Month: October 2012

Elizabeth Bird is the Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. She is also the sensational voice of the School Library Journal’s A Fuse #8 Production and has served on Newbery. In her usual jaunty manner, Elizabeth talked to TCBR about becoming a librarian and shared many not-to-miss books, new and old.

Carole P. Roman is former teacher turned businesswoman. She has successfully run a business with her husband that employs close to five hundred people. Her most favorite job is being grandmother to her two fairly new grandchildren and her most favorite occupation has always been sitting in that big, cozy armchair next to a bed, reading a great story to someone she loves.

Shiver me timbers, there are a great many things to admire in Carole P. Roman’s debut children’s book Captain No Beard- not least of which include the rich language, resourceful hero, and clever storytelling. Her imaginary tale might just inspire young readers to take a trip on the high seas.

Siu Lon from Studio Mymu talks to us about the studio’s first iBook offering Mr. Fox and the Land Below. “When Mr Fox encounters unwanted guests one day, we are taken on an adventure to a mythical world under the earth’s surface. He must seek guidance from the only person who can save the earth from changing…”

We are excited to have two rising stars in the YA world, authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes of the Twisted Lit series, visiting TCBR. Their irresistible debut novel Tempestuous will land in bookstores this December and Exposure will follow in January. Rather than report which novels they’re most anticipating reading, we asked them to describe which books inspired them from their adolescence.