The Yarn
January 31, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
It’s been grand knowing you Grand knowing you Grand being your friend. You’ve been kind, loyal, and so generous Right down to the end. Please don’t grieve watching me leave That would be much too painful to stand. It’s been fun Now I must run But it’s been grand, perfectly grand! After much careful thought […]
January 29, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
Here are some of the books on my radar for 2018 consideration. Some of them already have great reviews; some of them are by favorite authors; many of them are nonfiction! Please weigh in if you’ve read any of them already. Please also feel free to recommend additional titles in the comments now and throughout […]
January 26, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
When a committee only recognizes a small handful of books, it goes without saying that various people will be surprised and disappointed by the books that did not get selected. Nevertheless, when I consider the books this committee did recognize, I’m over the moon. First and foremost, there is THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON. I loved this […]
January 23, 2017 by Sharon McKellar
I’m up at 5am watching! Did you watch, in person, or online? Honor Books: Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Winner: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by […]
January 21, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
MEDAL HONOR BOOKS These three books clearly distinguished themselves from the pack. Here are their stats. WOLF HOLLOW . . . 40 (1st) + 20 (2nd) + 22 […]
January 17, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
We’re doing things a bit differently this year then we have in years past. Rather than having people post their votes in the comments, we are using an online ballot and you can vote here. We dithered between two rounds, but opted for a decisive single one. Voting will close on Friday night, so get […]
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January 16, 2017 by Sharon McKellar
What a nice day I had discussing this batch of outstanding books with this gang of outstanding people! Thanks to all who came out and thanks, especially, to those who helped to organize. Look at this awesome crew! I’m really sorry I jumped right in front of Melissa and blocked her face as my self-timer […]
January 15, 2017 by Sharon McKellar
Well, today is the Oakland Mock Newbery, and as I’m looking over my notes I’m thinking a lot about all of the books I’ve read this year, and particularly about the books on our shortlist. It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about Pax, Wolf Hollow or When the Sea Turned Silver – not since before we settled […]
January 13, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
Here’s one final group of books with multiple starred reviews. It just goes to show that we can really only scratch the surface here on this blog in terms of covering the breadth of books that the committee is likely to read. […]
January 11, 2017 by Jonathan Hunt
Leveraging the Elephant & Piggie brand, Mo Willems has extended the reach of the magical spell that he has cast over emergent readers with Elephant & Piggie Like Reading. The first two entries–WE ARE GROWING by Laurie Keller and THE COOKIE FIASCO by Dan Santat–were published this past year, and while I think very highly of […]
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