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SDCC: The Other Kids' Graphic Novels Panel

This was the panel I had to leave only a few minutes after it began—chatty baby—so I didn't take notes. But I wanted to share the list of authors and titles with those of you who are looking for recommendations:

Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!).

Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet). Kazu's art is crazy beautiful. Couldn't take my eyes off it. Amulet has a pretty intense opening (car accident, death of a parent) but it gripped me for sure and I am eager to read the rest.

David Petersen (Mouse Guard). Mentioned in th

I Heard You Just Fine

I was up very early with the baby this morning, and after a less-than-restful night I was badly in need of a nap by 8 a.m. Scott encouraged me to go for it, so back to bed I went. I didn't so much as open the book I'm reading (The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, a winner so far): just closed my eyes and I was out.

When Scott woke me, I could tell I'd been asleep for a good long while. "What time is it?" I mumbled, still half asleep.

"Nine."

That was perfect: I'd had an hour-long nap and still had plen

Links for August 1, 2009

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale - Boing Boing— I posted this on FaceBook already but it's too good not to share with the wider world. Incredibly cool.

http://www.sarazarr.com/archives/1297— "We already know from research that the way our brain pathways work changes depending on what mental habits we're in. If you're like me and feel like you've developed ADD since web 2.0, you probably have."

Winnie the Pooh and the Slow Language Movement at The Wine-Dark Sea—Melanie cele

Summer Carnival of Children's Literature

Welcome to the June-July 2009 edition of the Carnival of Children's Literature!

It's been a busy summer in the kidlitosphere. In this carnival you'll find some of the topics that kept us talking.

Bloggers and book reviews

• Pam Coughlan has some Important News for Bloggers at MotherReader.

• Sally Apokedak discusses why blog book reviews are a big deal.

• At Book Aunt, Kate Coombs weighs in on Bloggers vs. Book Reviewers.

Other points to ponder

• Author Gail Gauthier asks Why Don't We Go After The

SDCC Panel: Graphic Novels for Kids

(Note: this is one of those uberlinky posts that takes forever to write. I'm going to eschew linking for now, for the most part, and add them later when I have time.)

There were two Graphic Novels for Kids panels on Sunday at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. I attended the first panel in its entirety, but I had to leave about 15 minutes into the afternoon session. The baby was feeling chatty again.

Both panels—the parts I attended—were excellent. Terrific lineups of writers and artists. I must have added

San Diego Comic-Con: Saturday & Sunday

The first kids' graphic novel panel post is almost finished. First, though, a few more Comic-Con sights. On Saturday and Sunday, I took few pictures—too busy!

But I saw a lot of good stuff. A small sampling:

Where's Waldo?

Hey, there's Lt. Uhura!

I rounded a corner and there she was: the lovely and gracious Nichelle Nichols, who autographed a photo for my father (he was tickled when I presented it back at home).

Ordinary Joes.

Talented comic-book writer and all-around sweetheart Mike Costa (The Secret

Breaking News for Dragon Con Attendees

Check out the comment Scott just left on my last post:

Brian says that the first person to mention Here in the Bonny Glen [at Dragon Con:] will get the Here in the Bonny Glen Special: a free Brian Stelfreeze sketch. Ask him for a sketch and prepare to be stunned by its gorgeousness. And challenge him: ask him to draw the undrawable and watch as the guy who calls 7-point-perspective "child's play" somehow manages to draw it anyway.

I told you Brian Stelfreeze was a sweetheart! I gotta tell you, comi

Comic-Con Stuff to Blog About

(But not tonight. Still not caught up—on rest, on reading, on housework, on cuddles.)

Graphic Novels for Kids Panel #1, featuring a stellar array of authors including the delightful Jennifer Holm, author of the Babymouse books my Beanie so adores. The baby napped during that panel, so I got to hear the whole thing, took copious notes, have much good stuff to share and many new books to check out.

Graphic Novels for Kids Panel #2, another awesome author lineup, many more titles to investigate—but H

Twitterlog 2009-07-27

There is seemingly no end to the ways in which I can complicate the most simple of tasks. #Google Reader, when I said I wanted a Like button I was talking to TWITTER. You're confusing me. Do I like something? Or want to share it? #Quick, someone tell me if there is any reason I *don't* want to upgrade my iPod Touch to 3.0. I need the update to use the #SDCC app. #And so it begins. Scott tells Rilla she'll be asleep before he gets home. Hello, #SDCC. #Oh such an incredible sight: just watched a b

San Diego Comic-Con: Friday

Well, day two turned into a lot of waiting in line for events I wound up missing. The baby and I dropped Scott off at the WildStorm booth for his morning shift and headed up to Ballroom 20, where the Caprica/BSG line was already hundreds deep. We joined the throng, but before long, word came that too few people were leaving the previous panel, and the Caprica panel was already at maximum capacity.

Ah, well. The baby was hungry anyway, so we found a nice bench and people-watched for a while—which