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If I were smart I’d save these for a day when I’m busy. But I can’t help it! Look at even MORE cool stuff I found! This will perhaps be of the most interest to school librarians. Know a teacher? Then check out the Chris Van Allsburg Writing Contest. Any classes in grades 2-8 can […]
Scribble by Deborah Freedman. Knopf (a Random House imprint). $15.99. On shelves now. I like "Scribble". No, I don’t think you understand. I reeeeeeally like "Scribble". I like its art and its style and its "message" (or whatever the equivalent term might be) and pretty much everything about it. The only problem with "Scribble" is […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) I found myself thinking about a couple things from Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics when I read this book. McCloud states that people who read comics identify more readily with cartoonish characters than the ones who look more realistic. In this book, Lucie and her sister are relatively realistic with the princess […]
Summer’s winding down. The wild look in your parental patrons’ eyes as they search desperately for any copies you might have of The Pigman and Me (32 holds and rising) isn’t going to go away for at least another week. My advice? Speak softly to them. Be kind. Find the items that you DO have […]
Several months ago The Longstockings played around with the idea of creating The Flappies; an award that would go to the best written flap copy on a book. If they ever feel like doing so again, I’d like to nominate the flap for E. Lockhart’s upcoming novel The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. I’m going […]
I am pleased to announce that I was recently asked to participate in a three-way review with the nice young ladies of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Quite the honor. Together, Eisha, Jules and I read and reviewed Cat Weatherill’s brand spanking new sequel to last year’s fantasy title Barkbelly. Snowbone is now up on […]
So sleepy. Attended a wedding shower/bachlorette party two nights ago and I still haven’t recovered. Reviews will have to wait a for a while as I recoup. A pity too. A recent Bookmoot post about the titles she has read but not yet reviewed got me to thinking. I’ve some books that need to be […]
All right. The fight to prove that picture books can be turned into full-length feature films continues. Thus far, no picture book has ever successfully made the leap from page to screen (though some might count "Shrek"). And since the good doctor is always up for grabs, here’s the trailer for Horton Hears a Who. […]
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks. Harcourt, Inc. $17.00. On shelves now. Few pleasures are quite as sublime as reading a book, enjoying it, and only afterwards realizing that you’re familiar with the author. Ask me who Catherine Jinks was before I read "Evil Genius" and you’d have met with a blank stare accompanied by some […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) I mean, I had my reservations about the book too, don’t get me wrong. The man teaching guerrilla tactics at the academy is named Adolf and is nicknamed "The Fuhrer"? Seemed a bit much. And the wrapping up of the school and its gigantic cast of characters (I can’t have been […]