Bart King's Blog, page 238
June 30, 2011
Sister ensnarement is powerful!
Over at EverythingMom.com, there's a review of The Big Book of Spy Stuff. It reads, in part:[This book] is a great tool for the spy enthusiast in your home… Although the work of spies is interesting to kids, talking about it could be very dry... Bart King does a great job combining facts all within a story-like setting. My 7-year old son really liked the true spy tricks… I can see the wheels turning in my son's head, plotting his next mission and how to ensnare his sisters… I can see this book getting well worn by all my kids as their interest in secrets and spies changes and grows.
June 28, 2011
Is it wrong that I find this so funny?
I mean, any story with a headline like "There are thousands of sad kazoo players" is going to be a winner!
June 25, 2011
If libraries close, heads will roll!
A 10-year-old girl in New York wrote this postcard to her local councilman. As you can see, she wants him to leave libraries open. Yes!What makes her message especially persuasive is that if he doesn't, "I will scream my bloody head off and put it on a golden platter." And she even drew an illustration!From Screwy Decimal.
June 23, 2011
SPY STUFF hits #2 on Amazon's bestseller list!
Check it:
The Big Book of Spy Stuff
is currently wedged between #1 bestseller
Who Is Barack Obama
and a Spanish book about drug cartel bosses, Los Senores del Narco!Of course, this is the "Bestsellers in Children's Politics and Government Books" list. Heheh. But it just goes to show that if you cut a small enough slice of the bestseller pie, almost any book can be a superstar!
June 22, 2011
Putting the adventure back in reading!
Sallie Trout designed this bookcase for a house in Austin, Texas. To get to the books, the reader gets into a bosum's chair, and is hoisted to the appropriate shelf. And that way, a space in the house that would have been wasted is now ultra-cool.The only downside: It's hard to fall asleep while reading! From the Trout Studio .
June 20, 2011
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June 17, 2011
How to be cool in three easy steps:
1.) Obtain mini-van.
2.) Decorate the front end with a wolf howling at a full moon.
3.) Be the envy of the Wal-Mart parking lot.Triple Bonus Score: Get a design with THREE howling wolves and put it on a PT Cruiser!
"Nothing says, 'I'm in mini-van denial' like a PT Cruiser. And nothing says badassery like a PT Cruiser with airbrushed wolves."—Cole Gamble
June 13, 2011
Fly the Not-So Friendly Skies
The coach of the Portland Timbers soccer team is a Scot named John Spencer. And even if you're not a fan, you might like this commercial he made:
