Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O’Hara by Elvira Woodruff, illustrated by Adam Rex (Knopf, 2006). Darcy notices life’s little gems–the spider web, the pebbles–and so it is she who carries with her the most vivid memories, the family heritage to a new land. With evocative, realistic illustrations, this lovely picture book works well both as one family’s story and a window into the past.
Alma Fullerton offers new interviews with authors Karleen Bradford, Dianne Ochiltree, Katy Duffield, and Robin Friedman. She also offers a new interview with agent Scott Treimel.
Here’s a peek at Scott’s: “Editors, once authors’ in-house protectors, are themselves often treading water,
The Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education honors the following three books this month:
The 2007 Josette Frank Award (fiction) goes to Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee (Hyperion) and The Manny Files by Christian Burch (Atheneum)(excerpt).
Lee & Low Books is offering a book giveaway contest for Elizabeti’s School by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and illustrated by Christy Hale (March, 2007).
The 12th Carnival of Children’s Literature hosted by Midwestern Lodestar. A sparkling collection of links to recent blogger posts, enhanced with particularly thematic art. Highlights included Little Willow’s interview with Jenny Han,
Andrea Beaty on Andrea Beaty: “I come from a very big family and a very small town in southern Illinois. There weren’t a lot of thrilling things to do in town, so we had to make our own fun. We roamed the fields and woods looking for adventures and we made up sports.
Continue Reading Author Interview: Andrea Beaty on When Giants Come to Play »
Love the Baby by Steven L. Layne, illustrated by Ard Hoyt (Pelican, 2007). Who needs a new sibling who can’t “play marbles or soccer or animal safari?” Who needs a new sibling that everyone else–Mommy, Nana, Daddy, everybody–loves…the same way they love big brother? What’s more, who needs a baby sibling that cries all the time?
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Check out the exhibit of illustrator Don Tate’s work at the San Antonio Children’s Museum. Don’s books include The Hidden Feast, written by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss (August House). Read a Cynsations interview with Don.
Open Discussion: What’s Missing? from the YA Authors Cafe. The question is: “What genre or subject matter seems to be neglected in today’s contemporary teen lit?”
We last spoke with D. L. Garfinkle in September of 2005, right after the hardcover publication of Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won The Girl (Putnam). Read a previous Cynsations interview with D. L. Garfinkle.
Your first book, Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl,
Villaseñor’s bilingual book, Little Crow to the Rescue by Victor Villasenor, illustrated by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara (Arte Publico, 2005) has won the 2007 Lacapa Spirit Prize for Southwest Children’s Literature.
From the press release: The story explores the interdependence of humans and animals. Crows learn to fear humans, sons learn from their fathers,
Continue Reading Little Crow to the Rescue: El Cuervito Al Rescate Wins Lacapa Spirit Prize »
An Interview with Melanie Watt from the Cybils. See also a Cynsations interview with Melanie on Scaredy Squirrel (Kids Can, 2006). Don’t miss the companion book, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (Kids Can, 2007), which is reviewed at Big A little a.
Joseph Bruchac from the Blue Rose Girls.
