I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Possibly, one of the best picturebooks I have seen in years. Truly. I was lucky enough to get an autographed copy of this book at BEA last year. And not an ARC. An Honest-to-Goodness hardcover copy - with an autograph!! Totally psyched. Still am, apparently. I … Continue reading Picturebook Friday
Category: Books
Young Adult Book Review
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green My rating: 5 of 5 stars Incredible. John Green has outdone himself. Honest, witty, poised and catastrophically beautiful. If only there were more stars to rate this book. View all my reviews
A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary
It's hard to believe that Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old! I am currently re-reading this book now for my Tween Book Club. I had planned it for this month, not even realizing it was the anniversary.....fate? Perhaps. Enjoying every minute of reading it again! Click on the link below for … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary
Picturebook Friday
So I grabbed this book off my shelf in my office this morning to do this week's Picturebook Friday post. And then I remembered that I had actually written a paper on this book in my History of Publishing class in grad school. Lo and behold....I still have it! Well, it wasn't really that long … Continue reading Picturebook Friday
Sunday Quiz
Can you name the children's book by its synonym? Super easy 🙂 http://www.sporcle.com/games/AshinaFlash1986/Child_Book_synonym
Picturebook Friday
Where the Wild Things Are.... One of my all time favorites, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has made it to the big time....that is, if you consider The Colbert Report to be the big time. Which I do. I'm not going to write my analysis or review of it. Many, many experts … Continue reading Picturebook Friday
Sunday Quiz
Can you name the 100 Best Children's Books as selected by Parenthood.com? http://www.sporcle.com/games/rockgolf/parenthood100 OK, this one was tough. The first time I got 51 and the second time I got 72. (out of 100) How many did you get?
YA Audio Book Review
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld My rating: 5 of 5 stars Such an incredible story! I've been meaning to read this for awhile and I finally snagged the audio book from the YA shelves at my library. The book is read by Alan Cumming, who does a great job with the voices and accents. The alternate … Continue reading YA Audio Book Review
Picturebook Friday ~ Me…Jane
Little Brown ~ 2011 This picturebook is so lovely, from it's photo album-like jacket design, to its 19th & early 20th century engravings, and all of the wonderful illustrations by Patrick McDonnell in between. I have been hoarding this book in a pile to review for awhile, and I was so happy to see it … Continue reading Picturebook Friday ~ Me…Jane
January Story Times
Week 1 ~ Elephants I centered this story time around Elmer by David McKee. A sweet story about a patchwork elephant who thinks that it would be better to look like all of the other elephants, so he covers himself in grey mud. When he gets back to his herd, he realizes that without him, … Continue reading January Story Times