ALA Midwinter or Keeping Warm in Denver
I had a very pleasant flight to Denver yesterday and was relieved I didn’t require snowgear but happy I brought along gloves. I had a meeting this morning, then walked over the convention center and...
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Review — A Tree for Emmy
A Tree for EmmyWritten by Mary Ann Rodman and illustrated by Tatjana Mai-WyssPeachtree, hardcover, March 2009Picture Book A simple story about appreciating the wild natural world and the satisfaction...
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NYT Best Illustrated
The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2009 were announced today. I think they’re great choices – I usually do. But sometimes, while I feel the choices are marvels of illustration, I...
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Review — Nature and Nonfiction
I’m not a real bird enthusiast, but possess a casual interest. There’s a pair of horned owls at our RV park and I don’t tire of listening to their eerie sounds or trying to catch a glimpse of them...
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Rafael López : Guest Blogger on TeachingBooks.net
From TeachingBooks.net Guest Blogger: Rafael López describes his illustrative process, developing art for Monica Brown’s Tito Puente Mambo King/ Tito Puente Rey del Mambo due from HarperCollins in...
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September Reviews
Our September reviews for the Parents Express Philadelphia included reviews of three new picture books. A direct link to the online version appears at the end of this post. Mom, It’s My First Day of...
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Just another reason we love our clients
Publishers Weekly reported yesterday that on the suggestion of Kim Pescatelli, a Connecticut mother, Peggy Tierney (publisher of Tanglewood Press) and Audrey Penn (author of The Kissing Hand) are...
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Today is World Water Day
Today is World Water Day sponsored by the UN. And just yesterday we purchased our very own specially packaged Cheerios which includes a bilingual version of All the Water in World/Toda el agua del...
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Captain, There Be Whales Here
So says Scotty to Captain Kirk (ever my Captain) when they rescue the whales in the best Star Trek movie, Star Trek IV. All of us at WLCB love these gorgeous creatures, and so Laurina and I rented the...
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A Picture Book Panel
I was giddy Sunday as we drove into DC for the panel “Picture Books Through the Ages for All Ages” at Politics and Prose. The opportunity to hear such a stellar group of people passionate about picture...
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