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February 2012 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Dear friends,

I’m sorry to say that the carnival software we have been using since 2006 has stopped working. Please go to the carnival announcement post here and add your link to the comments. Margo, our February host, is now an editor on our carnival round up blog, so she will collect all of your links there and add them to this month’s carnival.

Our February 2012 host is The Fourth Musketeer.
Add YOUR post to this carnival by commenting here.
The deadline for adding your post is February 26th.
The carnival will go live on February 28th.

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Picture Book of the Day

Peter Is Just a Baby
by Marisabina Russo (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Peter can’t do any of the things that his big sister can. She can leap, and skip, but he can only crawl.

Snippet: I can even count to three in French — un, deux, trois — and ask for apple pie a la mode.
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Chapter Book of the Day

The Way We Fall
by Megan Crewe
308 pages

Booktalk: When sixteen year old Kaelyn lets her best friend leave for school without saying goodbye, she never dreams she might not ever see him again. But then a strange virus begins to sweep through her island community. As patients start dying, the government quarantines the island: no one can leave, and no one can come back.

Snippet: Sept 2
Leo,
While the ferry was carrying you to the mainland, I was on West Beach with Mackenzie and Rachel. Mackenzie had decided we should have one last summer swim before school starts tomorrow, but the breeze was so chilly, none of us ended up wanting to go in the water. So we just walked on the sand, talking and speculating about how junior year will go.
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Literary Links

Loreen Leedy booktalks Seeing Symmetry at Nonfiction Book Blast

Sorry, Pinterest Users: Websites Can Now Block Pinning [VIDEO] (via @mashable)
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My NEW chapter book is Save the Best for Last, Abby (All-Star Cheerleaders)

Great Books

Picture Book of the Day

Me . . . Jane
by Patrick McDonnell (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Here is the story of a little girl named Jane who dreamed of a life helping animals and grew up to help change the world. (Childhood drawings of Dr. Jane Goodall are included in this biography.)

Snippet: Jane had a stuffed toy chimpanzee named Jubilee.

BONUS! See the video and hear the story behind the book!

The 2011 Cybils picture book fiction winner!

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Chapter Book of the Day

Stupid Fast
by Geoff Herbach (Author)
320 pages

Booktalk: My name is Felton Reinstein, which is not a fast name. But last November, my voice finally dropped and I grew all this hair and then I got stupid fast. Fast like a donkey. Zing!

Now they want me, the guy they used to call Squirrel Nut, to try out for the football team. With the jocks. But will that fix my mom? Make my brother stop dressing like a pirate? Most important, will it get me girls–especially Aleah?

So I train. And I run. And I sneak off to Aleah’s house in the night. But deep down I know I can’t run forever. And I wonder what will happen when I finally have to stop.

Snippet:
This could be a dark tale!
It’s not.
I don’t think so.
Maybe.
I can’t sleep. It’s 1:03 a.m. Almost September. The weather is warm, even though it’s football season. There’s a huge moon in the sky, but I can’t see it from the basement, where my bedroom is. I saw plenty.
Tonight.
Dark tale? My dad did commit suicide.
Not so dark? It’s me. I hop up and down.

BONUS! See the video!

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

The 2011 Cybils young adult book fiction winner!

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5 MORE Great Books About Presidents

Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig
by Stephen Krensky (Author) and Greshom Griffith (Illustrator)
Abe Lincoln is on his way to give an important speech when he comes across a pig stuck in the mud. What will he do? Level 2 easy reader

Abe Lincoln’s Hat
by Martha Brenner (Author) and Donald Cook (Author)
Abe Lincoln keeps all of his papers in his hat! Level 2 easy reader

Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
by Shana Corey (Author) and James Bernardin (Illustrator)
A skinny little boy with a funny name grew up to be President. Level 3 easy reader

George Washington and the General’s Dog
by Frank Murphy (Author) and Richard Walz (Illustrator)
George Washington is fighting in the American Revolution when he sees a lost dog on the battlefield. Level 3 easy reader

Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders
by Howard Goldsmith (Author) and Drew Rose (Illustrator)
One night young Thomas Jefferson visits the Native American burial mound near his house and thinks he hears ghosts. Level 2 easy reader
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February 2012 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

February 2012 host is The Fourth Musketeer.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by February 26th.
The carnival will go live on February 28th.

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Literary Link

Inkling’s new iPad pub platform is software based instead of page based (via @ebooknewser)
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My NEW chapter book is Save the Best for Last, Abby (All-Star Cheerleaders)

Great Books

Picture Book of the Day

Prairie Storms
by Darcy Pattison (Author) and Kathleen Rietz (Illustrator)

Booktalk: See a year on the prairie. (Did you know that ground hogs live on the prairie, too? Tomorrow is their big day!)

Snippet:
The hibernating groundhog stirs,
awakes. It unplugs the door to its den
and peers out. Soft billows of fog blot
out the sun.

BONUS! See the video and download the ground hog coloring page

[youtube=http://youtu.be/uaUirE0ed6Y]

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Chapter Book of the Day

Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie
by Bill Doyle (Author) and Scott Altman (Illustrator)
112 pages

Booktalk: After Keats and Henry lose their bikes, they need money—fast. So the help-wanted ad at the supermarket seems ideal for them. All they have to do is weed Hallway House’s garden, find some lightbulbs in the attic, sweep the garage . . . and battle a shark-headed zombie. That last job is a joke…isn’t it?

Snippet: “Shark-headed zombie?” Henry said.

“Extra wand?” said Keats.

Henry laughed, and then Keats did, too.

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://youtu.be/puyjtioBItI]

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5 MORE Great Books About Valentines

Big Heart!: A Valentine’s Day Tale
by Joan Holub (Author) and Will Terry (Illustrator)
The ant class makes a big Valentine. Who is it for? Pre-Level 1 easy reader

Melvin’s Valentine
by Jon Scieszka (Author), David Shannon (Illustrator), Loren Long (Illustrator) and David Gordon (Illustrator)
Who gave Melvin a Valentine? Level 1 easy reader

No Valentines for Katie
by Fran Manushkin (Author) and Tammie Lyon (Illustrator)
Uh-oh! No one gave Katie Woo a Valentine. Easy reader with chapters

Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (Author) and Marc Simont (Illustrator)
Who gave Sludge the dog a Valentine? Easy reader.

Valentine’s Day in Vicarstown
by Rev. W. Awdry (Author)
What will Thomas do about Valentine’s Day when the blizzard comes? Easy reader
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Literary Links

New Stats: Kids Find E-Books ‘Fun And Cool,’ But Teens Are Still Reluctant

Pinterest Tips for Writers (via @GalleyCat)
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My NEW chapter book is Save the Best for Last, Abby (All-Star Cheerleaders)

The Big Day!

2012 ALA Youth Media Awards

Today is the big day! The eyes of the publishing world will turn to Dallas at 7:45 a.m. CT on Jan. 23, 2012, when the American Library Association (ALA) announces the top awards in children’s and young adult literature as part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 20 – 24.

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The 2012 Youth Media Award announcements include:

ALA will host a live Webcast from the Dallas Convention Center begining at 7:30 a.m. CT, Jan. 23. (Virtual seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.) You can also follow the announcements live via twitter at @ALAyma.

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January 2012 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Add your post about this year’s winners to our carnival!

Our January 2012 host is Delightful Children’s Books.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by January 26th.
The carnival will go live on January 28th.

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Nonfiction Book Blast 2012

Kathleen Krull booktalks
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
on the Nonfiction Book Blast blog today…

Save the date! June 23, 2012 Nonfiction Book Blast 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Nonfiction Monday

Nonfiction Monday

This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is Shelf-employed

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My NEW chapter book is Save the Best for Last, Abby (All-Star Cheerleaders)

Great Books

Picture Book of the Day

Clues in the Attic (My First Graphic Novel)

by Cari M. Meister (Author) and Remy Simard (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In this comic book mystery, Ben lost something that belongs to his sister, and he has to find it. He is scared, but it doesn’t matter. Ben has to be brave. He has to go into the attic.

Snippet:

Suddenly the door slammed shut.

SFX: (sound effects) BANG!

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5 Great Books About Veterans

America’s White Table

by Margot Theis Raven (Author) and Mike Benny (Illustrator)

Did you know that we set a place at the White Table to remember soldiers who didn’t come home? Picture book

George Washington — Soldier, Hero, President

by Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes (Authors)

Our first president was also a veteran. Level 3 easy reader

The Veterans Day Visitor

by Peter Catalanotto (Author) and Pamela Schembri (Author)

When Pop-Pop finds out that the children don’t know what a veteran is, he volunteers to talk to their class. Easy reader with chapters

Veterans Day

by Jacqueline S. Cotton (Author)

Learn all about Veterans Day in this easy reader.

The Wall

by Eve Bunting (Author) and Ronald Himler (Illustrator)

A boy and his father visit the Vietnam War Memorial. Picture book

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Chapter Book of the Day

Soldier Bear

by Bibi Dumon Tak (Author), Laura Watkinson (Translator) and Phiip Hopman (Illustrator)

144 pages

Booktalk: A group of Polish solders stationed in Iran during World War II trade a pen knife and some canned beef for an orphaned bear cub, and Voytek, as they name the bear, travels with them from Iran to Italy and then on to Scotland. See how they train a bear to help them in the war. (Photographs of the real Voytek are in the back of the book.)

Snippet:

The air rippled with heat. At that time of day, the army camp was like a ghost town. If you ventured out into the sun, it felt like you were about to burst into flames.

But even so, one creature still came out into the blazing heat, bumbling along the path between the parked trucks and stopping to sniff at every vehicle.

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Literary Links

My October @ALA_Booklist Quick Tips column: Hot Topics: Body Books

Cubes: An Inside Look at Scholastic’s Global HQ = video! (via @eBookNewser)

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

Great Books

Picture Book of the Day

Chicken, Pig, Cow Horse Around

by Ruth Ohi (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: It was always Chicken, Pig and Cow. Then it wasn’t. There was also Horse.

Snippet:

“Where’s Horse?” asked Pig.

“Who cares?” asked Chicken.

BONUS! Watch the video!

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5 Great Halloween Books

Big Pumpkin

by Erica Silverman (Author) and S.D. Schindler (Illustrator)

A witch wants to make pumpkin pie but her pumpkin is too big! Picture book

Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever!

by Don Freeman (Author) and Lisa McCue (Illustrator)

Corduroy and his friends get ready for Halloween. Picture book

Fancy Nancy: Halloween…or Bust!

by Jane O’Connor (Author) and Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

Fancy Nancy loves dressing up for Halloween. Picture book.

Nate The Great And The Halloween Hunt

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (Author) and Marc Simont (Illustrator)

Nate the Great and his dog Sludge look for a missing cat on Halloween. Easy reader

Scary, Scary Halloween

by Eve Bunting (Author) and Jan Brett (Illustrator)

Share this classic Halloween picture book with a surprise twist at the end.

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Chapter Book of the Day

The Wikkeling

by Steven Arntson (Author) and Daniela J. Terrazzini (Illustrator)

224 pages

Booktalk: In the enormous city of the Addition, all children are SAFE, SECURE, and SUPERVISED, and are watched by cameras even while they sleep. Henrietta is unlikable at her competitive school until she meets Gary and Rose. They all share something in common: headaches with an unknown cause. Then, late one night, Henrietta makes a startling discovery when she finds a wounded cat in the attic above her bedroom. Soon after, a series of strange occurrences follow, including the appearance of a threatening creature with long, waxy fingers, who calls itself the Wikkeling. With the help of an ancient Bestiary, will Henrietta and her friends solve these mysteries before the Wikkeling finally catches them?

Snippet:

An enormous cat lay there, in a puddle of blood.

Ms. Span’s voice popped into Henrietta’s head instantly, warning her about the risk of boldily fluids, infection, tetanus, dust mites, rabid animals, and falling from heights. But Henrietta didn’t budge.

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7nzJirAZcY]

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Literary Links

Halloween iPad app reading for kids (via @eBookNewser)

Why and Watch Me: Making the Abstract Concrete for Readers

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

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Birds of a Feather
by Jane Yolen (Author) and Jason Stemple (Photographer)

Booktalk: Poems about birds are accompanied by close-up, full-color photographs and fact boxes that describe each bird’s habits.

Snippet:
The Regal Eagle
The regal eagle sits alone
upon a tree that serves as a throne.
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Chapter Book of the Day

Gases, Pressure, and Wind: The Science of the Atmosphere (Weatherwise)
Paul Fleisher (Author)
48 pages

Booktalk: As Hurricane Irene bears down the Eastern United States, here is a book that explains how the ever-changing atmosphere determines weather around the globe.

Snippet: Air may seem to be weightless. But gases do have mass. (Mass is the amount of matter, or substance, in something.) The total weight of Earth’s atmosphere is about 5,600 trillion (5,6000,000,000,000,000) tons (5,080 trillion metric tons)!

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Live. Love. Explore!

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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 Picture Book of the Day

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STEM Friday video

Robot Swarm Snatches Book video

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2nn1X9Xlps]
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