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Video Sunday: The Butterknife Thief
Okay . . . soooooooo this. Look at this, oh ye children’s librarians. Breathe this. LIVE this! Become this. So naturally I had to find out who she is. Go to YouTube and she has numerous videos under the moniker OoeyGooeyLady. Almost all her videos date back two years. Real name? Lisa Murphy. And as […]
My First Re-Review: The Qwikpick Papers – Poop Fountain by Tom Angleberger
Here’s something I’ve never done before. For years I’ve been waiting for the moment when a book I loved and reviewed dipped out of print only to come back again. Since I’ve only been doing this gig since 2006 I wasn’t sure what that first book would be. Then, this year, I got my answer. […]
Name This Boy Band
At approximately 9:22 EST on Friday, July 27th I sent the following Tweet to the interwebs: These are the kinds of serious thoughts that course through my brain on a given morning. I might hear a One Direction song (yes, I’m a 34-year-old mother, what of it?) and think “That song could be a lot […]
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Top 100 Children’s Novels #87: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
#87 The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger (2010) 22 points On the one hand, it’s a gimmick. On the other hand, it’s a hilarious gimmick that gets middle school boys and their insecurities down pat. That said, it’s accessible and well-written. You can’t get much better than that. – Melissa Fox At […]
Fusenews: My proverbial hat tastes like flan
I was going to spend a lot of time on this Fusenews. Then I picked up Doug TenNapel’s Cardboard and lost most of my evening in the process. So it goes. I really am going to have to be brief today. To sum up: The Battle of the (Kids’) Books rages on in earnest! Wish […]
Review of the Day: Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger
Fake Mustache: how Jodie O’Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (And Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election From a Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind) By Tom Angleberger Illustrated by Jen Wang Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams) $13.95 ISBN: 978-1-4197-0194-8 Ages 9-12 On shelves April 1, 2012 I said it about Laini Taylor. I said […]
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Fusenews: “Peppa Pig is likely to fall into American hands”
SLJ represent! Though I could not attend this year’s KidLitCon (the annual conference of children’s and YA bloggers) many others did and they have all posted links to their recaps of the event here. So while I could not be present, fellow SLJ blogger Liz Burns of Tea Cozy showed up and has a fabulous […]
Video Sunday: Blogging, I Am. Everything, I Post.
Time to brush up on your high school German meine Damen und Herren. Yes The Strange Case of Origami Yoda got its own pretty impressive fan trailer straight outta Germany the other day. It’s interesting, but I was even more taken with the German name of the book. Yoda, I Am! Everything, I Know! As […]
Review of the Day: The Qwikpick Adventure Society by Sam Riddleburger
The Qwikpick Adventure Society By Sam Riddleburger Dial Books (Penguin imprint) Ages 9-12 $16.99 ISBN: 0803731787 On shelves now As a children’s book reviewer there is one fact that you must keep at the forefront of your mind at all times: You are not a kid. Not usually anyway. And because you are not a […]
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