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What Will Fat Cat Sit On? By Jan Thomas Harcourt $12.95 ISBN: 9780152060510 Ages: 4-8 On shelves now Every reviewer I know of lives by a set of self-imposed rules and regulations regarding the books they choose to willingly review of their own free will. My rules include the following stipulation: "The Reviewer will make […]
Oops. Almost forgot a snowflake or two this week. Here’s the list of the flakes I hadn’t linked to yet. Out with the check them, do. Wednesday, November 14 Philomena O’Neill at Jo’s Journal Maggie Swanson at Chicken Spaghetti Timothy Bush at Here in the Bonny Glen Peter Emmerich at Loree Griffin Burns: A Life […]
Why I Will Never Be a Reporter That’s easy. I don’t prepare properly. Some will tell you that good reporting requires a keen eye and an ability to separate yourself from the action around you. Others will say that good reporting comes from strong moral core and an ability to string words together in a […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) As for the design of The Arrival, Mr. Tan had this to say, "Everyone’s made a picture book before and it’s called a photo album." Mr. Tan’s own photo albums were certainly an influence on his work. Due to the fact that The Arrival is a tale of immigration, Tan was […]
Most of you know that 99% of the news on this blog comes from clever people e-mailing me cool information. The following message below comes from Susan Marie Swanson of St. Paul, Minnesota. Those of you in the region would be wise to prick up your ears at this time. Here’s the message: I’m excited […]
Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel By Ruth McNally Barshaw Bloomsbury $11.95 ISBN: 978-1582347455 Ages: 8-12 On shelves now As far as I can tell, there’s no known solution to the problem of being an adult reviewer who reviews children’s books from an adult perspective. I don’t care how immature you are or how stuck […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) The temptation here is to call this book something trite like, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid but for girls!" or some such nonsense. Don’t get me wrong. I loved "Diary of a Wimpy Kid too, but I am of the firm belief that, like this book, it is a title that […]
What would be the Latin for a person who enjoys reading lists over and over? I tried looking up the Latin equivalent for the word "list" but was unable to locate anything satisfactory. At any rate, The Association of Booksellers for Children has a great list out right now of the ABC Best Books for […]
Yep. Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian hath won the honor. Well, it’s YA, but it is also sitting on my shelf here, so I should probably go on and read it. The chair for the Young Person’s Literature committee, Elizabeth Partridge (I’ve always had an affection with bird-related last names and Elizabeth-related first […]
Whatcha doing this Sunday? Nuthin’? Wanna do somethin’? Well, it just so happens that Cheryl Klein and Jill Santopolo, in association with the Vermont College MFA Program, have organized a humdinger of a Kidlit Drink Night and you are ALL invited. As you read the message below, please be aware that YOU, my friends, are […]