20 Libraries Get 10 Turkeys!
Are there 10 Turkeys in the Road? Yes, there are 2o of them! What?? Let me clarify. 20 free copies of the new picture book 10 Turkeys in the Road (and clown noses) have hit the road and are headed to the winning libraries below thanks to Marshall Cavendish and author Brenda Sturgis. Didn’t Win a Free Book? No worries! There are free story hour and classroom activities for 10 Turkeys in the Road on Brenda’s website! And the Winners Are… • Zeb Vance Elementary School, Kittrell, NC • South Main Street School, Pleasantville NJ • Milton Library, Rye, NY...
Read MoreLibrarian Giveaway of 10 TURKEYS IN THE ROAD
My Dear Librarians, It is November and time to talk turkey. Marshall Cavendish and author Brenda Sturgis are giving away 20 copies of their new picture book, 10 Turkeys in the Road as well as clown noses! Clown noses and turkeys?? You have to see the hilarious book to imagine this combo. “The turkey tableaux are deliriously silly…Slonim’s bright acrylics amp the loopiness of Sturgis’ verses. A cute combo sure to bring many smiles. –Kirkus Reviews GIVEAWAY Simply email your MAILING ADDRESS to giveaway@curiouscity.net to be...
Read MoreLibrarian Lobsters!
No…this is not some genetic mutation to bring you protein-rich book curators… Author Craig Moodie (former fisherman, now author) is giving away 4 live lobsters to be delivered on New Year’s Eve. Or rather his character is giving away lobsters. Let me explain… Moodie has decided to continue the storyline of Into the Trap (Roaring Brook) in a (quite funny, quite content rich) blog written by the teen lobsterman character, Eddie Atwell (aka Lobster Boy). For kids that love action adventures, the book and blog are a sweet match. “…an...
Read MoreStoryWalk: The Bugliest Bug of Them All!
Some days you would not trade for all the tea in Buckingham Palace. After a year of hard work and creative solutions the City of Portland, Health and Human Services Dept, Public Health Division, the Portland Public Library, and Portland Recreation unveiled a StoryWalk for the picture book, The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields and illustrated by Scott Nash (Candlewick Press). What’s a StoryWalk? Picture book pages spread through an outdoor space to create an active, engaging read aloud experience for kids. Here is a kindergartener waiting to unveil a StoryWalk...
Read MoreStories TBD
Long ago I decided to only post when a project was complete. Complete? Whenever is the messy, compelling work of engagement work around children’s lit complete? What about the ideas that bubble up every day? The sweet progress and frightful road blocks? Each day we have brainstorms around manuscripts, galleys, and F&G’s–things happening now that will not happen to readers until months or years from now. Illustrator Jamie Hogan’s Jamie Peeps blog is endlessly compelling because it is about the rich creative life she is living now. Is there room for...
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