The Crowdsourced Funding of a Y.A. Movie: Nina LaCour’s debut (and award winning) novel Hold Still (Dutton, 2009) is being turned into a feature film using an unusual funding source. For the complete story, see: [continue reading]
July 2012
Review of the Week
Jenkins, Ward. San Francisco, Baby! Ward Jenkins, Illus. Pic. Bk. Chronicle, 2012. [28]p. $12.99. 978-1-4521-0620-5. ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. Series Review: A brief rhyming text celebrates locales in San Francisco, from Alcatraz, Lombard Street, Chinatown, and [continue reading]
Author Margaret Mahy Dies at age 76
New Zealand children’s author Margaret Mahy has died at age 76. She published more than 200 books, from picture books to young adult novels, and received the Hans Christian Andersen award six years ago. For [continue reading]
Caldecott Uncovered Webinar
Last week ALSC offered a free webinar on the Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Uncovered: What You’ve Always Wanted to Know About the Caldecott Medal. The link to a recording of the webinar can be accessed at: [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report – Final Thoughts
Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon Following up our previous posts, here are the final reports from our members on their recent ALA Conference experiences. Lisa Hubbell attended “Teen Advisory Boards – Keeping Teens Interested,” [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Rocklin, Joanne. The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook. Fic, .Amulet/Abrams, 2012. 240p. $16.95 978-1-4197-0192-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-6. Still recovering from the loss of her father two years earlier, Oona, a perceptive theory-creating whopper-telling [continue reading]
Author Donald Sobol Dies
The author of the “Encyclopedia Brown” mystery series for children, Donald Sobol, has died at age 87 in Miami from natural causes. First published in 1963, the series featured a boy and his friend Sally [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report – “Outreach as a Core Principle”
Following up our previous posts, here is another report from one of our members on her recent ALA Conference experiences. Odette Batis attended the presentation “Outreach as a Core Principle” and found it to be [continue reading]