. The Snow White fairytale has been told and retold and overdone to death until there’s not much left to do but forget about it entirely. Not that every graphic novel […]
The Slush Pile Myth
Kids who love books sometimes find themselves at a crossroads when it comes to determining their future career. For some, the choice boils down to librarian or a publisher. Librarianship lacks the sophistication and potential glory of publishing, but feeds very well into a certain type of person’s need to work on a grounded level […]
Announcing the Ultimate End of the Year List Sequence: 31 Days, 31 Lists
The Best Books of the Year lists are beginning to come out right around now. First we saw the Publishers Weekly List. Then the School Library Journal List was presented as part of a live feed on Kidlit TV. The New York Times released their Best Illustrated list for the year. Soon enough the other […]
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