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February 2008
Volume XI, Issue 1
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| Inside This Issue... |
Quicklists: Themed lists for collection development
Storytime Stars: Color splash!
The InSide Story: A conversation with Mike Lupica
Graphic Novel News: Information on all things graphic!
Collection Suggestions: Reviews of new and forthcoming books for children and teens by Youth Services librarians
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Click here to leap to our “list of lists” page featuring titles and tips on these topics:
- Easter & Passover
- Potty Training
- Short Stories
- College Guides
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| Storytime Stars: Color splash! |
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When the skies are gray, color saves the day.
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| The InSide Story: Mike Lupica |
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The New York Times-bestselling author of Heat discusses his new novel, The Big Field.
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| Graphic Novel News |
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We have the scoop on promising new fiction series, publisher news for YA librarians, and graphic novels that go beyond manga and superheroes.
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| Collection Suggestions: |
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Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters
Lyrics by Kelly DiPucchio, pictures by Gris Grimly
If you can't handle giggles, don't get this book. DiPucchio has written gross and hilarious lyrics to well-known songs (“Do your guts hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you feed them to a crow?”), and Grimly does them up without reservation in his pen and watercolor illustrations that gleefully demonstrate every concept. In “I've Been Running Over Road Toads” (to be croaked to the tune of “I've Been Working on the Railroad”), a maniacal driver sends toads hopping frantically in every direction as the unlucky ones fly in pieces from under his tires. In “Sipping Spiders Through a Straw,” two huge flies do just that and the second verse reads, “I asked him if… he'd show me how… to sip those spiders… and share his chow… And now I have… a fly-in-law… and lots of maggots… to call me Ma.” Kids from 5 to 10 will absolutely love it.--Susan Johnston, MLS
More Collection Suggestions from the Ingram Youth Services Collection Development team:
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| . . . a peaceful--and, far too often, flammable--solace from the tribulations of our cruel world.” -- Lemony Snicket |
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