Tag: Sara Varon

May 1, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Cover Reveal: Sweatherweather by Sara Varon

Cover Reveal Day is here once more! This time it’s a true doozy. A Sara Varon (and you know how the kids clamor for her). Here’s a bit of a description and the book itself. And I know my mom would approve of how they’re holding their knitting needles: Back before Odd Duck, before Robot […]

October 10, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Nursery Rhyme Comics edited by Chris Duffy

Nursery Rhyme Comics Edited by Chris Duffy Introduction by Leonard S. Marcus $18.99 ISBN: 978-1-59643-600-8 Ages 9-12 On shelves October 11, 2011 Nursery rhymes. What’s up with that? (I feel like a stand up comedian when I put it that way). They’re ubiquitous but nonsensical. Culturally relevant but often of unknown origins. Children’s literary scholar […]

July 2, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

Robot Dreams By Sara Varon First Second (a Roaring Brook imprint) $16.95 208 pages ISBN:978-1-59643-108-9 The wordless graphic novel for children. Adults, quite frankly, haven’t a clue how to deal with them. But for those kids intimidated by words, new to the English language, or just fond of visual storytelling, these new forms of literature […]