The second meeting of Book Club was a little confusing. We all had good intentions of coordinating the second meeting but some wires got crossed and we ended up meeting in two different places on two different day. It's OK though. A new person came and she was an alumni of my class at the UW iSchool. It was great to catch up with her and fun to share books too.
Books discussed:
If Not for The Cat: Haiku - Prelutsky, Jack. Children's picture book of poetry. She had recieved as a baby shower gift and just loves it.
A Splendid Friend Indeed - Bloom, Suzanne. Children's picture book. Summary:When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
Just Listen - Dessen, Sarah. Teen Fiction. Like the movie "Say Anything" I also saw this mentioned on my GoodReads teen group. Summary: Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.
The Runaways - Vaughan, Brian K. Teen graphic novel. Great for reluctant readers.
Ellington Was Not A Street - Shange, Ntozake. Children's picture book about a little girl who grew up with Duke Ellington and his contemporaries visiting her house.
Ruby Sings the Blues - Daly, Niki. Children's picture book. Ruby has a loud mouth and everybody wants her to be quiet until she learns how to sing.
Sidewalk Circus- Fleischman, Paul. Wordless picture book. A child imagines everyday people doing circus-like feats.
Adele and Simon - McClintock, Barbara. Children's picture book. A sort of "Where's Waldo" where you look for a lost scarf throughout the story. It takes place in Paris and features many famous landmarks.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Book Club Premiere
Wednesday April 9th was the premiere meeting of a new Book Club. It has no name except "Book Club" but the focus is on children's books (including picture books) and teen books. Six people showed up including a children's librarian, a teen librarian, a woman who works in publishing, two library school students, and me. We met at the Fuel Coffee Shop on Capitol Hill at 7pm. It was a great mix of people and I'm really glad I went. The format is very informal - just a place to talk about books we're excited about!
Here are the books I took note of:
Satchel Paige : don't look back - Adler, David A. - Biography/illustrated picture book
Skellig - Almond, David - Children's Fiction. Summary:Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
Donuthead - Stauffacher, Sue. Children's Fiction. Summary: Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.
Trainstop - Lehman, Barbara. Wordless picture book about a ride on a train.
A couple of boys have the best week ever - Frazee, Marla. Picture book
Fullmetal Alchemist - Arakawa, Hiromu. Teen manga (I ended up booktalking this for my interveiw!)
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie - Sonnenblick, Jordan. Teen fiction. Summary: When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.
Book of a Thousand Days - Hale, Shannon. Teen Fiction. Summary: Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Ella Enchanted - Levine, Gale Carson. Children's fiction. A novel based on the story of Cinderella.
Japanese children's picture books by Shimada, Yuka
* Uchi ni kaetta Garago * Kabanuri no Garago * Bamu to Kero no samui asa * Bamu to Kero no sora no tabi
We talked about how difficult it is to buy children's books in world languages.
Skulduggery Pleasant - Landy, Derek. Children's fiction
100 Cupboards- Wilson, Nathan D. Children's fiction
Fly high, fly guy! - Arnold, Tedd. Easy Reader
R is for race : a stock car alphabet - Herzog, Brad
Those Shoes - Boelts, Maribeth. Summary: Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
Alphabet from A to Y with bonus letter Z - Martin, Steve
Recommended website
For reader's advisory - slj.com (School Library Journal) blogs/Elizabeth Bird
There was buzz about a new book ABC3D by Marion Bataille. It's a pop-up book. Here's a YouTube preview! (release date October 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnZr0wiG1Hg
With so many books we decided to limit each person to three books next time. This time it was five or six per person!
Here are the books I took note of:
Satchel Paige : don't look back - Adler, David A. - Biography/illustrated picture book
Skellig - Almond, David - Children's Fiction. Summary:Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
Donuthead - Stauffacher, Sue. Children's Fiction. Summary: Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.
Trainstop - Lehman, Barbara. Wordless picture book about a ride on a train.
A couple of boys have the best week ever - Frazee, Marla. Picture book
Fullmetal Alchemist - Arakawa, Hiromu. Teen manga (I ended up booktalking this for my interveiw!)
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie - Sonnenblick, Jordan. Teen fiction. Summary: When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.
Book of a Thousand Days - Hale, Shannon. Teen Fiction. Summary: Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Ella Enchanted - Levine, Gale Carson. Children's fiction. A novel based on the story of Cinderella.
Japanese children's picture books by Shimada, Yuka
* Uchi ni kaetta Garago * Kabanuri no Garago * Bamu to Kero no samui asa * Bamu to Kero no sora no tabi
We talked about how difficult it is to buy children's books in world languages.
Skulduggery Pleasant - Landy, Derek. Children's fiction
100 Cupboards- Wilson, Nathan D. Children's fiction
Fly high, fly guy! - Arnold, Tedd. Easy Reader
R is for race : a stock car alphabet - Herzog, Brad
Those Shoes - Boelts, Maribeth. Summary: Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
Alphabet from A to Y with bonus letter Z - Martin, Steve
Recommended website
For reader's advisory - slj.com (School Library Journal) blogs/Elizabeth Bird
There was buzz about a new book ABC3D by Marion Bataille. It's a pop-up book. Here's a YouTube preview! (release date October 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnZr0wiG1Hg
With so many books we decided to limit each person to three books next time. This time it was five or six per person!
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