Sonderbooks Stand-outs 2010!
I promised to announce my list of Sonderbooks Stand-outs before the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Award winners are announced, so I only have about seven more hours. Not that I…
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The Battle of the Books Is About to Begin!
School Library Journal’s 2014 Battle of the Books begins tomorrow! And I’m only now getting the chance to post my first round picks. I’ve read — or tried to read…
Top 100 Picture Book Writers and Illustrators – #5 Kevin Henkes
It’s been three months since I last posted on the Top 100 Writers and Illustrators from Betsy Bird’s Polls at her Fuse #8 Blog. I’ve recently been posting features about…
Review of Rough Sleepers, by Tracy Kidder
Rough Sleepers Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Kidder read by the Author Books on Tape, 2023. 8 hours, 42 minutes. Review written…
Review of Saints of the Household, by Ari Tison
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023. 312 pages. Review written May 14, 2023, from my own copy, sent by the publisher. Starred Review 2024 Walter…
Review of Mexikid, by Pedro Martín
Mexikid A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín Dial Books for Young Readers, 2023. 316 pages. Review written January 3, 2024, from a library book. Starred Review 2024 Newbery Honor Book…
Review of She Is a Haunting, by Trang Thanh Tran
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran read by Emi Ray Bloomsbury, 2023. 9 hours, 41 minutes. Review written March 30, 2023, from a library eaudiobook. Starred Review 2023…
Singing the Praises of Good Books
It’s Book Award Season! Monday was the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, and it’s a time to celebrate Book Joy! What’s more, yesterday I spent five hours online deliberating…
Review of Rez Ball, by Byron Graves
Rez Ball by Byron Graves Heartdrum (HarperCollins), 2023. 357 pages. Review written September 29, 2023, from my own copy, sent from the publisher. Starred Review 2024 William C. Morris Debut…
Review of America Redux, by Ariel Aberg-Riger
America Redux Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger Balzer + Bray, 2023. 294 pages. Review written July 4, 2023, from a book sent to me by the…