A sales rep friend posed this question online today: I have a writer friend who is looking for YA (or adult) novels that are told in alternating voices. She wants examples where each character has a chapter and they go back and forth between points of view. It’s a bonus if the characters live in … Continue reading She said, He said: Novels with multiple narrators
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Book Review: Mistwood by Leah Cypess
Mistwoodby Leah Cypess9780061956997, $16.99, Greenwillow Books (Harper), Pub. Date: May 2010Isabel doesn't remember her life before they came for her. She was living in the forest, that much she knows, and apparently, not as a human. The new king (Rokan) and his brother (Will) found her there. The king's sister (Clarisse) does not approve. The … Continue reading Book Review: Mistwood by Leah Cypess
Mixed-Media Artists: Carin Berger, Lisa DeJohn, Lorena Siminovich
I love mixed-media art, also known in certain circumstances as collage art. It is my own preferred art method of choice, and I find myself drawn to it in others.Today I would like to highlight the work of three mixed-media artists who also work in the children's book realm: Carin Berger, Lisa DeJohn, & Lorena … Continue reading Mixed-Media Artists: Carin Berger, Lisa DeJohn, Lorena Siminovich
Weak in the Knees
Has anyone else ever read anything that made them weak in the knees? I know I can't be the only one to have this much of a visceral reaction to reading. visceral, adj.1. characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect 2. characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude When … Continue reading Weak in the Knees
Picturebook Review: The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
Picturebook Review:The Sandwich Swapby Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchioillustrated by Tricia Tusa9781423124849, Harper, $16.99, Pub. Date: April 2010This delightful picturebook stole my heart, and I hope it will yours, as well.Normally, I'm not a huge supporter of celebrity books; sorry, I know that sounds judgmental, but it's the truth. This picturebook stands … Continue reading Picturebook Review: The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
Book Review: Delcroix Academy, Book 1: The Candidates by Inara Scott
Delcroix Academy, Book One: The Candidates by Inara Scott Hardcover: 9781423116363, $16.99, Harper, Pub. Date: August 2010 Another perpetual search: teen reads suitable for non-teen readers (and teen readers as well). Here's a new one to add to that list, and you know what I like best about it? The paranormal powers discussed in this … Continue reading Book Review: Delcroix Academy, Book 1: The Candidates by Inara Scott
Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
This week marks the beginning of the summer buying season."Summer?" you might be asking yourself. "But it's January!" That's how it works, folks. We buy months in advance, and sometimes we forget how excited we were by the time a book actually comes out. To that end, here is a list of some things to … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
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