Joe & Sparky Zooming
Copies of Joe and Sparky Superstars! and Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels are zooming through the mail thanks to the kind folks at Candlewick Press and author Jamie Michalak. The fine libraries below should keep their eyes peeled for a special delivery by Super Flash 5000 (and stay safely inside until the vehicle is safely parked). Safety First! All others should remember to DOWNLOAD the Activity Kit and take the Joe & Sparky Personality Test for a spot of fun. Congrats to these Superstar Libraries… Hillcrest Elementary School BC Bristol Public Library CT Mabry...
Read MoreBrandify Those Giveaways
Every time you do an event (be it a signing or a launch party) make sure you have something to give to everyone, regardless of whether they buy or not. And, of course, brand it. Do you have to go to one of those fancy imprinting companies? Perhaps… But with an Avery label and a bit of lay out patience, you can make a very cheap giveaway. Jamie Hogan’s Seven Days of Daisy opens with Daisy gazing through a red magnifying glass. What a better giveaway for a book about summer exploration. Magnifying glasses? Yup. A quarter at U.S. Toy. Add a label and we...
Read MoreRaj at your Story Hour
Remember the days when there were SO many posters produced by publishers for children’s books? I was just recalling how my wonderful boss at the Wheaton College Library, Jean Callahan, would come back from ALA with armloads. She would take little student me into her office and allow me to secret them away to line my dorm room walls. That, of course, is the trouble with creating a poster for a book–the posters often do not end up places where they will advertise the book. But what did I just do? I created a poster for a children’s book. It is,...
Read MoreI write in blood because…
So many other blogs and individuals carry the important news and releases in the mighty children’s lit universe, so I tend not to. BUT, occasionally there is a something that reaffirms what I so passionately believe–that children’s lit and its creators are the Deliverers of Our Country (thank you E. Nesbit for that title). The brilliant piece from the equally so Sherman Alexie reminds Curious City why we exist and why we continue to muddle on… “…I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen...
Read MoreThe Charlie Joe Jackson Vs. the Book Bloggers Tour
The Charlie Joe Jackson Vs. the Book Bloggers Tour July 5 – August 25, 2011 “IF MY BOOK INSPIRES JUST ONE KID TO BECOME A READER…THAT’S TOO MANY.” — Charlie Joe Jackson Charlie Joe Jackson, he’s clever, he’s charming, he’s persuasive…and how does he use these skills? To avoid EVER reading a book. Now Charlie Joe Jackson has taken his middle school non-reading crusade too far–he will published Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading. The book features tips for other middle schoolers on how to avoid reading. Will the book...
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