Princess Juniper Says…
Curious City is celebrating Ammi-Joan Paquette’s middle grade release, Princess Juniper of the Hourglass. In the new series from Philomel, a princess is given a summer kingdom for her birthday to practice being Queen. When her actual kingdom is invaded, Princess Juniper’s experiment may become a crash course in real leadership… Share the images below on your social media in honor of author Ammi-Joan Paquette and in honor of girls everywhere who make a brand-new kingdom (with their ideas and imagination) every day… Share...
Read MoreFake Your Own Mothman Sighting
For every sighting of a cryptozooilogical creature, there may be an equal number of FAKED sightings. Curious City will encourage this bad behavior this summer by offering readers the tools to Fake Their Own Mothman Sighting with the following print and digital tools! Doing so will celebrate Mothman’s Curse by Christine Hayes and illustrated by James K. Hindle (Roaring Brook Press), the middle grade novel Kirkus Reviews called “an ectoplasmic extravaganza”! Fake Your Own Mothman Sighting View, Download & Print Mothman Cut-out Sheet (PDF) Download Digital Mothman (.png)...
Read MoreWant to See the Ghost of Mothman’s Curse?
To discover what this ghost wants, read Mothman’s Curse by Christine Hayes, illustrated by James K. Hindle (Roaring Brook Press). An ectoplasmic extravaganza…tailor-made for reading beneath the bedcovers. —Kirkus Reviews Animation by Curious City intern Amelia Waltz and illustration by James K. Hindle. Download and Share the animated gif HERE! Share...
Read MoreScavenge Some Summer Reads
Curious City joined Chris Lenois on Green Mountain Mornings for this discussion of Summer Reading. Listen to the podcast here. __________________________________________________________________ Book Scavenger By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Age range: 9 – 14 Years Locate at a Indie Bookstore For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it’s the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all...
Read MoreLesley University Picture Book Seminar
Looking forward to talking picture book engagement at the invite of the indomitable picture book personality, author and MFA in Creative Writing faculty member, David Elliott. Lesley University Picture Book Seminar Sunday, 6/21/15 Marran Theater Lesley University Mellon Street, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by the MFA in Creative Writing 10:30 AM -12:00 PM You’re an Open Book While the world of writers, illustrators and publishers focus on the craft of the picture book, others must facilitate the discovery of and engagement with the final product. From parks to parades to pediatricians (and other...
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