MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2010
My husband didn’t believe me when I told him about it. Even when I showed him the menu he was aghast. While at the Midwinter ALA Conference I had the great good fortune to share a room with three other fine and fabulous ladies. The first night I found my pillow to be flat and […]
All right. I admit it. I may have asked a couple months ago a question that was somewhat along the lines of Where did all the folktales go? I don’t think I expected a huge wave of remarkable answers to my query, but that’s exactly what happened when author Bobbi Miller of One Fine Trade […]
Tel. 718/965-1266 (For more information) Website: www.Ezra-Jack-Keats.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/19/10 DESPITE THE WAVERING ECONOMY THE EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION FORGES AHEAD INVITING PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT MINIGRANT PROPOSALS FOR 2010 “Funding for special programs in public schools and libraries is always difficult to come-by, but in a […]
Powerless By Matthew Cody Knopf (an imprint of Random House) $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-85595-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Superhero chapter books for kids. They’re out there. Sure they are. Still, I kind of feel like the wizarding trend Harry Potter started sort of took the steam out of any superhero tales we might have been […]
The Children’s Literary Café of the New York Public Library Children’s Center at 42 nd Street is pleased to announce our event on Saturday, February 6th at 2:00 p.m.: Book Jackets: Conversations with the Artist and Art Director They say not to judge a book by its cover but some people work hard to create those covers in […]
Okay. First things first. I’m back from ALA, rested, recouped, and ready to go. So I’ve noticed that I’ve not been keeping up on the awards front. Sure, the big time ALA Media Awards were announced (your Caldecotts, your Newberys) but what about the others? In my round-up of the awards I felt seven kinds […]
SCBWI is coming to NYC and if you’re in the area then we’d love you to be a part of the fourth annual Kidlit Drink Night, SCBWI Winter Conference Edition. Though we don’t usually do two drink nights in one month (and, unfortunately, my co-organizer Cheryl Klein will be unable to attend this one) we’d […]
The Night Fairy By Laura Amy Schlitz Illustrated by Angela Barrett Candlewick Press $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-763636746 Ages 6-11 On shelves February 23, 2010 Why do children, most notably little girls, like fairies? I think we can understand the princess allure. Princesses get to wear frilly clothes, sparkles, and absolutely everyone has to obey them. So […]
I received a request on this blog requesting that I record and make available the ALA Media Awards of 2010 for one and all to see. Sure, they’re shown live online, but sometimes it’s fun to feel like you’re in the room. So while this is shaky and foggy and all kinds of imperfect, this […]
Here are the winners of the the 2010 Media Award with additional commentary (slowly added throughout the day) for spice. Newbery Award: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead – A win that was truly deserved right from the start. And such a relief too! Mind you, it was a delight marred mildly by the […]