Cartoonist, children’s book illustrator and author Mo Willems is turning his hand to radio cartooning.
Yeah, he knows, he knows — people can’t see the cartoons on the radio. Nontheless, he and Michele Norris are giving it a go on All Things Considered. Willems will describe the cartoon, and Norris will take a stab at the [...]
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Mo Willems on NPR
Posted in Interesting, children's books, tagged all things considered, cartoons, illustrations, mo willems, npr on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight @ Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville
Posted in books, children's books, tagged anderson's bookshop, breaking dawn, stephenie meyer, twlight on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Peter Rabbit on Google
Posted in Education, Interesting, children's books, tagged google, peter rabbit on July 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Peter Rabbit on Google, originally uploaded by Litandmore.
Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter! This may be my favorite Google logo.
What the World Eats
Posted in children's books, tagged books, children's books, Education, food on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: What the World Eats
Author: Peter Menzel
Published: 7/08
Notes: Photographic collection
Litandmore’s Rating: Four out of
This photographic journey displays a variety of food traditions across countries– from North Carolina to Sudan. Each country/state provides fast facts, daily caloric consumption, average life expectancy, and more. Students who love books [...]
New K-5 Titles
Posted in children's books, tagged books, children's books, children's literature, school library on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kristen Majkut shared the following Powerpoint presentation of new books on LM_Net. It is a great list! View the presentation: reading-institute-presentation1
Visit Kristen’s newly formed blog: http://kristenmajkut.wordpress.com/
What will happen to the Baudelaire orphans?
Posted in books, children's books, tagged daniel handler, lemony snickett, series of unfortunate events on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Becky Anderson, of Anderson’s Bookshop, is quoted! Thank you, dear friend, for the link!
Young readers, already worried about Harry Potter, now face a new threat. Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler, 36) says at least two characters will die in his 13th and final “A Series of Unfortunate Events” book, “The End.” [...]
The Black Book of Colors
Posted in Interesting, books, children's books, tagged art, black book of colors, blind, color, menena tottin, rosana faria on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: The Black Book of Colors
Author: Cottin, Menena and Faria, Rosana
Reading level: 3.6
Schu’s rating: Four :) out of four
Note: It was originally published in Spanish as El libro negro de los colores.
This is the perfect book to convey the power of touch. It encourages children to use other senses to experience colors, and helps them better [...]
Laundromat Featured in Knuffle Bunny
Posted in Education, Interesting, books, children's books, road trip, tagged brooklyn, children's book, children's books, fun, knuffle bunny, laundromat, mo willems, new york city, road trip, roadside americana on June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Library
Posted in Education, books, children's books, library, tagged children's books, david small, librarian, library, sarah stewart, school library, the library on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: The Library
Author: Sarah Stewart and illustrations by her husband David Small
Schu’s rating: FIVE out of four
The Incredible Book Eating Boy started the school year and The Library ended it. This marked at least the dozenth reading of The Library,but it never held as much relevance. Not only do I identify with [...]
Voteforbooks.com
Posted in Education, children's books, library, tagged library, books, Education, election, president, highsmith, children's library, voting, primary, vote for books, library programs on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Voteforbooks.com just entered its second phase. Students across America were encouraged to submit their favorite books. Round one of voting begins on September 1 when you vote among the eight finalists. On September 22, the contest heats up as the top four candidates move on to Round 2. On October 13, the two most popular [...]
At Ellis Island : a history in many voices
Posted in Education, children's books, tagged Education, ellis island, immigration, new york city, simulation on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Ellis Island: A History of Many Voices
Author: Louise Peacock
Reading Level: 5.0
Schu’s Rating: 4 out of 4
Notes: The perfect book for an Ellis Island unit and for teaching students about quality journal writing.
In this historical fiction picture book, Sura, 10, writes letters to her dead mother about her journey from Armenia to Ellis [...]
Hillary signed Grace for President
Posted in children's books, tagged bill clinton, election, grace for president, hillary clinton, indiana, primary on May 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This weekend I held, not shook, President Clinton’s hand for about one minute. He focused so intently on my friend’s statement that he stood discussing No Child Left Behind and did not realize that he still had my hand.
On Saturday night I stood just feet from Sean Astin, Rob Reiner, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, John Mellencamp, Senator [...]
The winner is…
Posted in Education, children's books, road trip, tagged Education, knuffle bunny, mascot, project, road trip on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A group of third graders voted and the winner is…KNUFFLE BUNNY! Refer to Wanted: Travel Buddy for more details!
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