It seems like you can’t walk down the street in my neighborhood without hearing a parent either whistling “Do you want to build a snowman?” or their small child belting out “Let it Go” at the top of their lungs; where ever you go, the whole world has Frozen fever. And I’m certainly not immune. While the … Continue reading
Oh my goodness! I need to start learning Japanese A.S.A.P! Studio Ghibli recently announced that they will be venturing on to the small screen, and their first project will be based on Astrid Lindgren‘s Ronia the Robber’s Daughter. Set in a mythical Medieval Sweden, Ronia is the daughter of a chief of bandits, who spends … Continue reading
Once every few weeks, I find myself skipping away from my mailbox with a little gem peeking out from my pile of bills and junk mail: The Horn Book Magazine. It’s a wonderful journal that features independent articles, editorials and reviews about children’s and young adult literature. Sitting down with it, feels like I’m joining … Continue reading
If any of you out there are like me then you are GOING CRAZY this week in anticipation of the impending release of Peter Jackson’s first installment of the Hobbit trilogy. Well, to help tide you over here are some links to exciting Hobbit developments in the news. Luckily the people over at Entertainment Weekly … Continue reading
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) remains one of the most powerful yet elusive poets of the 19th century. A new portrait has recently been discovered that could be only the second authenticated photograph of the writer, to date. To prove that the image is ‘the real McCoy’, experts have been brought in to compare samples from Amherst … Continue reading
Hold on to your hobbit feet, Tolkien fans, there is exciting news in the land of nerdom! At Comic Con in San Diego last week, the rumor was unleashed that Peter Jackson is considering a third Hobbit movie in what is already a two-movie adaptation of Tolkien’s prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. … Continue reading
I haven’t actually read this book yet, in fact I only just heard about it today, but the discovery is so exciting I couldn’t resist posting about it. I found out about it here on the Horn Book website. Equivalent to the print version of the It Gets Better campaign, the book is a collection … Continue reading
