Tag: R.J. Palacio

October 13, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Autumnal Revelry of the Spooky Sort: It’s a Haunted Playground Q&A with R.J. Palacio and Brett Helquist

Who knew strolls through playgrounds after the kids have finished their Halloween parades could prove so creatively fruitful? We discuss the latest spookytime picture book to hit your shelves this season.

May 22, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Top 100 Children’s Novels #65: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

#65 Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012) 31 points I was going to go with a classic, but couldn’t pick from so many possibilities (and I know others will surely choose them) so I decided to go the other route and pick a brand new title from this year. Palacio does the unbelievable in creating a […]

February 21, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wonder By R.J. Palacio Alfred A. Knopf $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86902-0 Ages 9-12 On shelves now They say if you want to win an Oscar you need to play somebody with an extreme personal difficulty (terminal illness, disease, etc.). They do not, for the record, say that about award winning children’s books. There isn’t this general […]