Sci Fi Wire is reporting that Seth Green will be playing Milo in a film adaptation of Berkeley Breathed’s book Mars Needs Moms. I shall be very interested to see the finished film. Mars Needs Moms is a sweet, and short, picture book. I wonder how they plan to transform it.
In other [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Books to Film News
Posted in Books to Film, Information, News, tagged Book Adaptations, Books to Film, Mars Needs Moms, The Neverending Story on Friday, February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
13 SciFi/Fantasy Books I Recommend
Posted in Information, Meme, tagged Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thursday Thirteen on Thursday, February 26, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Thursday Thirteen #57
This week I bring you 13 SciFi/Fantasy Books That I Recommend. When I was younger, this was the only genre that I would read books from. I have branched out a bit since then, but I am still much more likely to choose new books to read in that area. For the [...]
Review: Knuffle Bunny
Posted in Books, Children, Review, tagged Knuffle Bunny, Mo Willems on Monday, February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Knuffle Bunny is a Caldecott Honor-earning picture book by Mo Willems, author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. In this story, “Knuffle Bunny” is a stuffed rabbit owned by a toddler named Trixie. A stuffed rabbit that somehow disappears during a trip to the laundromat. What follows is a story of communication difficulties, [...]
Did You Know?
Posted in Alameda County, Links, Local History, tagged flickr, Gladys Williamson on Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Gladys Williamson tidying the City Limit sign. From the Gladys Williamson collection.)
Did you know that Alameda County Library has a flickr account? Well, we do! Among the different types of photos posted are: The Castro Valley ground-breaking, Local History photos, and some locally created Read posters. Why not stop by and check us [...]
13 Detectives/ 13 Authors
Posted in Information, Meme, tagged detectives, Mysteries, Thursday Thirteen on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 24 Comments »
Thursday Thirteen #56
Since we had some much fun a couple of weeks ago with a guessing game, this week I’m bringing you another one. Below, you will find thirteen detectives. It is up to you to comment with the authors. I will reveal the answers as they are properly guessed, and [...]
Where There’s Smoke…
Posted in Books, Children, tagged Carl Hiaasen, Scat on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez dread their third period biology class, and with good reason. Mrs. Starch, the most feared teacher at the Truman School, gives Marta nightmares and most of the kids break out into a cold sweat if Mrs. Starch even looks their way. There’s one kid who’s different, though. He isn’t one [...]
Book Club: Can of Worms
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, tagged book cub, can of worms on Monday, February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Join us this Thursday at the Centerville to discuss our next Kids Book Club Selection : Can of Worms by Kathy Mackel. Mike Pillsbury is the smartest kid in his class. He has known all his life that he doesn’t quite fit in . For years he has [...]
Books to Film Update: February
Posted in Books to Film, tagged Book Adaptations, Books to Film, Films, Movies on Monday, February 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here is the February 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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