So while School Library Journal courts controversy by saying that children didn't like several recent Newbery winners, they don't feel compelled to provide any actual evidence to back up the claim. Also, to use an example I've used many times before, adults often say that "their teens" do not like or get Octavian Nothing. The […]
Blair Lent, who illustrated many books for children over his long career, died on January 27 at the age of 79. He won the Caldecott Medal in 1973, for The Funny Little Woman, and also won three Caldecott Honors. Lent was perhaps best known for his illustrations for Tikki Tikki Tembo, a Chinese folktale retold […]
"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before we changed." Earl Nightingale
Seth Godin says ... I'm sorry, we're out of time What do you do when the deadline looms? I often hear blowhards on the radio, wrecking the entire interview because they don't know how to call it quits when the host tells them they have thirty seconds to wrap up. They try to say one […]
'Create your future from your future - not your past'-Werner Earhardt …………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week "Stress Management Masterclass" Program:Mind Tools' Stress Management Masterclass shows you how to tackle at source the deep structural problems that cause stress in our working lives. As well as teaching useful relaxation techniques, the program will show you how […]
One of the honorees for the 2009 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, recognizing the most distinguished books for beginning readers. Deep in the swamp dwells Stinky, a purple, spotted monster with horns and a hedgehog do. Stinky lives up to his name, and the swamp is the perfect place for him: I love the mushy, mucky […]
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett by Colleen McCullough Everyone knows the story of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. But what about their sister Mary? At the conclusion of Jane Austen's classic novel, Mary, bookish, awkward, and by all accounts, unmarriageable, is sentenced to a dull, provincial existence in the backwaters of […]
with Barbara Niven Speaking is a performance. No news here. However, few speakers fully integrate key acting skills and perspective into their presentations. Actors know the importance of setting the stage, using vocal nuances, creating characters through body language and facial expressions, and eliciting the desired emotions in their audience. By using simple acting skills […]
A 20-year study at Stanford University examined the career paths of thousands of executives to determine the qualities they had developed that enabled them to move ahead rapidly. Researchers concluded that there were two primary skills that were indispensable for men and women who were promoted to positions of great responsibility. ... more
The American Library Association's (ALA's) Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the selected fiction and non-fiction works for its 2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. Designed to aid Young Adult librarians with graphic novel collections, the list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months, selected for proven or potential appeal […]
