Things that I have difficulty understanding: The rules of soccer. How to work an f-stop on a camera (or what it even means). The French language. The fact that actors Patton Oswalt and Tunde Adebimpe appear to be in a movie that is filming right now and is going by the title . . . The Seven Chinese Brothers. That brings to mind the Margaret Mahy version, not to mention the controversial Claire Huchet Bishop one (though that story had only five brothers in it). Actually, Ms. Bishop used to work in my children’s room (though when folks ask we usually mention the fact that Marcia Brown worked here first). The internet is curiously mum about this Patton/Adebimpe project so . . . we’ll just assume that it’s another picture book to screen adaptation. It gives my existence just the right dose of insanity I crave on a daily basis.
- By the way, if you’re still a little fuzzy on who that Patton Oswalt fellow is, (A) He was the voice of Ratatouille and (B) I just stumbled on his commencement speech given when he returned to his high school and it is precisely what I needed to read right now.
- New Blog Alert: Hardly counts if they’re famous, right? Aw, heck. Even famous editors need their plugs! Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to inform you that the great Arthur A. Levine, editor of the very Harry Potter books themselves and the man who helped to add the term Muggle to the American lexicon, is blogging. Granted, he has only a single solitary post up at the moment, but I anticipate great things for young Mr. Levine. Not that he doesn’t have a tough act to follow. His right hand, Cheryl Klein, has been mastering the form for years (there’s a new The Year of Secret Assignments cover?!!!)
- Hey! When I reviewed The Strange Case of Origami Yoda the other day I had no idea that it owed its birth to a BoingBoing piece. BoingBoing apparently just got alerted to that fact too. They seem grateful (though a BoingBoing review wouldn’t be out of place as well).
- I love it when a plan comes together. Or, to be more precise, I love it when folks I like decide to make books together. Folks that I like include author Laini Taylor and editor Alvina Ling. I have liked Laini’s work ever since I read her fantastic The Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer (now known merely as Blackbringer). I have liked Alvina’s work ever since I read The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. I have liked the two of them from
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OMG, LOVE those stuffed animals!!!
I started to work my way through the Top 100 Children’s Novels Poll too, and read the Watsons Go to Birmingham and two others. I will probably continue at some point but there were already so many books on my floor that needed attention! Still, it would make me and many others happy if you read Ballet Shoes…
Mrs. Mimi, teacher and authoress extraordinaire, is also working her way through your top 100 picture books, the Top 100 novels and the Top 50 multicultural books. She’s calling it her 2010 Reading Extravaganza.
She’s pretty witty! (http://itsnotallflowersandsausages.blogspot.com/)
I’m really curious how the heck Patton Oswalt could possibly fit in with the Seven Chinese Brothers.
You are one of the most interesting people I know too.
These are adorable. I have made characters like this from cat fur and lint. I have plenty of cat fur (on couches, clothing and under beds) to work with.
Cheers, Cynthia
I stumbled upon your blog a couple months back looking for Graphic Novel reviews so that I could find more to feed my nine year old son’s voracious appetite for them. What a find you are!! Thank you thank you thank you. The Fadeeva photos made me think of The Saga of Gray and Nameless which I thought you might enjoy.
http://www.facebook.com/grayandnameless
Thanks for the support Betsy!!!
I have seven more to read on the top 100 novel list, though I haven’t read many of them since library school or before. Ballet Shoes is in my iPod.
Thank you for pointing out The Philharmonic Gets Dressed. My son is obsessed with the instruments of the orchestra.