Today, I had the pleasure of reading Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, The Milk for the first time and laughed out loud, particularly at this line: "We have spoons. Spoons are excellent. Sort of like forks, only not as stabby." -pg. 6 It reminded me of a whole host of books that are equally delightful in their … Continue reading Funny + Charming Books for Children Age 6-10
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Friday Round-Up
Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy! Articles Gorgeous carved book landscapes by Guy Laramee. Salvador Dali illustrates Alice in Wonderland. Feeling both betrayed and excited: former librarian and independent bookstore advocate, Nancy Pearl, presents Book Lust Rediscoveries, a series published by Amazon.com (ew.). … Continue reading Friday Round-Up
Virginia Hamilton/Jean Craighead George on winning the Newbery
Thank you to Open Road Integrated Media for encouraging me to share this video of Virginia Hamilton and Jean Craighead George talking about winning the Newbery Medal.http://access.openroadmedia.com/api/getPlayerFrameSource.php?playerId=orimPid0&size=medium&distribution_id=168&distribution_code=&infoStr=&share_url=&embedver=2_0
2012 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Thanks to Shelf Awareness for making me aware of this! I always like to give a little shout-out to my peeps when they're in the news.The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author … Continue reading 2012 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Waiting on Wednesday: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted byBreaking the Spine.My posts about adult literary fiction are here:State of Wonder by Ann PatchettCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey My posts about my guilty pleasure reading (romantic, often paranormal, novels) can be found here:Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here by … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Charlesbridge Publishing
Previously in my capacity as Children's Department Manager for the Odyssey Book Shop, I had the opportunity to look over publisher's catalogues at the new books for each season. Thanks to Edelweiss, I can now look at publisher's catalogues as a blogger!Here are my picks for Charlesbridge Publishing Spring 2012:Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective: The Big … Continue reading Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Charlesbridge Publishing
Waiting on Wednesday: The Agency: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted byBreaking the Spine.My posts about adult literary fiction are here:State of Wonder by Ann PatchettCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot LiveseyDiving Bells: And Other Stories by Lucy Wood My posts about my guilty pleasure reading (romantic, often paranormal, novels) can be … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: The Agency: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
Friday Round-Up
Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!ArticlesIf Famous Writers Had Written Twilight:(originally posted on Lizzie Stark's blog, but found via io9) Dr. Seuss (by unicycle): Jake likes a girl. Her name is Bella. Bella likes a different fella. See this vamp? This is Ed. … Continue reading Friday Round-Up
2011 Book Survey
Thanks to Literary Musings for providing me with this book survey. This is actually a meme being held over at The Perpetual Page-Turner.(Disclaimer: I read so much, it's often difficult for me to remember my exact feelings around any particular title if it's not by a favorite author, much-anticipated, or knocked my socks off. Thanks … Continue reading 2011 Book Survey
Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Chronicle Books
Previously in my capacity as Children's Department Manager for the Odyssey Book Shop, I had the opportunity to look over publisher's catalogues at the new books for each season. Thanks to Edelweiss, I can now look at publisher's catalogues as a blogger! Here are my picks for Spring 2012:Trains Goby Steve Light9780811879422, $8.99, Pub. Date: … Continue reading Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Chronicle Books
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