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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley, ill. Ed Emberley
"The critics don't know. The creators don't know. The kids get to see a giant explosion!" We debate the true meaning of this 1968 Caldecott Award winner.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
"It's like Candyman if instead of saying his name three times you just called into existence each of his bodyparts." Kate tackles her first Ed Emberley
Video Sunday: “…Rousseau and his mate Voltaire.”
Oh, why not. Let’s just start with what is undoubtedly the best thing ever. Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 90-Second Newbery and James Kennedy, the author and organizer, was clever enough to know how to start things off. It seems that Aaron Zenz and his Boogie Woogie kids have made another […]
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Top 100 Picture Books #62: Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
#62 Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley (1992) 30 points This book saved my sanity when I was babysitting my two year old nephew for a week, a nephew I really did not know well. The only time, while conscious, that he stopped crying was when I read this book. So I read […]
Video Sunday: Better better better whooo!
You know, I was all set to begin with the Harry Potter trailer this morning, but after seeing Kyo Maclear’s original Bob Dylan inspired book trailer for a picture book I really love (Spork) it was clear who the first video of today should really be. Big time thanks to Naseem Hrab for the link! […]
Video Sunday: Let’s eat peanut butter. Stop throwing those pigeons
Knowing my deep in the bones dislike of The Giving Tree (let it comfort those amongst you who like it that my husband does as well) roundabout five people sent me this Sassy Gay Friend version of the well-known story. Can we get a Sassy Gay Friend version of Rainbow Fish next, please? This gets […]
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