The International Reading Association’s ezine Reading Today Online recently coddled Egghead. Here’s an excerpt:
“Filled with many humorous moments, the book is engaging to read and introduces surprising amounts of science information and experiments casually. It is a good example of a writing mentor text with a perfect narrative voice and pictures that tell their own story.”
Read the full review here.
This book round-up, compiled by San Fransisco school librarian Liz Mabey, was recently posted on Not Just a Working Mom’s blog:
“As the mom of boys ages 10 and 12, Liz has serious concerns about books that emphasize the crass and cruel side of the tween years, and don’t honor the tender hearts we’ve cultivated in our own kids. Here are some titles that introduce the middle-school years with respect, humor, and a reasonable dose of reality, best for grades 4 & up:
Origami series by Tom Angleberger – kids trying to navigate confusing friendships and crushes in age-appropriate ways. I love how these books model self-reflection and show respect for kids’ feelings without appearing to teach a lesson.
Aldo Zelnick series by Karla Oceanak—Aldo is a talented artist, but can’t decide whether he’s willing to let his non-standard talent shine. His diverse group of family and friends are featured in his journal-style books that feature text and graphic sections.
The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt. Set during and just after the Vietnam wars at two different middle & high schools, this pair of titles would be appropriate for 5th grade and up readers ready for the next level of poignancy and cultural literacy in humorous episodic novels.
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass. (California Young Reader Medal, 2011). Narrated in turns by an appearance-obsessed aspiring model and an isolated, home-schooled astronomy enthusiast, this story of weathering life’s changes is thoughtful and captivating.
In their new review of All Me, All the Time, Bamboo magazine says, “Playful and silly at times, this ‘art’-o-biographic journal encourages kids to identify and conceptualize their ideas, desires and goals while practicing writing, sentence structure and essay concept—fun for the entire family! (Bamboo suggests taking some time to fill out the entire book with your child and then put it away for some time…remembering is part of the fun!)”
Read the whole review here.
Egghead has won Silver in the 2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in the Comic/Graphic Novel category! The awards are “intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to celebrate children’s books and life-long reading.” Hear, hear!
“This year’s Moonbeam award winners confirm that books can change children’s lives,” says Moonbeam Awards founder Jerrold Jenkins, father of four children ranging in ages 9 to 19. “They’ve already had a big impact on the judges and the kids that read them, so we know these books were created to enrich children’s lives. The Moonbeams are all about rewarding these books and bringing them to the attention of parents, booksellers, librarians – and to kids themselves.”
“The Aldo Zelnick books beautifully bring together a journal format, a vocabulary rich story, and important life lessons, to give readers a memorable reading experience,” writes reviewer Marya Jansen-Gruber. See her full unbogus review of Bogus here.
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