MORE POSTS FROM OCTOBER 2010
In this modern day and age a gal has to have a couple of jobs to keep her head above water. With that in mind, I’ve found that two of my primary sources of income have in and of themselves, and of their own volition, hired new bosses. At New York Public Library we welcome […]
I guess the big news this week involves the Trailee Awards coming via School Library Journal. The first major award to be offered to a book trailer for a children’s or YA book, the nominees are in and the voting (which you may participate in) will continue until October 22nd. A couple folks have asked […]
Dotty By Erica S. Perl Illustrated by Julia Denos Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN: 978-0-8109-8962-7 $16.95 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. Seems to me that picture books get split into very particular genres pretty quickly. I actually keep lists of them on my computer at work, depending on how many requests I receive. There […]
Got a treat for you kiddos today. You may have seen that charming It’s Kind of a Funny Story movie trailer they’ve been showing in front of films these day. Anyway, this film is based on a teen novel by Ned Vizzini. And Mr. Vizzini, believe it or not, once spoke on a Children’s Literary […]
Do I pander? All right then, I pander. When you find yourself doing a storytime for the kidlets, you may start to become desperate to hold their attention in some way. With toddlers I always have the option of singing my head off. Only a few tots have ever resisted the lure of “The Wheels […]
Unraveling Freedom: The Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War I By Ann Bausum National Geographic $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-4263-0702-7 Ages 10 and up. On shelves November 9, 2010 Who could have predicted that WWI would become the hot literary topic for child readers in 2009-10? I remember when I was a kid […]
Our top news story today is the fact that NOW is the time to start nominating books for The Cybils! The Cybils, for the record, are the only book awards handed out to children’s and YA titles as chosen by book bloggers. Books that win The Cybils are meant to represent those titles that have […]
It seems a touch premature to call this an out-and-out-preview. Particularly when you consider that the books discussed were Fall 2010 and we are in (checks watch) yes . . . 2010, fall. But the word “preview” here is my own, not theirs. For their part, Abrams recently just wanted to let the local librarian/press […]
To be honest, I’m not entirely certain why most folks don’t create their own animations to Silverstein poems. It’s not as if he didn’t record his own voice for them time and time again. And whatta voice! I believe someone once compared it to gargling rusty nails. In any case, this week’s Video Sunday is […]
The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom: The Body Thief By Stephen M. Giles Sourcebooks Jabberwocky $12.99 ISBN: 978- 1-4022-4090-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Mysterious Benedict Society. If those words are mere gobblety-gook to you and don’t mean a thing, don’t worry. You can rectify that […]