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Friday, November 13, 2015 9:55:09 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled 2015 Best Children's Books of the Year: A List of Lists and Awards:
Susan said, "It's raining books, hallelujah! The holiday season means an abundance of online "best books" lists, and here on Chicken Spaghetti I collect the ones for kids' books. The focus is on material published in 2015, although..." more
Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:22:49 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Lynda Barry on Fairy Tales:
Susan said, "They can't transform your actual situation, but they can transform your experience of it. We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay. So wise. This is from the cartoonist Lynda Barry's..." more
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:53:45 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Reading Aloud, or Yay for Second Graders!:
Susan said, "Good morning! Sheesh, Chicken Spaghetti is pretty dusty, and needs some tidying up. But before I do that, let's talk books. I had a really fun year reading to second graders at a nearby city school. I visit the class once a week, share a..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:26:48 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Norman's Best Books of 2014:
Susan said, "It's a New Year's tradition to hand over the blog to my husband, Norman, for his annual list! Thanks, Susan, for once again letting me tell your readers about the books I’ve enjoyed this past year. My favorite fiction books were, in no..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:18:14 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled My Favorite Books of 2014:
Susan said, "My New Year's resolution is always Read More Books, and usually I end it there. In 2014 I was able to do a lot of reading. Yay! Meanwhile, Norman is working on his great list. Stay tuned. In 2015 I am most looking forward to works by my friends..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 11:30:35 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Brown Girl Dreaming:
Susan said, "I usually have a couple of books going at once, and I love it when they talk to each other. Virginia Woolf asks, in Hours in a Library, a series of questions about contemporary authors’ works, issues that make their work appeal to us as..." more
Sunday, November 30, 2014 2:35:01 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled The Best Children's Books of 2014: A List of Lists and Awards:
Susan said, "A roundup of the year-end "best of" lists and children's literature prizes. Most of the books on these lists were published in 2014; a few lists include titles from prior years, too. I will update this page regularly, so if you see..." more
Monday, November 24, 2014 8:32:35 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Dept. of Still a Ways to Go:
Susan said, "[Gillian] Flynn: I would love it if I could do an event without a very well-meaning man telling me, "I don't normally read books by women." Do you get that? [Cheryl] Strayed: All the time. [...] From "Gone Girls, Found,"..." more
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:43:19 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Libraries, Peanut Butter, and Bears:
Susan said, "School has started, and with it, I'm back in the classroom once a week, reading to second graders. So far we have read these picture books: Tomás and the Library Lady, written by Pat Mora and illustrated by Raul Colón. A friendly bookseller..." more
Monday, June 16, 2014 1:07:27 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Second Grade: Thumbs Up for "The Incredible Book Eating Boy":
Susan said, "Another June, another school year coming to a close. Up here in New England we keep 'em in class until almost the end of the month. I've been a volunteer classroom reader for a while now, and I love it, even the unpredictable nature of the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Chicken Spaghetti's Best Kids' Books 2013: A List of Lists and Awards:
Susan said, "Yippee! It's "best books of the year" season. Once again I'll be gathering the online lists of best kids' books right here. The Chicken Spaghetti compilation features books published in 2013, no matter when the list or..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Thank You, Readers:
Susan said, "In the book What W.H. Auden Can Do For You (Princeton University Press, 2013), Alexander McCall Smith writes, "[The poet W.H.] Auden reminds us to be grateful, and that is something that we increasingly need to be reminded of in a..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Norman's Best Books of 2013:
Susan said, "Today I'm turning over the space to my husband, Norman Trepner, an avid reader and an all-around good guy. Take it away, Norm. —Susan Once again Susan has asked me to share with her Chicken Spaghetti friends my favorite books I’ve read this..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Bloggers Choose Children's Book Award Winners:
Susan said, "Announced this morning: the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards, a.k.a., the Cybils. You'll find many ideas for good reading in the lists of winners. Take a look."
Friday, October 11, 2013 9:58:19 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Alice Munro, Nobel Prize Winner. Yeah!:
Susan said, "The Swedish Academy has not been able to get a hold of Alice Munro, left a phone message. #NobelPrize #Literature — Nobelprize_org (@Nobelprize_org) October 10, 2013 Don't you love that Twitter announcement! The Nobel Prize in..." more
Monday, October 7, 2013 5:04:13 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Catching Up with the "Growing Good Kids" Book Awards, Baby Books, and More:
Susan said, "The annual "Growing Good Kids" awards, for children's books with an ecological theme, were announced last summer. You'll find a list of the winners here. The American Horticultural Society and the Junior Master Gardener..." more
Thursday, October 3, 2013 4:20:08 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Reading with Second Graders: A Squirrelly Story:
Susan said, " School has started and with it my volunteer gig as a classroom reader in a city school. After a year with third graders, I am back with the second grade. I follow the same teacher wherever she goes. If Ms. B. heads to kindergarten next year,..." more
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 5:00:05 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Feeling a Warm Embrace from a Tortilla:
Susan said, "Every once and a while, I come across some true weirdness in the New York Times. I actually love when the Times gets odd and unpredictable. A phrase from today's paper (online edition) inspired this doggerel poem, which I wrote before reading..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:13:35 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Third Grade Picture Book Read-Alouds:
Susan said, "The last school year was a good one for reading aloud with third graders. After participating in an online class on the Caldecott Medal and a workshop on the "whole book approach" at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, I feel like..." more
Thursday, July 4, 2013 5:24:00 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Good Morning, and Happy 4th:
Susan said, "Yawn. Stretch. Um, good morning. It's March 16th, right? Snow still on the ground? (My last post was on March 15th.) What! It's July 4th? So, that's what all the noise is about. Oh, dear. I have missed a day or two a few months...." more
Friday, March 15, 2013 9:41:51 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Ides of March Award Roundup, 3.15.13:
Susan said, "For all you list-crazy folks, here are some more awards and finalists that I've heard about in the last couple of weeks. CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlist. This UK award is the equivalent of the Newbery. CILIP stands for Chartered Institute..." more
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:38:09 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Catching Up:
Susan said, "Hey, y'all! I hibernated for a few weeks during the cold weather, and then the robins returned and reminded me that it's almost spring and time to post. This morning, though, whew. We're having quite a wind storm, and a small tree..." more
Sunday, January 27, 2013 1:18:01 PM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Newbery, Caldecott Tomorrow:
Susan said, "The Caldecott and Newbery Medals, the two most prestigious awards for US children's literature, will be announced tomorrow (Monday, January 28th) morning at a meeting of the American Library Association. Details here. The Caldecott..." more
Friday, January 25, 2013 11:43:59 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Poetry Friday: Copy What?:
Susan said, "I worry about copyright. Do I have permission to post an entire work, a photograph, a painting by a poet? A lyricist? An artist? Public domain? What's that? Fair Use? Who's she? Is Intellectual Property really that..." more
Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:56:45 AM
Susan Thomsen wrote a blog post titled Norman's Best Books of 2015:
Susan said, "My husband, Norman, reads up a storm, so I am handing over the blog today for his annual Best Books list. You can find good reading in his selections from previous years, too: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Thank you,..." more