In the latest issue of Wondertime magazine, Daniel Pinkwater suggested these books as particularly good gifts for children:Oddly, only one that I could see was from 2006. They're certainly nice titles, but I suspect Mr. Pinkwater wanted to shed a little light on some of the lesser known picture books out there. Which, come to think of it, is a worthy idea. Bravo, sir!
Music Over Manhattan - Mark Karlins, ill. Jack E. Davis
Guji Guji - Chih-Yuan Chen
The Bake Shop Ghost - Jacqueline K. Ogburn, ill. Marjorie Priceman
Farfallina & Marcel - Holly Keller
The Sound of Colors - Jimmy Liao
Bats at the Beach - Brian Lies
The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres - Marie LeTourneau with Danielle Reed Baty
Children's literature is not for the weak. It is a ruthless cutthroat business with lots of gnashes of the teeth. Children's librarianship, in contrast, is a sweet sweet ride. Now you can hear me as I growl, gargle, and kvetch my way through news, reviews, and interviews. Kidlit podcasting = scary new world.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Pinkwater Recommendations For Those of Who You Can't Get Enough of the Poor Man
A colleague sent me this earlier this week:
Wait...whoa...what?! SOUND OF COLORS is on there! Thanks for the news, I hadn't heard this.
ReplyDeleteI love GUJI GUJI! It is one of my favorite picture books published in the last few years.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the first two, but heartily recommend all the others. We lost "The Mice" in our move and I've been frantic about it.
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