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Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by Dan Santat (author and illustrator images at left - you can't tell, but Andrea's eyes are all swirly and hypnotized, and, yes, that fanged bunny is Dan)is a comic book-horror show mash up, a little bit like if Goosebumps, Mystery Science Theater and Captain Underpants got thrown in a blender and poured out onto the page. Full of
2 Comments on Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Dan Santat, 184 pp RL 3, last added: 5/9/2010
I loved what you wrote about expecting the review to be simple to write, and then in the process of writing it it became even clearer what a great book this is. I go through a similar process quite often, and I always take it as a sign I've struck upon a really fantastic book that's worth sharing. So thanks indeed for sharing this!
When I first saw Jazz ABZ by Wynton Marsalis (with contributions from Phil Schaap and amazing artwork from Paul Rogers), I thought it would have been great to have an accompanying cd or playlist to go with it, to give the reader a sample of each artist's music.
Well, it's been almost three years now and no one has provided me with that playlist yet, so I guess I'm going to do it myself. It's works because I'm also trying to expand my minimal knowledge of jazz... so as a personal exercise, I'm going to start posting a personal favorite song from each of the artists in the book until I work my way all the way through. Along the way, if anyone has other songs to recommend, feel free to pass it along.
I guess the beginning is as good a place to start as any:
Track 1: West End Blues (Louis Armstrong)
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Angie Sage, creator of the magnificently magical world of Septimus Heap, book 5 of which was just published, has also authored a series for younger readers. The Araminta Spookie books are perfect for the reader who wants something a little different from the usual Magic Tree House and Junie B Jones. Araminta is brilliant, brave and has a different bedroom for every day of the week! She's not
2 Comments on Araminta Spookie Series by Angie Sage, illustrated by jimmy Pickering, 132 pp, RL 2, last added: 10/21/2009
Great review! We ordered this series when you mentioned it in your Septimus Heap review, and it's a rare set that both our girls loved. Ivy didn't find them too easy, and Ella didn't find them too hard...and both thought they were very, very well done. They've both finished the series twice already! Thanks for another top-notch recommendation.
Excellent! That is so good to know. It was really interesting to read Araminta while reading other spooky-type books. Angie Sage's approach to the subject matter is so gentle and sweet while also very creative and inventive. I know that if I read them as a kid I would have gobbled them up. I just hope she writes more!
Artemis Fowl by Irish author Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) is an impressive series of books that is a mash-up of fantasy, science fiction and spy novels with a twelve-year old genius at it's heart. And, amidst all the spectacular weaponry, reconnaissance gizmos, fairies, trolls, dwarves and centaurs, the characters are truly the heart of the books. Colfer takes such care and precision with the
0 Comments on Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, 278 pp, RL 5 as of 9/25/2009 7:38:00 AM
Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken follows the adventures of Arabel Jones, who finds a raven in her refrigerator one morning - an indicator of his voracious appetite - and names him Mortimer. Set in almost 100 years ago in Rumbury Borough, a small village outside of London, these stories are rich with silly ideas and crazy adventures - like Mortimer's obsession with machines you can put coins into,
0 Comments on Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken 146pp Rl 3 as of 8/12/2009 4:39:00 AM
All this week, football fans across the nation are sympathizing with young Alexander. With all the betting that goes on around the Superbowl, many Americans used to be rich last Sunday. I mean, the Patriots seemed like such a lock...
It just goes to show, gambling is bad. Are you listening, kids? Gambling. Bad. Don't turn away, take a good hard look at that picture of poor Alexander and you'll see the fate that awaits you if you enter into the shady world of sports gambling. If you're not careful, you could be that loser in the unlucky football jersey standing alone with empty pockets and a deflated spirit. Don't let that be you.
Luckily, I don't gamble on sports (not that I have any money to gamble with anyways), so I didn't lose any money by betting on my Patriots (I know they cheated, but your team is your team).
Even though I didn't lose money and even though it is just a sport, as a Pats fan, I still feel like I've lost something on Sunday. I mean, as if this miracle play wasn't bad enough...
...someone had to go convert the play into the following clip, which has to potential to simultaneously taint a great Radiohead song and the memory of my favorite Nintendo game.
Wow. I love the Fantagraphic collections of Peanuts n' such and I'd been really really looking forward to seeing the new Pogo editions of their books. I just never dreamed the original reproductions would be difficult to find. Fascinating.
They did this with the Peanuts collections too. It's not so much that the strips are hard to find, as it is that they're simply looking for the highest quality versions, to make the books as nice looking as possible, and to minimize their clean-up work (although some strips do go "missing" - I remember in the 1st or 2nd Peanuts collections, part of the art for one of the strips was actually reproduced by Seth).
I loved what you wrote about expecting the review to be simple to write, and then in the process of writing it it became even clearer what a great book this is. I go through a similar process quite often, and I always take it as a sign I've struck upon a really fantastic book that's worth sharing. So thanks indeed for sharing this!
You are welcome! And I think you are right - it is a sign of a special book. And a pleasant surprise!