Music video: Picture book writer Sue Fliess pitches with a Pitch Perfect musical parody
Love this. You can find out more about Sue Fliess and her work at: http://www.suefliess.com/ and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/SueFliess
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Love this. You can find out more about Sue Fliess and her work at: http://www.suefliess.com/ and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/SueFliess
International Dot Day is a celebration of creativity around the globe, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot. I was invited to contribute to the Celebri-Dots gallery, and came up with the image above. To authors and illustrators: If you’re interested in contributing a Celebri-dot to help inspired young people, here’s more info.
SKY JUMPERS – Author: Peggy Eddleman – Hardcover / 288 pages / Publication date: Sept. 24, 2013 from Random House Children’s Books. ISBN 0307981274. More info about the book on Goodreads. SKY JUMPERS by Peggy Eddleman is a fast-paced middle grade adventure with engaging characters and imaginative world-building. I was totally fascinated . . .
In case anyone was wondering, I *have* decided to upgrade my iPhone to the iPhone 5s. I read ebooks on my iPhone as well as taking a ton of photos, so the improved graphics capability (and especially the new camera features) make it well worth it for me. More info . . .
I recently did a quickie poll on Twitter asking the following: Q. Have you seen a young person reading a book on a digital device in the past year? (where a “young person” is teenager or younger)? Approximately half of the respondents said yes: Some of the comments: “Have seen . . .
I’ve been hearing the song in the above video in my head ever since my husband told me about it. The music video by Norwegian duo Ylvis went viral a few days ago. I love the wonky humor and tongue-in-cheek emo. Popular Science followed up with a “What Sound Does A Fox Really . . .
I came across this image while browsing St. Mary’s Public Library Pinterest board. The dress was custom-made from 2500 pages of multiple issues of ANGELA CARTER’S BOOK OF FAIRY TALES a few years ago for Litfest, a UK literary event. The dress designer usually creates bridal gowns! You can see the full dress . . .
Figured it was a good time to dust this comic off from the archives… Also see my Will Write For Chocolate comics.
Just discovered this Rolling In The Deep parody created by Sarah Parker Ada to help promote the New York State Reading Association annual conference last fall. You can find the lyrics here (click “Show more”). Then I found her wonderful “Read It Maybe” video (parody of Call Me Maybe): According to this article . . .