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One summer day six years ago a quaint little red-haired boy of five walked into The Bookshop for Boys and Girls. “Now,” said his mother, “you say whom you have come to see.” “I have come to see Alice-Heidi, the doll who lives in The Bookshop,” said the little boy....
We chose this title — THE HORNBOOK — because of its early and honorable place in the history of children’s literature, but in our use of it we are giving it a lighter meaning, as Mr. Caldecott’s three jovial huntsmen on the cover suggest. Just as they are so full...
You probably haven’t noticed Alice-Heidi. She has been in The Bookshop for a good many years, except for temporary absences to have her hair recurled or dressmaking done. She has been a silent watcher of all The Bookshop activities ever since December 1916, when, as a story which appeared in...
What's odd about the direction this discussion has taken is that I agree with Sharon Flake about almost everything. Flake points out that she and many other readers of every race are much more compelled by stories of triumph over immediate, real-world trouble than by distant fantasy or lighter fare....
When you are young and black and living in the inner city — people think they know you. They like to tell you what to read, why the way you speak is all wrong and why that outfit you are wearing is not appropriate for school. Sometimes they are right....
We have awarded this year's Calling Caldecott to Aaron Becker's Journey and Peter Brown's Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, two books we love love love.Yes, a TIE.This was a decision we really did not want to have to make. This outcome would be impossible on the actual committee -- the real committee could...
Seven Impossible Things interviewsMonica Edinger's Educating AliceLesley's book blog http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/Teaching Books author pronunciation guideMock award sites Calling Caldecott Heavy Medal ...
Everyone here is busy reading and re-reading the books of 2012 in preparation for our Fanfare choices for the best books of the year. (Last year's list.) Any and all available copies get pulled into service, meaning one editor might have the finished book, another an ARC, another an ebook...
Have you heard about the "newly-discovered" Beatrix Potter story that's about to be published?Well, in fact it has been around for a while. Way back in [?1942? get date], Mrs. Heelis (call her Beatrix Potter at your peril!) sent several unpublished manuscripts to Bertha Mahony, the Horn Book's founder. Bertha...
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