The Picnic Basket--Review

I have joined the ranks of reviewers at the new review blog site, The Picnic Basket. You can read my review of the trio of Jane Yolen Hippo Board book, here.

2007 Cybil Winners

Here are the winners of the 2007 Cybil Awards, the nominees of which are featured on the right-hand side of his blog. The recipients are nominated and voted within the children's lit blogosphere. Considering the list of winners bears almost no resemblance to the winners of other major awards so far, it just goes to show that consensus is difficult.

S & S Blogfest--talk to an author!

Well this looks like fun! Simon and Schuster is hosting a YA blogfest from March 14-27. Kids can put forward questions to their favorite authors (and there are about 100 listed as taking part) through a special link on myspace.