By: Roberta Baird,
on 10/1/2014
He smells.
– What’s his name? – Guess.
Fifi?
That ain’t a name for this mutt.
Rover.
She’s coming. She’s coming.
Hide him.
I love you, Miss Hannigan.
And you will love the paddle closet.
And this…
…will love the sausage factory.
– No, Miss… – What?
We love you, Miss Hannigan.
By: Paula Pertile,
on 9/15/2014
By: Michelle,
on 4/11/2011
What made Louis Armstrong embarrassed? Why was Cab Calloway on Sesame Street? To learn a little more about these two legends check out the podcast below with BBC Producer Alyn Shipton and the talented interviewer Annie Shipton (yes, that would be Alyn’s daughter).
Happy JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month)!
More Sesame Street…Cab teaches us how to jump AND jive:
Click here to view the embedded video.
By: Steve Novak,
on 4/23/2010
The trailer for book 2 is done. Be warned however, if you're currently still working your way through book 1, there are some minor spoilers here.
Otherwise, enjoy (Double Click to see in full size on youtube)
On another note, I'll be appearing on a segment of The Annie and Burl show this coming Saturday night! The show starts at 10:00 EST, and I should be popping up around 10:15. I'll be discussing the book and whatever else the cool table wants to toss my way. If you're bored, listen in!
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE!
Steve
By: Aline Pereira,
on 8/3/2007
Two weeks ago today, my children stayed up till well after midnight to take part in a social event which will be earmarked by history as the denouement of a publishing phenomenon: dressed in old university gowns and carrying wands; one wearing an emerald silk shirt and the other bearing a lightening scar and drawn in spectacles, they headed across the road to our local, independent bookshop for a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows launch party. We duly picked up the book and as soon as we got home again, the boys went to bed and I started reading - a rattling good read… but the instances pointed out in the links below did not go unnoticed.
The popularity of the Harry Potter books means that they will become a focal point for many issues pertaining to children’s books, particularly now the series is complete and a critique can encompass the whole body of work. We already have the beginnings of some stimulating discussions. I read with interest Shen Book’s exploration of Harry Potter as a multicultural character, part of their Crossing Cultural Borders series – and also really enjoyed Emily Jiang’s witty reduction of the Deathly Hallows plot to a Haiku summary… if you haven’t read the book yet, don’t click here! There has been some in-depth discussion of J.K. Rowling’s use of cultural stereotyping: it is worth reading what Debbie Reese and Educating Alice have to say, as well as the comments to their posts, which are equally thought-provoking. Also, (more…)
By: Aline Pereira,
on 7/23/2007
As a fan of Shen’s Books I was delighted to see publisher Renee Ting and author Emily Jing partenering up on Shen’s blog to bring us “Crossing Cultural Borders,” a 6-week series of posts about different themes and issues related to multicultural literature for young readers. We encourage you to follow the series and contribute by adding your views.
You may also want to swing by The Miss Rumphius Effect to read Tricia’s post on evaluating books from the viewpoint of other cultures. And over at Writing With A Broken Tusk, author Uma Krishnaswami brings up the question of whether or not multicultural children’s literature has been successful in its attempts to cross cultural borders. Her question was prompted by the article “Questioning Cultural Stereotypes Through Children’s Books” by Tulika managing editor, Radhika Menon.
All well worth your blog-hopping journey.
Thank you, Aline, for you kind comments! This week’s theme is American immigration stories.