Book of the Week
Buzz Alert: Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe
“Today has to be perfect. Magic. I look at the clock. Saturday, 10:14 am. Ten fourteen. One plus one is two plus four is six plus ten is sixteen minus one is fifteen minus two is thirteen. OK. I turn from the clock and walk into the hallway. ‘Ready.’” COMPULSION is the story of 17-year-old [...]
Read. Learn. Play.
We love our Kindles. We love our company-issued Sony Readers. And of course we love our iPads. But lately we’re particularly smitten with the Nook Color and their Read and Play interactive e-books (which you can buy in the…wait for it…eBooktique!). Kids can read in the traditional way with “page turns” and either they can [...]
VIDEO: Little Bea by Daniel Roode
It’s arrived in the office. Big time. It affects productivity. It distracts us. And it makes us feel trapped inside. That’s right: it’s SPRING FEVER. And all of us here in school and library marketing have caught it. In light of our illness, this seems like the perfect video to share today: Tailor-made for storytime, [...]
Turning the Page with…Heather Dixon
In this breathtaking retelling of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”, Azalea, the eldest princess, must fight to save her family—and her heart—from an ancient dark magic within the palace walls. In its starred review for ENTWINED, Booklist said, “Full of mystery, lush settings, and fully orbed characters, [Heather] Dixon’s debut is both suspenseful and rewarding.” And [...]
New Voices: Crystal Allen
In HOW LAMAR’S BAD PRANK WON A BUBBA-SIZED TROPHY, 13-year-old Lamar is the maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler at Striker’s Bowling Paradise but he seems to keep striking out with the ladies. When an older kid talks Lamar into hustling at the bowling alley, he thinks it just may be his chance to get ahead. [...]
Sneak Preview: Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Mo Willems has a new picture book, HOORAY FOR AMANDA & HER ALLIGATOR!, on-sale next week on Tuesday, April 26th. When we saw this video trailer, we just couldn’t resist sharing it with you a little early. Take a look: Hooray!
El día de los niños/El día de los libros
This year is the 15th anniversary for El día de los niños/El día de los libros! Happy birthday to this wonderful celebration of children and books from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds! There are lots of celebrations going on and one I’m particularly excited about is the Pura Belpré Celebración at the ALA Annual Conference in [...]
Carnegie Medal Shortlist
Congratulations to Geraldine McCaughrean and THE DEATH-DEFYING PEPPER ROUX for being named to the Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2011! It received four starred reviews in the United States and we’re thrilled to see it nominated for this honor! In its starred review, Kirkus said “[A] laugh-out-loud funny, picaresque adventure. McCaughrean’s frequently over-the-top metaphors mirror the [...]
