Featured Blogger: Elizabeth O. Dulemba

This month’s featured blogger was nominated by Vicky. Who says, “I nominate Elizabeth O. Dulemba. She has consistently featured kidlit authors and illustrators, as well as kidlit books, for many years. As an author/illustrator herself, she also provides many articles, links, and resources for those involved in the kidlit community.” Happily, Elizabeth was willing to answer a few questions about …

Review: Forest Has a Song

Today’s review of poetry nominee Forest Has a Song, by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is by Bridget, a teacher who blogs at Teacher Dance. She wrote: If you love the forest like I do, you will also love what Amy and Robbin have offered in this new book of poems.  They have shown the real things, like in the poem Puff, telling …

Review: Dare the Wind

Round one panelist Sondy, blogging over at Sonderbooks where she blogs about a wide range of books, has our review today of Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction nominee Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud, by Tracey Fern. Sondy writes: How wonderful! A nineteenth century young woman navigated clipper ships for her sea captain husband and actually …

Review: Dory Fantasmagory

Today’s review of the day comes from Easy Reader/Early Chapter book round one panelist Melissa, who blogs at Imagination Soup. She did a round up of some pretty great books, one of which was nominee Dory Fantastmagory, by Abby Hanlon. Melissa writes: Dory’s brother and sister invent a baby-stealing robber named Mrs. Gobble Gracker to try to scare Dory only …

Review: Noggin

Today’s review is of YA Speculative fiction nominee and National Book Award  finalist Noggin, by John Corey Whaley. Our reviewer is  YA speculative fiction round one panelist, and librarian Karen who blogs at Teen Librarian Toolbox. She writes: This book is not at all what I expected, but it IS a richly emotional look at coming of age and coming …

Review: Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders

Today’s review of Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders by Geoff Herbach comes from YA Fiction round one panelist Mindi. She’s a junior high literary coach who blogs at Next Best Book in her spare time. Of Fat Boys, she writes:  Have you ever read a book that made you feel slightly uncomfortable because you know that it’s not that far off from the …

A Year of Gratitude

Franki and Mary Lee over at A Year of Reading are wrapping up a full year of celebrating the bloggers who’ve inspired them in their eight-year Internet journey. They’re capping their celebrations with a tribute to the Kidlitosphere, the hub for our little corner of the blogosphere. And even though Thanksgiving is over, we’re adding an extra thanks to both …