Belated Valentine from Portland Phoenix
Some sweet folks nominated Curious City for one of Portland’s Most Influential People for “getting creators, readers, and fans of children’s books on the same page.” Well, thanks and gosh, Portland Phoenix and mysterious somebodies. Share...
Read MoreThe Science of Superheroes Expo
Bronx Community College (BCC) and Kids Comic Con band together for another brilliant blend of kids, comics, and education with their upcoming The Science of Superheroes Expo. Students will research superheroes’ abilities and how science fact and science fiction play into their powers. Results from that study will be presented in a science expo at BCC in Spring 2010. We are happy to offer the graphic novel, The Legend of Hong Kil Dong: The Robin Hood of Korea as a fictional jumping off point for studying the science of cloning. One of the powers of Korea’s legendary hero, Hong Kil...
Read MoreTo Hamlet or Not To Hamlet, That Is…
A Hamlet Look-Alike Contest? Could it be so? We here in the Curious City lair are hard at work designing a photo contest for Erin Dionne’s hilarious middle grade novel, The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet. Illustrator, Jamie Hogan just delivered a Yorick skull (complete with accessories) to be used in the design of the promotion. Soon you too will be able to gaze on poor Yorick for prosperity and prizes. Stay tuned, my dear Bard-ites… Photograph of Erin Dionne contemplating the Total Tragedy of the prototype… Share...
Read MoreStink, Stank, Stunk
Seems like we do not totally stink at creating games and activities because Candlewick Press has had us back for a new round of book activities–this time for the indomitable Stink Moody and his friends. Proud to have had a hand in Sniff it Out: Hunt for Stink’s Treasure, The Walking Stink-O-Pedia: Test your Stink I.Q., Stink’s Solar System Superhero Scramble, and Stink’s Cross-the-Solar-System Crossword. The complete will soon to be posted at Stink’ website… A super stinky thank you to my brilliant 2nd-grade nephew who helped me brainstorm all things Stink and my creative...
Read MoreNational Book Award Footage
Phillip Hoose and Claudette Colvin, 2009 National Book Awards Dinner from National Book Foundation on Vimeo. Hope you heart does all the leaps mine did and does seeing Phil Hoose and Claudette Colvin side-by-side accepting the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Share...
Read MorePhil & Claudette Take the Prize
Our dear friend, Phillip Hoose walked away with a National Book Award tonight for his stunning portrait of a brave woman, Claudette Colvin. Claudette stood regal by Phil’s side as he accepted the award and thanked her repeatedly for taking a chance on him, for letting him tell her story. Could be the hour of 3AM, could be the champagne, could be all the darn delight and pride I am feeling, but I cannot come up with any more to say yet. Just all too grand. Share...
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