100 Scope Notes
June 12, 2020 by Betsy Bird
What if he asked people to rank not their top ten picture books of all time, but their ten favorite picture books of the last decade? That's right. Just the books published between the years of 2010-19. The results have been tabulated and now they are in.
July 23, 2018 by Betsy Bird
You realize, of course, that when we hit the Top 20 in these poll results that I’ll be doing a board book a day. Woohoo! Can’t wait for that to begin. Then again, there’s much to be said for these countdowns by 5s. Where else could you find such an eclectic array? Starting, of course, […]
April 13, 2010 by Betsy Bird
“Perhaps it is only in childhood that books have any influence on our lives . . . In childhood, all books are books of divination, telling us the future.” – Graham Greene We’ve had a lot of fun here, haven’t we? I’ve had fun putting these posts from the poll together. You’ve had fun predicting […]
May 16, 2009 by Betsy Bird
And now, in order and with linkety goodness intact, I bring to you the results of the Top 100 Picture Book Poll of 2009. Please note two changes. First, the inclusion of Lost and Found at #60, where it belongs. Second, the fact that King Bidgood was originally incorrectly tallied and has moved up a […]
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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