Politics in Practice
August 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
I’m going to cheat today and use a review I originally wrote about this book back in September of 2005. This was a Viking Press title that hit the shelves in 1975. With the sudden appearance of the book Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher just this year, I thought it only fair to show that the […]
August 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
On second thought, that title above makes it sound like she’s dead. Which, I assure you, is not the case. It’s just that Mom has only published so many titles and we’ve been doing this Poetry Friday gig for quite a few months now. I don’t quite know what I’ll use to fill the gap […]
August 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Oh! Oh! Oh! Such good film news. THEY’RE REMAKING THE ILLUSTRATED MAN!!! I hope the Ray Bradbury fans amongst us appreciate this. Now let’s go watch them screw it up again. Speaking of movies, I like to keep an eye out for children’s books turned into films. What I don’t always think to look out […]
August 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
FRIDAY A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy: The Vietnam books by Ellen Emerson White Big A, little a: The Deep by Helen Dunmore Bildungsroman: The May Bird Trilogy by Jodi Lynn Anderson Finding Wonderland: The Avion My Uncle Flew by Cyrus Fisher Not Your Mother’s Bookclub: A look at some recently revised classics […]
August 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
You have heard, I’m sure, of movies that didn’t make so much as a red cent during their initial release. Films like "The Princess Bride", which acquired their lucrative cult classic status long after they’d made the rounds in the theaters. The same can be said of books, you know. Certain books will sometimes do […]
August 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Crazy . . . . work . . . *random sputters* . . . . picnic . . . . busy . . . *dribbles* I feel I’ve neglected you. Don’t worry. I’ll have random information next week. In the meantime you’ll just have to get your fill of reviews on this and other sites. […]
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August 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Roger has announced that the very first Horn Book podcast is up and running at the moment. You may listen to the melodious strains of his voice at your leisure. When Bookninja linked to this he decided to call it horror writing for children. You may test the appropriateness of the title on your own […]
August 29, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Nope. Nothing underrated here today. For a bit of the old how’s-your-mother, I recommend that you check out the blogs listed below. What else are you gonna do, after all? It’s only Wednesday. WEDNESDAY A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy: The President’s Daughter series by Ellen Emerson White Big A, little a: The […]
August 29, 2007 by Betsy Bird
The Professor’s Daughter by Joann Sfar. Illustrated by Emmanuel Guibert. First Second (an imprint of Roaring Brook Press). $16.95. Ages 11 and up. The romantic implications behind classic horror monsters are usually explored only when horror remains the primary focus and romance a secondary characteristic. There are exceptions to this rule, but they tend to […]
August 29, 2007 by Betsy Bird
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) I’d not seen Guibert’s art before, but after reading this book I feel I should seek him out. For example, I enjoyed how the colors in this book shift at the most interesting moments. At first, everything is all brown sepia. As if we’re watching a photograph from the time period […]
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