MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2010
Let’s do a Fusenews today that’s in an extra-quick crunchy fast style! To wit: My happy news of the week was that there was a nice little article in Forbes about me. I could contest their use of the world "powerful" in the subtitle (I can’t even successfully open a jar of anchovies, after all) but […]
Alas, I have crashed! These Top 100 Children’s Novels posts are delightful and perhaps the most time-consuming project I’ve ever done. Now with my sister newly arrived in town and Matt and I getting ready for an upcoming move next [checks watch] weekend (anyone wanna recommend a good Manhattan mover?) I will endeavor to bring you the […]
#55 The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (1978) (#1)(#1)(#3)(#3)(#4)(#4)(#6)(#6)(#8)(#8)(#8)(#8)(#9) – 74 points The very first book I ever bought with my own money. I had the one with the bubblegum cover. It blew my mind. – Stacy Dillon, Lower School Librarian, LREI – Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School I still […]
Dan Blank the Director of Content Strategy & Development for Reed Business Information did just the loveliest little recap of me doing this poll over at his own blog. In the course of the piece he mentions some stats on the post I did where I mentioned books #100-91. He says that it contained, "Nearly […]
#65 Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (1936) (#2)(#4)(#4)(#5)(#5)(#6)(#6)(#7)(#8)(#9)(#9)(#10) – 57 points I loved all the "shoe" books, but this one is the best. I always did enjoy a good orphan book! – Lori Erokan Although Skating Shoes a close second (more orphans). – Constance Martin Ah, life backstage! How I loved Streatfeild’s independent children and […]
They’re here, they’re here! The Fourth Annual Cybils Awards winners have been announced and are up for the viewing! And a fine selection of books they are, ladies and gentlemen. Take a gander at the selection and congrats in turns to both the winners and the panelists for doing such an outstanding job.
First off, Eric Carpenter has just released the trends and results of this poll from 100-71 and it is fascinating. When you look at the decades of the winners in particular . . . well, I was shocked by which decade was in the lead, frankly. So before you do anything else, look at […]
Happy Valentine’s Day everybody! I know I did this video once before, but now it’s pertinent! That and the fact that I couldn’t find anything else. Did you know that The Marzipan Pig by Russell Hoban (one of the finest l’il ole video adaptations of a picture book you ever did see) isn’t anywhere online […]
Recently Cheryl Klein and I had a Kidlit Drink Night benefitting the remarkable organization Project Cicero. Now they need your help. If you’re local, that is. The information: Project Cicero is a not-for-profit organization that creates and enhances school and classroom libraries in under-resourced New York City public schools. Now in its 10th year, Project […]