Monday, January 24, 2011
Happy Birthday, Virginia Woolf!
Woof! Michael Wertz’s newest book hits the shelves tomorrow morning–just in time for Virginia Woolf’s birthday!
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Franco, Betsy and Michael Wertz. A Dazzling Display of Dogs. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2011.
The critics say it’s doggone terrific!
Starred review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2011:
“This follow up [...]
By JOSEPH WHITE, Associated Press Joseph White, Associated Press – Wed Jan 19, 9:11 am ET
BALTIMORE –
Telltale hearts beat with anticipation during a rainy, midnight dreary and beyond, hoping the mysterious visitor to Edgar Allan Poe’s grave would return after a one-year absence.
But [...]
Happy Birthday to Richie Havens!
Yasgur, Abigail, Joseph Lipner, and Barbara Mendes. Max Said Yes!: The Woodstock Story. Los Angeles, Calif: Change the Universe Press, 2009.
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“This book lets the light of Woodstock shine on to a new generation. Every home should have a copy of Max Said Yes! The [...]
The Dangers Live at Hip Kitty on 2010-10-28
01. intro
02. The Trees
03. Yesterday’s Girl
04. Last Train
05. Your Front Door
06. How To Feel
07. Comes A Morning
08. Lucky
09. Stranger
10. Broken Wing
11. Big Hearted River
12. Breakdown
13. Walking Highway 61
14. Get High
15. Radio City
16. Dedication
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The DANGERS Live @Hip Kitty 2010-10-28
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Happy Birthday to A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
–A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh.
A.A. Milne and the real Christopher Robin
Who doesn’t love [...]
Friday, January 14, 2011
Putting the “FUN” in funeral
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Klise, Kate. Grounded. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2010. Fiction. Grades 3-6. 196 pages.
Twelve-year-old Daralynn is alive because she was grounded. Her father, brother, and sister died in a plane crash. Daralynn wasn’t allowed to go on the trip because she [...]
Listening Theme 51 – David Bowie
by Paul Adams on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 3:18pm
Hello folks,
Time for another Listening Theme, and for the next couple of weeks I’ve decided to concentrate my listening on the works of David Bowie (solo,
collaborations, movie soundtracks, live albums and covers by other artistes) so if you’ve got any favourites, [...]
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The Academy Awards of Children’s Literature
Here are the winners of the 2011 ALA Youth Media Awards:
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:
Vanderpool, Clare. 2010. Moon over Manifest. New York: Delacorte Press.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Man’s Search for Meaning
“A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a
human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished
work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the why for
his existence, and will be able [...]
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