They got the idea from my LIGHT UP THE NIGHT teacher’s guide and displayed them on the wall in their classroom. I got the grand tour during our Skype visit.
For more information on all my teacher resouces, my school visits and my free Skype visits, check out my Teacher’s Page.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
Fiction
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz (Riverhead)
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers (McSweeney’s)
The Round House by Louise Erdrich (Harper)
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain (Ecco)
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (Little, Brown)
Nonfiction
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956 by Anne Applebaum (Doubleday)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo (Random House)
The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 4 by Robert A. Caro (Knopf)
The Boy Kings of Texas by Domingo Martinez (Lyons Press)
House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Poetry
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations by David Ferry (University of Chicago Press)
Heavenly Bodies by Cynthia Huntington (Southern Illinois University Press)
Fast Animal by Tim Seibles (Etruscan Press)
Night of the Republic by Alan Shapiro (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Meme by Susan Wheeler (University of Iowa Press)
Young People’s Literature
Goblin Secrets by William Alexander (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Out of Reach by Carrie Arcos (Simon Pulse)
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick (Balzer + Bray)
Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (Scholastic)
Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook)
Hah! Look at that face! AWKWARD!
But if you click PLAY, you can help me fix that.
Then, get excited, because you’ll hear how TOO PURPLEY! is one of the books coming to your Scholastic Book Fair and how I can help you promote your Fair.
And just to make it easy, here’s the TIME OUT FOR TEACHERS LINK.
But a Skype school visit is just one idea. How about another?
I’m happy to record a VIDEO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR SCHOOL – that’s right, with your school name, maybe your mascot, your principal’s name, a teacher or two and even your school cheer (this could get dangerous!) – promoting your Scholastic Book Fair. Then I’ll post it or send it to you directly for you to use however you like.
The possibilities are endless. Let’s work together to make this your best Book Fair EVER!
Just e-mail me and let’s start planning!
First, the GOODREADS GIVEAWAY for a signed copy of the TOO PICKLEY! Board Book starts today. While TOO PICKLEY! came out in 2010, the board book is a brand new release and it’s adorable. So, stop on over and enter. It’s as simple as a click.
Then, at 4:00 PM today (10/1), I’ll be visiting Castlewood Library for CROWNS, CORNERS AND CREATIVITY. Stop by for some interactive storytelling and crafts to take home. Then help me color a Crazy Corner that will be on display at the library all month long. While I won’t be selling books at this event, I’m happy to sign prepurchased copies. My books are available at Amazon and all your favorite booksellers – like The Tattered Cover.
On Saturday 10/6 I’ll be presenting WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? A PICTURE BOOK’S LINK TO LITERACY at the Colorado Association of Educators of Young Children Conference. And I’ll be giving away LOTS of door prizes. While I won’t be selling books at this event, I’m happy to sign prepurchased copies. My books are available at Amazon all your favorite booksellers – like The Tattered Cover.
TIME OUT FOR TEACHERS! is in full swing. I’d love to virtually visit your classroom. Check out ALL the details here for loads of FREE RESOURCES for teachers.
And speaking of free resources, Disney Hyperion has created this gorgeous, FREE DOWNLOADABLE LIGHT UP THE NIGHT POSTER with activities on the back – a perfect addition to a library, classroom or kid’s room!
And finally, are you looking for a GREAT READ? How about 52 of them? Check out 52 Great Reads Prepared by the Center for the Book in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the National Book Festival! I think you’ll recognize a few titles on the list!
That’s it for now! Have a great week!
Thanks to my good friend, Jimmy Michael, for snapping these pictures! I wish I could have been there.
Dear President and Mrs. Obama,
Thank you for being the honorary chairs at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. this weekend. I hope you can stop by the Colorado booth at the Pavilion of States on Saturday to take a look at my children’s book, LIGHT UP THE NIGHT. There, you’ll meet a nice woman named Chris from Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book. Tell her “Jean” sent you.
Sincerely,
Jean Reidy
P.S. I’d love a photo of you two at the booth – if you happen to have your iPhone with you.
TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS! is on the list of ABC Best Books for Children and in such fabulous company. WHEEEEEE! Here ’tis!
Chuck Close: Face Book, Chuck Close, $18.95, (HC), 978-1419701634, Abrams
Hippopposites, Janik Coat, $14.95, (HC), 978-1419701511, Abrams
Kel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show, Michael Buckley, Dan Santat (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1419703799, Abrams
Shadow on the Mountain, Margi Preus, $16.95, (HC), 978-1419704246, Abrams
The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-0807508527, Albert Whitman & Company
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm, Patricia Maclachlan, Tim Jessell (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0807566169, Albert Whitman & Company
Celebrating Chinese Festivals: A Collection of Holiday Tales, Poems and Activities, Sanmu Tang, $16.95, (HC), 978-1602209619, Better Link Press/dist. Tuttle
Butter, Erin Jade Lange, $16.99, (HC), 978-1599907802, Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Because Amelia Smiled, David Ezra Stein, $16.99, (HC), 978-0763641696, Candlewick Press
The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate, Scott Nash, $17.99, (HC), 978-0763632649, Candlewick Press
I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763655983, Candlewick Press
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, Chris Van Dusen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763649463, Candlewick Press
Same Sun Here, Silas House and Neela Vaswani, $16.99, (HC), 978-0763656843, Candlewick Press
Sky Color, Peter H. Reynolds, $14, (HC), 978-0763623456, Candlewick Press
Splendors and Glooms, Laura Amy Schlitz, $17.99, (HC), 978-0763653804, Candlewick Press
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Rogers (Illus.), $15.99, (HC), 978-0763639914, Candlewick Press
This Is Not My Hat, Jon Klassen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763655990, Candlewick Press
No Crystal Stair, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illus.), $17.95, (LB), 978-0761361695, Carolrhoda Books/dist. Lerner
Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Ty Templeton (Illus.), $17.95, (HC), 978-1580892896, Charlesbridge
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen, Jefferey Stewart Timmins (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1580892605, Charlesbridge
Darth Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown, $14.95, (HC), 978-1452106557, Chronicle Books
It’s a Tiger!, David LaRochelle, Jeremy Tankard (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0811869256, Chronicle Books
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules, Book #9, Annie Barrows, Jeremy Holmes (Illus.), $14.99, (HC), 978-1452102955, Chronicle Books
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea: Book One, Ellis Weiner, Jeremy Holmes (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0811866798, Chronicle Books
Wumbers, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1452110226, Chronicle Books
Alien on a Rampage, Clete Barrett Smith, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423134480, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Chloe and the Lion, Mac Barnett, Adam Rex (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423113348, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Chopsticks, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Scott Magoon (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423107965, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423152194, Disney Publishing Worldwide
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, Mo Willems, $15.99, (HC), 978-1423151289, Disney Publishing Worldwide
False Memory, Dan Krokos, $17.99, (HC), 978-1423149767, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller, Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares, $17.99, (HC), 978-0786808908, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars, Katherine Marsh, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423135005, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to save History) (Or at Least My History Grade), Mac Barnett, Dan Santat (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1423149125, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Otto the Book Bear, Katie Cleminson, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423145622, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Time Out for Monsters!, Jean Reidy, Robert Neubecker (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423131274, Disney Publishing Worldwide
All by Myself!, Emile Jadoul, $14, (HC), 978-0802854117, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle, Mary Newell DePalma, $14, (HC), 978-0802854087, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Little Bird, Germano Zullo, Albertine (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1592701186, Enchanted Lion Books/dist. Consortium
Victricia Malicia: Book-Loving Buccaneer, Carrie Clickard, Mark Meyers (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1936261123, Flashlight Press/dist. IPG
A Civil War Scrapbook: I Was There Too!, History Colorado, $14.95, (TP), 978-1555916688, Fulcrum Publishing
My Name Is Parvana, Deborah Ellis, $16.95, (HC), 978-1554982974, Groundwood Books/dist. PGW
The Immortal Rules, Julie Kagawa, $18.99, (HC), 978-0373210510, Harlequin Teen
The Iron Legends, Julie Kagawa, $9.99, (TP), 978-0373210749, Harlequin Teen
Pushing the Limits, Katie McGarry, $17.99, (HC), 978-0373210497, Harlequin Teen
An Awesome Book!, Dallas Clayton, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062114686, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Crown of Embers, Rae Carson, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062026514, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Extra Yarn, Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0061953385, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, Mo Willems, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062104182, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, Kadir Nelson, $19.99, (HC), 978-0061730740, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More to Life, Maurice Sendak, $8.95, (TP), 978-0064430210, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai, $16.99, (HC), 978-0061962783, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Insurgent, Veronica Roth, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062024046, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George, $5.99, (TP), 978-0060540951, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Little Bear, Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illus.), $3.95, (TP), 978-0064440042, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Peculiar, Stefan Bachmann, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062195180, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Penny and Her Doll, Kevin Henkes, $12.99, (HC), 978-0062081995, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Penny and Her Song, Kevin Henkes, $12.99, (HC), 978-0062081957, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0062110589, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Tiger Lily, Jodi Lynn Anderson, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062003256, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, Barbara Mariconda, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062119797, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Wildwood, Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), $8.99, (TP), 978-0062024701, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Hunter Moran Saves the Universe, Patricia Reilly Giff, $16.95, (HC), 978-0823419494, Holiday House
See Me Run, Paul Meisel, $6.99, (TP), 978-0823426386, Holiday House
The Christmas Quiet Book, Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), $12.99, (HC), 978-0547558639, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I, Robin LaFevers, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547628349, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Immortal Lycanthropes, Hal Johnson, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547751962, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Last Dragonslayer (The Chronicles of Kazam), Jasper Fforde, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547738475, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Malcolm at Midnight, W.H. Beck, Brian Lies (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0547681009, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls, Mary Downing Hahn, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547760629, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
More, I.C. Springman, Brian Lies (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0547610832, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A Smidgen of Sky, Dianna Doirsi Winget, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547807980, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Son, Lois Lowry, $17.99, (HC), 978-0547887203, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
What Came From the Stars, Gary D. Schmidt, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547612133, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Happy, Mies Van Hout, $17.95, (HC), 978-1935954149, Ingram Publisher Services
Monkey’s Friends, Ruth Brown, $14.99, (HC), 978-1610670456, Kane/Miller
Things That Go, Deborah Murrell, Anthony Lewis (Illus.), $9.99, (BB), 978-0753467879, Kingfisher
Travels With Louis, Mick Carlon, $9.95, (TP), 978-1935248354, Leapfrog Press/dist. Consortium
“Who Could That Be at This Hour?” Lemony Snicket, Seth (Illus.), $15.99, (HC), 978-0316123082, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Laini Taylor, $9.99, (TP), 978-0316133999, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Days of Blood & Starlight, Laini Taylor, $18.99, (HC), 978-0316133975, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Diviners, Libba Bray, $19.99, (HC), 978-0316126113, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi, $17.99, (HC), 978-0316056243, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, Chris Colfer, $17.99, (HC), 978-0316201575, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Monsters’ Monster, Patrick McDonnell, $16.99, (HC), 978-0316045476, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Red Knit Cap Girl, Naoko Stoop, $15.99, (HC), 978-0316129466, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Not for Parents: Extreme Planet, Lonely Planet, $19.99, (TP), 978-1743214244, Lonely Planet
Not for Parents: How to Be a World Explorer, Lonely Planet, $17.99, (TP), 978-1743214251, Lonely Planet
Not for Parents: The Travel Book, Lonely Planet, $19.99, (TP), 978-1742208145, Lonely Planet
Bear Has a Story to Tell, Philip Stead, Erin Stead (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1596437456, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Because It Is My Blood, Gabrielle Zevin, $17.99, (HC), 978-0374380748, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit, Tommy Greenwald, J.P. Coovert (Illus.), $14.99, (HC), 978-1596436923, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Crewel, Gennifer Albin, $17.99, (HC), 978-0374316419, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Dead End in Norvelt, Jack Gantos, $15.99, (HC), 978-0374379933, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things, Kathryn Burak, $17.99, (HC), 978-1596437364, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Eve and Adam, Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant, $17.99, (HC), 978-0312583514, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), $6.99, (TP), 978-1250010193, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0312649623, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
A Is for Musk Ox, Erin Cabatingan, Matthew Myers (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1596436763, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Little Tug, Stephen Savage, $12.99, (HC), 978-1596436480, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Safekeeping, Karen Hesse, $17.99, (HC), 978-1250011343, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo, $17.99, (HC), 978-0805094596, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Montefiore’s Goddaughter, Elizabeth Brooks, $15.95, (HC), 978-1849820998, MP Publishing
5,000 Cool Facts About Everything, National Geographic, $19.95, (HC), 978-1426310492, National Geographic
National Geographic Animal Encylopedia, National Geographic, $24.95, (HC), 978-1426310225, National Geographic
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry, National Geographic, $24.95, (HC), 978-1426310096, National Geographic
National Geogrpahic Kids Quiz Whiz, National Geographic Kids, $9.99, (TP), 978-1426310188, National Geographic
Privateer’s Apprentice, Susan Verrico, $15.95, (HC), 978-1561456338, Peachtree Publishers
The Theory of Everything, JJ Johnson, $16.95, (HC), 978-1561456239, Peachtree Publishers
The Apothecary, Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0399256271, Penguin Young Readers Group
Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys, $8.99, (TP), 978-0142420591, Penguin Young Readers Group
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, Donald J. Sobol, $4.99, (TP), 978-0142408889, Penguin Young Readers Group
In a Glass Grimmly, Adam Gidwitz, $16.99, (HC), 978-0525425816, Penguin Young Readers Group
One for the Murphys, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, $16.99, (HC), 978-0399256158, Penguin Young Readers Group
Summer and Bird, Katherine Catmull, $16.99, (HC), 978-0525953463, Penguin Young Readers Group
Too Tall Houses, Gianna Marino, $16.99, (HC), 978-0670013142, Penguin Young Readers Group
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale, Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon (Illus.), $7.99, (TP), 978-0140549058, Penguin Young Readers Group
Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle, Charles Gilman, $13.99, (HC), 978-1594745911, Quirk Books
A Ball for Daisy, Chris Raschka, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375858611, Random House Children’s Books
Because of Mr. Terupt, Rob Buyea, $6.99, (TP), 978-0375858246, Random House Children’s Books
The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375869198, Random House Children’s Books
Chomp, Carl Hiaasen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375868429, Random House Children’s Books
The City of Ember Graphic Novel, Jeanne DuPrau and Dallas Middaugh, Niklas Asker (Illus.), $18.99, (HC), 978-0375868214, Random House Children’s Books
Discovering Wes Moore, Wes Moore, $15.99, (HC), 978-0385741675, Random House Children’s Books
Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book, Dr. Seuss, $14.99, (HC), 978-0394800912, Random House Children’s Books
The Drowned Vault, N.D. Wilson, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375864407, Random House Children’s Books
The Enchantress, Michael Scott, $18.99, (HC), 978-0385735353, Random House Children’s Books
Every Day, David Levithan, $16.99, (HC), 978-0307931887, Random House Children’s Books
The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney, $7.99, (TP), 978-0385742382, Random House Children’s Books
The Fire Chronicle, John Stephens, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375868719, Random House Children’s Books
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illus.), $18.99, (HC), 978-0375858871, Random House Children’s Books
Inheritance, Christopher Paolini, $15.99, (TP), 978-0375846311, Random House Children’s Books
Joshua Dread, Lee Bacon, $16.99, (HC), 978-0385741859, Random House Children’s Books
Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) (Junie B. Jones, No. 28), Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), $11.99, (HC), 978-0375870637, Random House Children’s Books
The Kill Order, James Dashner, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385742887, Random House Children’s Books
Liar & Spy, Rebecca Stead, $15.99, (HC), 978-0385737432, Random House Children’s Books
A Mary Blair Treasury of Golden Books, Various, $19.99, (HC), 978-0375870446, Random House Children’s Books
Mr. Terupt Falls Again, Rob Buyea, $16.99, (HC), 978-0385742054, Random House Children’s Books
Mystic City, Theo Lawrence, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385741606, Random House Children’s Books
Oh, No!, Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-0375842719, Random House Children’s Books
The Paladin Prophecy, Mark Frost, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375870453, Random House Children’s Books
Pie in the Sky, Jane Smiley, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375869686, Random House Children’s Books
Rapture, Lauren Kate, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385739184, Random House Children’s Books
Rocket Writes a Story, Tad Hills, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375870866, Random House Children’s Books
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375866562, Random House Children’s Books
Summer at Forsaken Lake, Michael D. Beil, Maggie Kneen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375867422, Random House Children’s Books
Under the Bridge, Michael Harmon, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375866463, Random House Children’s Books
Wild About You, Judy Sierra, Illustrated by Marc Brown, $17.99, (HC), 978-0307931788, Random House Children’s Books
Wonder, R.J. Palacio, $15.99, (HC), 978-0375869020, Random House Children’s Books
The Big Something, Patricia Reilly Giff, Diane Palmisciano (Illus.), $6.99, (POB), 978-0545244596, Scholastic
Bird & Squirrel on the Run, James Burks, $8.99, (TP), 978-0545312837, Scholastic
Capture the Flag, Kate Messner, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545395397, Scholastic
Cardboard, Doug Tennapel, $12.99, (TP), 978-0545418737, Scholastic
The Dark Unwinding, Sharon Cameron, $17.99, (HC), 978-0545327862, Scholastic
The Dogs of Winter, Bobbie Pyron, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545399302, Scholastic
Drama, Raina Telgemeier, $10.99, (TP), 978-0545326995, Scholastic
The False Prince, Jennifer A. Nielsen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545284134, Scholastic
Floors #2: 3 Below, Patrick Carman, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545255202, Scholastic
Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (HC), 978-0545312868, Scholastic
Glory Be, Augusta Scattergood, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545331807, Scholastic
Henry’s Freedom Box, Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson , $17.99, (HC), 978-0439777339, Scholastic
The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves, Sarah Moon (Ed.), $17.99, (HC), 978-0545399326, Scholastic
Magisterium, Jeff Hirsch, $17.99, (HC), 978-0545290180, Scholastic
Pluto Visits Earth!, Steve Metzger, Jared D. Lee, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545249348, Scholastic
The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater, $18.99, (HC), 978-0545424929, Scholastic
Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (HC), 978-0545222761, Scholastic
Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs, Michaela Muntean, K.C. Bailey, Steve Kazmierski (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0545234979, Scholastic
There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (TP), 978-0545312844, Scholastic
Third Grade Angels, Jerry Spinelli, $15.99, (HC), 978-0545387729, Scholastic
Are You a Cow?, Sandra Boynton, $5.99, (BB), 978-1442417335, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Between the Lines, Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, $19.99, (HC), 978-1451635751, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Boot & Shoe, Marla Frazee, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442422476, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442402973, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
E. Aster Bnnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core!, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430501, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, $11.99, (TP), 978-1451673319, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, William Joyce, Joe Bluhm (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1442457027, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Forsaken, Lisa M. Stasse, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442432659, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Lovely, Dark and Deep, Amy McNamara, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442434356, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Man in the Moon, William Joyce, $17.99, (HC), 978-1442430419, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, $7.99, (MM), 978-1451678192, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Merits of Mischief: The Bad Apple, T. R. Burns, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442440296, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story, Mark Kelly, C. F. Payne (Illus.) (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442458246, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430488, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Nightsong, Ari Berk, Loren Long (Illus.) (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1416978862, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Ruins, Orson Scott Card, $18.99, (HC), 978-1416991779, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Sandman, William Joyce, $17.99, (HC), 978-1442430426, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Stars, Mary Lyn Ray, Marla Frazee (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442422490, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tell Me About Your Day Today, Mem Fox, Lauren Stringer, $17.99, (HC), 978-1416990062, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430525, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Unwanteds: Island of Silence, Lisa McMann, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442407718, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
When You Were Mine, Rebecca Serle, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442433137, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Where Things Come Back, John Corey Whaley, $8.99, (TP), 978-1442413344, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ZooBorns!, Andrew Bleiman, Chris Eastland (Illus.), $7.99, (BB), 978-1442443297, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanies, Courtney Sheinmel, $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361991, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Hair Today Gone Tomorrow, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361915, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Needs a New Name, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361830, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Pardon Me, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361946, Sleeping Bear Press
Embrace, Jessica Shirvington, $16.99, (HC), 978-1402268403, Sourcebooks
Entice, Jessica Shirvington, $16.99, (HC), 978-1402268434, Sourcebooks
Greatest Moments in Sports: Upsets and Underdogs, Len Berman, $19.99, (HC), 978-1402272264, Sourcebooks
Girl of Nightmares (Anna Dressed in Blood), Kendare Blake, $17.99, (HC), 978-0765328663, Tor
Arlo Needs Glasses, Barney Saltzberg, $15.95, (POB), 978-0761168799, Workman
Mirabelle and the Bouncy Ball, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171652, Workman
Mirabelle and the Butterfly, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171669, Workman
Mirabelle Goes for a Walk, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171645, Workman
Perfectly Perilous Math, Sean Connolly, $12.95, (POB), 978-0761163749, Workman
Recycled Robots, Robert Malone, $26.95, (KIT), 978-0761154662, Workman
Star Wars Origami, Chris Alexander, $16.95, (TP), 978-0761169437, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Dog & The Piglet, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170129, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Leopard & the Cow, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170136, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Monkey & the Dove, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170112, Workman
Today I’m hosting my talented friend and agency mate, Jeannie Mobley-Tanaka, who’s debut middle grade novel KATERINA’S WISH has not one, not two but THREE starred reviews.
While Jeannie admits her “three” careers are now her “quarreling, loving, rivaling children” find out how they “feed each other.”
And then check out her other cyber-stops and website to find out more about her acclaimed KATERINA’S WISH.
Now heeeeeeere’s Jeannie!
One of my dissatisfactions with archaeology, has been academic writing. I have over twenty peer-reviewed, academic articles out there in the world, so I’ve played that game, but my frustration has been the passionless way archaeology is written and conveyed in the professional world. Of course, I understand the need for that in science. But sometimes I think we forget that we are all in the field because we have a passion for it, and that the general public is interested in what we learn too. Too often we make it dull and inaccessible in the way we write about it.
What Exactly is a Picture Book Peek Week? It’s my way of paying it forward to other picture book writers. Several times a year I offer a contest on this blog during which writers can win a free critique of a fiction picture book manuscript. Become a follower of my blog and you’ll never miss a Peek. Or e-mail me to be added to my Picture Book Peek Notification list.
