Month: September 2005

Miss Potter

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According to Coming Soon!, Renee Zellwegger will be the lead in Miss Potter, a movie about the life of Beatrix Potter.

Women Children's Book Illustrators

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Women Children’s Book Illustrators offers biographical information on some of the top female children’s book illustrators, from Trina S. Hyman to Kate Greenaway to Beatrix Potter to Tasha Tudor. It is a joy just to flick from one illustrator to the next and see the range of illustrations these talented women have created.

Genrefluent

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Genrefluent offers recommended reading in a variety of genres. With brand new books being reviewed, the site is fresh and informative. There is a nice YA section as well as fantasy, graphic novels, and science fiction, which will interest teens.

Every Picture Tells a Story

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Looking for a beautiful site filled with stories? Give Every Picture Tells a Story a look! Filled with short stories written by 8th grade students at Cary Academy in Cary, NC, this is immediately evokes a mood of stillness and a place to listen and absorb.

Caldecott Illustrators Have New Books

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This is an article that lists New books by Caldecott Medal winners. It includes new releases illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein, Emily Arnold McCully, Ed Young, and Eric Rohman.

Children's Bookshelf from PW

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Publishers Weekly offers a new weekly newsletter, Chidren’s Bookshelf, with news about teen and children’s books and publishing. You can subscribe to receive the newsletter via email even if you are not a Publishers Weekly subscriber.

Bridge to Terabithia Movie

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Coming Soon! has news about the new joint venture between Disney and Walden Media to create a movie of Bridge to Terabithia, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Katherine Paterson. The movie is due out in spring of 2007.

Novel Knowledge

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NovelKnowledge is a site where kids can read reviews written by other kids. The genre categories are wide-ranging, including mystery, fantasy, action, historical, sports, and biography. You can even submit your own review. The only downside is that the pickings are pretty slim.

Tangrams

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Tangram Game is an online version of the traditional tangrams that get kids using logic and math skills.