MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2009
We begin today with a charmer. Isn’t that great? It’s a short film called Have You Ever Wanted Superpowers? created by film students at the University of Bergen, Norway. In the midst of all this Watchmen ridiculousness, it’s nice to see someone tackling the idea of superheroes from a practical stance. Thanks to Diversions of […]
A couple months ago Monica Edinger was telling me about this Battle of the Books challenge that happen in the adult literary world. I was interested, particularly when she proposed something similar for the children’s literary sphere. And the result? School Library Journal ‘s Battle of the (Kids) Books is nigh approaching! Here’s how PW […]
So here’s a nice thing that dropped out of the blue. I was asked the other day by a very nice company if I wanted to hold a Book Giveaway on my blog with the reward being a pristine copy of new Newbery Honor winner Savvy by Ingrid Law. Naturally I said yes, and so […]
The (Mostly) True Adventures of Homer P. Figg By Rodman Philbrick Blue Sky Press (a Scholastic imprint) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-439-66818-7 Ages 9 and up On shelves now Ah, the inveterate child liar. The chronic juvenile dissembler. Is there any more classic character you can name? Whether it’s The Artful Dodger, Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, The […]
Publishers Weekly announces that the lucky film company to get the rights to The Hunger Games was none other than Lionsgate. Lionsgate, according to my husband, is best known for creating the Saw movies. Then, more recently, they were responsible for the television show Mad Men. So… huh. They have range. It makes me wonder […]
Let me see… what were the exact words of a faithful reader when I did this about a year ago? Ah yes, here we go. One person said: "Let’s stick with just enjoying the stories and pictures for a little while longer before beginning to polish the medals." Well put. Another lamented: "Are you kidding […]
Uh-oh. What’s that line in Jaws again? I think we’re gonna need a bigger boat. Slash bookshelf. Slash apartment. February wasn’t looking so bad after all.
A couple things I’d like to point out here. First off, I don’t think Richard Hunt gets enough credit for his portrayal of Beaker. Notice how that particular Muppet is continually engaged in the scene, in spite of the fact that his face (with the exception of the mouth) is motionless. Second, when I sing […]
Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities By Stephanie Stein Crease Chicago Review Press $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-55652-724-1 Ages 9 and up On shelves now I’m naturally suspicious around children’s informational books that seem deemed strictly for educational purposes. And any book that contains the words "with 21 Activities" is going to raise my […]
Not too long ago I got to thinking about that A Series of Unfortunate Events movie. It was a film that got its fair share of criticism and didn’t do particularly well box-office-wise. Yet in spite of all of that I enjoyed the movie quite a lot. I thought it had much to recommend it. […]