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In case you blinked and missed it, January 25th was the 252nd anniversary of the birth of Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Burns Night began in 1801 and not in January but July when a bunch of his friends and several…
Yes, yes, I stole that–with Donna’s blessings. (Thank you, Donna.) Anyway, drop by Donna’s Bites blog and find out which five-star squeemers she loved from 2010. (Hint: Look for a certain, very familiar barn.) http://litbites.blogspot.com/2011/01/2010-squeemers.html What a great way to start…
So I was going to write something completely different today: about kids’ choices and complicated lives and intensity and all that. But then I happened to catch This American Life this morning and the show was just so good, I…
A bit of Monday Morning Silliness: a little fru-fru post because I happened to stumble by Fuse #8 this morning. Now I LOVE Tom Lehrer and own all the original records (yes, vinyl). I was going to use this song…
This past weekend, I was wandering through an exhibit of Norman Rockwell paintings and drawings at the National Museum of American Art and while I liked the paintings just fine, one photograph really caught my eye: of Rockwell working at…
And speaking of listens, HOW could I have forgotten that seventy-two years ago yesterday–on October 30, 1938–Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater of the Air terrorized America with this splendid radio adaptation of War of the Worlds? I first heard…
An interesting mention today on Fuse #8 about eReaders for small fry and B&N’s color Nook for kids. Velocity is doing the same thing in a much sturdier version; read about the storypad here. While this is all interesting, I…
All the reviews for Draw have been very good, but this is . . . squeak-worthy. Enjoy! I certainly did. *BICK, Ilsa J. Draw the Dark. 338p. CIP. Carolrhoda Lab. 2010. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-5686-8; ebook $9.53. ISBN 978-0-7613-6221-0. LC…
Sheboygan’s (and Wisconsin’s, I think) first-ever children’s book festival launched Friday night with a reception for Wisconsin authors and illustrators, continued through yesterday with presentations and workshops given by internationally-celebrated writers like James Dashner and Avi, as well as treasure trove of…
Well, just finished the mark-ups on ASHES and sent that yesterday. So, now I’m surfacing and dealing with life and I discovered . . . A very nice mention for DRAW in the Pioneer Press: http://www.twincities.com/life/ci_16279442?nclick_check=1 Okay, I really loved…