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  • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
  • Collecting Children's Books
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  • 100 Scope Notes
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  • Children's Illustration
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  • Chicken Spaghetti
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  • Interesting Non-Fiction for Kids
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  • The Neil Gaiman Blog
  • The Sarah Miller Blog
  • The Longstockings
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  • The Mo Willems Blog
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  • The Blue Rose Girls Blog
  • The Gail Gauthier Blog: Original Content
  • The Mitali Perkins Blog
  • The Lisa Yee Blog
  • The Laini Taylor Blog
  • The Jarrett Krosoczka Blog
  • The Matthew Holm Blog
  • The Melanie Hope Greenberg Blog
  • The Douglas Florian Blog
  • Blogs by Children's Book Editors

  • Editorial Anonymous
  • Mishaps and Adventures
  • Brooklyn Arden
  • bloomabilities
  • Children's Publisher Blogs

  • First Second Books Blog
  • On Our Minds @ Scholastic
  • Unabridged: The Charlesbridge Blog
  • Book Related in Some Way (Maybe)

  • Kidlitosphere Central
  • KidLit Interview Wiki
  • Wiki of Children's Book Reviews
  • GalleyCat
  • Bookninja
  • Paper Cuts
  • Guardian Unlimited: Books
  • Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
  • Saints and Spinners
  • LISNews
  • Bildungsroman
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  • AS IF
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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 20, 2009

    Lerner_LogoThis has been a season of firsts.  I did my first Albert Whitman preview a week or so ago.  I'll be doing my first National Geographic preview in the future.  And I've certainly never done a Lerner Publishing Group preview before!  That's the nice thing about New York.  Even if the publishers ain't local, there's no reason for them not to say howdy when they happen to be in town.

    And howdy it was!  Two lovely ladies,
    Lindsay Matvick and Terri Reden,...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 20, 2009

    And all too soon it's over.  Here's the last of the best of the week, my loves.

    Lisa Schroeder at Writing & Ruminating
    Alan DeNiro at Shaken & Stirred
    Joan Holub at Bildungsroman
    Pam Bachorz at Mother Reader
    Sheba Karim at Finding Wonderland
    R.L. LaFevers at Hip Writer Mama

    And Chasing Ray has the round-up.

    Comments (0)

    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 19, 2009

    hagueI'm allowed to be a fangirl once in a while, I think.  Now I don't often get a chance to interview an author or illustrator from my own youth.  Inevitably they're either dead or no longer working in the field of children's literature.  But you know, there was one artist around when I was a kid that has stayed in my brain.  The guy who really introduced me firsthand to the works of C.S. Lewis, Kenneth Grahame, J.M. Barrie . . . basically almost every classic I know today.  His name was Michael Hague and to this day the man is s...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 19, 2009

    Here's who's on the menu today!

    Sy Montgomery Pt 2 at Chasing Ray
    Laini Taylor at Shelf Elf
    Jim DiBartolo at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
    Amanda Marrone at Writing & Ruminating
    Thomas Randall at Bildungsroman

    And Chasing Ray has the round-up.

    Comments (0)

    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 18, 2009
    • national_book_award_medalA conflict of interest question has arisen regarding the National Book Awards in the Young Person's category over at One-Minute Book Reviews.  The writer is Janice Harayda, an award-winning journalist and former book editor of the Plain Dealer in Cleveland who has been a vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle.  It makes for interesting reading.  I understand the argument (in brief: Since Small illust...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 18, 2009

    I may not be doing an interview today, but check out this line-up:

    Sy Montgomery Pt 1 at Chasing Ray
    Jacqui Robbins at Bildungsroman
    Sarwat Chadda at Finding Wonderland
    Cynthia Leitich Smith at Hip Writer Mama
    Beth Kephart at Shelf Elf

    Annie Barrows at Great Kid Books

    Comments (0)

    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 17, 2009

    For the first time ever, I am indulging in a Video Interview for the WBBT.  Our subject is Dan Santat, one of the wonders of the illustration biz.  This is, without a doubt, one of the best interviews I've ever done, and it's all thanks to Dan.

    The following will appear during this interview at some point: Lightsabers, clones, chicken puppets, Rock Band, the digestion of hamburgers, L.A., New York, tears, sweat, and very little blood.

    Here are two versions of the interview, depending on what your computer can take.  This is a Vimeo interview in full:

    ...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 17, 2009

    Ann Marie Fleming at Chasing Ray
    Laurie Faria Stolarz at Bildungsroman
    Patrick Carman at Miss Erin
    Jacqueline Kelly at Hip Writer Mama
    Nova Ren Suma at Shelf Elf

    And, of course, Chasing Ray has the round-up.

    Comments (0)

    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 16, 2009

    Attention public and school librarians!

    You have a chance to win a whole bunch o' fabulous books for the lovely folks at The Class of 2K9. Forewarned is forearmed. Note this release:


    The weather's getting cooler, the leaves are falling... That means it's time for one last giveaway before 2009 comes to an end!

    Between now and Thanksgiving weekend, the Class of 2K9 will be celebrating the many wonderful librarians who've supported us throughout the year by offering not one, not two, but THREE sets of books:

    Set 1 (a full set for public libraries -- 23 titles in all):

    ...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 16, 2009

    One of the most striking works of fiction for young people this year won't be winning any Newberys. That's because Frances Hardinge, the brains behind the extraordinary Gullstruck Island (called The Lost Conspiracy here in the U.S.), is also a resident of the British Isles and is technically ineligible. A true pity since as novels go, Gullstruck Island is probably the smartest, fastest, most intriguing middle grade chapter books to hit bookstore shelves in recent years. I was honored to get a chance to ask Ms. Hardinge some questions about her book, as...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 16, 2009

    The Winter Blog Blast Trou begins today, you lucky ducks! For some insightful, downright intriguing interviews with the top writers out there, boy are you in luck. Check out the offerings of the day:

    ...Read More

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    Posted by Elizabeth Bird on November 15, 2009

    "Make a World : the Film" Teaser from makeaworldfilm on Vimeo.

    A show of hands. How many of you knew that there was a documentary about Ed Emberley being m...Read More

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