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Adventure(s) of Meno

kmclean wrote 3 weeks ago: Adventure of Meno by Tony & Angela DiTerlizzi Book 1: Big Fun! Book 2: Wet Friend! Simon & S … more →

Tags: (0-3) Babies and Toddlers, (3-8) Picture Books, 2009 Fall, Behaving Badly, Boys will Love, Cool and Contemporary, Great and graphic, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny

Poetry in motion5 comments

kmclean wrote 1 year ago: I love language. I especially love the poetry that comes from chasing words free association style t … more →

Tags: All ages, Industry Resources, Reviews, and Blogs

Tikatok1 comment

kmclean wrote 1 year ago: www.tikatok.net At BEA recently, I was facilitating a panel on the Gen-Z reader, (as in Gen x, gen y … more →

Tags: General Comments, Great Sidelines, Other Great Kids' Sites

Agate (or What good is a picture book? Really good, as it turns out.)1 comment

kmclean wrote 1 year ago: Agate: What good is a moose? by Joy Morgan Dey, illustrated by Nikki Johnson Lake Superior Port Citi … more →

Tags: (3-8) Picture Books, 2007 Spring, Books that rate a 9+

Walt Disney's Cinderella, (or An Ode to Mary Blair)4 comments

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: Walt Disney’s Cinderella by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Mary Blair Disney Press; August 2007; 64 … more →

Tags: (3-8) Picture Books, 2007 Fall, All ages, Author/Illustator Profiles, Books that rate a 9+, Classics to Rediscover, Cool and Contemporary, Great and graphic, Great Book Websites and Other Eye Candy

Pink

kmclean wrote 2 years ago:   Pink by Nan Gregory, illustrated by Luc Melanson Groundwood; July 2007; 32 pp; $17.95 HC 978- … more →

Tags: 2007 Fall, (3-8) Picture Books, Gutsy Girls, Books that rate a 9+

Comiclopedia2 comments

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: Check out this totally amazing resource from Lambiek, the mac-daddy of European comic shops. The Com … more →

Tags: Great and graphic, Great Book Websites and Other Eye Candy

I'm the Biggest Thing in The Ocean4 comments

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry Penguin/Dial; May 2007; 32 pp; $16.99 HC 978-0803 … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, (3-8) Picture Books, Boys will Love, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, Books that rate a 9+

The Incredible Book Eating Boy 1 comment

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers Penguin/Philomel; April 2007; 32 pp; $16.99 HC 978- … more →

Tags: (3-8) Picture Books, 2007 Spring, Behaving Badly, Boys will Love, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, Great Book Websites and Other Eye Candy

The Police Cloud

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: The Police Cloud by Christoph Neimann Random House/Schwartz & Wade; March 2007; 40pp; $15.99 HC … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, (3-8) Picture Books, Boys will Love, Books that rate a 9+, Great to Read Aloud

17 Things i’m not allowed to do anymore

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: 17 Things i’m not allowed to do anymore by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter Random House/Schwartz … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, (3-8) Picture Books, Gutsy Girls, Behaving Badly, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, All ages, Books that rate a 9+, Great to Read Aloud

Polo: The Runaway Book (and a Trendwatch digression into emerging graphic forms for childen)3 comments

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: Okay, I feel that I have been giving short shrift lately to picture books, which as a designer are o … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, All ages, Books that rate a 9+, Cool and Contemporary, Quirky and Hard to Define, Trendwatch, Great Book Websites and Other Eye Candy, Wordless and Wonderful

Rainstorm

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman Houghton Mifflin; April 2007; 32 pp; $16.00 HC 978-0618756391 Core Audie … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, (3-8) Picture Books, Instant Classic, All ages, Books that rate a 9+, Wordless and Wonderful

Essential Dozen: Black and White and Read All Over3 comments

kmclean wrote 2 years ago: One day recently I walked into my office and sitting on my bright red couch were copies of 365 Pengu … more →

Tags: (0-3) Babies and Toddlers, (3-8) Picture Books, All ages, Classics to Rediscover, Essential Booklists

Tarde de invierno / Winter Afternoon

kmclean wrote 3 years ago: Tarde de invierno/Winter Afternoon by Jorge Elias Lujan, illustrated by Mandana Sadat Groundwood Boo … more →

Tags: (3-8) Picture Books, 2006 Fall, Books that rate a 9+

365 Penguins1 comment

kmclean wrote 3 years ago: 365 Penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental, illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet Harry Abrams; November 2006; 48 p … more →

Tags: 2006 Fall, (3-8) Picture Books, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, Cool and Contemporary, Books that rate a 9+

Essential Dozen: Board Books2 comments

kmclean wrote 3 years ago: Very often I am asked (by people outside the book industry) what I consider to be the quintessential … more →

Tags: (0-3) Babies and Toddlers, Essential Booklists, Prior to 2006

The (many) Adventures of Polo1 comment

kmclean wrote 3 years ago: The Adventures of Polo By Regis Faller Roaring Brook Press; April 2006; 80 pp; $16.95 format 1596431 … more →

Tags: 2006 Fall, (3-8) Picture Books, Desert Island Candidates, Boys will Love, All ages, Books that rate a 9+, Great Book Websites and Other Eye Candy, Wordless and Wonderful

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

kmclean wrote 3 years ago:   The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznick Scholastic Press; March 2007; 544 pp.; $22.99 … more →

Tags: 2007 Spring, (7-12) Middle Grade, Guaranteed to Keep Adults Up Late, Boys will Love, All ages, Books that rate a 9+


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