Carnival of Children’s Literature – Page 3

New format

Hello everyone! Tonight I begin using a new format that will help me keep the links I send you more up-to-date. With Twitter Blackbird Pie I can send you a digest at the end of the workday that is clickable! (Try it! Click on one of the colored links — even the hashtags — and you’ll be whisked away to the link!)

It’s just like the old nursery rhyme…

Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,

Do you remember?

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The book blogs will continue to post (and be sent via email) at 1am, but this “digest” blog will now be sent to you after 5pm. This means any “scoops” will be sent to you the day they occur! (Who knew that Google was indexing your Facebook comments? Yikes!)
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My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Nonfiction Monday

Picture Book of the Day

Ruby, Violet, Lime: Looking for Color

by Jane Brocket (Author, Photographer)

Booktalk: Ruby flowers, violet quilts, lime frosting–colors are all around us. How many colors can you find in this book?

Snippet:

Primary colors are pure colors.

They can’t be made by mixing

different colors together.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Freestyle BMX

by Isabel Thomas (Author)

32 pages

Booktalk: The high-adrenaline thrill of freestyle BMX is creating a stir on the extreme sports scene. Make sure it’s on your radar!

Snippet: When adventurous cyclists began racing over the crazy bumps and jumps of motocross tracks, bicycle motocross (BMX) was born. Riders did tricks between races to have fun and impress their friends. Some began to enjoy the stunts more than the racing.

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Nonfiction Monday

Nonfiction Monday

This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is Jean Little Library

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Carnival Of Children’s Literature

The October 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

is online at Jump Into A Book.

Hop on over and took a look! You’re in for a treat!

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Literary Links

Use my Silly Zombie Writing Workshop with your young writers today!

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)

Unexpected…

Picture Book of the Day

M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)

by Doreen Cronin (Author) and Laura Cornell (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Take care of MOM and she’ll take care of YOU. Kids can see how in this detailed “Mom Operating Manual.” The snippet below is on the If All Else Fails Page where it recommends “a spontaneous song and dance routine” to override a “malfunction.”

This book is a MUST BUY for kids with busy moms!

Snippet:

Cranky Pants

(sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Why do you wear cranky pants?

Cranky pants?

Why do you wear cranky pants?

Breathe deep and count to ten.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

by Richard Paul Evans (Author)

336 pages

Booktalk: To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette’s syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special—he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers. With the help of Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up with their abilities, and their investigation soon brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric teens—and through them, the world.

Snippet:

“Have you found the last two?” The voice on the phone was angry and coarse, like the sound of car tires over broken glass.

“Not yet,” the well-dressed man on the on the other end of the phone replied. “Not yet. But we believe we’re close–and they still don’t know that we’re hunting them.”

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFz0c33VpxU]

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My Book of the Week

Can You Eat a Rainbow? by Anastasia Suen

A healthy eating easy reader

Look inside this book to find out if you really can eat a rainbow.

Copyright: 2011
Paperback: 16 pages
Guided Reading: A
Intervention: 1
DRA: 1
Publisher: Bebop Books

Also available in Spanish as ¿Puedes comer el arco iris?.

Book Activities:

Use these Guided Reading lesson plans with your class.

Share the new USDA MyPlate. (En Español)

Create a video for the MyPlate Fruit and Veggies Challenge. (11/15/11 deadline)

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October 2011 Carnival of Children’s Literature

Our October 2011 host is Jump Into A Book.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by October 26th.
The carnival will go live on October 28th.

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Dogs, Dogs!
by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Look at all the dogs! What kind are you?

Snippet:
Dogs, dogs, are everywhere.
Look at all the dogs out there!
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Chapter Book of the Day

Tankborn
by Karen Sandler
384 pages

Booktalk: Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated when time comes for their Assignments. They are GENS, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENS are at the bottom rung of society. GENs aren’t born naturally of a mother. They are gestated in a tank, sequestered in slums, and sent to work as slaves as soon as they reach age fifteen. …

After weeks of toiling on their assignments, mystifying circumstances enable Kayla and Mishalla to reunite. Together they hatch a plan to save the children who are disappearing. Yet can GENs really trust humans?

Snippet: Kayla hunched on the bank of the Chadi River while below her, Jal, her slender, black-skinned nurture brother, skipped from one deep pool of the river to another, searching for sewer toads. Watching over Jal had not been Kayla’s plans. She intended to spend the rare Thirdday holiday with friends.

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October 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Our October 2011 host is Jump Into A Book.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by October 26th.
The carnival will go live on October 28th.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by FOMAGRAMS

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STEM Friday

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
This week’s STEM Friday Round-up is hosted by Shelf-employed

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Sillies

Picture Book of the Day

How Do Dinosaurs Laugh Out Loud?

by Jane Yolen (Author) and Mark Teague (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A lift-the-flap board book to answer the age old question, once and for all, How Do Dinosaurs Laugh Out Loud?

Snippet:

Where do dinosaurs shop?

LIFT THE FLAP

At the dino-store!

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Chapter Book of the Day

Nana Takes the Reins

by Kathleen Lane (Author), Sarah Home (Illustrator) and Cabell Harris (Contributor)

142 pages

Booktalk: Nana decides she wants to go to the rodeo to become a bull rider. But a run-in with bad guys Tuff and the Ruffies spins her day in a new direction. Before you can say “yee-haw,” Nana’s grandchildren, Eufala and Bog, join in on the wild adventure.

Snippet: “Bull riding!” exclamed Nana. “What fun! I haven’t ridden a bull in years. Nana felt around on the table for her scissors and accidently picked up a Fudge Freezie wrapper instead.

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September 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

The September 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature
is online at Texas Librarian.

Thanks, Elaine! It looks great!

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Literary Links

Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grants = $2,000-$5,000 per school! (deadline Oct 14)

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My NEW book is here!

Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8

Young Readers

Picture Book of the Day

Trains!

by Charles Reasoner (Author)

Booktalk: See what the busy truck does all day in this board book.

Snippet:

It’s the start of a big busy day.

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Chapter Book of the Day

The Romeo And Juliet Code

by Phoebe Stone (Author)

304 pages

Booktalk: Felicity’s glamorous parents have a secret. When they leave her with distant relatives in Maine, Felicity hopes they won’t leave her long. Her new Uncle Gideon hides things. Her Aunt Miami is star-crossed. And Derek, a kid her age, refuses to leave his room.

But Felicity needs Derek’s help. Gideon is getting coded letters from Felicity’s parents, and she’s sure they’re in trouble. Can Felicity crack the code, heal the family and save her parents, all while surviving her first crush?

Snippet: I barely heard them. I was watching that letter halfway under the door. And then just as I was about to turn round and go downstairs, the letter moved. Someone pulled it under the door and picked it up.

My heart started racing and thumping and spinning, carrying on inside me like a tiny bird in a new cage. I was scared and nervous and pleased all at once. It was a nice feeling to realize that I had run a test and it had worked. I had proved that Derek existed. He was in there. It made me think that I can be a clever girl, even though I can’t do long division.

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axBm1muUnhc]

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September 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Our September 2011 host is Texas Librarian.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by September 26th.
The carnival will go live on September 28th.

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Literary Links

My new book Road Work Ahead is on tour at Imagination Soup today!

Kindle Books Now Available At Local Libraries! (via @galleycat)

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My NEW book is here!

Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8

Young Readers

Picture Book of the Day

The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister
by Linda Ravin Lodding (Author) and Suzanne Beaky (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Ernestine is in over her head. Monday through Sunday, Ernestine’s week is packed with after-school lessons—tuba, knitting, sculpting, water ballet, yoga, yodeling, and karate. Overwhelmed and exhausted, Ernestine decides to take matters into her own hands…

Snippet:
On Mondays she sculpted with Clay Lumpkin.
On Tuesdays she did water ballet with Miss Goldfisher.
On Wednesdays she knitted with Mrs. Pearl Stitchem.
On Thursdays she took tuba lessons with Mr. Oompah.
On Fridays she yodeled with Little Old Lady Hoo.
On Saturdays she studied karate with Grand Master HiYa!
And on Sundays she practiced yoga with Guru Prakash Pretzel.

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BustjCHbkDw&]

**Linda is one of my former students!**

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Chapter Book of the Day

Alice-Miranda at School
by Jacqueline Harvey (Author)
272 pages

Booktalk: Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones can’t wait to start boarding school. When she arrives at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, the adventure begins . . . only not quite as Alice-Miranda expects. The minute she sets foot on the school’s manicured grounds, she senses that something is wrong: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, the gardens have no flowers, and a mysterious stranger seems to be hiding out on the premises.

Snippet: Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones waved goodbye to her parents at the gate.
“Goodbye, Mummy. Please be brave.” her mother sobbed loudly in return. “Enjoy your golf, Daddy. I’ll see you at the end of term.” Her father sniffed into his handkerchief.

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September 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Our September 2011 host is Texas Librarian.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by September 26th.
The carnival will go live on September 28th.

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Literary Links

Tired of blog scrapers stealing your online writings? Help Google fight digital pirates (via @galleycat)

Berenstain Bears helping revive an endangered American Indian language in a new TV animated series (via @educationweek)

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Nonfiction Monday

Picture Book of the Day

On-The-Go Schwarmas: And Other Middle-Eastern Dishes (Kids Dish)
by Nick Fauchald (Author) and Ronnie Rooney (Illustrator)

Booktalk: From popping pepper hummus to tasty tabbouleh, these kid friendly Middle Eastern dishes will bring everyone to the table.

Snippet: Hummus comes from the Arabic word for chickpeas, the main ingredient in this popular Middle-Eastern dip and spread.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Labor Day (American Celebrations)
by Lynn Hamilton (Author)

Booktalk: Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September, but why do we celebrate it? Find out in this book…

Snippet: On Tuesday, September 5, 1882, the first Labor Day celebrations were held in New York City. About 10,000 workers marched in the parade. They carried signs that read, “Eight Hours for Work: Eight Hours for Rest; Eight Hours for Recreation!”

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Nonfiction Monday

Nonfiction Monday

This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up is at Capstone Connect

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September 2011 Online Workshops

I begin new workshops on the first Wednesday of the month.
The September 2011 workshops will begin on Wednesday, September 7th.

Which workshop is best for you?

New to children’s books?
Learn about the different types of children’s books in the Children’s Book Genres Workshop.

Ready to write?
Write and edit your book in the Intensive Picture Book Workshop or the Children’s Novels Workshop.

An online workshop does not have a physical meeting place or classroom hours. You will have 8 weeks to complete the 6 lessons in this online workshop. Turn your lessons in as you complete them, the next day…or on the due date two weeks later.

The September workshop dates are September 7-October 26.

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The August 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

The August 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature is online at Great Kid Books.

A special thanks to our host, Mary Ann! Bring your tambourines and join the fun!
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Literary Link

@educationweek: Putting the Common Standards Into Practice Webinar Tues, Aug. 30, 2 p.m. EDT

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