"I take kids seriously, they have a lot of things wrong. They protect their parents. Children are brave little creatures."
Built to Last brings together revised versions of three of David Macaulay's classic works about architectural structures complete with updated texts, new and enhanced illustrations, and full-color artwork throughout the entire volume.
Well-known for their precise black-and-white line illustrations and intricate detail, the author's Cathedral (1973) and Castle (1977), both Caldecott Honor books, have long been staples on library and classroom shelves. Through the years, these titles have won over many a youngster with their vivid and fact-filled accounts of the planning, construction, and usage of these incredible manmade edifices.
Published in 2003, Mosque takes a similarly effective approach to its subject matter, with the addition of color to the artwork. These three titles have been successfully integrated into a single volume...
... As Macaulay's introduction to the book states, "Understanding these buildings and the link they provide to people of another time and place should remind us that anything is buildable, whether of stone or ideas."
....drawings by acclaimed French cartoonist Joann Sfar. HMH will release an initial printing of 50,000 copies of the English-language edition on October 18,
...The idea for the project originated with the Saint-Exupéry estate, which reached out to Sfar. In an e-mail interview, the artist explained that he initially thought it was “a bad idea because there are already drawings in the original text.” However, Sfar became inspired by the idea of illustrating the narrator, who never appears in the original illustrations...
Sfar also said that the project “would be a great way to demonstrate that a graphic novel is not an illustrated book. I feel there is a specificity in comic book storytelling which allows a different path than illustration.”...
I actually read this book to my kids and they loved it.
... I live at 25 W 68th Street. It's an old apartment building. But it's got one of the best elevators in NYC. ...Our apartment is on the 12th floor...
... We live near Central Park. On nice days I like to play there after school. I'm allowed to walk over by myself as long as I'm going to be with friends. My mother doesn't want me hanging around the park alone.
For one thing, Jimmy Fargo has been mugged three times - twice for his bicycle and once for his money. Only he didn't have any to give the muggers.
I've never been mugged. But sooner or later I probably will be. My father's told me what to do. Give the muggers whatever they want and try not to get hit on the head.
Sometimes after you're mugged, you get to go to police headquarters. You look at a bunch of pictures of crooks to see if you can recognise the guys that mugged you.
I think it would be neat to look at all those pictures. It's not that I want to get mugged, because that could be really scary. It's just that Jimmy Fargo's always talking about his visit to police headquarters.
My father got mugged once in a subway by two girls and a guy. They took his wallet and his briefcase. He still travels around by subways but my mother doesn't. She sticks to buses and taxis.
Both my mother and father are always warning me not to talk to strangers in the park. Because a lot of dope-pushers hang around there. But taking dope is even dumber than smoking, so nobody's gong to hook me!
We live on the west side of the park. If I want to get to the zoo and the pony carts I have to walk all the way through to the east side. ....
On Sundays the park is closed to traffic and you can ride your bicycle all over without worrying about being run down by some crazy driver...
Me and Jimmy have this special group of rocks where we like to play when we're in the park. We play secret agent up there....
-Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume 1971
It was eighty years ago, on the publication of "The House at Pooh Corner," when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to "The House at Pooh Corner" and "Winnie-the-Pooh."
Just two months after the release of The Last Straw, Abrams’s Amulet Books imprint has announced the pub date for the fourth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. And readers won’t have to wait until next year—the book will arrive Monday, October 12. Abrams has yet to reveal the title or cover art for the latest book, but in a statement Kinney gave a sneak preview of the book’s content. "In book four I’ll be taking Greg out of the school setting for the first time and into the summer, which opens up lots of exciting possibilities." More than 16 million copies of Wimpy Kid books are in print in the U.S.
...I have children, I love children, and imaginations need food. The world is big. The world is wonderful. But it is also terrifying. It is an ocean full of paper boats. For many children, the only nobility, the only joy, the only strength and sacrifice that they see firsthand comes in fiction. Even when children have plenty of joy in their lives, good stories reinforce it....
When I think of my favorite things Cincinnati, Charley Harper is pretty far up the list. When I was a kid, I recall the Cincinnati Nature Center using a lot of his images as membership decals and such. The federal building has a great mosaic, as well as Miami University.
and Charley Harper Flash Cards and Floor Puzzles
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Winners of the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize were named at an awards ceremony in London yesterday. The two books honored were:
For Kids 6 and Under: The Witch's Children Go to School, by Ursula Jones, illustrated by Russell Ayto
For Kids 7-14: Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, illustrated by David Tazzyman
Michael Rosen, who chaired a panel of five judges that included Sophie Dahl--granddaughter of the legendary author--said, "Children love funny books but when adults draw up lists of the best books they nearly always leave the funny ones out. When I became the Children's Laureate, I said that my job should be as an ambassador for fun. That's why I came up with the idea of this funny prize, all part of the job!
"His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly."
The spiked curtain rods are dangerous and could easily skewer Bunny. That clunky old telephone at Bunny's bedside is also a danger. Really, Bunny, if left unsupervised by the quiet old lady, could be brained by the heavy receiver or strangled by the cord. Replace it with a new lightweight cordless or, better yet, a wall-mounted monitoring unit that would also enable letting go the quiet old lady. Bunny's bed has no restraining rails. Bunny could roll out of bed and be seriously hurt. These should be installed at once.
Karen Karbo's suggestions, while excellent, do not consider Bunny's mental health. A close examination of the clock above the fireplace shows that the time is 7 p.m. at the start of the book. At the end of the book, the time is 8:10 p.m., indicating that it takes Bunny 70 minutes to fall asleep. It is concerning that the book implies that this length of time is acceptable. On the contrary, 70 minutes to fall asleep suggests that Bunny is suffering from undiagnosed and untreated insomnia. Suggested change: Digitally alter the clock so that the elapsed time is 20 minutes. Alternatively, add a footnote indicating that Bunny is seeing a sleep specialist or child psychotherapist to address the insomnia.
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