A full list of the just-announced 2012 Newbery, Caldecott, King, Sibert, Printz, etc. can be found at my site: http://blog.shutta.com/blog. Or at the ala.org site.
Congrats to all!! Enjoy!
What a gift to start out the new year! I absolutely LOVE this funny little article in the New York Times about the science behind some of our favorite children’s books. What, exactly, does brown bear see? Why is George so curious? And could the Pigeon drive the bus better than a human? If, like George, you’re curious to know the answers to these perplexing questions click on the link below. Enjoy!!!!
LOL!
Shutta
YAY! MINE was named an SLJ Best Book this year … I am so proud of this title. Four starred reviews, a great NY Times review, and now this. And, I do bow down before Patrice Barton’s incredible talent. The artwork makes this book come alive. For all of you with very small children (especially if you have more than one young one). In choosing MINE! as one of those to be included on the list, SLJ said:
“As an intrepid toddler struggles to take possession of a passel of playthings, he is keenly observed by a frolicsome pup and a winsome infant who is preparing to make her move. The characters’ spot-on body language and facial expressions create a virtuoso visual portrayal of nascent social skills. “
The complete list of SLJ Best Books here.
Enjoy!
Shutta
Ruth Stone died.
You may not know her name.
She never stopped loving a husband hung by his own necktie.
Blind, and in her 90s, she dictated poems–
each dressed in weapons-grade plutonium
and the haute couture of grief.
And I mourn her passing.
Shutta
Obit: http://www.legacy.com/NS/Obituary.aspx?pid=154740533
Some Poems (Including MANTRA): http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/stoneinterview.htm
An interview with Ruth Stone: http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/stoneinterview.htm
(Source: blog.shutta.com)
Michigan members of SCBWI: Win a free copy of the 2012 CWIM. (Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market guide by Writers Digest Books edited by Chuck Sambuchino.) Just go to my site and fill out the form that tells me how you’ve been feeding & caring for your muse this month. You must enter by Dec. 1st. And you must be a member of the Michigan (USA) Chapter of SCBWI. The link to enter:
http://blog.shutta.com/blog. Good luck to all of you who enter!!!
What a hoot! For lovers of the Doors, Jimmy Fallon, and children’s books! What more could anyone want?
Video at: http://youtu.be/5gunlBUan8Y .
Enjoy!
CREATIVITY & TIME: Does creativity really depend upon time available? More at http://shutta.com .
(Thanks to KreativMagzin for this vid.)
We draw, we write!
We’re outta sight!
That’s right, despite what some prognosticators of doom predict … the picture book is not dead. Picture book writers and illustrators are gathering in the blogosphere for a smart mob party to generate ideas for picture books. November has been declared National Picture Book Idea Month. All that is required is that the writer or illustrator come up with one picture book idea a day for thirty days. Ideas do not need to be shared online.
That’s 30 days = 30 ideas. And at the end, participants will have a wealth of ideas from which to work in the upcoming months. In addition, writers and illustrators who sign up by Nov. 3rd at Tara Lazar’s National Pic. Book Idea Month site (or go to http://shutta.com and use the button to the right.) could win one of any number of great prizes. As a bonus, a whole bevy of guest posts by well-known writers and illustrators will be posted at the NaPiBoIdMo site — a new one each day for the month.
Join up, join us, join in!
Shutta
(Proud picture book writer!)
