OK, so I know I said that as a former bookseller I was often tempted to sell books by saying “this is a great boy book,” but honestly, starting with Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island and the Hardy Boys, I was … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2008
In my opinion, Deborah Wiles is the Fannie Flagg of children’s books. She writes with that same humor (OK, a bit more G-rated) about those same people in those same Southern towns…even when writing about death or some other heavy … Continue reading
Why? Well, he’s an extremely nice guy, for starters. And he gets paid to read children’s books, review children’s books, and write books about – well, children’s books. As a matter of fact, I think we should make Leonard a … Continue reading
There are certain publishing people whose opinion I will always listen to, and Barry Cunningham is one of them. We got to meet Barry a few years ago when he was squiring Cornelia Funke to the Educational Paperback Association’s annual … Continue reading
I think it would be a blast to write a story starring Clementine, Ramona Quimby, Judy Moody and any of the other irrepressible elementary school heroines. The result would be kind of like a junior version of Cynthia Voigt’s Bad … Continue reading
When I was about 11 or so, I used to read the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books out loud to my two sisters, and we just could not believe how magic and clever she was. (Our favorite problem child was the girl … Continue reading
You know you’ve gotten the perfect Christmas gift when you’re still loving it 2 months later…one of my favorites this year was the Alethiometer Holiday Ornament that Laurina gave me…having just seen the movie (which I liked!) and resolved to … Continue reading
Laurina is much better about using the library than I am…I’ve gotten lazy over these last 20 years of being a book reviewer, because I get so many books sent to me that there’s always something to read, so I … Continue reading
We haven’t posted for a few months but now that some big projects and conferences are behind us we’re eager to begin writing again. It’s a perfect day to play catch up. We’ve been camped at Zion National Park for … Continue reading