Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative celebrating the print picture book. Founded by author & storyteller Dianne de Las Casas the goal is to simply share the love of the picture book. In this digital age where people are predicting the coming death of print books, picture books (the print kind) need love. And the world needs picture books. There’s nothing like the physical page turn of a beautifully crafted picture book Every day in November, there is a new post from a picture book champion explaining why he/she thinks picture books are important. The website features tons of activities and a teacher's guide to help...
Writers in Costumes
Need a last minute Halloween costume? Or just something to file away for a future engagement? Here's an infographic of well known writers playing dress up courtesy of Essay Mama. h/t Electric Literature
Women charged with arson for torching books at Tacoma library
She was a regular patron who was at the central branch of the Tacoma Public Library "virtually every day" with no history of trouble but on Saturday all that changed when she set fire to a shelf of books in the American History section. 250 people were evacuated. The suspect "admitted she had an issue with a library worker earlier in the day and admitted to wanting to burn down the library." And the books she chose to start the fire? Biographies of three recent Republican presidents; Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. The library is scheduled to reopen tomorrow....
Reading with Chad Gowey
Holiday Parking, November/December 2013 Chad Gowey is a freelance illustrator working out of Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and seems to have a knack for picturing books. His work as appeared in numerous publications and books including the publishers Chronicle Books, David R. Godine. He also does has regular gig for Bookmarks magazine in which all these illustrations have appeared. Next to the illustration title is the issue it first appeared in. Down East Dockside, July/Aug 2014 Rowhouse, May/June 2014 The Understudy, November/December 2012 Hard Water Paperback, January/February 2013 Summit, March/April 2014 End of Summer, September/October 2013...
Plot Twist, Extended Metaphor and more Yoga for Writers
Infographic by Electric Literature Text by Benjamin Samuel, Lincoln Michel, and Nadxieli Nieto. Design by Nadxieli Nieto