New (to me) publisher: Inhabit Media, Inc.

Sitting here on my couch this morning, I've come across the website for an Inuit-owned publishing house called Inhabit Media, Inc . loca...

Eric Carle's illustrations for TALES OF THE NIMIPOO

I like a lot of Eric Carle's books. I used The Very Hungry Caterpillar when I taught kindergarten and first grade. I read books he wrot...

Video: WAPOS BAY

I've just come across what looks to be an absolutely stunning video series called Wapos Bay . Set in the present day, the stop-motion an...

Lesson Plan: WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR MOCCASINS

While working as a librarian, Kathleen Horning of the CCBC , recommended children's books about American Indians whenever she could. Fo...

Ginny Moore Kruse's 1992 article on Multicultural Literature

This morning I'm re-reading, Ginny Moore Kruse's 1992 article "No Single Season: Multicultural Literature for All Children...

Popular searches at the Smithsonian website

A few minutes ago I was at the Smithsonian's " CollectionsSearchCenter " page studying how they classify photographs (doing th...

Debby Dahl Edwardson's MY NAME IS NOT EASY is a finalist for the National Book Award!

A hearty congratulations to Debby Dahl Edwardson! Today (October 12, 2011), her outstanding My Name is Not Easy was named as a finalist fo...

Maurice Sendak's BUMBLE-ARDY

From the children's lit community to the Wall Street Journal , people are talking about Maurice Sendak's new book, Bumble-Ardy . Som...

Great news! Richard Van Camp's THE LESSER BLESSED in production

Last week, auditions were held for parts in Richard Van Camp's outstanding novel, The Lesser Blessed . This movie is one to keep an eye ...

MY NAME IS NOT EASY, by Debby Dahl Edwardson

Yesterday I read Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name Is Not Easy . It is a powerful novel, moving me in the same ways that Joseph Bruchac...