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March 2013 Carnival of Childrens' Literature! There are so many great posts on so many wonderful and diverse topics this month. I hope you will click on every link and share them with your kid-lit loving friends. Look for next month's carnival at
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Early Literacy
- At Monkey Poop, Amitha reviews The Market Bowl, a picture book set in modern day Cameroon in which a little girl must face the consequences when she puts too high a price on a sloppily prepared soup that she made.
- Catherine, who blogs at The Cath in the Hat, shares her review of Building Our House, a "delightfully detailed" picture book in which a young girl narrates the building of her brand-new house from start to finish.
- Nancy from The Busy Mom Bookshelf shares her review of Only One You, a 2006 picture book written and illustrated by Linda Kranz and published by Rising Moon. Nancy says, "This is a book that can be read over and over and should be read over and over as a gentle reminder to your kids and to yourself about how to make one's self and the world a better place."
- Jennifer from Jean Little Library introduces her brand new blog, In Short, I'm Busy, which is a collection of story time resources. In this post, she shares a recent session of Preschool Interactive, featuring a shark-themed storytime, complete with commentary, early literacy connections, book suggestions, and more.
Fiction
- Aishwarya at Practically Marzipan presents a reading of "the problem of Susan" in C.S. Lewis's Narnia books, in the context of Alan Garner's fantasy novels, particularly the Brisingamen trilogy.
- Wendy Mass has a new book coming out in June! Get a sneak peek of Pi in the Sky from Brenda's review at Proseandkahn, where she calls it her favorite book of 2013.
- At Original Content, Gail's response to David Levithan's science fiction novel, Every Day, attempts to answer the question: When Can Changing Points Of View Work Really Well?
- At Talee's World, author Jacquitta A. McManus blogs as eight-year-old Talee, the main character from her novel, Talee and the Fallen Object. In this post Talee shares photos from her sleepover with her best friend, Cora.
- Curious about how to incorporate Common Core Standards into a lesson about Goldilocks? At SpeakWell, ReadWell, Jeanette describes how she used Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs to help her second grade students learn how to retell stories and compare multiple versions of the same story.
- After Jeanette has inspired you to connect Golidlocks to the common core, visit Kate at Book Aunt for a long list of Goldilocks retellings, written by everyone from James Marshall to Jan Brett.
- Here at Secrets & Sharing Soda, I have decided to share my Old School Sunday post about the creepiest children's book I know - 1990 Newbery Honoree Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle.
- Lisa, who blogs at Shelf-employed, shares an enticing book talk about Nan Marino's latest middle grade novel, Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace, which will be published on April 16.
- Can you lose and still be a champ? Read-Aloud Dad uses Two Cars, a vintage picture book originally published in 1955, as the basis for an interesting philosophical post about competition, individualism and following the rules.
- Reshama at Stacking Books reviews a beautifully illustrated picture book by Demi entitled The Empty Pot. Set in China, the book tells the story of a young boy who struggles to grow the flowers he must show to the emperor.
- Wendy from An Education in Books reminds us that "not all interesting girls are sassy and loud." In her review of Eileen Spinelli's When No One is Watching she celebrates the strengths of shy kids and asks us to share our experiences with shy characters.
- Are you a reader of children's books and in need of some reading suggestions? At Jen Robinson's Book Page, Jen has pulled together a great list of resources for finding books of all genres. Her links take us everywhere from the Cybils website to weekly round-ups and memes around the kidlitosphere.
- Erica also has some great recommendations - for math lovers! At What Do We Do All Day?, she has compiled a list of math chapter books and story collections, which includes The Lemonade War, The Phantom Tollbooth, and The Candy Corn Contest.
- Still need something more to read? Maybe you share reading interests with one of the characters from TV's Glee! Pat at Read, Write, Repeat has been suggesting books for everyone on the show. This post explains why mean cheerleader Kitty Wilde should read Poison by Bridget Zinn.
- Are you a fiction writer? You might find inspiration in obituaries, according to Esther Hershenhorn's recent post at Teaching Authors. She provides insight into how reading obituaries has helped her writing, then challenges writers to create obituaries for some of their characters in order to deepen character development.
Non-Fiction- If you're looking for an excellent non-fiction book for upper elementary students, Andi from A Wrung Sponge recommends Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, American's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone, newly published by Candlewick. Andi says, "Stone's fascinating book tells the story supported with archival photos, original period advertizements and political cartoons, as well as the artwork of award-winning artist Ashley Bryan."
- Jeanne at True Tales & A Cherry On Top celebrates Women's History Month with a post about Heart on Fire - Susan B. Anthony Votes for President.
- Julie from Instantly Interruptible reviews Steve Sheinkin's award winning nonfiction title, Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon. In her review, she explores some of her frustrations with the author's treatment of the Japanese and with his portrayal of the moral and ethical implications of the bomb.
- Lisa shares a post from Kidlit Celebrates Women's History Month, in which author Michelle Markel shares how her picture book biography, Brave Girl, came to be published.
- Liz at Kid Lit About Politics gets emotional in her post about YALSA Nonfiction Award Finalist We’ve Got A Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson.
- At The Fourth Musketeer, Margo hosts a guest post from author Annette LeBlanc Cate, who writes about her 2013 book, Look Up! Birdwatching in Your Own Backyard. Cate tells us, "Birding is sort of a natural thing for kids....they like to know the names of things, and they pay attention to stuff most grownups don't have the time of day for... like bugs on the steps, and butterflies, and flowers pushing up through the pavement.... and birds, too."
- Students struggling with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet might benefit from two apps reviewed by Mary Ann at Great Kid Books. Video previews and screenshots included!
- Our Learning Collection shares a post about The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, by Sean Covey, which uses animal stories to teach the lessons first introduced in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a kid-friendly way.
- At Wrapped in Foil, Roberta reviews Kadir Nelson's "visually stunning and moving biography" of Nelson Mandela.
- How much do you know about John Newbery, for whom the Newbery Medal is named? Sarah from Sarah Albee Books has done her research, and she shares her findings in this fascinating blog post about the first children's publisher to actually enjoy kids.
Poetry- It's a poetry celebration with Ladybug magazine at Kerry's blog, Picture Books & Pirouettes! Kerry shares two poems from February's issue of Ladybug: "Kangaroo Dance" by Shannon Caster and "Marshmallow Soup", written by Kerry herself!
Illustration- At Booktalking, Anastasia Suen spotlights Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke.
- LH Johnson of Did you ever stop to think & forget to start again? shares an in-depth review of a picture book that makes her "proper happy": Martha and the Bunny Brothers by Clara Vulliamy. She also provides some insight on how she reads picture books without children.
Interviews- Tina of Tales from the Rushmore Kid shares some writing advice in the form of a publicity tip of the day from Molly Sardella, a publicist at Penguin Young Readers.
Book Projects- Zoe at Playing By the Book hosted an International Edible Book Festival. Now she shares the 61 entries she received from 5 different continents!
The Carnival of Children's Literature is organized monthly by Anastasia Suen. View the archives of past carnivals on her blog.
This month's Carnival of Children's Literature can be found at Emmy's Book of the Day. And guess what? I pulled myself together and got a submission in on time.
Book Dads is happy to present to you the latest Carnival of Children’s Literature!
It’s been a busy month on Book Dads as we have spent the entire month celebrating Father’s Day. I’ve been extra busy myself as I’m getting ready to move TOMORROW from Michigan to Oregon.
It seems that I’m not only one extra busy as this month’s carnival is a bit lighter than usual. Nonetheless, it’s still packed with great posts! Please visit all the links and leave a comment as to what your favorite was.
Now, onto the links…
* Read Aloud Dad presents Terrific Treasuries: James Herriot`s Treasury for Children posted at Read Aloud Dad.
My fellow book blog brother-in-arms, Read Aloud Dad, took over three days to write his review this terrific treasure. As he writes in his review, “James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the author of All Creatures Great and Small
is chock full of character-building, emotional stories that are certain to leave a deep imprint on the souls of its young listeners.”
* Amy Broadmoore presents 10 Children’s Books About Gardening posted at Delightful Children’s Books.
Delightful Children’s Books is my to-go blog for ideas for children’s books and this month she again brings us another terrific resource — this time 10 fantastic books about gardening. With our move, we didn’t start a garden this year, but fortunately, our new residence in Oregon has garden plots. I’ll be taking this list of 10 gardening books to the library soon after our arrival.
* Trudy Zufelt presents
Hosted by Sandy Fussel, from the Australian blog Stories are Light, this month’s children’s lit carnival offers a wealth of book reviews, interviews, writing tips, and more. Take a look and I’m sure you’ll find plenty of must-read-before-Summer/Winter-is-over books and articles.
After basking in the light of the carnival’s links, make sure to check the blog’s sidebar for a list of Top 50 Australian Writing Blogs. Enjoy!
It is with the greatest of pleasure that I present to you today the July 2010 Carnival of Children’s Literature!
This week I’ve been celebrating Playing by the book reaching its 1st birthday, and I can’t think of a better way of celebrating than showcasing the wonderful community that Playing by the book is part of. So let’s get partying!
Susan, aka the Book Chook presents How Do Kids Write a Book Review? “Some kids love to read, but struggle when it comes to writing a book review. I’ve come up with one review plan I hope is simple enough for elementary school students to follow.” I’ll certainly be trying out Susan’s approach with M later this week as we’re taking part in our library’s summer reading challenge, which includes writing reviews of the books that M has enjoyed.
With the recent release (in the US) of the movie “Ramona and Beezus” in mind, Aaron from Children’s Books and Reviews presents a review of Beverly Cleary’s classic juvenile fiction chapter book Beezus and Ramona. Having read Aaron’s review I’m off to the library to track down a copy – I think it will be perfect to read to my eldest, who will no doubt empathize with the big sister in this fun story.
Emily presents a review of The Maze Runner by James Dashner posted at Homespun Light. Emily adds, “If you like The Hunger Games, check out this other great book: The Maze Runner by James Dashner!“. There are several summer mazes near us and this could be the perfect book to pair with a visit to a maze!
Mary Ann presents a selection of picture books about storytelling posted at Reading, Writing and Recipes. I think Mary Ann’s selection of books would work brilliantly in encouraging your kids to write and illustrate their own stories. If you want some inspiration about making little books with your kids for them to fill with storie
Want to catch up on what is happening in the children's literature blogosphere?
Check out April's Carnival at ForwordsBooks!
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September's Carnival of Children's Literature is at Susan Taylor Brown's blog.
Go, see the highlights of the month in children's literature blogs. Revisit posts you already read and find out about new blogs and new posts.
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Man, I’ve been so lazy this summer. I can’t seem to get anything done. The garden is a mess, the house is a disaster, and the blog needs work. Yet I’ll read in bed or watch TV with the family or head to the pool — anything but do the chores. Omigod, I’m a child.
To be fair, it’s my first summer without working for ten years. And even ten years ago, I had a newborn, so that shouldn’t even count as a summer off. So really it’s my first work-free summer since... I was a child. Huh.
Today, instead of writing, I’ll be enjoying the wonderful Summer Carnival of Children’s Literature. Melissa Wiley pulled together a great collection of posts that are not to be missed.
Also, here’s a little video I saw on Library Stew. Being musical (and with a musical daughter), I particularly enjoyed it, and would love to find out more about this session on Notes & Neurons.
The May Carnival of Children’s Literature is up at Into the Wardrobe. (Isn’t that an awesome blog name?) Tarie has done a beautiful job of presenting a whole lot of interesting kidlitosphere reading for your enjoyment. So go enjoy!
The March 2009 Carnival of Children's Literature is here! Thanks to Jenny's Wonderland of Books for putting it together.
The Biggest, the Best Carnival of Children’s Literature is over at Jen Robinson’s Book Page, where she rounds up our favorite posts of the year. Honestly, you could spend hours there checking out the links, and that’s exactly what I’ll be doing this evening in my Dedicated Blog Reading Time.
Do. Not. Miss. It.
I’m keeping it short today, but before I go, I also wanted to mention again the excellent resource available in Chicken Spaghetti’s List of Lists of Best Children’s Books of 2008, featuring a stunning amount of sources. My personal favorites for this time of year are the Best Books lists of School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and The Horn Book. In January, I look forward to the Cybils shortlists and the ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books List to round out my reading year.
If you’re still shopping this holiday season — and who isn’t — consider my hundred-plus ways to Give a Book. I’m ready to share my Starbucks gift card with Mary Pearson as we discuss her book The Adoration of Jenna Fox — only my favorite YA book of 2008. Her suggestion. Perhaps because she’s safely located on the opposite coast.
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The October Carnival of Children’s Literature is in full swing with the theme of Snuggle Up with a Children’s Book (great advice for any month of the year!) at The Well-Read Child, where Amy from Kids Love Learning tells How to Create a “Book Addict”, Heather at Age 30+…A Lifetime of Books reports on her Mom and Son Book Club, and Megan reviews Hip Hop Speaks to Children by Nikki Giovanni at Read, Read, Read. Our PaperTigers blog has joined in the fun with Marjorie’s Books at Bedtime discussion of Fiesta Femenina.
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The September Carnival of Children’s Literature went live yesterday, at Jenny’s Wonderland of Books. Amongst the great posts highlighted you will find Book Wink’s video book talk, shot in Ecuador, about the book Lost Treasure of the Inca, by Peter Lourie. Make sure to check it— and the rest of the posts— out. PaperTigers is in with two entries: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and The Tigers’ Bookshelf: Talking about The Happiness of Kati (and the talking has been great so far!).
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P.S: The next carnival will be at The Well-Read Child.
Melissa Wiley, at Here In The Bonny Glen, took all the Maypole ribbons in her own hands and wove a very fine (11th hour) carnival that went up on Saturday, May 31st.
What are you waiting for? Go browse! You know you want to!
The February Carnival of Children's Literature is up --Leap In!
The February issue of The Edge of the Forest is up -- thank goodness for that extra February day so that it could be published in February (with 29 minutes to spare)!
Love reading about children’s books? Check out the February Carnival of Children’s Literature hosted on Anastasia Suen’s blog Picture Book of the Day. The theme is Leap Into a Book (I love it!). You’ll probably find some new blogs you want to add to your daily reading list, or some posts that make you think. I know I did.
I've been physically sluggish since the holidays. I've managed to get the basics done for my family, but not much more. And believe me, much more needed to be done. So, finally in the last two days, I feel somewhat energized - and my back goes out. It happens once in a while, this sharp pain in my lower back. It usually lasts a couple of days. That would be the couple of days I had totally free
The first children's book carnival of 2008 is here! Visit Wizards Wireless for the January Carnival of Children's Literature: Book Awards.
The edits of the book are done!
For those of you not following the time-line of my insane life, the book I wrote with Sophie Brookover (called, like the blog, Pop Goes the Library) was due to the editor the first week of December.
I moved in December.
Christmas Eve, Sophie and I got the required edits back from our editor, and just when all the revisions (and a new chapter!) where finished, it was time for ALA. And so now I think I can breathe again, and it's Printz stuff.
I still haven't bought some much needed stuff for the new house, like a bed (I'm sleeping in my guest bedroom), a sofa, a desk for my computer (I'm using the laptop instead of the desktop), or a vacuum cleaner.
And now you're saying, hm, Liz, the title of this is the January Carnival of Children's Literature?
I'm just making excuses for why I haven't participated in a Carnival for a couple of months, or done a Poetry Friday in ages.
So go check out the January Carnival at Wizards Wireless; I'm not in it, but I look forward to visiting all my blog friends and seeing what's up.
When I was a child, I was obsessed with the Newbery Award. I was a reader, big time, and with so many books to choose from, I saw those gold and silver seals as holy stamps of official worthiness. I imagined the Newbery Committee as a circle of robed ancients in a windowless room, unchallengeable in their wisdom.
Since then, I’ve met folks who served on the Newbery Medal Selection Committee. You’d think that with the curtain raised I might be disappointed, but it’s quite the opposite. I’ve been nothing but impressed by their credentials, their zeal for quality children’s books, their realness, and their lack of hooded robes. The truth behind the curtain is much more exciting than the fantasy.
(Speaking of which, to get a real look at the Newbery process, read Monica Edinger’s excellent blog, Educating Alice.)
I’ve served on some judging committees myself now, including this year’s Cybils Award. And while I do tend to don a hooded robe, lock myself in a dark room, and bathe soberly in a pillar of light while I make my own deliberations, I suspect that I’m in the minority.
You know, the January Carnival of Children's Literature is fast approaching (deadline January 18; details here at Wizards Wireless, our host). The theme is awards and I've got nothing. I've been working my tail off with the Cybils, so haven't had time to process this year's experience (great) yet. Time to make something up!
Yesterday's delicious notebook discussion has inspired me to make up an award on the fly. And here's the deal: your candidate WILL win, 'cause this award is an award you give. That's right, I want you to present an award to your favorite writing instrument--either in a post of your own or in the comments.
I'm going to give two awards:
1) Writing instrument I use for writing anything longer than one paragraph: The Waterman Ici & la pen in blue. This is Waterman's least expensive and, most importantly, sleekest pen. It fits nicely in my hand and glides over the page. Even though the nib is "fine," it's still a fountain pen, so it has a nice thick line. I prefer the blue-black ink.
2) Writing instrument I use for brief notes and for editing typeface: The Pentel Twist-Erase .9mm lead automatic pencil.
Oh, how I love this pencil! I always have one on me and it never fails to inspire. Because its lead is .9mm, it doesn't break when I write and its squishy barrel is actually comfortable in my hand. I prefer the navy (not pictured), but will use the black and red in a pinch. Colors seem to be limited in the .9mm range. You .5mm folk have all the luck. Needless to say, I like the 2B lead. I like a dark line.
So. Which writing instruments would you award for their faithful service and why? Tell me more. I just can't get enough of the writing supplies.
The <a href=”http://kidslitinformation.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-carnival-of-childrens_19.html”>December Carnival of Children’s Literature</A> is up at Big A, Little A. The theme is about giving and receiving our favorite children’s books. Head on over there for some great gift ideas, some thoughtful articles, and tons of links to great books.
The Carnival is up at Big A little a, for your browsing and book shopping/buying pleasure!
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Thank you for hosting. What a wonderful collection and so well organized. I'll hop around and start visiting.
Hi, Katie. Thanks for hosting! Lots of good posts to visit this month!
Thanks for hosting! Wow, so many great posts to catch up on!
Thanks so much for hosting the carnival this month, Katie! It looks fabulous!
Wow, Katie. This is great! You clearly put a lot of time into checking out all of the posts. Thanks for making this such a great carnival!
Thank you for this list of interesting posts! I've added several books to my reading list. I appreciate your hard work!
Ah, I always LOVE it when it is carnival time! So great to see the kidlit community come together. Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting--looks great!
Thank you for hosting this month's carnival. This is so thoughtfully done.
Thank you for hosting this month's Carnival. This is really well done. I've not a bunch more books on my "to be read" list as a result.
Great stuff! Beautifully laid out, too. Thanks for hosting! :)