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ala youth media awards winners!

Posted in middle grade fiction, picture books, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 28, 2013 | 6 Comments »

It’s a big day for children’s literature!

The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards were just announced several hours ago at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Each year, these awards recognize the top books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults published in the United States.

We send our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and honorees in all categories, and thank all the various committee members for their hard work in making these selections.

Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature is THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins, 2012)!

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Newbery Honor Books: Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick Press, 2012); Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press, 2012); and Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012).

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Winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book for children is THIS IS NOT MY HAT by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press, 2012)!

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Caldecott Honor Books: Creepy Carrots! illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012); Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2012); Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Neal Porter Books/ Roaring Brook Press, 2012); One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012); Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012).

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Special Congratulations to Virginia author Cece Bell for winning a Geisel Honor for her beginning reader, RABBIT & ROBOT: The Sleepover (Candlewick Press, 2012)!!! We love you, Cece!! ♥ ♥ ♥

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Click here to see the full list of winners!!

Wow, that’s a lot of exclamation points for one day. Now I need more tea, cookies and a nap.

Have a good week, everyone! :)

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Copyright © 2012 Jama Rattigan of Jama’s Alphabet Soup. All rights reserved.

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chatting with candice ransom about iva honeysuckle discovers the world (and a giveaway)!

Posted in author recipes, author/illustrator interviews, book reviews (all genres), cookie recipes, middle grade fiction, tagged , , , , , , , on May 15, 2012 | 30 Comments »

Cornelius and I are thrilled to welcome award-winning children’s author Candice Ransom to the Alphabet Soup kitchen today.

As you may know, we’re in love with her latest book, Iva Honeysuckle Discovers the World (Disney Hyperion, 2012), which was just named to the Summer 2012 Kids’ Indie Next List, and which Kirkus describes as, “A breezy, wide-open window into the turbulent heart of a dramatic third-grade adventurer and her small-town Virginia community.”

I was instantly captivated by spunky and supremely self-assured Iva Honeycutt and her quest to become a world famous discoverer. With great-grandfather Ludwell’s treasure map in hand and her not-so-trusty canine companion Sweetlips by her side, she paces and dowses her way around her hometown of Uncertain, Virginia, searching for General Braddock’s war chest. But as all great explorers eventually learn, sometimes you end up finding something entirely different, and by golly, it’s even better!

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look look look!

Posted in just for fun, tagged , , on February 21, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Click here for full details at Playing by the Book!

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soup of the day: dumpling days by grace lin!

Posted in book reviews (all genres), middle grade fiction, soup of the day, tagged , , , , , , , on January 5, 2012 | 29 Comments »

“There was no day that dumplings couldn’t make better.” ~ Pacy Lin

Pass the dipping sauce, I’m in dumpling heaven. ☺

I’m thrilled to be serving up Newbery Honor Author Grace Lin’s brand new middle grade novel, Dumpling Days (Little, Brown, 2012), as our very first Soup of the Day for the new year!

Before I tell you a little about it and tempt you with some of its dishes, please put on BOTH of these bibs. You’ll definitely need double protection for this fabulous feast of a book, which is absolutely brimming with gustatory goodness.

Oh, and don’t forget your passport:

In this third novel featuring beloved heroine Pacy Lin, she and her family spend an entire month in Taiwan visiting relatives and preparing for Grandma’s 60th birthday party. Instead of traveling to her parents’ faraway homeland, Pacy would much rather spend her summer going to a fun place like Hawai’i or California where she could see her best friend Melody. But her parents want Pacy and her sisters to “know their roots,” to experience the “island of treasure.”

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tasty review: come and eat! by george ancona

Posted in book reviews (all genres), nonfiction monday, picture books, tagged , , , , , on December 12, 2011 | 10 Comments »

“Come and Eat!”

Now, that’s music to my ears, probably yours, too. :)

When award-winning author, photographer and filmmaker George Ancona was growing up, his mother would always yell, “Georgie-e-e-e, come and EAT!”

While I was still in elementary school, the world opened up to me when I visited my classmates’ homes, where I tasted so many foods from faraway places. My friends also liked to come to my house after school because my mother always gave us Mexican hot chocolate with tacos.

Mmmmm! If I had lived in his neighborhood, I’d have probably gone over to George’s house every weekday afternoon. What I especially like about his new photo essay, Come and Eat! (Charlesbridge, 2011), is that he’s obviously still very curious and passionate about faraway places and views eating together as “a ceremony to celebrate life.”

Now, he’s invited all of us to a delectable multicultural feast, with food and mealtime customs from such places as Tibet, Sweden, Japan, India, Polynesia, the United States and Mexico. No matter where we live, eating together gives us the opportunity to share thoughts, feelings, and friendship. (more…)

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