I've paid the price of admission, slapped on a wrist band, and am heading off to the midway. Just like a good ride, a book takes you places you might never have expected to go. Here are some reviews of books that will definitely take you away.
Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews shares a review of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood.Hey! Don't forget the kiddie rides! Let's see what folks are sharing for the younger set.
Sheila Ruth of Wands and Worlds shares a review of POD by Stephen Wallenfels. Can you say creeptacular?
When do I know I must add a book to my TBR pile? When two bloggers I highly respect tell me I need to read it!Mary Ann Scheuer of Great Kid Books shares a review of the graphic novel Smile by Raina Telgemeier.
- Mary Lee of A Year of Reading shares a review of The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz.
- Kate Coombs of Book Aunt also shares her thoughts on The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz.
Matt Cunningham of Literary Asylum shares a review of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
Challenging the Bookworm shares a review of The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel in Nine Innings by Alan Gratz.
Shirley Duke of SimplyScience Blog shares a review of Monster Fliers, a book about pterosaurs and other winged animals living in the time of the dinosaurs.
boheime of Living Peacefully With Children shares a review of the book A Ride on Mother's Back by Emery Bernhard.
SarahN of In Need Of Chocolate shares ideas for reading with expression and silliness to engage babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in her post Let the21 Comments on March Carnival of Children's Literature, last added: 4/1/2010Display Comments Add a Comment
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Gary Russell's Doctor Who: The Inside Story is a gorgeous book full of dozens of photos from behind the scenes of filming; of concept art designs for monsters, planets, space stations, etc; and of the actors being made up in their alien outfits. It also contains a detailed look at just how "New Who" (as it's known to Whovians) came to be commissioned and produced ("An Adventure in Space and Time"), how the various producers and directors, writers, actors, and artists (such as the man in charge of the team behind the prosthetics, the heads of the team at The Mill who do the CGI work, and the model makers) all got involved in the show ("Bringing Back the Series" and "Casting"). There's a detailed examination of the steep learning curve involved in making season 1, when everyone was still mastering the difference between using a CGI or a prosthetic suit to create a monster, and also when directors were learning what it's like to work on an effects-laden show. Reading this section made me feel awed at just what they all achieved in season 1 ("Behind the Scenes - Getting Up and Running" and "Crafting the New Series"). There's an episode guide for seasons 1 and 2, and a brief look at "Christmas 2006... And Beyond". The Foreword is by David Tennant, which finishes with the following
As you have bought this book, then presumably you know at least a little bit about this madness of which I speak [the madness that drives the Who team to spend nine months working their socks off and their guts out in producing a 13 episode + one Christmas special series]. There is probably already a corner of your soul that is dimensionally transcendental. I bet there is. Isn't it great? Isn't it? It's fine. You're among friends.
The Afterword is by Russell T Davies. If you've got a Whovian in the family, they'll probably adore this book which has been so lovingly written and put together by Gary Russell. Doctor Who: The Inside Story is also available from Amazon.com.
Tricia, I love how you've framed the carnival with those cool little blurbs! Thanks for hosting!
So much fun to spend the day at the carnival! Thanks for adding a fun spin to the posts. It makes me want to reach out for some sticky cotton candy! Or maybe spot Wilbur and Charlotte tucked away in some corner. Thanks so much for your happy hosting.
Fun, fun! Thanks for your time and effort -- GREAT carnival! Off to follow links and read!
Tons of great links. Great job. Looking forward to reading all!
LOVE this carnival! Very cool and fun way to present all the links. Thanks so much :)!
What a beautiful carnival! I love the pictures--that spin art deal was big at the fairs I went to when I was kid, too.<br /><br />Great links and very prettily presented. Thanks!
Wow, what a fun and impressive carnival. So inviting, love your carnival categories. Great job!
This looks great, Tricia. I love the carnival art. Thanks for all of your hard work on this.
Fun Carnival - thanks!
Fun Carnival - thanks!
I was a certified spin-art instructor (squeeze bottles of tempera paint and a pottery wheel: wear a smock) at a documentation-happy summer camp in the '80's, and it always brings back fond memories.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting - I have a whole bunch of new books on my Reserves list!<br /><br /><a href="http://pinkme.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">:paula</a>
I love the way that you organized and blurbed the carnival, too, Tricia! Very fun! And lots of great posts, too.
Ohh, such great links! Thanks for hosting, Tricia.<br />Carmela<br /><a href="http://www.teachingauthors.com" rel="nofollow">TeachingAuthors</a>
Thanks for the great job on the carnival! I feel like I've been when I got through. Nice way to categorize, too.
Thanks for hosting the carnival - and I add my voice to the chorus of people who loved the way you wrote it! :)b
Great collection! Loved the last section in particular -- visited every single link there. Thanks for putting this together. :)
Great job on the carnival! I've already added two books to my TBR from reading the posts! Thanks so much for hosting.
As soon as Passover is over, I am going to pop some popcorn, stroll through your carnival grounds and try to figure out how to top this! What an amazing, wonderful well-organized carnival you have provided. I am going to spend a lot of time here, you can be sure. Thanks so much for doing this, Tricia.
Thanks for putting this together. This is great resource for everyone!
This is fabulous Trisha! And I love your new blog design.
This is tremendously gorgeous, Trisha! I can't wait to sample the articles and caramel corn and read fortunes!