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Fusenews: “Someday I’ll go to Winnipeg to win a peg-leg pig”
When two people sent me this link I assumed that everyone must have already seen it. But when it didn’t show up on PW Children’s Bookshelf I decided that perhaps I might have a scoop. At the very least, it appears that when people think Nick Cave meets Dr. Seuss, I’m the logical person to [...]
Review of the Day: Billy’s Booger by William Joyce
Billy’s Booger: A Memoir (Sorta) By William Joyce Moonbot Books / Atheneum Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1442473515 Ages 4-7 On shelves June 2nd The fictionalized picture book memoir is a fairly new creation, when you get right down to it. It’s not as if Sendak was telling […]
In Search of the Elusive Lesbian Mom
On a typical day at work I might be called upon to come up with a list of children’s books pertaining to one topic or another. Recently I decided to cull together a GLBTQ list for grades K-3 and one for grades 4-8. Easy peasy. I know a lot of the books, both old and [...]
What Are the Great Children’s Literature Writing Retreats?
This one’s for the writers, but could be of just as much use to those folks who want to be published authors and just haven’t gotten there yet. In my time as a roving children’s librarian I’ve spoken at two different but enchanting writing retreats. I should probably define my terms, though, so when I [...]
When Illustrators Surprise You
Brinton Turkle: Purveyor of Terror. For that statement to strike you funny you have to first be familiar with the collected works of a man that, I would argue, was the most successful Quaker author/illustrator in the business. Today I want to tackle the phenomenon of what happens when you discover a new book from [...]
Review of the Day: Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear By Lindsay Mattick Illustrated by Sophie Blackall $18.00 ISBN: 978-0-316-32490-8 Ages 4-7 On shelves October 20th What is it with bears and WWI? Aw, heck. Let’s expand that question a tad. What is it with adorable animals and WWI? Seems these days no matter [...]
The Children’s Choice Book Awards Gala or I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Scieszka
Subtlety was never my strong suit. And speaking of suits, how crazy is that one? Yes, if you happened to be at this Monday’s 8th annual Children’s Choice Book Awards gala then you may have cast thine peepers on this understated little ensemble. Twitter at the moment is vacillating between whether or not it belongs in [...]
Ben Hatke and the One and Only Miracle Molly
I’ve always been a particular fan of author/illustrator/cartoonist Ben Hatke. From the moment I first laid eyes on a little graphic novel by the name of Zita the Spacegirl, I was well and truly hooked. Now Ben’s working on a couple different projects and he’s been making the internet rounds talking about them. Today, here [...]
Fusenews: Gravel in the bed
“If kids like a picture book, they’re going to read it at least 50 times, and their parents are going to have to read it with them. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed.” – Mark Haddon I’ve just returned from speaking at a magnificent writing [...]
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