MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2009
Adventures in Cartooning By James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost First Second (an imprint of Roaring Brook) $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-59643-369-4 Ages 7 and up On shelves March 31st Too often a kid will walk into a library, ask for a book on drawing, and be taken to the requisite “How to Draw a [Blank:]” […]
Many thanks to Jana Warnell for the link.
My newest creation. Those of you with a taste for theater may enjoy this one: The Children’s Literary Cafe at the new Children’s Center at 42nd Street is pleased to announce our event on Saturday, April 4 th at 2:00 p.m.: What does it take to adapt a work of children’s literature from the page […]
I believe it was Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray who came up with the original notion: "I know that we all review books all the time but honestly half the time (or more) we are reviewing good books that are not necessarily books we love. How many gush worthy books do we write about? So […]
My library has not experienced the run on Alexander Key I’d hoped for with the release of the film Race to Witch Mountain. Some of you may recall that the original Disney film Escape to Witch Mountain was actually based on Alexander Key’s children’s novel of the same name. I anticipated that perhaps a publisher […]
Poetry Month is going to have it fair share of cool events and venues. In the children’s literary blogosphere, however, only one guy has the hook up. That would be Gregory K. of Gotta Book. Check out what he has going on for the upcoming month: I’m incredibly excited to announce the first annual 30 […]
I am just all about the press releases today. But can you blame me? With all this free stuff to do in New York, it’s often hard to hear about it: Next Generation Philanthropy Presents Book Signing Date: March 25, 2009 Time: 6:30 Venue: Congregation Or Zarua Location: New York City, New York REGISTER NOW! Please join […]
"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves […]
March may come in like a lion and out like a lamb, but at The Blue Owl we’re counting on people relaxing in an environment where spring-related thoughts reign free. Yes, it’s the semi-monthly Kid Lit Drink Night once again. A time when children’s literary enthusiasts meet at bars and baffle the waitstaff as they […]
Never doubt the power of the Internet. What other invention can cause the same levels of amnesia as the Web? I say this because I was invited to a nice Penguin librarian preview not long ago. I like Penguin previews. They feed me pesto. And since I had been to their offices before (three or […]