http://cherylrainfield.com/blog Avid Reader, Teen Fiction Writer, and Book-a-holic. All Things Books, With a Focus on Children's and Teen Fiction Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:03:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Pretty One by Cheryl Klam Delacorte/Random House (April 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0385733731 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars The rodent is staring at my sister Lucy. In the rodent's defense, it's hard not to stare at lucy. Actually, it's a phenomenon similar to rubbernecking; only in this case people don't stare at my ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/review-of-ya-book-the-pretty-one-by-cheryl-klam/ Getting books in the mail is so much fun--especially when they're gifts or prizes. Check out these contests to win children's or teen books in July 2008. YA Books **updated** Win 1 of 10 copies of Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabriel Soria, and Warren Pleece (vampire graphic novel). To enter, list 5 ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/01/win-a-picture-book-childrens-book-or-a-teen-fiction-book-july-2008/ I'm not much into organized religion, but if I was, I think I'd want to attend one of minister Susan Sharpe's picture book sermons. Sharpe created a mini-series of sermons called "Story Book Theology;" each week's sermon is based on a famous children's book, and includes scripture to help apply ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/29/minister-uses-childrens-books-in-sermons/ Can't attend the ALA? Stuck wondering what it's like? Check out this funny, entertaining video by Betsy Bird over at Fuse #8. She covers her first morning at ALA, with more promised for tomorrow. Ohhh, and another one's up already. Catch a glimpse of some children's/YA authors, as well as publishers' ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/28/cant-attend-the-ala-check-out-this-video-by-fuse-8/ Looking for some good books for children for summer? Or some books that have summertime in them? Librarian Mom suggests 10 children's books that take place in the summer. They're worth checking out. http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/28/looking-for-childrens-summer-reading/ Okay, not really. But words are cut into these scarves using laser beams--and the result is beautiful, at least to me. Probably to a lot of other word lovers, too. :) The scarves are made from microfiber suede, and are available in Uppercase or Lowercase letter styles, or Numbers, ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/28/a-scarf-made-from-words/ I love word games--though I prefer word searches, games like Boggle and Word Search, to crosswords. But I know many people who are crossword enthusiasts. Artist Emily Jo Cureton combines a love of crosswords and a love of art in her illustrations. Every day, she posts a drawing on her ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/27/ny-times-crossword-drawings/ Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards Kids Can Press (July 2008) (paperback edition) ISBN-10: 1554532280, ISBN-13: 978-1554532285 Ages 4-8 (and up) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Even in a serious meeting, Professor Apeson sensed there might be monkey business going on. When he was on the ball, there was ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/26/review-of-picture-book-monkey-business-by-wallace-edwards/ Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Little, Brown & Company (June 2008) ISBN-10: 0316066834, ISBN-13: 978-0316066839 Ages 9-12 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars The undead are ruining my life. I blame my mother. My mother is a medium. And I don't mean the kind that fits in between ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/25/review-of-middle-grade-book-suddenly-supernatural/ I love finding new blogs that I like. I've been finding many of them lately. One of the ones that stands out is Travel and Sing. Travel and Sing features original, illustrated poems--which seems to me like a fun way to get readers interested in poetry. I love Linda's "A ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/25/finding-new-blogs-you-like/