MORE POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2012
Howdy-do, folks. Today I am off to the Yonkers Library to participate in a Charles Dickens panel with some experts in the field. Why me? I don’t precisely know but I’m honored to be asked. Plus the train ride will allow me to read my new Lemony Snicket book (this would be the children’s literature […]
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat By Dave Shelton $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-385-75248-0 Ages 9 and up On shelves now First off, I like it. I think it’s important to make that note right upfront. Particularly since I’m probably going to break out terms like “bizarre”, “peculiar”, “odd”, “weird”, and “eerily strange” (or “strangely […]
Hi ho, folks! As you may already know the Kidlitosphere Blogger Conference is being held in New York City this year. On Friday, September 28th there will be a preconference and on Saturday, September 29th a conference proper. For full details on the events during the Saturday conference please see all the details here. Now […]
Jonathan & Martha By Petr Horacek Phaidon Press Inc. $14.95 ISBN: 978-0-7148-6351-1 Ages 3-7 On shelves now Ever tried to write a picture book before? Blooming bloody hard work they are. Synthesizing a point down to as few words as possible without sacrificing story or character is akin to trying to cram a muffin into […]
Okay. News of a double quick time fashion today, folks. Let’s see what you can do with these yummy numbers: Maurice Sendak as hot young man. Now that I have your attention I will now direct you to this magnificent interview with Phil Nel. As you may have heard he has a helluva biography coming […]
As I traipse back to New York across this spotted globe, I turn your attention to this rather cool award, the like of which I have not seen. Observe! Contact: Amy Hansen: amyhansen@nasw.org Cynthia Cotten: cynthiacotten@gmail.com Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan 2013 Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winners In 2013, the Children’s Book Guild of […]
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China By Na Liu Illustrated by Andres Vera Martinez ISBN: 9780761365877 Graphic Universe (an imprint of Lerner) $29.27 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. It’s funny to think about, but the fact of the matter is that we’re still in the early days of the graphic novel memoir for children. […]
You start it with . . . EXCITEMENT! A show of hands. Who, right now, is weeping a little over the fact that we will never have Mr. Colby Sharp as the 4th grade teacher of our youth? That is, perhaps, the first video I would show to my students if I were teaching a […]
As you may have heard Candlewick Press is all about the picture books these days. In fact, they’re so into them that they’ve become vastly ambitious and have launched a campaign called “We Believe in Picture Books”. Part of the plan is to post a video a day for a year celebrating the great picture […]