By: David Elzey,
on 4/2/2013
by Lucy Cooke Margaret K. McElderry Books 2013 This non-fiction book, ostensibly for kids, should forever change the synonym for sloth from "lazy" to "cute." Many decades ago when I first learned about sloths and their sloth-like behavior they seemed to me a perfect insult. Calling someone a slug was up there but there was nothing that rolled off the tongue quite like "move it, you sloth!"
By: Stacy DeKeyser,
on 11/5/2010
I shall enjoy getting used to saying it: "I'm a McElderry author."
Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is going to publish my midgrade fantasy novel. The one I struggled to finish. And I can get used to saying this too: "My editor is the lovely Karen Wojtyla."
For all this loveliness, I owe untold thanks to my sweet and savvy (and lovely) agent Tracey Adams.
I also owe a small nod of gratitude to whatever magic resides in the campanile at Trinity College, Dublin:
I was lucky enough to visit in September, just after Tracey sent my manuscript out into the world. (Note to writers: I highly recommend a fun vacation to keep your mind off a manuscript sitting on editors' desks!)
Apparently, campus tradition says that it's bad luck to walk under the campanile if you're awaiting exam results, or other important news. So my husband made sure I walked around it. The rest of the tour group laughed. Little did they know!
The luck of the Irish? I believe!
(Hey! Isn't McElderry an Irish name....?)
By: David Elzey,
on 5/21/2008
by John Segal! McElderry Books! 2008! "Let's build a boat and travel to distant lands," says Alistair. And so they do. Alistair cat and Kip the dog build themselves a boat and sail down river, into the bay, onto the open seas. A storm comes up, the waves crash their boat into a whale who saves them and takes them home. "Tomorrow, let's build a plane." The end. The journey is a
By: David Elzey,
on 3/5/2008
Poems by Alan Katz Drawings by Edward Koren Margaret K. McElderry / Simon & Schuster 2008 Okay, once again just to make sure we're all on the same page: do not give your book a title that can be used against you in a review. You would think editors would be the first to understand the rules of making a book review-proof. Of course, it's also a good idea to make sure the content followed the
By: trophiogrande,
on 4/27/2007
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Great review! That Smith's lyric is one of my favorites.
Hey found you via LibraryThing. Your blog looks great and I look forward to reading more of your posts :) I also added you to my LibraryThing Bloggers page, stop by if you want, and make sure your link and name are correct.