Automaton Anthropods
Sometimes you do not find story on the page, but by the mere glance at an astonishing object. This striped anthropod greeted my morning… …and by the afternoon, I had crossed the expanse of the bay, tarried down a lane, entered what seemed to be an ordinary clapboard house, and encountered this shiver. This beauty sent a shiver up my spine straight into my brain. That shiver hovered there between my flight instinct and my imagination daring not to choose. The arachnid (armed with needle and silk thread) is the creation of Mike Libby of Insect Lab. Mark and I had the glory of...
Read MoreSync YA Lit into Your Earphones
Curious City has been quite honored to spend the summer helping to build an audience for LISTENING TO LIT by working with the grand folks at Audiobook Community to produce Sync. The program pairs the download of a current YA with a corresponding classic. It is not too late to take advantage of the free audiobook downloads of the titles above. Two new titles appear every Thursday and two titles disappear so mark your calendar! Share...
Read MoreOverheard at ALA
I am quick of mind, but slow of pen so I may have not gotten these quotes perfect… Here are things overheard at ALA Annual Conference that made sense or made me laugh… “Comics and superheroes open all the absurd possibilities of the world to children.” –Alex Simmons, Kids Comic Con & Color of Comics “Kids of color need to see superheroes of color…see themselves holding great power.” –Alex Simmons, Kids Comic Con & Color of Comics “It is about time that we see beautiful babies of color showing up in board books on a regular...
Read MoreSYNC YA Lit into Your Earphones
Proud as pie to have worked with the folks at Audiofile and Audiobook Community to create this free YA Lit audiobook download program for these hazy days of summer. More about the YA audience building program here. Share...
Read MoreMoon Watchers Interview & Event
Proud to being a launch event for Moon Watchers this weekend. Prouder still that we will be turn the event elements into an event kit for public libraries to celebrate Ramadan and Eid this Fall. Lovely NBC interview with the Author and Illustrator. Share...
Read MoreHappy 10 Years Raising Readers!
Curious City is honored to have been the Book Consultant for Raising Readers for the last six years. What an organization. What an impact on the educational future of the state of Maine. 1.3 million books given to Maine children. Thank you Libra Foundation! Share...
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