50 Book Pledge | Book #9: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The inevitable has come to pass: Illustrated e-books for children have arrived. With the help of Franklin and Scaredy Squirrel, Kids Can Press has become a trailblazer in the evolution of children’s publishing. To what do we owe this breakthrough? Well, [...]
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The Wait for Illustrated E-books Is Over
Posted in Multimedia, In The News, tagged Kids Can Press, Scholastic Inc., 50 Book Pledge, Franklin, Open Road Media, Apple, Scaredy Squirrel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon, Lisa Charters, Illustrated E-books on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Harry Potter — The Boy Who Lives On
Posted in Books, In The News, Multimedia, Thoughts, tagged Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood, Pottermore, Pottermore Insider, Twitter, Wandering Wenda on December 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What am I reading now? Wandering Wenda by Margaret Atwood Harry Potter. What comes to mind when you hear that name? Hogwarts, Magic, Wizard. Let me throw another in to the mix that, perhaps, you didn’t think of: Longevity. Four years: That’s how long it’s been since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was [...]
Goodnight iPad
Posted in Books, In The News, Multimedia, tagged Ann Droyd, Goodnight iPad, Goodnight Moon, It's a Book, Lane Smith, Margaret Wise Brown, Penguin Group USA on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Goodnight iPad, like Lane Smith‘s It’s a Book, pokes fun at our digital age. Ann Droyd ushers Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon into the 21st century by illustrating just how profoundly our lives have changed. The bunny that once fell asleep to an old woman’s whispering now struggles to find sleep amidst a room buzzing [...]
Books Have Expectations, Too
Posted in Multimedia, tagged Ran Jing, Vancouver Film School on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I guess the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” goes both ways.
The Age of the Book Trailer
Posted in Multimedia, tagged Angele Delaunois, Book Trailers, HarperCollins Children's, Harry Potter, It's a Book, J.K. Rowling, Lane Smith, Macmillan Children's Books, Melville House, Moby Awards, Neil Gaiman, Scholastic Inc., The Graveyard Book, The Little Yellow Bottle, The New York Times Best Sellers on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What am I reading now? The Little Yellow Bottle by Angele Delaunois We have entered the age of the book trailer. A tool that was seldom used only a year ago is now a mainstay in the field of book publishing. If you remain uncertain of its prevalence, the Moby Awards created by Melville House should seal the deal. [...]
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
Posted in Multimedia, tagged Ickle Me Pickle Me Tickle Me Too, Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Experience the brilliance of Shel Silverstein with “Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too” from Where the Sidewalk Ends:
What Is Pottermore?
Posted in In The News, Multimedia, tagged J.K. Rowling, Pottermore on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Simply follow the owl” to find out:
The Book Squad
Posted in Multimedia, tagged The Book Squad, Vancouver Film School on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Where does your book squad take you?
Inkpop Snags Leigh Fallon
Posted in Books, In The News, Multimedia, tagged HarperCollins Children's Books, inkpop, Jazz in Love, Leigh Fallon, Neesha Meminger, Paranormal Romance, Susan Katz, The Carrier of the Mark on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What am I reading now? Jazz in Love by Neesha Meminger Publishers of children’s books have, in recent years, come to appreciate the importance of social networking sites. The greatest role such sites play is to allow direct contact with your target audience. If you have a line of communication with your audience, you can [...]
