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Back when my blog was an itty bitty little thing, just puttering away on Blogger, I made a little sidebar called BRING IT BACK! Out-of-Print Crimes Against Humanity! (I’m often going for the touchdown in the hyperbole). I must’ve put it up in 2007 or so, and you can look at it now if you like. I decided to limit my scream of pain to three books. They were:
The Day the Cow Sneezed by James Flora (are you not pleased, Ward?)
The Noisy Counting Book by Susan Schade
The Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry
Now we are in 2010. The economy has crashed. Folks are less likely to take chances on new books, let alone old reprints of almost forgotten gems. Yet looking at the list, note the following.
The Day the Cow Sneezed by Jame Flora – To be published September 1, 2010 by Enchanted Lion Books
The Noisy Counting Book by Susan Schade – Printed in board book form June 22, 2010 by Random House Books
I don’t think a defunct blog from 2007 had a bit to do with this, but it does mean one thing.
Winged Girl of Knossos . . . Your time is due!!!
Consider the following.
I’m not the only one saying this. Peter at Collecting Children’s Books had a fantastic post on the very same topic back in February 2008 where he not only lauded the book but found an actual honest-to-god letter written by Erick Berry (a.k.a. Mrs. Herbert Best) as well. Here was my review of it in two parts (here and here).
Obviously you’d need a new cover for it. This is the old one.
It’s out of date but notice, if only for a moment, that this is a kick-ass image of a girl hang-gliding and it’s a book from 1928. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
I’ll be changing my BRING IT BACK list on the old blog soon. I’ll probably put in The Changeover by Margaret Mahy and a picture book of some sort (probably Ultra-Violet Catastrophe by . . . oh shoot. That’s also Margaret Mahy) as well. Maybe The Girl With the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts. But for now, I’m pleased as punch at the way things have turned out. Now to sit back and hope a little more for a new Winged Girl to appear somewhere, someday.
12 Comments on Two Down! One to Go., last added: 7/14/2010
You do realize The Changeover is what Twilight wishes it were? (Other than, you know, in print and wildly popular.)
Kate Coombs said, on 7/13/2010 5:53:00 AM
Rams is so right! Changeover blows all those other paranormals out of the water!
My own picks are fantasy: Taash and the Jesters by Ellen Kindt McKenzie, The Wicked Enchantment by Margo Benary-Isbert, and The Silver Curlew by Eleanor Farjeon.
Chris in NY said, on 7/13/2010 7:53:00 AM
YES to the Wicked Enchantment!
Jennifer V said, on 7/13/2010 8:59:00 AM
Please get on the horn about bringing back in print Virginia Walter’s “Hi, Pizza Man!” It’s a storytime staple! Thank you!
Jess said, on 7/13/2010 1:13:00 PM
What about Mortal Engines (and the rest of that series)? Seriously, you’d think that with a prequel just out, they’d start printing his other books again.
Jon Buller said, on 7/13/2010 4:56:00 PM
I thought you had delusions of grandeur when you vowed that you would get The Noisy Counting Book back in print. But you did it!
Kiera said, on 7/13/2010 5:26:00 PM
Well done, Betsy. Jennifer V, I’m totally with you. Please, oh, please work your Fuse 8 magic on Hi, Pizza Man!!! That is one of the best and most underrated storytime books ever. Ga! I cannot begin to fully express my love for Hi, Pizza Man. Ga!
mhg said, on 7/13/2010 5:59:00 PM
The Winged Girl has one great cover! And you know which book is the first one I’d choose to come back into print. Actually, there’s a few of mine I can think of
Lee said, on 7/13/2010 6:52:00 PM
“Prince Bertram the Bad” by Arnold Lobel, please! It’s a favorite of my daughter’s and mine.
Maureen said, on 7/14/2010 10:02:00 AM
Please plead for “The Sea is All Around” with the original illustrations by Elizabeth Enright. Our single battered library copy needs a replacement or a least a shelfmate.
Annette said, on 7/14/2010 6:07:00 PM
The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who Was in It, by Carl Sandburg (pictures by Harriet Pincus but some wonderful new artist could do fantastic things). A book I don’t mind reading aloud over and over and over.
Elizabeth Bird said, on 7/14/2010 8:29:00 PM
Oh man. Annette, that may be the most brilliant idea I’ve ever heard. And talk about a good subject for a future post!
We’re trying some new today, kids. Bear with me.
Today marks the official re-release of one of the greatest storytime picture books of all time. Ladies and gentlemen, I have been a one-woman-band for the power, glory, and overall wonderfulness that is The Noisy Counting Book. It is my storytime staple. I might forget the Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. I might eschew the Old MacDonald lift-the-flap book by Jessica Souhami. But never will I ever give up my Noisy Counting Book.
Until today, literally today, The Noisy Counting Book (written by Susan Schade and illustrated by her husband Jon Buller) has been out-of-print. But as of RIGHT NOW it has appeared back on the market. At long last, you too can buy a couple copies. I won’t have to rely on New York Public Library’s single, dilapidated, near-death circulating edition for much longer.
Which got me to thinking about how I could properly celebrate this release. What would be a proper send-off into the world? Then it hit me. For a while I have toyed with the notion of a regular series called Storytime Suggestions. These would be fairly simple. Children’s librarians are constantly in need of new ideas for their storytimes. I know I am. I have some fun staples on hand, but I always need new books. Yet even when a fellow librarian tells me how great a book is to read for kids, sometimes I want to see them present it firsthand. I mean, if you read Bark, George by Jules Feiffer while wearing rubber latex gloves for effect, I wanna see how you pull that off! How do you modulate your voice for Snip Snap, What’s That? by Mara Bergman? The solution? Video.
Here’s the notion. Starting with this book, I intend to regularly film myself reading some of my favorite picture books for different audiences. My ultimate hope is that other children’s librarians will start doing the same thing. Then maybe we could have an exchange of different ideas. I’m sure people have been doing this on YouTube for years in some capacity, of course. I’ll just dip my toe in.
Now first, I’ll show the video of me reading the book. You won’t be able to see the pictures in the book all that clearly thanks to my use of a Flip Camera, but at least you’ll be able to get a sense of how I like to read it. Then, I’ll offer background on the book and some alternative reading ideas.
We begin.
Name: The Noisy Counting Book
Author: Susan Schade
Illustrator: Jon Buller
11 Comments on Storytime Suggestions: The Noisy Counting Book, last added: 6/22/2010
This is wonderful! Just this morning I was re-reading the section on Storytime recommendations in your Child.Lit.Gems books & bemoaning the fact that The Noisy Counting was not owned by QBPL & that I could not even see a preview on Google Books….. till…. I realized that it was indeed being reissued…. and now…. glory of all glories, a master children’s librarian herself has treated us to a performance & viewing.
As a somewhat new children’s librarian still trying on a view different voices, I’m thrilled to watch for more of these Storytime Suggestions videos, thanks B!
Kate Messner said, on 6/22/2010 3:24:00 AM
Well, I think it speaks volumes that I teacher older kids, have older children of my own, know absolutely no one to whom I might read this counting book, and yet still sat here and listened to you read the whole thing over my coffee. (and laughed at every single Ga-DUNK.) Thanks! This was a fine way to start the morning.
Elizabeth Bird said, on 6/22/2010 4:14:00 AM
Thanks, guys! And like I say, feel free to make your own. I’ll have to figure out something for the older kids, Kate. Booktalk videos, perhaps.
Tammi Sauer said, on 6/22/2010 5:49:00 AM
Slam ga-DUNK!
Emily Calkins Charyk said, on 6/22/2010 7:12:00 AM
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this! I know I have a LOT to learn about storytelling before I get out there in the real world of children’s librarianship. I can only hang around library story times so often without starting to feel creepy– this will be an awesome (and creepless!) resource. Thank you thank you!
JMyersbook said, on 6/22/2010 7:54:00 AM
Hooray, hooray, hooray! I am indeed ancient of days and remember owning and loving The Noisy Counting Book during its first incarnation, and reading it aloud to my little one (who has now graduated from college! See? I told you I was ancient of days!) Your video rendition is FABULOUS! Thanks for making my morning!
DaNae said, on 6/22/2010 8:53:00 AM
I love this much mucher, muchest!
One question, is the book only being released as a board book? OK a second question, is the board book truncated from the original?
If I could stand to see myself on camera I would love to do this on my blog. I will give it some thought.
Cathy Ogren said, on 6/22/2010 8:58:00 AM
I love it! What a wonderful idea. Like a child, I like to be read to also.
IF said, on 6/22/2010 9:07:00 AM
Good idea, Fuse. Thanks for being willing to link to others’ video read-alouds as well. It is helpful to see a variety of styles and what works for others.
Emily, in my role as curmudgeon and librarian-storyteller and hoping to be helpful, I do have to point out that read-aloud is not considered the same as storytelling, which is oral tradition–no book in hand.
Elizabeth Bird said, on 6/22/2010 10:25:00 AM
Ah, yes! It’s always a good idea to distinguish between storytimes and storytelling. I might do some storytelling posts at some point, but truth be told I really only comfortable with one story in particular (Margaret Read MacDonald’s “The Little Rooster and the Turkish Sultan”).
As for the release of The Noisy Counting Book, excellent question. I see that the record does say “Board” but that may refer to the fact that the covers don’t have jackets. They just have the cover image printed directly onto the board of the cover. I will need to get a new copy myself to make certain of this, though.
Elizabeth Bird said, on 6/22/2010 10:26:00 AM
Oh! And Aunt Judy how INSANE is it that you not only know this book but read it to Jessie growing up! I had absolutely no idea we had a family connection to this title. I feel all the prouder.
You do realize The Changeover is what Twilight wishes it were? (Other than, you know, in print and wildly popular.)
Rams is so right! Changeover blows all those other paranormals out of the water!
My own picks are fantasy: Taash and the Jesters by Ellen Kindt McKenzie, The Wicked Enchantment by Margo Benary-Isbert, and The Silver Curlew by Eleanor Farjeon.
YES to the Wicked Enchantment!
Please get on the horn about bringing back in print Virginia Walter’s “Hi, Pizza Man!” It’s a storytime staple! Thank you!
What about Mortal Engines (and the rest of that series)? Seriously, you’d think that with a prequel just out, they’d start printing his other books again.
I thought you had delusions of grandeur when you vowed that you would get The Noisy Counting Book back in print. But you did it!
Well done, Betsy. Jennifer V, I’m totally with you. Please, oh, please work your Fuse 8 magic on Hi, Pizza Man!!! That is one of the best and most underrated storytime books ever. Ga! I cannot begin to fully express my love for Hi, Pizza Man. Ga!
The Winged Girl has one great cover! And you know which book is the first one I’d choose to come back into print. Actually, there’s a few of mine I can think of
“Prince Bertram the Bad” by Arnold Lobel, please! It’s a favorite of my daughter’s and mine.
Please plead for “The Sea is All Around” with the original illustrations by Elizabeth Enright. Our single battered library copy needs a replacement or a least a shelfmate.
The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who Was in It, by Carl Sandburg (pictures by Harriet Pincus but some wonderful new artist could do fantastic things). A book I don’t mind reading aloud over and over and over.
Oh man. Annette, that may be the most brilliant idea I’ve ever heard. And talk about a good subject for a future post!