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Morning Notes: I Have a Book Idea Edition
BETSY DEVOS IS IN A CHILDREN’S BOOK Remember a couple weeks back when I shared that Seuss-inspired picture book being used in a . Well now my home state is getting in on the action with a picture book starring Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and candidate for governor Bill Schuette. Click here to read it. […]
The DRAWN TOGETHER Giveaway!
Today is a good day. It’s the release date for Drawn Together, a picture book written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Dan Santat. It’s a great book about bridging the communication (and generation) gap through art. I think you’ll like it. But could it also be a lucky day??? That depends on you. […]
Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#7)
I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. They’re listed from least challenging to most challenging – see how many you can name. #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? Previously . . . Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#1) Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#2) Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#3) […]
Books on Film: The 2018 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced!
The Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were recently announced and here’s the video to prove it. I like the BGHB awards because they’re on a different timetable than the big ALA/ALSC awards like the Newbery and Caldecott. Those awards all go to books published within the calendar year. The BGHB awards are on a […]
Notes on May 2018
In May . . . . . . we let Google try to re-write a picture book. An auto-completed version of They All Saw a Cat. . . . I reviewed a new graphic novel I think a lot of readers will love. Be Prepared is really good. . . . we looked at the […]
Gimme a B! Gimme an E! Gimme an A! What’s That Spell?
Not Bea. Book Expo America. I’m headed there later this week in support of the picture book I wrote and Mark Pett illustrated called The Very Last Castle (pre-order here). Are you going? It’s easy: just book a flight to New York and then follow the crowd of people who look like they might use […]
10 to Note: Summer Preview 2018
What follows are ten books coming out in June, July, and August that have me interested. REAL interested. Picture Books Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Julian Frost June 5 | Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) | Grades K-2 We’ve all seen those cool microscope photos that turn everyday items into alien worlds. […]
Kat Yeh on Writing with Emotional Honesty
Travis: Colby interviewed Kat Yeh last fall at the NCTE conference. She takes us behind the scenes of her sometimes challenging writing process for her middle grade novel, The Way to Bea. It was a great conversation. We hope you enjoy the show. Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn […]
Books on Film: Watch the Christopher Robin Trailer
The trailer for the upcoming Winnie the Pooh movie Christopher Robin is out. At the very least it will be interesting to see how the characters will translate into the real life setting.
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