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The Magician's Elephant

jessmonster wrote 12 hours ago: The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Oh boy, I wanted to like this one. I adored The Tale … more →

Tags: Books, children's lit, mockings & scourgings, Reviews, mock newbery, The Magician's Elephant

Kate DiCamillo's New Book Is Magical

librarianwannbe wrote 1 week ago:  When orphan Peter comes across a fortune teller, he has only one question.  Is his sister alive?  S … more →

Tags: Hickey Picks Jr., Yoko Tanaka

The Tale of Despereaux

carlosdev wrote 1 week ago: Brave Despereaux prepares to leap into the unknown. (Universal) Starring the voices of Matthew Brode … more →

Tags: DVD Review, Movies, Cinema, films, DVD Reviews, animated feature, Universal Pictures, ciaran hinds, Family Film

The Magician's Elephant

rubywinkle wrote 3 weeks ago: The Magician’s Elephant unfolds as if spoken by a babuska over a hearth and tea. Author Kate D … more →

Tags: Reviews, Candlewick Press, Fairytale, Meghan Killeen, The Magician's Elephant, Yoko Tanaka

Book Fest Photos

lnlreadbooks wrote 1 month ago: This year's logo. Vendors More vendors Kate DiCamillo signing autographs. Rick Bragg So it turns … more →

Tags: Les, Rick Bragg, Southern Festival of Books, lackluster camera skills

A Reluctant Review of the Southern Festival of Books4 comments

lnlreadbooks wrote 1 month ago: So my review post for the Southern Festival of Books absolutely refuses to be written, and I think I … more →

Tags: Les, Rick Bragg, Southern Festival of Books, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo in Houston 10/18/09

Robin Reagler wrote 1 month ago: Straight from the Inprint press release: The Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People presents … more →

Tags: writers in the schools, houston, Fiction, event, Student, Animal, Books, Education

Kate DiCamillo brings 'Elephant' to BookPeople

peterwesley wrote 1 month ago: Kate DiCamillo, author of Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux, is coming to BookPeople … more →

Tags: Chapter Books, Events, Elephants, Fortunetellers, Magicians, Yoko Tanaka

The Magician's Elephant7 comments

Katherine Battersby wrote 1 month ago: We all have them. Books we wish we’d written. And for me, there is no other author that has wr … more →

Tags: Books & writing, Writing for children, writing, Books, The Magician's Elephant, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Toulane, the tiger rising, The Tale of Despereaux

Southern Festival of Books comes to Nashville this weekend1 comment

Eliza wrote 1 month ago: As we posted yesterday in our News update, this weekend is one of the most anticipated literary even … more →

Tags: News, Reviews, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Southern Festival of Books, inman majors, Trenton Lee Stewart, Robert Hicks, Alice Randall

The storytelling magic of Kate DiCamillo

zackids wrote 1 month ago: In one of my previous posts I was looking forward to reading Kate DiCamillo’s new children … more →

Tags: Books, Children, Hot off the shelf, Authors, Children's, Childrens Fiction, Zac, new, The Magician's Elephant

Writer's Wisdom 28

inkspeare wrote 1 month ago: Being True to Your Writing Style Your writing style reflects who you are.  It is a picture of _____  … more →

Tags: on writing, best selling authors, book, writer, Writer's Block, Novel, writing, Characters, Story

National Book Festival Reports from My Junior Reporters17 comments

Pop Culture Nerd wrote 2 months ago: For as long as I can remember, I have loved books and owe this passion to my parents, who were alway … more →

Tags: Books, D C, national book festival 2009 washington, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Rick Riordan, rick riordan egyptian gods, the lightning thief movie

The Magician's Elephant

bookwitch wrote 2 months ago: I didn’t know Kate DiCamillo’s work at all, but as a Newbery medalist she came highly re … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, Reading, Review, Yoko Tanaka

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane4 comments

Michelle wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know what motivated me to pick up a children’s book, but I’m glad I did. K … more →

Tags: Books, Children's, Fiction Books, Book Review, Childhood, Edward Tulane, Fiction

Top 5 children’s books that are still fun to read as an adult

kakonged wrote 2 months ago: Rachel Muenz Makes Children's Book Selections For Adults - Photo Courtesy of Stockexpert.com By … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Creative Writing, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Living, media writing, Opinion, Writing (all kinds)

Writer's Wisdom 132 comments

inkspeare wrote 2 months ago: “Research the subject.” Research is a necessary evil when you are writing your piece.  T … more →

Tags: on writing, best selling authors, book, writer, writing, Janet Evanovich, Muse, Story, Jody Picoult

Booklist 2009 # 46: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo2 comments

Eric wrote 2 months ago: Winner of the prestigious Newbury award, I enjoyed the book version of The Tale of Despereaux more t … more →

Tags: Reviews, Booklist 2009

My first BIG reading book!!!

JoJo Bean wrote 2 months ago: I finished reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The book is 198 pages long. The book is … more →

Tags: Things I do...., Reading


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