I don’t normally post stand alone reviews of middle grade or kid’s lit books here, mainly because they don’t make up a huge percentage of my reading, and I also like to pretend my reviews reflect some semblance of a strong identity as a reader. But I guess the biggest reflection my book reviews show is… Continue reading Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
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The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Title: The Sixty-Eight Rooms Author: Marianne Malone Published: 2010 My edition: Random House Hardcover 2010 Purchased From: Barnes and Noble Greenwich Village Pages: 269 Synopsis (from Strand): Every Chicagoan knows about the Thorne Rooms in the Art Institute of Chicago. Sixty-eight miniature rooms, depicting rooms from European homes throughout the centuries, in immaculate detail, precise… Continue reading The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay
Title: Saffy’s Angel Author: Hilary McKay Published: 2002 My edition: Margaret K. McElderry Hardcover 2002 Borrowed From: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 152 Synopsis (from Publisher’s Weekly): McKay’s sparkling novel once again introduces an eccentric, entirely engaging British family whose members readers will immediately embrace. The Casson parents, both artists delightfully distracted Eve paints in her… Continue reading Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
MBS & the Prisoner’s Dilemma The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart is the third book about a group of four extraordinarily gifted and adventurous children who call themselves the Mysterious Benedict Society. Since this is the third book in the series, I won’t say much here about the plot.… Continue reading The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Graceling I’ve heard amazing things about Graceling by Kristin Cashore for over a year and a half, especially from book bloggers lucky enough to get an ARC of this fantastic novel. Seeing it out in paperback on a weekend when I desperately needed a good fantasy novel to escape in gave me reason to try… Continue reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
When-you-reach-me I was *really* trying to be good and wait for this book to become available at the library. But then I read about 18 amazing reviews and, when I saw it again at Strand, it was just sitting there waiting for me to buy it and read it. So I did. And my instincts… Continue reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Vox Hunt: Fictional Character I've Liked Since Childhood
Show us a fictional character that you have been a fan of since your childhood. Submitted by Jack Yan. I will show you five. :) Betsy Ray (of the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace) Betsyray Ramona Quimby (of the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary) RamonaQuimby Alice McKinley (from the Alice books by Phyllis… Continue reading Vox Hunt: Fictional Character I've Liked Since Childhood
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse By now most everyone has heard about the controversial New Yorker cover featuring the Obamas. But did you know that same issue has a wonderful article inside about the rise of children’s literature and children’s libraries in the US? The article centers around Anne Carroll Moore, E. B. White, Katharine… Continue reading The Lion and the Mouse
2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners
I’m a kid’s lit enthusiast, but an amateur one. That’s why my post about the 2008 ALA awards is over a month late. I wanted to give myself time to read a few more of the winners and honors before I posted. I read most of the books after they were announced, and I still… Continue reading 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners
New Vox Group: Kid's Lit
Whenever I post about Children’s literature, I’m always hesitant to post it to the 2 reading Vox groups that I’m in, because everyone on there seems to only read adult books. So I’ve created a Vox book group for people who love Children’s literature. There must be at least a handful of us here who… Continue reading New Vox Group: Kid's Lit
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
I finally read Winnie-the-Pooh. A few years ago I saw it on the Radcliffe list of the 100 Greatest English Language Novels, and almost checked it off as read, but realized that years of dedication to and viewings of the movie did not in any way translate into having read the book. So last year… Continue reading Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Top Five: Caldecott Books
Last summer I completed my quest of reading all 69 Caldecott Medal winners. Since then, one of my favorite children’s book authors and illustrators, David Wiesner, won the 2007 Caldecott Medal for Flotsam. The Caldecott Medal is primarily recognition for outstanding art and illustrations, though how these illustrations work with the text of the book… Continue reading Top Five: Caldecott Books