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The ALA Youth Media Awards are announced: Predictions and Reactions
Well THAT was exciting! Exciting and fun and not a single winner of today’s awards made me bang my head on a table at any point. Hooray! That’s what constitutes a good year, in my book. If you’re...
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Introducing the First Ever, Absolutely Fantastic, SLJ Pre-Game and Post-Game...
This is me. No surprises there. Photo by Sarah Hampton. Here’s the situation. The ALA Youth Media Awards are going to air this coming Monday, January 27th. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been...
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Newbery / Caldecott 2014: Final Prediction Edition
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game...
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Review of the Day: The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
The Real Boy By Anne Ursu Illustrated by Erin McGuire Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-201507-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now My two-year-old is dealing with the...
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Newbery / Caldecott 2014: Fall Prediction Edition
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game...
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Review of the Day – Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad By Monica Edinger Illustrated by Robert Byrd Candlewick Press $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5038-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves October 8th It’s no secret that nonfiction in...
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Review of the Day: The Center of Everything by Linda Urban
The Center of Everything By Linda Urban Harcourt Children’s Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-547-76348-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. There are only two things I require...
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Review of the Day: The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
The Year of Billy Miller By Kevin Henkes Greenwillow (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-226812-9 Ages 6-10 On shelves September 17th I don’t readily compare books to Ramona (now...
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Newbery/Caldecott 2014: The Summer Prediction Edition
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game...
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Review of the Day: The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore
The Water Castle By Megan Frazer Blakemore Illustrated by Jim Kay Walker Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-2839-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Where does fantasy...
View ArticleNewbery/Caldecott 2014: The Spring Prediction Edition
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game...
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Review of the Day: One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
One Came Home By Amy Timberlake $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86925-9 Ages 10 and up On shelves now I like children’s books that sock you in the gut. Not the books that telegraph their hits or do the old...
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Review of the Day: Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
Hokey Pokey By Jerry Spinelli Alfred A. Knopf (an imprint of Random House) $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-83198-0 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Not a Jerry Spinelli fan over here. Nope. Some authors you love, some...
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The ALA Youth Media Awards are announced: Predictions and Reactions
Well THAT was exciting! Exciting and fun and not a single winner of today’s awards made me bang my head on a table at any point. Hooray! That’s what constitutes a good year, in my book. If you’re...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Introducing the First Ever, Absolutely Fantastic, SLJ Pre-Game and Post-Game...
This is me. No surprises there. Photo by Sarah Hampton. Here’s the situation. The ALA Youth Media Awards are going to air this coming Monday, January 27th. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Newbery / Caldecott 2014: Final Prediction Edition
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game...
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Review of the Day: The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
The Real Boy By Anne Ursu Illustrated by Erin McGuire Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-201507-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now My two-year-old is dealing with the...
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Newbery / Caldecott 2014: Fall Prediction Edition
Now that Heavy Medal and Calling Caldecott have been revving their proverbial engines, my idle speculations and fantasies get a bit more oomph. The nice thing is that nothing Heavy Medals has...
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Review of the Day – Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad By Monica Edinger Illustrated by Robert Byrd Candlewick Press $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5038-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves October 8th It’s no secret that nonfiction in...
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Review of the Day: The Center of Everything by Linda Urban
The Center of Everything By Linda Urban Harcourt Children’s Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-547-76348-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. There are only two things I require...
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