I have long neglected my blogging duties. Mainly it has been because I have been busy. Very busy. A new job, a new state, too much responsibility for too little money. However, it's also been because I've been trying to figure out the future direction of this blog. I've been batting around a few ideas, so stay posted for a new and improved Pigeons 'n Pigs. In the meantime, a few bits from the kiddy lit world.
It's literary awards season! Well almost. The big ones won't be chosen until MidWinter in Denver in January, but all the "Best of" lists are starting to come out.
The New York Times has released their "Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008" list. I was happy to see The Black Book of Colors on the list, but also struck by how kid un-friendly most of them are. While I love most of the books chosen, they are the books that never get checked out. No kid, 20 years from now is going to remember A is for Art as their favorite book from their childhood. A beautiful book, but it just doesn't resonate with most kids. Such is the world of kiddy lit. Very few books find that happy medium of being beautiful/original/interesting yet also being kid-friendly without being trite and sickly-sweet-cute-obnoxious.
Amazon has also released their "Best Children's Picture Books of 2008" list.
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