I can’t help it — I love the way that Pixie Stix Kids Pix showcases her booklists. How can I resist following up with my own version of this idea?
People who are already fully initiated in the kidlit world will not be surprised or intrigued by what they find here (eh, maybe not with [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Baker’s Dozen: Halloween
Posted in baker's dozen, tagged baker's dozen, booklist, halloween on October 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Off-Topic Request
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humble requests, music, road trip on October 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Good news: Brian, the kids, and I are leaving on a road trip this Saturday. Woot! Road trip of the East Coast! Five states in fifteen days! BOO-YAAAAH!
And as you may or may not know, road trips need — nay, require — two things:
1. An inside joke that develops during the [...]
Video Sunday: Cows, Rings, and Stuff
Posted in video sunday, tagged lord of the rings, sandra boynton, video book report, video sunday on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Good Sunday morning to you! It’s time to sit back, relax, and feast your ol’ eyes on a few tidbits I have for you:
First off, here’s a video showing the making of Sandra Boynton’s latest book & music extravaganza, Blue Moo. You know what’s funny? Sandra Boynton looks EXACTLY as I’ve always imagined she does.
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The Endless Dillemma . . .
Posted in contemporary fiction, tagged decisions decisions, fiction on October 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is what came in for me at the library today.
Help me out, folks — which one do I read first?
Poetry Friday: “Fluffy Bunny” by William Aulson
Posted in poetry friday, tagged flashbacks to a more unfortunate time in life, fluffy bunny, poetry friday, william aulson on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s late October. You know what that means? Time for a creepy poem. But first, some background:
It begins with a Dark Secret: when I was in high school, I was on the board of the school literary magazine, Out of the Blue. My junior year, we — miraculously — sold every [...]
Forgotten Bookshelf: Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like
Posted in The Forgotten Bookshelf, tagged forgotten bookshelf, jay williams, picture books on October 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
by Jay Williams, illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Four Winds Press, 1976.
There are no unsung heroes like the authors of picture books. Yeah, yeah, I know that there have been efforts in recent years to honor the work of people who can do the much-harder-than-it-looks 32-page story , but let’s face it: in our [...]
Things That Ought to Be Picture Books — Part One of a Probably Endless Series
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Can you guess what this is supposed to be?
It’s sooo cute, eh? The slightly insane part of my mind really wants one. Go here to find the answer.
Video Sunday
Posted in video sunday, tagged folklore, video sunday, lotte reiniger, edward gorey, flight of the conchords, puppetry on October 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yes, yes — I’m lifting this idea directly from Betsy Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production, but it’s such a good idea, and I’m always up for a blog posting that doesn’t require me to come up with original content in any way. Besides, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Right?
First up [...]
Fall Festival Recap
Posted in contemporary fiction, fall festival, tagged brian pinkney, contemporary fiction, fall festival, katherine ayers, picture books, sharon flake on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Once a year, a conglomerate of children’s literacy-type people (librarians, teachers, museum workers, etc.) from the Pittsburgh area put together a lovely one-day conference featuring a bevy of children’s authors and illustrators. This year’s get-together featured Sharon Flake, Brian Pinkney, and Katherine Ayers. Not bad, eh? I took notes throughout the day’s [...]
