While the message is encouraging in and of itself, Joe Sabia’s TED talk on The Technology of Storytelling is also a brilliant example of how to do an iPad presentation with skill, humor, and facts. I can’t imagine how long this three minute, fifty-one second talk took to put together, but it’s kinda worth it. Inspires one to punch up their presentations, it does. Thanks to @145lewis for the link.
Meanwhile, when it comes to children’s literary scholars it’s a good idea to remember Michael Patrick Hearne. Whether he’s annotating A Christmas Carol or The Wizard of Oz (the man knows his way around an Alice in Wonderland too) this is a go to guy. That’s probably the reason the BBC spoke to him when they came up with the piece Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy was ‘first feminist role model’. That title’s a touch misleading (Dorothy is actually considered to be the first American feminist role model in children’s literature) but the background is interesting:
I’m working on another librarian preview at the moment (suckers take a bloody long time, I tell you). There are some previews I don’t write up, though. Why? Because you can view them at your leisure on your own time from the comfort of your own home (always assuming your home has an internet connection, of course). Case in point, the Scholastic Spring 2012 Librarian Preview is up and running. Should you wish to check out what those folks have on hand, get your one stop shopping done here:
Wanna see me sit on a floor? I mean, seriously, who can resist that alluring sight? The second of my two About.com videos is up and running. This time I recommend early chapter books for new readers. Everything from Anna Hibiscus to the Bad Kitty books. Those About.com folks are splendid editors. Check out all the floor sitting action here:
And for our off-topic video, I know I’ve posted this one before but with the release of the new Muppet movie I feel it ties in so very well. One of my favorite movie mash-ups: