Bonnie Ferrante's Blog, page 78
April 19, 2015
#Read #Authors – #Copyright #Infringement #Notification…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I have been hearing from a LOT recently that more SCAM BOOK SITES are appearing online in ever increasing numbers… What can YOU do about it? If you are an author and YOUR book(s) are being offered without your permission – issue DMCA Notices (SEE…
I have been hearing from a LOT recently that more SCAM BOOK SITES are appearing online in ever increasing numbers… What can YOU do about it? If you are an author and YOUR book(s) are being offered without your permission – issue DMCA Notices (SEE…
POOR, MISUNDERSTOOD VILLAINS
Originally posted on the inflectionist:
~ By Samantha Lyon: Literature Editor ~ A villain is a fantastic and frustrating stumbling block, a necessary conflict for any good story. There are different types of villains; some are mere annoyances, some are loathsome but seemingly redeemable and some are simply evil. Although many villains exist who appear…
~ By Samantha Lyon: Literature Editor ~ A villain is a fantastic and frustrating stumbling block, a necessary conflict for any good story. There are different types of villains; some are mere annoyances, some are loathsome but seemingly redeemable and some are simply evil. Although many villains exist who appear…
April 17, 2015
Bond, Felicia. Big Hugs, Little Hugs.
“Everyone hugs all over the world.” Bond then shows us cats, dogs, bears, hogs, hamsters, and hippos hugging. Then the book switches to opposites: this side, that site, upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, big, little, winter, summer, day, night, past, and future. It ends with, “Everyone hugs all over the world.” I think the section on […]
April 13, 2015
Kacer, Kathy. The Magician of Auschwitz. Illustrated by Jillian Newland. Book Review.
The idea of a child in Auschwitz is so horrifying that I approached this book with great trepidation. This true story is told from the point of view of Werner, a ten-year-old boy imprisoned without the support of any family. Kathy Taser however, has found the perfect balance between the actual horrors of the concentration […]
April 10, 2015
Bailie, Marilyn. Whoosh! A watery world of wonderful creatures. Illustrated by Susan Mitchell. Book Review.
This nonfiction book explores the ways that water is used by various animals, including humans. There are children playing at the beach, fishing, learning to swim, running through the sprinkler, having a bath, going down a water slide, drinking, and watering a flower garden. The animals featured are a dolphin, water strider, great blue heron, […]
April 8, 2015
Twice a Week
Because I have two heavy commitments, I will be cutting back on social media. I have a young adult novel I need to complete for the Ontario Arts Council – Writers Works in Progress. I also have a young adult novel that has been dragging on for four years now with Tradewind Books in Vancouver. […]
April 6, 2015
Davis, Nancy. A Garden of Opposites. Book Review.
Opposites are a popular topic for toddler and preschool books. In this picture book, pairs of opposites are featured on each double spread: short and long, inside and outside, big and little, different and alike, plain and fancy, asleep and awake, dull and sharp, open and closed, and out and in. Although the illustrations are […]
April 5, 2015
April 3, 2015
Willems, Mo. I’m a Frog! Book Review.
I love Willem’s books. I do, however, find them a bit long for the target reading age. When reading this book to a toddler, one must keep the pace moving in order to complete the 57 pages before they lose interest. This is especially true since most of the page is whitespace and each features […]
April 1, 2015
McKee David. Elmer’s Opposites. Book Review.
This is a shaped board book. Each page features two opposites. The concepts featured are big and small, fast and slow, awake and asleep, tall and short, hot and cold, happy and sad, whispers and shouts, fat and thin, and black and white. The differences are demonstrated with colorful wonky animals in the illustrations. Most […]
