Bart King's Blog, page 240
May 24, 2011
Keeping a youthful attitude is important.
But on the playground? Maybe not so much!
May 23, 2011
Wikipedia teaches me stuff!
Today I learned that seven is actually six.
May 21, 2011
Now THIS is a great idea!
Over at the Arlington Public Library (in Virginia), Anne did a book-talk about The Big Book of Gross Stuff.
Thanks, Anne!
Thanks, Anne!
May 20, 2011
May 19, 2011
"Lower Macungie Patch" is one cool name.
Lower Macungie Patch is in Pennsylvania. And it's there that youth librarian Erin Stephens works . . . and where she wrote this kind note about The Big Book of Spy Stuff!
I don't know a boy (or "big boy") who hasn't been obsessed with James Bond at one point or another. Whether it's the gadgets or the thrill-seeking, what boy wouldn't want to be a spy? Enter The Big Book of Spy Stuff.
If anyone read 2007's The Dangerous Book for Boys [blech!], it's much the same humorous delivery of both facts and how-to's. And much like how parents learn to sneak vegetables in a picky child's favorite dish, I like that this book mixes in some legitimate history, like spies in the Revolutionary War and Cold War, as well as spy organizations like the CIA. Topics cover code-breaking, how to keep secrets, what some of the worst spy names through history have been, and more.
You might have to give your little James Bond a warning to not attempt his eavesdropping skills on his sister, but this book will definitely be a hit with the boys!
Sheesh...
All I did was skip a rock across this lake, and look what happened.
The worst part was, I got DRENCHED.
The worst part was, I got DRENCHED.
May 17, 2011
Fan mail hurts me brain!
"Dear Mr. Bart King, you are my favorite author ... Please write back and tell me why!"
This is a tough one! Here are four possible answers:
1.) "Because I rule!" (Nah, too egocentric.)
2.) Nice try, kid, but I can spot a paradoxical riddle that demonstrates the inadequacy of logical reasoning when I see one. (This might come across as dismissive.)
3.) Since he lobbed me a Zen koan, maybe the proper response is a haiku: "The sound of a book/dropping to the forest floor/Favored author smiles." (Hmmm… not bad!)Of course, I could just tell HIM to go first. (Or send the reader a free book for making me think so hard!)
May 15, 2011
Nice Bookmark!
Over at Craftster, a creative type came up with this Wizard of Oz-inspired bookmark.
I like it!
And look . . . it can even stand up!
