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They tell me that now that everything has shrunk down on this site, I need to write intros and titles that really reach out and grab the average reader. So I’m beginning today with something that makes me so very very happy that my cup overfloweth. This, ladies and gentlemen, is something that will restore […]
America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the ’60s By Laban Carrick Hill Little Brown & Company $19.99 ISBN: 978-0316009041 Ages 12 and up On shelves now Essentially what we have here is a book written about the children of the 50s and 60s for the children of the 00s, reviewed by a child of […]
I’ve had a hankering lately to get into the fancy world of children’s literary adaptations. Who can resist the siren call of the theater? Not I! With that in mind, I’m beginning a new spot on this blog: Theater Watch. Or should it be "Theatre" Watch? Hm. I’ll have to check this with my acting […]
(CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY) Oh, that reminds me. S&S isn’t like other publishers in that they don’t leave large piles of ARCs sitting about. So there were copies of most of the books they were talking about present… but only one each. So though I wanted a lot of these titles, I only took one home. […]
To the nub, preferably. I just received the following missive. Here’s the press release: First U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature to be Revealed on January 3, 2008 NEW YORK, NY December 13, 2007 – The Children’s Book Council (CBC), in association with the Library of Congress’ Center for the Book, will announce the […]
Well, not as much for you this week. In fact, I’ve spent most of my time ripping off poor Jarrett Krosoczka. He’s good for a YouTube video here and there. The first one here is undoubtedly my favorite. I believe that school plays are now being replaced by schoolYouTube videos. How else to explain this […]
Avert thine eyes, oh paragons of blogging virtue! Yes, this here’s the Simon & Schuster Librarian Preview of the Spring 2008 season. You may wonder why I’ve never reported on the Simon & Schuster librarian previews of the past. That is because there weren’t any. None in my professional lifetime anyway. But S&S seemed ah-raring […]
Lest you believe that I’ve suddenly grown lazy and am writing teeny tiny posts today, note the delightful little words "Read More" which are appearing on all my posts. SLJ got rid of my character limits (hooray!) and in exchange everything has been shrunk on the page. So fret not, gentle viewers. Everything is as […]
Remember that post I wrote earlier in December about sculptures of children’s literary characters and where they could be located? Good times, eh? Well, apparently I missed a couple things here and there. And since I’m fascinated with statuary and wish to catalog the lot of it, I’m keen to get down even more images. […]
Some sad news today. Via CNN: Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has admitted that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease — but says he plans to continue writing his multi-million selling Discworld books . . . . "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there’s […]