By: Annie,
on 3/3/2009
Full disclosure: This book is published by my company, New Day Publishing. I just had this video book trailer done and would love some feedback. Let me know what you think.
By: Annie,
on 3/3/2008
In the dual interests of full-disclosure and shameless self-promotion, Who Made the Morning? is now available from my publishing company, New Day Publishing.
It is the story of Little Brown Bird who goes on a journey to discover the creator of the beautiful morning and to thank him. That's the story line in a nutshell. Those familiar with Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman, know the general plot. It is a happy little story that shares the joy of creation.
Intended for children ages 4-7.
By: Susan Taylor Brown,
on 1/4/2008
Scrabble Junction is a great website for tips and other word related games to help improve your Scrabble gaming power.
By: Danette Haworth,
on 12/24/2007
The family is here for Christmas--let the games begin.
Note: Not head games; real games, the kind you can win.
What better way to spend time together with family than by smearing them into the ground with your superior game-playing skills? Here are the games that will be played in the Haworth house: You Don't Know Jack, Yahtzee, and Scrabble.
You Don't Know Jack is a computer trivia game that feels like a live action game show. I AM THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION. People I've beaten include one of my brothers, my mom, my sister, my sister's friend, and my husband. My husband thinks I win because I'm faster than he is, but really it's cuz I'm smarter. I win every time I play. I AM THE CROWNED VICTOR and no one even comes close. At the start of the game, players must enter their names; everyone else enters their given name. I enter W-I-N-N-E-R. I figure that saves everyone a little time at the end.
Yahtzee--what can I say? We love this game. It was my dad's favorite. We love to rattle the dice and jar non-playing visitors with the noise.
Scrabble--You're talking serious stuff here, folks. Long before I was even thought of, my mom and dad stayed up many late nights with my grandma playing Scrabble. Grandma had only a sixth grade education, but she'd win with words like c-a-t. Somehow she always hit the specials.
I do not always win at Scrabble, but I like to make my opponents think I do. Again, I list my name as "Winner." Others are intimidated by the fact that I own a regular board and a travel board as well. (You do not want to get caught without your Scrabble board.) I employ the power of the Challenge, something your less hearty players will not do; they think they're in it just for the fun. My brothers and sister and I know better: we play to win, and we play cutthroat. We are equally as good and my trash talk doesn't work with them because we've all got the same mom.
In any case, the gang's all here (except for you, little bro). Let the games begin! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
By: Susan Taylor Brown,
on 12/3/2007
By: Jennie,
on 10/27/2007
What a long couple of days it's been. Dan and I were going to go out tonight, but I feel asleep while he was looking up movie times. Now I'm up and we're watching the baseball game (bottom of the 7th) and playing Scrabble.
Except we're super-dorks and playing Scrabble on Facebook, which means we're sitting next to each other on the couch, with our laptops in our, um, laps and playing.
Today was Books for the Beast. Gail Giles gave a great talk. You wouldn't know it from her books, but that woman is hilarious. With a most excellent pair of pink shoes.
There were book discussions and then Mark Siegel gave a most excellent talk about his work both as a graphic novelist and as the Editorial Director for :01. You know how obsessed I am with them.
Yesterday I went to the doctor and got my flu shot and so now my arm hurts.
The day before that I went to Kids Are Customers, hosted by the Maryland Library Association. I got to spend some time with Susan of Wizards Wireless and Julie of Reader's Carousel.
There was a lot of great information (I'm already geared up for next summer's Summer Reading Program. Oiy.) and Lulu Delacre. I'm still processing a lot of stuff from both days.
Book reviews and more information will follow.
And with that, the Sox have won the game and Dan has wiped the floor with me Scrabble-wise.
Ah well.
By: Betsy Bird,
on 4/17/2007
I dunno. Maybe I should chuck this whole kidlit blog idea and go in for a nice library furniture blog instead. There's seems to be enough info out there anyway. I just hope these Scrabble pillows give you a nice balance between vowels and consonants. Nothing worse than a home full of Es, Is, Os, Xs, and Ws.
Thanks to LibrariAnne for the link.
Hi Annie! I like the trailer very much. Only noticed a couple of things - it seems to me that little brown bird's voice is different in the beginning than in the end; and when the cover is shown, it looks a bit blurry. But gosh, I love those illustrations! - Dodie
Thanks, Dodie. That blurriness isn't there when I look at the original, so I'm not sure how to handle that, but thanks for pointing it out. Glad you liked it.
Annie,
I did see that there was some blur, but still enjoyed it. It tells all - overview of the story, shows off the incredible illustrations, and depicts how it can be retold over and over again (enjoyed the voices as well).
Joan
Thanks, Joan. I appreciate the feedback on the video. It's all new, unexplored territory.