Graphic Novels 01/01/2010
Elementary & Middle School ARRANT, Chris Princess Diana illus. by Andrew Yerrakadu. further reading. ISBN 978-1-4276-3857-1 . BAILEY, Neal Caroline Kennedy illus. by Ryan Howe. further reading. ISBN 978-1-4276-3921-9 . BAILEY, Neal Hillary Clinton illus. by Ryan Howe. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-4276-3886-1 .
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Graphic Novels 11/01/2009
Primary and Elementary BERNER, Rotraut Susanne Definitely Not for Little Ones: Some Very Grimm Fairy-Tale Comics tr. from German by Shelley Tanaka. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Groundwood 2009. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-0-88899-957-3 . LC C2009-901069-0. Gr 3-6–This odd collection of cartoon fairy tales may have trouble finding an audience.
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Interesting Reader Society: Book Reviews by Young Adults 09/15/2009
I can barely hold back the flood of reviews coming from the Interesting Reader Society! I thought that school might slow them down, but no ... not the case with this bunch. You'll find some new favorites and few familiar names, like Mary Pearson (Adoration of Jenna Fox) and librarian Patrick Jones, with his fifth novel The Tear Collector.More
Graphic Novels 09/01/2009
Elementary and Middle School APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. King Lear illus. by Ilya. ISBN 978-0-8109-4222-6 . LC number unavailable. APPIGNANESI, Richard . Much Ado About Nothing illus. by Emma Vieceli. CIP. ISBN 978-0-8109-4323-0 . LC 2009005872. ea vol: 208p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009.
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Graphic Novels 07/01/2009
Elementary and Middle School DUMAS, Alexandre . The Three Musketeers . vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59961-594-3 . DUMAS, Alexandre . High Treason . vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59961-595-0 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Iron Mask . vol 3. ISBN 978-1-59961-596-7 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Man In the Iron Mask . vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-59961-597-4 .
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Comics Without the Smudges Brigid Alverson - 05/06/2009 Comics, they’re not just on paper any more. Over the past few years, webcomics have emerged as an important new medium and an inexpensive way to expand your library’s collection far beyond its physical boundaries. Most people think of webcomics as four-panel gag strips such as the library-themed Unshelved, but the medium is much broader than that.
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Graphic Novels 05/01/2009
Elementary APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. Othello illus. by Ryuta Osada. 207p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8350-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up–Osada has populated his version of Othello with a bestiary of part-animal, part-monster characters with third eyes; second sets of arms, wings, and tattoos; and sadomasochistic or infernal ove...
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Good Comics for Kids Brigid Alverson, Comics Journalist, School Library Journal February 8, 2010 Links: Friends and monsters
Amanda Tarbet has a great essay at Sequential Tart looking at recent children's comic... More
2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
Rockin’, Rollin’ and Ridin’ with Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck. CD. 23 min. Prod. by Big Truck Music. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2009. $8.99.
Gr 1-5–A veteran of Noggin Channel and PBS Kids, Frezza created these eight exceptional rock ‘n roll songs for elementary grade children who are too old for Raffi, but not old enough for adult pop music.
Friends and colleagues of the late Effie Lee Morris may enjoy this photo of the children's librarian, which Nicholas Glass, founder and executive director of Teachingbooks.net, recently found on his computer. It was taken at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, and features (from left) Ashley Bryan, Christopher Myers, and Morris, also an advocate for children's literature and library service to youngsters with impaired vision, who died of cancer on November 10, 2009.
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Rockin’, Rollin’ and Ridin’ with Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck. CD. 23 min. Prod. by Big Truck Music. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2009. $8.99. 
