Welcome to day two of the Jonker-Schu Top 20 Books of 2012 celebration. If you missed yesterday's post, please click here and here to read about books #20-16.
Visit Mr. Scope's excellent blog to read our blurbs.
Rick Margolis interviewed Jason Chin.
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis [Wendy Lamb Books | Grades 4-7]
"I have four rules for young people who want to be writers, and the first rule is -- and you've got to follow these. Rule number one is to write every day..." -Christopher Paul Curtis
Random House created a top-notch guide.
Christopher Paul Curtis visited Irving Elementary School.
"I have four rules for young people who want to be writers, and the first rule is -- and you've got to follow these. Rule number one is to write every day..." -Christopher Paul Curtis
Libraries have always been very special to Christopher Paul Curtis.
Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino [Alfred A. Knopf | Grades K-2]
I chatted with Crystal Brunelle about the time Ame Dyckman Skyped with her students.
Colby Sharp's son LOVES Boy + Bot.
Ame and Dan participated in a Sharp-Schu trifecta.
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano; illustrated by Erin E. Stead [Roaring Brook Press | Grades PreK-2]
Download the And Then It's Spring activity guide.
Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead and Then It's Spring were featured on Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
"Personally I haven't seen a picture book since The Carrot Seed that so brilliantly explores the idea of life and hope coming out of a seed." -Anita Silvey
Download the Starry River of the Sky activity kit.
Newbery Honor-winning author Grace Lin reads the first chapter of Starry River of the Sky.
Take a peek inside Starry River of the Sky.
Grace Lin shares her two babies.
#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1
