Any book that opens with a warning to not eat lunch while you're reading it is my kind of book. And the fact that it also includes lore from ancient and medieval history? Awe. Some.Author-illustrator Carlyn Beccia's book, I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures, takes you on a fun and fascinating medical mystery tour. My kids are too old for … [Read more...] about Review: I Feel Better with a Frog in my Throat
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“Do Mummies Walk Around at Night?”
At the Savannah Children's Book Festival this weekend, I told lots of stories about mummies and myths. At least once a storytelling session, a younger child would ask, "Do the mummies get up and walk around at night?"I always answered, "Nope, but do you want to know why people used to think they did?"Even the older kids who had smiled indulgently at the question, nodded their … [Read more...] about “Do Mummies Walk Around at Night?”
Savannah Children’s Book Fest
I'm SO there. And just to make it extra exciting for me, I'm mentioned in Savannah's newspaper!http://savannahnow.com/column/2010-11-12/tom-barton-original-mama-grizzlySeriously, somebody pinch me. … [Read more...] about Savannah Children’s Book Fest
On Inadvertently Embarrassing Teens or Why I Changed my Blog Pic
Author and blogger Marc Aronson at http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/nonfictionmatters writes about presenting to eighth-graders and what a challenge that can be. Fourth, fifth, and sixth-graders. he points out, are still enthusiastic learners and, for the most part, eager to please. Not so for eight-graders. Eight-graders can be a tough audience. They have, as … [Read more...] about On Inadvertently Embarrassing Teens or Why I Changed my Blog Pic
Q&A With Tracy Barrett, Author of ITHAKA
Telemachus' best bud is a centaur in the story.I loved Tracy Barrett's new book, King of Ithaka.It's perfect for those of us who love ancient history, as well as for young teens fascinated by the Greek myths. Tracy is a professor at Vanderbilt University and has published seventeen (17!) books for children and one for adults. She is also the regional adviser for the SCBWI … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tracy Barrett, Author of ITHAKA
