Year: 2012

Patty Saidenberg is the hardworking librarian of George Jackson Academy in New York city. With a deep fascination for why people are motivated to stay literate, Patty Saidenberg is a great new edition to our On the Shelf column.

Self-proclaimed bibliophile Vera of Luxury Reading has stopped in at The Children’s Book Review with her marvelous list of hotly anticipated reads this winter by some of our favorite authors (Lauren Oliver! Laurie Faria Stolarz!).

Lisa is the author of the fascinating, award-winning memoir, A Double Life, Discovering Motherhood and co-editor, with Caroline Grant, of the forthcoming The Cassoulet Saved our Marriage: True Tales of Food, Family, and How We Learn to Eat. If you haven’t attempted reading graphic novels yet, Lisa makes a very convincing argument to give them a try!

If you took everything that was coolest about James Bond, got rid of the foolishness about girls and martinis that fifth grade boys have no patience for anyway, and then, in a stroke of genius, got rid of James Bond, too, leaving just the villains, back when they were about thirteen, when they were just getting started, then you’d have “H.I.V.E. The Higher Institute of Villainous Education.”

Oliver Jeffers describes himself as “a maker of art,” but he’s really much more than this. He’s an extraordinary painter, designer, and author of many award-winning picture books. His latest picture book “This Moose Belongs to Me” concerns the trials and tribulations with ownership, antlers, and the rules of being a good pet. We’re honored to feature his thoughts on writing, illustrating, and bookmaking.