tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post180073183129384190..comments2024-03-07T17:13:54.927-05:00Comments on A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition: A Spring 2007 Round-Upfusenumber8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-42833070255358172132007-02-16T15:39:00.000-05:002007-02-16T15:39:00.000-05:00Hey there. Michael Slack here. I'm the illustrato...Hey there. Michael Slack here. I'm the illustrator of MY Life as a Chicken. Thanks for the mention. I've recieved my advance copies and they look fantastic. You can check out a few illustrations from the book on my web site www.slackart.com. It's in the childrens section on my portfolio page. <BR/>Best,<BR/>-M-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-58664453220757388562007-01-06T12:55:00.000-05:002007-01-06T12:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads-up!Thanks for the heads-up!Heather Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896994050704696805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-35409689153013243162007-01-04T22:25:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:25:00.000-05:00Ah. Well, they messed up then and put it in the S...Ah. Well, they messed up then and put it in the Spring catalog. That explains the cover mix-up.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-88583077685243740602007-01-03T13:14:00.000-05:002007-01-03T13:14:00.000-05:00Oh, just to clarify...EIGHTH GRADE BITES will be r...Oh, just to clarify...EIGHTH GRADE BITES will be released this Summer (August), not this Spring.Heather Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896994050704696805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-48352205492731011192007-01-03T13:09:00.000-05:002007-01-03T13:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mention! And yep, as luck would hav...Thanks for the mention! And yep, as luck would have it, Penguin's going with the second cover--the one on my website. A good change, I think. :)<br /><br />So many great books coming out this year--I need to find time to read them all!Heather Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896994050704696805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-84527064867200438882007-01-02T11:56:00.000-05:002007-01-02T11:56:00.000-05:00Aw, shucks, fuse, the feeling's absolutely mutual....Aw, shucks, fuse, the feeling's absolutely mutual. Thanks for the shout out about the book. Off-topic: I'm hoping you'll be posting diligently about ALA midwinter for those of us not in attendance.mbpbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081024119047826077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-30242562932794606112006-12-31T10:08:00.000-05:002006-12-31T10:08:00.000-05:00That was my suspicion. Clowes, after all, hasn't ...That was my suspicion. Clowes, after all, hasn't (to the best of my knowledge) ever done anything for the younger set. Still, I think it'd still be worth checking out, if only due to the sheer number of talented artists.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-39218757142178825282006-12-30T11:07:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:07:00.000-05:00There's a sample page of "Stuck in the Middle" on ...There's a sample page of "Stuck in the Middle" on Ariel Schrag's web site, and the conversation seems a little graphic for middle grade.<br />http://www.arielschrag.com/pages/books.html (click "sample" below the cover art)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-41508362502142860692006-12-30T03:35:00.000-05:002006-12-30T03:35:00.000-05:00I reviewed From Charlie's Point of View last year ...I reviewed <i>From Charlie's Point of View</i> last year for my Bookslut column when it was released by Tundra in Canada. It's a great mystery and an even better buddy book - three very cool, quirky kids who team up together. There's also a bit of magic in there - very very subtle so don't think it's a fantasy or Harry Potteresque or anything like that, but just enough to make you wonder.<br /><br />I really enjoyed it and I'm so glad to see it showing up in the US.<br /><br />ColleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-29348736009042503982006-12-29T15:34:00.000-05:002006-12-29T15:34:00.000-05:00That must must must be it. Wow. The awesome powe...That must must must be it. Wow. The awesome power of the collective memory. Many thanks to the two of you. God, that was a depressing book. I should go seek it out.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-21922543333139290022006-12-29T15:09:00.000-05:002006-12-29T15:09:00.000-05:00Fade was my first thought,too.<i>Fade</i> was my first thought,too.Kathryne B Alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752921413022073120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-39192185462351408592006-12-29T14:12:00.000-05:002006-12-29T14:12:00.000-05:00fuse#8, was FADE by Robert Cormier the book you th...fuse#8, was FADE by Robert Cormier the book you thought of when looking at THE INVISIBLE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-15340145147649754992006-12-29T12:23:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:23:00.000-05:00I too wish that Maxy Maxwell stuck to her guns on ...I too wish that Maxy Maxwell stuck to her guns on <i>Stuart Little</i>, but maybe she discovered something we haven't found yet. Now, if it's MM learns to love Giving Tree, I'm staging a riot.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-64755625093246385272006-12-29T12:16:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:16:00.000-05:00Fear not. You've missed nothing. I will indeed b...Fear not. You've missed nothing. I will indeed be in Seattle, if by "be in" you mean "ensconced in a small room with 13 other people as we debate the relative merits of such-n-so a book". The announcement of the Newbery, Caldecott, etc. will occur on Monday, January 22nd. Until then it's anybody's race.<br /><br />As for Genevieve's query, the place I like to go when it comes to great reviews by subject and grade level is the School Library Journal website/database. Mind you, you have to have a subscription to SLJ to be able to access it, but it's more than worth it in the end. It's fast, easy to navigate, and filled with great reviews from a variety of librarians countrywide. Of course "Booklist" is also wonderful, but I don't know if you can search their site as easily. Those are my go-to sources, anyway. Other suggestions are more than welcome.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-30015128585450124292006-12-29T12:15:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:15:00.000-05:00Great list! I'm looking forward to some of these...Great list! I'm looking forward to some of these myself. I actually just reviewed <i>Who's Hiding?</i> on my blog today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-73276942633141479302006-12-29T12:06:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:06:00.000-05:00Great round-up of coming books! I put a bunch of ...Great round-up of coming books! I put a bunch of them on our to-read list.<br /><br />A question for you: do you know a good place on-line to find recommendations for kids' books by subject? I'm checking out books for my son's first grade classroom each month, to go with the topic they're studying (last month, maps; this month, continents -- I got books like How To Make An Apple Pie And See the World; next month, American biographies). I read your reviews all the time, and love them, but is there somewhere where there are compilations of terrific recommendations like yours, organized by subject?<br /><br />I can ask the children's librarian, and I probably will for a few titles (for example, I'm not having much luck finding good biographies of American women such as Sojourner Truth, Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, etc. at a 1st-grade level, though I found some excellent ones at a 3rd-grade level). But I usually get about 15 books for the class for the month, and I don't think the librarian has time to go over so many - usually at our library, they like to give a few recommendations, but I'd be happiest if I can come up with a bunch myself. <br /><br />Thanks! Your blog is a fabulous resource (as well as fun to read) and I recommend it all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-19356626728008057742006-12-29T11:42:00.000-05:002006-12-29T11:42:00.000-05:00Fuse,
Will you be in Seattle for the midwinter me...Fuse,<br /><br />Will you be in Seattle for the midwinter meeting?<br /><br />Do you have a short list for the Caldecott? Newbery? Did I miss them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-66898997074122625182006-12-29T11:11:00.000-05:002006-12-29T11:11:00.000-05:00Nope. This was much darker and came out about 10 ...Nope. This was much darker and came out about 10 years before Clements'. Very YA, as I recall.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-17630094714298145492006-12-29T09:34:00.000-05:002006-12-29T09:34:00.000-05:00Was Things Left Unseen by Andrew Clements the book...Was <i>Things Left Unseen</i> by Andrew Clements the book that reminds you of <i>The Invisible</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-11871523026794350892006-12-29T09:15:00.000-05:002006-12-29T09:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing! I am planning on lots of read...Thanks for sharing! I am planning on lots of reading time in January and February and look forward to finding some of these!<br />FrankiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com