Wednesday, January 28, 2009


grandmasgraphics.com
As far as I can determine, all of the images are in the public domain. (See Copyright info.) If you find any which you believe are still under copyright, please let me know and I will remove them. Also check this Bibliography for more details.

Hooray for STINKY NO-NOs!

Congratulations to Eleanor Davis on receiving a Geisel Honor for an outstanding book for beginning readers.

The nice people at Toon Books have sent me two more books -- LUKE ON THE LOOSE by Harry Bliss, and THE BIG NO-NO! by Geoffrey Hayes, and I enjoyed them both.

THE BIG NO-NO! is plenty cute, but has enough action, mud, mystery, and calamity to entertain any kid.

(above illustration is of Penny from THE BIG NO-NO!)

Pink Me:

Win or go home

Mad Money Update (How Jim Cramer Manipulates Stock)



Mad Magazine Cover Spoofs President's First 100

The G.O.P. is still at it, attacking President Obama’s stimulus plan and calling for ever more tax cuts.
Americans have an opportunity to move society in a fairer and more productive direction.

An unsung hero:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooksley_Born

Sunday, January 25, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR


Illustrations by Meilo So from 'Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats' by Nina Simonds, Leslie Swartz, & The Children's Museum, Boston (Harcourt, 2002). (Stone Age water buffalo becomes new year's ox)

Mikhail Maiofis Illustrations


at bibliodyssey.blogspot.com

Mikhail Maiofis was born in St. Petersburg Russia and was an accomplished artist at a very young age. He is best known for his illustrations of children's books, most notably the famous Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen.
image © Михаил Майофис {Mikhail Mayofis or Maiofis}

Thank you to pk for the jpeg
Antoinette Portis (illustration from ''A PENGUIN STORY'' -- jpeg from boston.com) Click here, then click the drop down menu ("Select a New Playlist") for author interviews and scroll down to watch a short interview with Ms. Portis.

Friday, January 16, 2009

A Slideshow of Portraits of the President-Elect from today's NY Times.


(Above portrait by Dean Lancaster)

Related article: Dear Sir Obama: Presidential Advice (6. Put hand-sanitizer on hands. 7. Enjoy moment. )

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

“Disneyland Dream” Named to National Film Registry

From the Library of Congress’s press release:
Disneyland Dream (1956) The Barstow family films a memorable home movie of their trip to Disneyland. Robbins and Meg Barstow, along with their children Mary, David and Daniel were among 25 families who won a free trip to the newly opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., as part of a ‘Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape’ contest sponsored by 3M. Through vivid color and droll narration (”The landscape was very different from back home in Connecticut”), we see a fantastic historical snapshot of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Catalina Island, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios and Disneyland in mid-1956. Home movies have assumed a rapidly increasing importance in American cultural studies as they provide a priceless and authentic record of time and place.

(thanks to http://amateurism.wordpress.com/)