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By: Gina Perry,
on 7/26/2012
Blog: Picture Book Junkies (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: the man in the moon, peaceable kingdom, katy duck, space boy, panda bear, count your chickens, chugga-chugga dino, that's not my monkey, library, Add a tag
Another haul from our local library. I only wish I could have grabbed more today. The crawler was doing laps of chaos and her older brother was cheering her on. I'm excited about the board game in the top left corner. Peaceable Kingdom makes such lovely products. We'll be playing lots of this one in the next week!
By: Kerry Aradhya,
on 5/20/2012
Blog: Picture Books & Pirouettes (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Gina Perry,
on 7/26/2012
Blog: Picture Book Junkies (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Kerry Aradhya,
on 5/20/2012
Blog: Picture Books & Pirouettes (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Olivia, Fancy Nancy, Character-Driven Picture Books, Ladybug Girl, Picture Books about Dance, Characters in Dance Books, Katy Duck, Add a tag
Many picture books these days are considered "character-driven," focused on a loveable character who is introduced to readers and then usually shows up in a subsequent series of books. Olivia, Fancy Nancy, and Ladybug Girl are a few you might be familiar with. In fact, all three of these characters are so popular that they each have an entire website devoted just to them. Wow!
It turns out that some dance books are also character-driven and have turned into a series. For instance, the very first blog post I ever wrote was called Have You Met Katy Duck? It introduced readers to a dancing duck named Katy who has appeared in board books, a picture book, and most recently an easy reader. Katy seems to be dancing so much that I should probably find out what she's been up to and write another post about her soon. But until then...
All of this has me thinking that it would be fun to develop an informal blog series to introduce more picture book characters who dance. I don't think it will be a regular series, but as the muse hits me and as I learn more about other characters, I'll add to the series.
Are there any characters you think I should highlight? I already have a few in mind, but I'm sure there are more that I don't know about yet. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
It turns out that some dance books are also character-driven and have turned into a series. For instance, the very first blog post I ever wrote was called Have You Met Katy Duck? It introduced readers to a dancing duck named Katy who has appeared in board books, a picture book, and most recently an easy reader. Katy seems to be dancing so much that I should probably find out what she's been up to and write another post about her soon. But until then...
All of this has me thinking that it would be fun to develop an informal blog series to introduce more picture book characters who dance. I don't think it will be a regular series, but as the muse hits me and as I learn more about other characters, I'll add to the series.
Are there any characters you think I should highlight? I already have a few in mind, but I'm sure there are more that I don't know about yet. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
4 Comments on A New Blog Series: Have You Met..., last added: 5/24/2012
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Love this idea of posting your library haul! I'm the one that practically clears off the whole "new picture books" shelf right into my library bag every week. Gotta be fast to beat me out of toddler time and claim new library books! I think I'll need to look up Katy Duck and That's not my monkey...