Fan Mail Wednesday #48 (Tuesday Edition)
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Fan Mail | 1 Comment »I was all set to go with a different piece of fan mail when I opened this note from a school librarian. I've deleted her name and school district, for the sake of privacy: Dear Jimmy, It is with much regret that ...
Hudson Children’s Book Festival: May 16th
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, School Visits | No Comments »Come join us for the 1st Annual Hudson Children's Book Festival on Saturday, May 16th. I'll be there along with actual luminaries, such as: Donald Crews, Michelle Knudsen, Fran Manushkin, Emily Arnold McCully, Coleen Paratore, Charles Smith, Seymour Simon, Hudson ...
Times Article, Columbine, Picture Book Countdown, and Some Vacation Photos
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Bystander, Current Events, Family | No Comments »It's Tuesday the 21st, and I'm back at the desk, working under a deadline. I have to admit that I'm not in Full-On Blogger Mode -- it's like I've forgotten how -- but here's what's up exactly now. I'm still stunned ...
Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Fun Clips | 1 Comment »Who knows![youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--N9klJXbjQ]
Calvin & Hobbes & Self-Taught Artists
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Family, the writing process | 1 Comment »Unconfirmed info states that the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip below, by the great Bill Watterson, was produced more than 15 years ago. It still resonates today, a little bit, don't you think? (Click on the strip to see it ...
Sunrise Doesn’t Last All Morning: George Harrison’s Birthday
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Music, Uncategorized | No Comments »Yesterday was the anniversary of George Harrison's birthday, so I'm a day late. This is one of my favorite songs of his post-Beatles career, and seems most fitting, though I have many that I love: "What Is Life," "Isn't It ...
Layoffs Hit HarperCollins, Bowen Press
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Current Events | No Comments »More troubling industry news today. HarperCollins Publishers announced major restructuring and layoffs. According to The New York Times: The industry had been expecting some news from HarperCollins, a division of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, as it was one of the few ...
Scholastic Book Clubs Criticized in The New York Times
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Jigsaw Jones | 3 Comments »The New York Times today, in an article by Motoko Rich, reports some criticism of Scholastic Book Clubs. Here's the lead: Scholastic Inc., the children's publisher of favorites like the Harry Potter, Goosebumps and Clifford series, may be best known for ...
Who Needs A Librarian Anyway?
Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Current Events | No Comments »My local community is in a minor state of upset over a recent School Board decision to NOT replace a retiring elementary school librarian, who stepped down on January 30, 2009. On a personal note, the retiring librarian in question, Nancy ...
It’s Good to Be Neil Gaiman: Newbery Medal Winner
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Current Events | 1 Comment »Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard was just announced as the Newbery Medal Winner. Amazingly, it's about the only book on the long list of potential titles that I actually read. I often thought about blogging on it over the past month ...