MORE POSTS FROM OCTOBER 2008
Oh goody, she said in a flat toneless voice. Another literary sequel. By a relative of the author. Tell you what, let’s make this interesting. I will give Stoker Jr. $100 cash if he makes his vampires sparkle in the sun. $50 if they play baseball. $25 if they just sit about staring at people. […]
Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters By Kelly DiPucchio Illustrations by Gris Grimly $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-439-58401-2 Ages 9 and up On shelves now Nine’s a funny age. You’re all about joining the older kids, reading their chapter books, and playing their games. So there’s that. On the other hand, you still have […]
Monster haikus like "Tokyo summer. / Mothra flies into a sign / again and again," may be the official domain of author/illustrator Adam Rex but that’s not going to stop him from holding a Kaiju Haiku Contest! Adults, you are allowed to enter but the magnificent grand prize (and it is pretty magnificent) is going […]
”You have to wonder why no one’s made a big-screen adaptation of Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself. I imagine it’s because these stories belong to young women. Real young women, not singing Disney cheerleaders, hair-flipping pop stars, or cartoonish socialites.” So says screenwriter Diablo Cody in a piece about her idol, Judy Blume at […]
Because sometimes, I get a little sick about talking about New York, New York, New York. From the press release: OKI CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CONFERENCE, Saturday, November 1, 2008, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY The 2008 Ohio Kentucky Indiana Children’s Literature Conference ("Tots, Teens & In Betweens: Booked for Life") will be held this year […]
Here at long last is that there children’s literature conference post I’ve been slowly working on. Sorry if I missed anyone! It was a busy busy day. I’ve also been forced to move it to Vimeo. Untitled from Elizabeth Bird on Vimeo. Here’s another Vimeo video, this one taken by author Lynn E. Hazen. Ms. […]
Last week we all went to the 2nd Annual Kidlit Bloggers’ Conference, and Gregory K gave a great talk on how to get a little more connected. There was much talk of Facebook, Twitter, that kind of stuff. PERFECT timing, then, to post this video. It’s not too dissimilar from Greg’s I’m Pretty Well Connected […]
America, your national nightmare is at last over. I know how many of you have spent sleepless nights waiting, waiting, waiting for a CGI Yogi Bear Live-Action/CG Film to come out. Now you will finally be able to rest secure in the knowledge that . . . I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish that thought. My […]
Chains By Laurie Halse Anderson Simon & Schuster $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-6949-5 Ages 10 and up On shelves October 21, 2008 My discovery of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Chains came at the best possible time. I had recently read and reviewed Steve Sheinkin’s, King George, What Was His Problem?, a book that looks at the stories behind […]
In our continuing efforts to keep you informed of cool children’s literature related events that take place around the country, why not take an interest in the goings on at The Center for Children’s Literature in Kenosha, WI? From the press release: THE BUSINESS OF CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING “I’ve got the idea, now what do I […]