100 Scope Notes
June 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Who says press releases have to be all about upcoming books? From the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature: Aliki donates art to the Arne Nixon Center Picture book author/artist Aliki has donated 21 pieces of original art—as many pictures as for one of her famous picture books—to the Arne Nixon Center […]
June 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
If I open my eyes a little and peek out of the little hole in which I live, I might notice that there are a lot of children’s literary bloggers out there. Tons of ’em, in fact. Folks I’ve never taken the time to sit down and really examine closely. That’s why I’ve decided to […]
June 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
One Fine Trade Retold by Bobbi Miller Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand Holiday House $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8234-1836-7 Ages 4-8 On shelves now Folktales. Librarians love ’em. Eat ’em up like ketchup on rye, they do. Children’s librarians love folktales even more than their adult brethren. When you go to library school the professors inculcate you with […]
June 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
I’m at a writer’s retreat for the next three days or so. From here on in I’m going to indicate my disappearance with just your average everday gorilla in the library cartoon. As plans for world domination go, this one’s a pip. I have set up blog posts to continue during my absence. You should […]
June 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum By Candace Fleming Schwartz & Wade (an imprint of Random House Children’s Books) $18.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-84197-2 Ages 10 and up On shelves September 8, 2009 I’m trying to work out why exactly this is the only children’s biography of P.T. Barnum I […]
June 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird
The webs were all abuzz this week over the clever editing job someone did on this Buffy meets Edward short film. I had all but forgotten that there was a Buffy episode where she woke up, saw that Angel had been watching her while she slept, and consequently threw him out the window. What a […]
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June 27, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Jen Robinson pointed me to a smart piece by The Happy Nappy Bookseller discussing race as it pertains to the one and only black character in the Percy Jackson series. Jen also linked to Biblio File’s point about Asian American characters as they are presented on the audiobook. Says she, "There is no reason that Mrs. […]
June 26, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Prepare for thine jaw to plummet in a downward type fashion. We’ve heard that the occasional children’s author has gone the route of writing a novelization in their time. I just never knew how many of them had. Peter has the scoop. Fun facts may include knowing that Todd Strasser is "The King of Novelizations" […]
June 26, 2009 by Betsy Bird
City I Love By Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrated by Marcellus Hall Abrams Books for Young Readers $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8327-4 Ages 4-8 On shelves now It’s funny to think that in the past most American kids lived on farms, yes? Nowadays the bulk of youngsters have at least a passing familiarity with big city life, even […]
June 25, 2009 by Betsy Bird
I bet that if I just blogged for a living I could do a lot more Fusenews. Then I wouldn’t feel quite so left behind when everyone else in the world gets a gander at the new upcoming Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland before I have a chance to post. Lackaday. Guess I’ll just comfort […]
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