Book Review: The Paper Bag Princess

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch (pictures by Michael Martchenko) is a short picture book containing a determined heroine. Elizabeth had it all: she was beautiful, had expensive clothes, and she was going to marry a handsome prince. That is, until the day the dragon came. The dragon had the temerity to burn [...]

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Splat the Cat

Splat is about to start cat school, and he isn’t exactly busting at the seams with joy. Hiding under the covers seems like a palpable alternative, but his mom won’t hear of it. It’s time to get up, time to get dressed. Poor Splat! But wait! Splat can’t go to school, he doesn’t have any [...]

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Last Minute Turkey Help

So, Uncle Joe, the amazing turkey carver, isn’t coming to Thanksgiving this year! You need to learn to carve the Turkey quick!  May I suggest YouTube?
Here is one video from Cooking .com — it ends with a very beautiful presentation:

For more Thanksgiving help The Food Network has lots of last minute [...]

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More Books to Film Trailers

Another Monday, another couple of Trailers for films that came from books. If you know about any other new trailers for films that are based on books, please let me know.
Angels & Demons Trailer:

Coraline Trailer:

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Five Fun Twitter Things

Twitter is a micro-blogging site that asks the question “What are you doing?” and allows you to post short (140 characters or less) answers to that question. Simple, yes? The more you look at Twitter, though, the more you learn you can do with it. Here’s a little that I have discovered [...]

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13 Books With “Thanksgiving” in the Title

Thursday Thirteen #46
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving (and I have the day off) so you folks get the Thanksgiving thirteen this week instead. Have you ever marveled at the sheer variety of books with Thanksgiving in the title? No? Well…now you can.

The Thanksgiving Thirteen:
1. Thanksgiving 101 : celebrate America’s favorite holiday with [...]

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A Classic is a classic is a classic…

Why do some books become classics and others pass into oblivion? Even winning a prestigious award, like the Pulitzer Prize or the National Book Award, does not guarantee that years from now, when you are long gone, people will still be reading your books. And yet some books just seem to stand the test of [...]

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Online Social Studies Fact Cards for School Project Needs

Social Studies Fact Cards are a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The topics covered are those California, United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.  For the past years, printed Social Studies Fact Cards have been used extensively in our libraries to help [...]

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Books to Film: Trailers

Last week I posted a huge list of books that are being made into films in the next few years (or at least, that’s the current plan.) So, now I’m following up with three trailers for those upcoming films. Which of the upcoming book adaptations are you the most interested in? Personally, [...]

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Books to Film Update: November

Here is the November update on the current status of the “books to film” projects that have been mentioned on this blog to this point. I will try to do this once a month in order to follow each film until it reaches DVD. Please remember that release dates are subject to change, [...]

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