Cricket Media is my all time favorite producer of magazines for young people. Betsy Bird over at Fuse #8 Production featured the following press release at the beginning of the month.
I wish you kindness and joy!
Cricket Media is my all time favorite producer of magazines for young people. Betsy Bird over at Fuse #8 Production featured the following press release at the beginning of the month.
First, I know it's Thursday and I will post a storytelling thingie before midnight. I promise - but...
Over on A Fuse #8 Production, Betsy Bird is popping up with all kinds of awesome links. Check out Jarrett Krosoczka's double-dog dare to guys...(Hi, Jarrett! Remember when you came to the Parkland Community Library back around the time of Baghead and Annie Was Warned? That YS librarian? That was I!)
Nerds are the new In Crowd! |
I want one of these.
Check out First Book, an organization that distributes books to children who live with few or any books in their lives. First Book supports other literacy programs as well. Please look at their website at www.firstbook.org and help this fine organization out.
Start them young. Start them right - or is that correctly? |
I know that Betsy Bird's A Fuse #8 Production has been featured here before - or at the very least mentioned. Right now, she is intent on counting down the 100 Top Picture Books and the 100 Best Fiction for children, based on her most recent survey of school and children's librarians.
This huge undertaking makes great reading, since Betsy not only gives her personal take on each book but a quote from one of the librarians who responded to this survey.
Every day, Betsy will post 10 or so books from one of these lists until she gets all the way to #1. Right now, she has reached #61 on the Best Children's Fiction list. Some of my all time favorites have already been mentioned. And some books I never read, too. I like that. I am always on the prowl for good kids' books, no matter when they were written.
What am I reading now? Oak Island — A Tale of Two Treasures by Mary Donovan
The children’s literature blogosphere is expanding on a daily basis. As a result, every once in a while I stumble upon a site that’s a true gem. Elizabeth Bird, of a A Fuse #8 Production, gushed about Uncovered Cover Art in her latest edition of Fusenews.
The creator of the site, editor Heidi Kellenberger, describes the it as “a sketchbook of reimagined children’s books.” Uncovered Cover Art combines two of the things that I absolutely love: art and children’s literature. The creativity and imagination these talented artists possess is truly spectacular. Kellenberger says of the site,
Uncovered Cover Art is a celebration of creativity, children’s literature, and art.
This is for you.
This is for artists who want to show off their passion for illustrating
children’s books.This is for art directors looking for artists, wondering if the editorial work in
Hot New Thing’s portfolio will transfer to children’s book illustration.This is for agents on the lookout for new talent.
This is for children’s book lovers who stay up late imagining the faces of Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and Little Red Riding Hood.
But, wait, the fun doesn’t stop there. Kellenberger is giving her audience the opportunity to participate in the launch of Uncovered Cover Art by casting their vote. “The three most popular artists will receive a copy of Show and Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration.” Voting is currently underway and ends on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.”
A couple of my favourite pieces are Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Billy Nuñez and Matilda by Chrystal Chan. What are some of yours?
Or maybe it was her best friend George–can’t remember now. But anyway, there’s nothing like revisiting some of your childhood favorites to make you wonder why you couldn’t see how cheesy something was. It’s like the experience I had this past weekend watching the Land of the Lost marathon on the SciFi channel. It [...]
I was a bigger fan of H.R. Pufnstuf.
“Jimmy!”
Sorry that I missed that Land of the Lost marathon-that show was one of my Saturday morning favorites. Also dug Dr. Shrinker(great theme song-”he’s an evil man with an evil mind!”),Shazam,Isis(yes,the Egyptian goddess had her own superheroine show)and of course,Electro Woman and Dyna Girl!
They really don’t make good cheesy shows for kids like they use to*sigh*!
My bad-it’s ElecTRA Woman and Dyna Girl:(
Oh,and check out this clip of Cyndi Lauper singing their theme song-it’s beyond awesome!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPY4KdZ2eQ
“By the power of Isis!” Sigh. Too right they don’t make good cheesy shows like that anymore. But at least we have our memories! And YouTube! And those random 24-hour marathons!
And that Cyndi Lauper clip is awesome! Thanks for the link!