The Miss Rumphius Effect is a fixture of the kidlitosphere. It's where Tricia Stohr-Hunt blogs about poetry and non-fiction for young readers and maintains an impressive array of thematic book lists–check out her list of books about snow and snowflakes for some wintry (but heartwarming) seasonal reads.
Tricia, a round I panelist for Poetry, reviewed Cybils nominee Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles, written by J. Patrick Lewis and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Through a combination of clues given in the illustrations and clever poetic plot summaries, readers are encouraged to guess the title of each of 13 books. Tricia says this title would make a great substitute for book quizzes:
All in all, this book was a wonderful read. Kids of all ages (and adults too!) will enjoy puzzling out the clues and determining the titles in question.
Click here for the full review.