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Tall Tales by Karen Day. Wendy Lamb Books (Random House imprint). $15.99. "Tall Tales" isn’t flashy. It doesn’t leap off of the bookshelf and start screaming about how necessary it is for you to buy buy buy. There are no sparkles, flashy lights, or marauding dragons in evidence. It’s slow. Soft. A book manages to […]
Recently I bought Nancy Pearl’s Book Crush for my own use and devices. For those of you not in the library profession who have not come across Ms. Pearl’s name before, you will find that she is perhaps best known as the model for the librarian action figure. Until now, I haven’t really gotten a […]
Secret agent Rebecca Sherman (sans the secret part) had a magnificent idea. To have a Kidlit Drink Night (my first since this blog’s move) in tandem with the Harry Potter release. Brilliant. For the Kidlit Drink Night virgins amongst you, these are gatherings in Soho that anyone can (and is encouraged to) attend. Librarians, editors, […]
Movie news is in abundance these days. Let’s take a peek at some of the offerings the world is currently laying at our feetsies. From Cynopsis Kids comes an interesting, albeit confusing, bit of news: BBC One’s modern retelling of Rapunzel , which is set in the world of competitive tennis, will star a cast […]
We’ve also some news that hits far closer to home. Warren Truitt, my fellow co-worker here at the Donnell Library, has an article in SLJ! How do I know? Because his article inspired the FRIGGIN’ COVER!!!! THAT is how, babies. For those of you who don’t know my co-worker, Warren Truitt is Mr. Kids Music […]
I review a fair amount of non-fiction picture books in my spare time. And truth be told, half the mental rules I follow for this activity come from a one week section on How to Review taken during my MLIS graduate school days. It’s funny what remains ingrained in the woodlike section of your head. […]
You know what? It is very very difficult to think about blogging this summer. Know why? Too much to do. If it isn’t parents desperate for the books on their children’s summer reading lists then it’s huge groups of preschoolers invading our storytimes. If it isn’t that then it’s daycares, or Harry Potter parties, or […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) As one of those artists that model their characters on real people, Little Red and her mother were indeed based on a woman and her daughter than Mr. Pinkney knew. The fact that this is a biracial family is just a nice plus, really. Ask me to come up with fairy […]
Took ’em long enough. The New York Times has finally noticed the marked increase in hip librarians in the world. A fairly obvious fact, but we’ll pretend that it’s big news. Note the significant lack of any mention of children’s librarians or, for that matter, NYPL, Brooklyn, and Queens Library staffers. We should show ’em […]
Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pinkney. Little Brown and Company. October 1, 2007. $16.99. You can appreciate a person’s craft and talent without ever really appreciating their style. I mean, no one is ever going to say that Jerry Pinkney isn’t one of the most talented artists working in the field of picture books […]