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Doing some reading for my upcoming interview with Bryan Collier tomorrow at the Simmons Institute, I got to spend a beautiful afternoon at the even more beautiful new children’s room at BPL. You should go see it. But if they ever legalize pot in this state there’s going to be a line out the door for the Pathway to Reading Sensory Wall.
The post Remember what the dormouse said appeared first on The Horn Book.
We were in Boston for too short a time... Anyway, I did get some sketches at the Boston Common and the Boston Garden...
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| Swan boats in the Garden |
The duck sculpture is based on
Make Way for Ducklings by Caldecott winner Robert McClosky and is sculpted by
Nancy Schon.
I have always loved McClosky's work.
Blueberries for Sal is a favorite.
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| Me with the sculpture... |
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| The park is lovely... |
We also headed to Copley Square and the
Boston Public Library. What an amazing collection of art! The
Edwin Abbey Holy Grail murals and the
John Singer Sargent Triumph of Religion murals are the tip of the iceberg. There was cool art everywhere, even a room of amazing (but creepy) puppets.
Some of my mediocre photos are posted here on the
Cincinnati Illustrators Blog.
Anyway, more sketches of course...
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| One of the stairway lions... |
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| Gorgeous courtyard |
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| Marble turtle lamp in the Abbey room... |
Just because we work for HarperCollins doesn’t mean that we only read our own books – we frequently exchange books with our colleagues in other publishing houses. That being said, there are some die-hard Potter fans here in our office (Me! Me! Me!) and we’re all completely psyched for the upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART II.
So while I’m waiting with bated breath for the last movie to come out (July 15th!), I have a few suggestions of Harry Potter read-alikes (click through to read synopses and additional info). Feel free to share this with the kids in your library!
What do you recommend for kids who have devoured the Harry Potter series and are looking for more of the same?
Also, check out these Harry Potter Read Alike booklists from your colleagues in libraries around the country:
And because we’re just THAT excited, here’s the preview for the last movie, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART II:
posted by Neil
This photo of a happy birthday girl and her birthday car is deceptive.
Four quick links I've not posted here.
First: On September 26th I'll be one of four authors (Karen Hesse, Grace Lin and Jerry Spinelli are the other three, which is wonderful company) being honoured at Boston Public Library. It's a fundraiser ( "Proceeds from this event will fund children’s services and special programs for children and young adults.") and the event is ticketed. There will be a signing afterwards open to the public, though.
Details at:
http://www.bpl.org/general/associates/literarylightschildren.htm(And note --
"People are encouraged to sponsor children who would otherwise be unable to participate, by purchasing and donating extra tickets to the awards presentation & tea party".)
Second: In early October there will be a
New Yorker festival. The
New York Times Blog explains,
Today’s secret words are alter ego: Paul Reubens, the artist known forever in our hearts as Pee-wee Herman, will make a rare out-of-character appearance as himself for a public interview as part of the 11th annual New Yorker Festival in October, its organizers said on Tuesday. Other performers and authors who will appear in conversations with that magazine’s contributors include the “Office” star Steve Carell, the actress Patricia Clarkson, the musician James Taylor, the fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and the filmmaker Werner Herzog.
The festival, which runs from Oct. 1 through 3, will also feature panel discussions on “Saturday Night Live,” with Seth Meyers and other cast members, and moderated by The New Yorker editor, David Remnick; vampires in popular culture, featuring Stephen King and the “Twilight” screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and moderated by Joan Acocella...
I'll be interviewed by Dana Goodyear, who did the profile of me in the
New Yorker earlier this year. Tickets and the schedule will go up on
http://www.newyorker.com/festival on September 10th.
And third...
At the end of October is the House on the Rock American Gods event, "A Low Key Gathering". (Details and information at
http://thehouseontherockjournal.blogspot.com/).There's a benefit being organised by the Thingies (those stalwart individuals who have been with us since the dawn days of alt.fan.neilgaiman), and I've donated a handful of things to their auction, things I found in the attic. The auction is to help bring long-term fans in, and anything left over will go to the CBLDF. Misstress Mousey donated cool stuff (including one of the limited run of Sandman 8s), as has Kitty from
Neverwear.
Up in the attic there are boxes. I went and found three things I've donated to actions once or twice before, and one thing that's never been up for sale ever - the limited prints I do every few years for friends (they are meant to be out for the holidays but sometimes wind up being sent out in February):
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If you’re looking for books to read, you’ll find recommendations here - but Grace Lin has left a hole in this year’s celebration - there’s no Year of the Ox! Never mind - her Year of the Dog and “Year of the Rat are a joy to read at any time!
Elizabeth’s Children’s Book Blog has some great recommendations for Chinese New Year, as does the Boston Public Library, which has both a general section and country-specific books. Happy reading!
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Make way for Ducklings!!!! (jack, lack, kack, mack, quack, etc.) Love it!! Great sketches Christina!!
Thanks Amy :)