The Yarn
June 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature By Leonard S. Marcus Houghton Mifflin $28.00 ISBN: 978-0-395-67407-9 On shelves now This is a review certainly, but it is also a look at how librarians fit within Marcus’s take on the publishing industry, past and present. When you are aware of your […]
June 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Well I would make a new video for you. But silly me, I just shot waaaaay too much footage the other day. So much so that my computer is telling me that I don’t have space to edit it. So I may have to wait until I return home and my clever husband can help […]
June 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Here’s a quick and dirty look at some of the images I’ve seen over the last day or two. If I can post more later today, I will certainly attempt to do so. In the meantime . . . Today I will be attending the Newbery/Caldecott Banquet. Now maybe I’m just being mean here, but […]
June 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The more people that are around me, the less I want to talk to a camera in front of my face. So here’s my last update from the floor for the day. Watch as I personally butcher almost everyone’s name at one point or another.
June 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Things are going well! I’m snatching blogging time whenever I can. Here’s the latest from the convention hall itself. Feel free to tell me what you want to see. I’m all over the map today, but I want to hear suggestions.
June 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
It wasn’t until dinner that night that Jen Robinson suggested that the song Hotel California would have paired beautifully with this examination of my traveling facilities. Woulda coulda shoulda.
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June 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The Hunger Games: Book One By Suzanne Collins Scholastic, Inc. $17.99 ISBN: 978-0439023481 Ages 12 and up October 1, 2008 Clearly Gregor was merely the prelude. Suzanne Collins, you’ve been holding out on us, missy. As an author we were accustomed to your fun adventures involving a boy, his sister, and a world beneath our […]
June 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
This one is thoroughly unpleasant to the eye. I have since learned that it is because I used fluorescent lighting and that’s a no-no with YouTube videos. Apparently they can’t handle it and everything flickers and becomes herky jerky as a result. If you do care to watch it, pretend that you’re watching a silent […]
June 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share By Mike Reiss Illustrated by David Catrow Harper Collins $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-059132-3 Ages 4-8 On shelves now Mike Reiss and David Catrow appear to be starting an unofficial picture book series of sorts. Wasn’t that long ago that I walked into a bookstore and found myself staring at an odd […]
June 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
A recent post on Read Roger that mentioned how media producers are shutting out professional reviewers intrigued me. One of the reasons perhaps may be that, "the considerable majority of those who regularly review films in Britain are . . . white males over the age of 40 who tend to prize originality over repetition and […]
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Amanda MacGregor
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