The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2009 were announced today. I think they’re great choices – I usually do. But sometimes, while I feel the choices are marvels of illustration, I wonder about real child appeal. Not … Continue reading
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Austin is a book town — we see people walking around with books everywhere. We’ve been to Bookpeople and will be there again and take some photos of the children’s area. Haven’t been to the library yet, but we’ll get … Continue reading
We visited a comics shop in Ann Arbor and this sign made us smile. … Continue reading
The Secret World of Walter AndersonWritten by Hester Bass and illustrated by E. B. LewisCandlewick Press, 2009Hardcover Picture Book Sometimes books strike you in a particularly strong way and you might not know why. That’s true for me with The … Continue reading
Take a look at this amazing website put together by the authors who are a part of the I.N.K. (Interesting Nonfiction for Kids) blog. Now there’s a searchable database of their titles linked to standards — such a great resource! … Continue reading
We’ve been to some very fine secondhand bookstores over the past several months — I’ve mentioned Powell’s, which carries both new and secondhand books, and we’ve made repeated trips to Bookman’s in Tucson and some in Austin I’ve forgotten the … Continue reading
photo by Sally LindsayMy friend Sally and I drove down to Washington yesterday for The National Book Festival.It was our first time at the annual event and even though the rainy day shortened our time there we experienced enough of … Continue reading
Trouble GumWritten and illustrated by Matthew CordellFeiwel and Friends, 2009Hardcover Picture Book This new picture book is about fun – pink fun, stretchy fun, bubble fun – yes, gum fun. And as the title states it’s a book about trouble … Continue reading
A Tree for EmmyWritten by Mary Ann Rodman and illustrated by Tatjana Mai-WyssPeachtree, hardcover, March 2009Picture Book A simple story about appreciating the wild natural world and the satisfaction of realizing one’s desires. Emmy loves trees of all kinds, though … Continue reading
I Want a DogWritten and illustrated by Helga BanschNorth South, hardcover, $16.95Picture Book “Lisa loved dogs. Big dogs, small dogs, short dogs, tall dogs, shaggy-haired dogs, curly-haired dogs, any kind of dog. ‘I want a dog,’ she said twenty-one times … Continue reading