The Weekly 411 (11/29/24)
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Nov. 29, 2024 vol. 48.
The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. We can also be found on Bluesky. This week's illustration is by Michele Katz.
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The 2024 New York Times/ New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books
Picture Book Giveaway
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, The Book Cook by Dan Swanson, illustrated by Clint Hansen (Baobab Press). Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below.
About the Book: When 11-year-old twins Maria and Matty realize they forgot to buy a Christmas gift for their mother, they set out on a snowy Christmas Eve for some last-minute shopping. They discover the mysterious store of the Book Cook, who takes literary ingredients and mixes them together in a giant cauldron to make stories come to life. The twins begin creating a story of their own, but when they accidentally knock over shelves of ingredients into the cauldron, their story takes some very strange twists. In the end, the children learn that even when a story doesn't go perfectly to plan, it can still make a perfect gift.
About the Author: The author: D.C. Swanson grew up in Charlottesville, VA, where his parents were teachers and worked at a local bookshop. Currently a resident of the D.C. area, he worked as a longtime staffer for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee while writing stories at night for his daughters. The Book Cook is his first children's book.
About the Illustrator: Clint Hansen is an Iowa native and fifth generation artist designing and hand-crafting one-of-a-kind scratchboard renderings for gallery, commercial, and home settings.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, How Carrot and Cookie Saved Christmas, by Erica S. Perl, illustrated by Jonathan Fenske (Penguin). Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below.
About the Book: In this follow-up to When Carrot Met Cookie, Christmas is fast approaching, and Carrot and Cookie are both worried—they can’t find the right present for each other! But when they hear a crash on Christmas Eve and find a sick Santa too ill to keep flying his sleigh, they know there are more important matters at hand. Can these friends conjure up enough Christmas magic to step into Santa’s shoes, deliver the presents themselves, and save the day?
About the Author: Erica S. Perl (she/her) is the author of more than forty books for young readers. Her middle grade novels include All Three Stooges (National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Honor Book), When Life Gives You O.J. (ALA Notable, Amazon Best Book), and White Bird: A Novel (with R.J. Palacio). She also writes picture books, early chapter books (the Arnold and Louise series) and early readers (the Truth or Lie series). Erica is on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA program. She loves dogs, guinea pigs, stale red licorice, and visiting schools. Her website is ericaperl.com.
About the Illustrator: Jonathan Fenske (he/him) is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator of easy readers like A Pig, a Fox, and a Box; A Pig, a Fox, and a Fox (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection); We Need More Nuts!; I Will Race You Through This Book!; and more. He is also the author-illustrator of the picture books After Squidnight (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection) and Something Stinks! He lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina. You can visit Jonathan Fenske online at JonathanFenske.com.
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- What: write a maximum 250-word children's holiday story about a holiday mystery
- Prizes: signed books, critiques, and more
Sounds like a wonderfully creative story. Congrats! Would love to win a copy. Shared on Bluesky.
ReplyDeleteThe Book Cook sounds so intriguing. Would love to win a copy. Shared on both my X accounts.
ReplyDeleteSo clever & adorable!
ReplyDeleteWonderful books this week and great links. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe theme of both of these books is perfect for this time of year. The Book Cook sounds intriguing and original.
ReplyDeleteBoth sound so fun - can't wait to read! Congrats D.C. and Erica!!
ReplyDeleteCan just get a whiff of what The Book Cook cooks up.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these books have me wondering what happens. They're going on my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these sound like fun books to read! Congratulations to both of you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the helpful information will take a bit of time to digest it all!
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