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Revised! Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's ABRAHAM LINCOLN
On December 1, 2015, Publisher's Weekly ran an article about Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Abraham Lincoln, which won the Caldecott Award in 1940. The article states that the book will be reprinted...
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Kenneth Oppel's THE BOUNDLESS
A few days ago, I began to see Sujei Lugo's tweets about Kenneth Oppel's The Boundless. Intrigued, I got a copy from the library. Published in 2014 by Simon and Schuster, here's the synopsis:The...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... WAKE OF VULTURES by Lila Bowen
I get a lot of email, Facebook messages, and tweets from people who wonder if I've read or reviewed a book they came across. I want to keep a record of those requests, and with the start of 2016, will...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... Josephine Angelini's TRIAL BY FIRE
A reader wrote to me about Josephine Angelini's Trial By Fire. Published in 2014 by Square Fish (a Macmillan imprint), it is the first book in her Worldwalker Trilogy. Here's the synopsis (there were...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... Carol Trembath's WATER WALKERS
A couple of weeks ago, a reader wrote to ask me about Carol Trembath's Water Walkers. Published in 2015 by Lakeside Publishing (I can't find any information on that publisher), the book makes me...
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A Comparison: D'Aulaire's ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1939 and 2015
On December 1, 2015, Publisher's Weekly ran an article about Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Abraham Lincoln. For its 75th anniversary, it was reprinted with...... minor modifications to the original...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... Sally M. Keehn's MOON OF TWO DARK HORSES
A reader wrote to ask me about Sally M. Keehn's Moon of Two Dark Horses. I'm adding it to my "Debbie--have you seen..." series. First published by Philomel in 1995, it is historical fiction about a...
View ArticleEllen S. Cromwell's TALASI, A STORY OF TENDERNESS AND LOVE
Earlier this month I received a review copy of Talasi, A Story of Tenderness and Love. Written by Ellen S. Cromwell and illustrated by Desiree Sterbini, it purports to be about a Hopi child. The author...
View ArticleNot Recommended: Nancy Bo Flood's SOLDIER SISTER, FLY HOME
Some months ago, I learned that Lori Piestewa was being written about in a book by Nancy Bo Flood. My immediate reaction was similar to the reaction I had in 1999 when I read Ann Rinaldi's My Heart Is...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... Emily Henry's THE LOVE THAT SPLIT THE WORLD
Due out on January 26 is Emily Henry's The Love that Split the World. As the title of this post indicates, a reader has written to ask me about it. I poked around a bit and found two chapters at the...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... DARK ENERGY by Robison Wells
A reader in Indiana wrote to ask me about Dark Energy by Robison Wells, due out in March, from HarperTeen. Here's a review, from Kirkus:Wells is back with a new sci-fi adventure that comments on U.S....
View ArticleDebbie--have you read... NEVER NEVER by Brianna R. Shrum
Over on Twitter, a colleague asked if I'd read Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum. I haven't, so here it is in the "Debbie--have you read..." series.Never Never came out last year (2015) from Spencer Hill...
View ArticleWhere do you shelve Native American stories?
The title of this post, "Where do you shelve Native American stories?" is directed primarily at librarians but the information is important to teachers, too, and writers. It is a quick and short...
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Something that makes me smile...
Something that makes me smile is opening a package from a friend (Sarah), that includes a book I can't wait to read!
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Dear Scholastic: Given your statement about standards...
January 25, 2016Richard Robinson, CEOScholastic BooksDear Mr. Robinson,Those of us who study and share children's literature in classrooms and libraries have been using social media to share our...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen... THE LOST ONES by Michaela MacColl
Three different readers wrote to ask about Michaela MacColl's The Lost Ones, due out in October of 2016 from Boyds Mills/Calkins Creek.From Amazon, here's the synopsis:Despite her father’s warnings...
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Debbie--have you seen... I AM NOT A NUMBER by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer
Earlier today, a reader pointed me to I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer. Due out in September of 2016, Dupuis shared this image and said people could share it with their...
View ArticleBeverly Slapin's review of Paul Goble's CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE: RED HAWK'S...
Editor's Note: Beverly Slapin submitted this review essay of Paul Goble's Custer's Last Battle: Red Hawk's Account of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Slapin uses quotation marks around the name "Red...
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Eric Carle's HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAT
A reader sent me some photos of Eric Carle's Have You Seen My Cat? First published in 1973 by Little Simon, it looks like it may have first been published in German, in 1972. It is a Ready To Read...
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2016 Winners of the American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award
I am thrilled to see the winners of the 2016 American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Awards!Here's the graphic with the award winning books:Picture Book Award WinnerLittle You Written by...
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