MORE POSTS FROM DECEMBER 2008
How cool is this? Check out this email I received from the esteemed author Jim Averbeck: I read your post yesterday where you gave a summary of the Mock Newbery and Caldecott lists out there. And I got to the comment where it seemed like trying to update your list with all the mocks would […]
First off, I’ve started getting hooked on Sam Riddleburger’s webcomics. I’m not sure why, but my brain naturally takes to his strange immoveable characters. The series "Frank, the translator elf who wasn’t any good" will bring a snort to your nose. This one was one of my favorites Over at Crooked House we see what […]
It’s okay. She can’t read yet. My mother-in-law might see this, but aside from that I don’t think I’ll be hurting anyone surprise-wise. Now that I have an actual flesh and blood child to purchase children’s books for (my niece), I’ve become rather selective in my choices. The little Bird is 2-years-old at the moment […]
"My mother’s womb is a Trojan Horse, I tell you." This is delightful. We’ve returned to the days of serialized comics, and best of all they’re coming via Gene Yang, the fellow responsible for American Born Chinese. You can read the different issues of his my-baby-sister-must-be-an-alien strip Prime Baby over at The New York Times. […]
Slate gives us the rundown on how to blog. Point number two makes the most sense to me. "Don’t worry if your posts suck a little . Unless you’re Jeffrey Goldberg, your first blog post is unlikely to be perfect." Darn tooting. I’m so glad I had a lot of time before anyone noticed my […]
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street By Michael Davis Viking (an imprint of Penguin) $27.95 ISBN: 978-0-670-01996-0 Ages: Adult December 26, 2008 Reviewed from galley The television show that can appeal to children and make parents feel like they are good parents and upright citizens for showing it to their kids, that is […]
A particularly profitable crop of videos this fine and frozen morning (snowfall has finally hit New York). This first one will make your day. Particularly if you feel your skin itch everytime you see another film or television personality with a "new book for kids". Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black together skewer the idea […]
So what’s going to win the Newbery or the Caldecott? That was the question posed by the CCBC-net listserv earlier this month, prompting people to post their Mock shortlists and final picks. I’ve compiled the lot of them, ending with a final tally where I keep track of the books that have appeared on the […]
News for Friday: There was no news for Friday. Kidding! Barely. I guess most children’s books turned into movies make it to the silver screen because some important hoo-ha somewhere loved it as a child. That my own personal thought process behind the fact that Lois Duncan’s 1971 book Hotel for Dogs is only NOW […]
There are few children’s literary academics that blog. I will not say that there aren’t any out there, but to my mind there are far fewer than there should be. That was one of several thoughts tip-toeing through my head as I entered the Bobst Library on the campus of New York University. It’s funny […]