Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Briar’s Journal (October 29 to November 26, 2013)


Dream Entry*
March 16, 2007

Three puppies, a duck, and all my friends are sitting on the floor of Morzant’s lab, moaning. They have tummy aches from eating too much Halloween candy.

Dr. Flamingo comes into the room.

“I have just the remedy. Read these books and call me in the morning.”

These are the books Dr. Flamingo gives my friends to help them feel better.


BIGFOOT’s books:

GOD GOT A DOG
by Cynthia Rylant, with illustrations by Marla Frazee
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Beach Lane-Simon & Schuster
October 29, 2013

DOGS OF WAR
by Sheila Keenan, illustrated by Nathan Fox
[MIDDLE GRADE—GRAPHIC NOVEL]
Graphix-Scholastic
October 29, 2013

THE CARPET PEOPLE
by Terry Pratchett
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Clarion-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 5, 2013

THE F– IT LIST
by Julie Halpern
[YOUNG ADULT]
Feiwel & Friends-Macmillan
November 12, 2013

FULL RIDE
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
[YOUNG ADULT]
Simon & Schuster
November 12, 2013

HE SAID, SHE SAID
by Kwame Alexander
[YOUNG ADULT]
Amistad-HarperCollins
November 19, 2013

BANDETTE VOLUME 1: PRESTO!
by Paul Tobin, illustrated by Colleen Coover
[YOUNG ADULT—GRAPHIC NOVEL]
Dark House
November 26, 2013


MORZANT’s books:

A MYSTERY WITH ELECTROMAGNETS, BURGLAR ALARMS, 
AND OTHER GADGETS YOU CAN BUILD YOURSELF
by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith, 
with illustrations by Scott Garrett
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE NICK AND TESLA’S 
HIGH-VOLTAGE DANGER LAB SERIES]
Quirk
November 5, 2013

SOPHIE SCOTT GOES SOUTH
by Alison Lester
[PICTURE BOOK]
Houghton Mifflin-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 19, 2013


PENNY’s books: 

HORDE
by Ann Aguirre
[YOUNG ADULT—THIRD IN THE ENCLAVE TRILOGY]
Feiwel & Friends-Macmillan
October 29, 2013

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
by Ransom Riggs, illustrated by Cassandra Jean
[YOUNG ADULT—GRAPHIC NOVEL]
Yen Press-Hachette
October 29, 2013

RELIC
by Heather Terrell, with illustrations by Ricardo Cortés
[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE BOOKS OF EVA SERIES]
Soho Teen-Soho Press
October 29, 2013

AFTER EDEN
by Helen Douglas
[YOUNG ADULT]
Bloomsbury USA
November 5, 2013

BROKEN
by CJ Lyons
[YOUNG ADULT]
Sourcebooks Fire-Sourcebooks
November 5, 2013

CURTSIES & CONSPIRACIES
by Gail Carriger
[YOUNG ADULT—SEQUEL TO ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE]
Little, Brown-Hachette
November 5, 2013

ENGINES OF THE BROKEN WORLD
by Jason Vanhee
[YOUNG ADULT]
Henry Holt
November 5, 2013

THE NATURALS
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE SERIES]
Hyperion-Disney
November 5, 2013

THE TRAP
by Andrew Fukuda
[YOUNG ADULT—THIRD IN THE HUNT TRILOGY]
St. Martin's Griffin
November 5, 2013

TWINMAKER
by Sean Williams
[YOUNG ADULT]
Balzer & Bray-HarperCollins
November 5, 2013

THE LIVING
by Matt de la Peña
[YOUNG ADULT]
Delacorte-Random House
November 12, 2013

SAVE THE ENEMY
by Arin Greenwood
[YOUNG ADULT]
Soho Teen-Soho Press
November 12, 2013

THIS WICKED GAME
by Michelle Zink
[YOUNG ADULT]
Dial-Penguin
November 14, 2013

PAWN
by Aimée Carter
[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE 
BLACKCOAT REBELLION SERIES]
Harlequin Teen-Harlequin
November 26, 2013


THE DUCK’s books: 

SORROW’S KNOT
by Erin Bow
[YOUNG ADULT]
Arthur A. Levine-Scholastic
October 29, 2013

CINDERS: A CHICKEN CINDERELLA
by Jan Brett
[PICTURE BOOK]
Putnam-Penguin
November 5, 2013

COLD SPELL
by Jackson Pearce
[YOUNG ADULT]
Little, Brown-Hachette
November 5, 2013

ROSES
by G.R. Mannering
[YOUNG ADULT]
Sky Pony Press-Skyhorse
November 6, 2013

DREAD DESERT
by Marcus Sedgwick, 
with illustrations by Pete Williamson
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE 
ELF GIRL AND RAVEN BOY SERIES]
Orion Children’s-Orion
November 7, 2013

THE TALE OF JACK FROST
by David Melling
[PICTURE BOOK]
Hodder-Hachette
November 7, 2013

THE SONG OF THE GOLDEN HARE
by Jackie Morris
[PICTURE BOOK]
Frances Lincoln
November 15, 2013

ANGEL FEVER
by L.A. Weatherly
[YOUNG ADULT—FINAL IN THE ANGEL SERIES]
Candlewick
November 26, 2013


NORMAN’s books: 

THE CREATURE DEPARTMENT
by Robert Paul Weston, 
with illustrations by Framestore
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE SERIES]
Razorbill-Penguin
November 5, 2013

HARD LUCK
by Jeff Kinney
[MIDDLE GRADE—EIGHTH IN THE 
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES]
Amulet-Abrams
November 5, 2013

HOW TO BETRAY A DRAGON’S HERO
by Cressida Cowell
[MIDDLE GRADE—ELEVENTH IN THE 
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SERIES]
Little, Brown-Hachette
November 5, 2013

THE SANDMAN AND THE WAR OF DREAMS
by William Joyce
[MIDDLE GRADE—FOURTH IN THE GUARDIAN SERIES]
Atheneum-Simon & Schuster
November 5, 2013

FOUL TROUBLE
by John Feinstein
[YOUNG ADULT]
Knopf-Random House
November 12, 2013

HOSTAGE THREE
by Nick Lake
[YOUNG ADULT]
Bloomsbury USA
November 12, 2013

SON OF FORTUNE
by Victoria McKernan
[YOUNG ADULT]
Knopf-Random House
November 12, 2013

UNCRASHABLE DAKOTA
by Andy Marino
[YOUNG ADULT]
Henry Holt
November 12, 2013

FIREBRAND
by Antony John
[YOUNG ADULT—SEQUEL TO ELEMENTAL]
Dial-Penguin
November 14, 2013

ROMULUS BUCKLE & THE ENGINES OF WAR
by Richard Ellis Preston, Jr.
[YOUNG ADULT—SECOND IN THE 
CHRONICLES OF THE PNEUMATIC ZEPPELIN SERIES]
47North
November 19, 2013


BEVERLY’s books:

TROUPER
by Meg Kearney, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
[PICTURE BOOK]
Scholastic Press-Scholastic
October 29, 2013

SWAGGER
by Carl Deuker
[YOUNG ADULT]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 5, 2013

KETCHUP CLOUDS
by Annabel Pitcher
[YOUNG ADULT]
Little, Brown-Hachette
November 12, 2013

LOUD AWAKE AND LOST
by Adele Griffin
[YOUNG ADULT]
Knopf-Random House
November 12, 2013


BRIAR’s books:

PALACE OF SPIES
by Sarah Zettel
[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE SERIES]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 5, 2013


OLIVER’s books: 

SNOWFLAKES FALL
by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Steven Kellogg
[PICTURE BOOK]
Random House
October 29, 2013

WINTER IS FOR SNOW
by Robert Neubecker
[PICTURE BOOK]
Disney-Hyperion
October 29, 2013

BALLAD
by Blexbolex
[PICTURE BOOK]
Enchanted Lion
November 5, 2013

CUB’S BIG WORLD
by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Joe Cepeda
[PICTURE BOOK]
Harcourt-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 5, 2013

FOSSIL
by Bill Thomson
[PICTURE BOOK]
Two Lions-Amazon
November 5, 2013

RED KNIT CAP GIRL TO THE RESCUE
by Naoko Stoop
[PICTURE BOOK—SEQUEL TO RED KNIT CAP GIRL]
Little, Brown-Hachette
November 5, 2013

RABBITS IN THE SNOW: A BOOK OF OPPOSITES
by Natalie Russell
[PICTURE BOOK]
Macmillan
November 7, 2013

AMY’S THREE BEST THINGS
by Philippa Pearce, illustrated by Helen Craig
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
November 12, 2013

ELLA AND THE BALLOONS IN THE SKY
by Danny Appleby, 
illustrated by Lauren Pirie
[PICTURE BOOK]
Tundra
November 12, 2013

FRIENDS
by Eric Carle
[PICTURE BOOK]
Philomel-Penguin
November 19, 2013


LENNY’s books: 

THE CROCODILE AND THE SCORPION
by Rebecca Emberley, 
illustrated by Ed Emberley
[PICTURE BOOK]
Roaring Brook
October 29, 2013

HOW TO DRAW A CHICKEN
by Jean-Vincent Sénac
[PICTURE BOOK]
Tate
October 29, 2013

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON!
by Bill Cotter
[PICTURE BOOK]
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky-Sourcebooks
November 1, 2013

WHALE SHINES: AN ARTISTIC TALE
by Fiona Robinson
[PICTURE BOOK]
Abrams
November 5, 2013

IF DINOSAURS LIVED IN MY TOWN
by Marianne Plumridge, 
illustrated by Bob Eggleton
[PICTURE BOOK]
Sky Pony Press-Skyhorse
November 6, 2013

THE NOWHERE BOX
by Sam Zuppardi
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
November 12, 2013

CITY CAT
by Kate Banks, illustrated by Lauren Castillo
[PICTURE BOOK]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
November 19, 2013

CRABTREE
by Jon Nichols, illustrated by Tucker Nichols
[PICTURE BOOK]
McSweeney’s McMullens
November 19, 2013

PETE THE CAT: VALENTINE’S DAY IS COOL
by James Dean and Kimberly Dean, 
illustrated by James Dead
[PICTURE BOOK]
HarperFestival-HarperCollins
November 26, 2013


VIOLET’s books: 

DOT
by Randi Zuckerberg, illustrated by Joe Berger
[PICTURE BOOK]
HarperCollins
November 5, 2013

FRAIDYZOO
by Thyra Heder
[PICTURE BOOK]
Abrams
November 5, 2013

YOU ARE THE PEA, AND I AM THE CARROT
by J. Theron Elkins, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre
[PICTURE BOOK]
Abrams
November 5, 2013

CHEESE BELONGS TO YOU!
by Alexis Deacon, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
November 12, 2013

THE BAD BIRTHDAY IDEA
by Madeline Valentine
[PICTURE BOOK]
Knopf-Random House
November 12, 2013

RECIPE
by Angela Petrella and Michaelanne Petrella, 
illustrated by Mike Bertino and Erin Althea
[PICTURE BOOK]
McSweeney’s McMullens
November 19, 2013

FOXY IN LOVE
by Emma Dodd
[PICTURE BOOK—SEQUEL TO FOXY]
HarperCollins
November 26, 2013




* The dream entries from Briar’s journal contain premonitions of books that will be published in the future. Briar’s dream self foresees the books’ summaries and knows which will likely appeal to each of her friends. Briar always wakes up before she can see whether her friends will enjoy the books.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Three Minutes Out of Character

Normanday #101: My alter ego picked my pocket.
 
Write for three minutes about…

…something you would never do in a million years.

Email what you wrote to bigfootreads dot wernert at gmail dot com by the end of the day November 10 (put “Norman is Ruggedly Handsome” in the subject line). I’ll post as many of my favorite entries as I want next Monday. Include your first name (or, even better, use a pen name) and age (unless you’re tortoise-old).

Here is the single entry from last week when I asked you to write for three minutes about…

…a birthday memory.


Beverly
I hate birthdays. All that attention is embarrassing. The worst is the birthday cake part. As soon as the birthday song starts I panic about having to blow out the candles. I swallow over and over to make sure my mouth is dry, but I always end up spitting all over the frosting. My friends think it’s hilarious. They call me—never mind what they call me. Norman always gets a photo of me at the exact moment my cheeks are puffed out like a chipmunk’s full of nuts. This year when it was time to blow out the candles, I used the air from a deflating balloon. I thought I was being so clever. But the balloon made a loud sound as the air rushed out. You know the sound I’m talking about. I have a new nickname now. I hate birthdays.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

ReRunday: NO DOGS ALLOWED! (Picture Book)

Originally posted on November 2, 2011.
 
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by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Kristin Sorra
Sterling, 2011

A Book Review by
Oliver the Telepathic Puppy

When I saw this book, I thought I wasn’t supposed to read it because the cover says: NO DOGS ALLOWED! That hurt my feelings. Then it made me mad. I like the dog on the cover and I wanted to know that dog’s story.

I read this book even though the cover told me not to. Nobody yelled at me. I found out that NO DOGS ALLOWED! isn’t a warning for dogs not to read this book. It’s the book’s title.

NO DOGS ALLOWED! is about a man named Alberto who doesn’t want animals to come to his restaurant. He has tables set up on the sidewalk outside his restaurant. He has a chalkboard sign next to the tables. On it is the word “WELCOME!” When Alberto sees a boy and a dog coming near, he changes the sign. The new words he writes are “NO DOGS ALLOWED.” The boy and the dog don’t ignore the no dogs allowed sign like I sometimes do. They cross the street to sit by a fountain.

Next Alberto sees a girl and a cat coming. He changes the words on the sign again. This time he writes NO DOGS OR CATS ALLOWED. The girl and the cat join the boy and the dog at the fountain.

Alberto has to keep changing his sign because every person that comes by has a different kind of animal with them. Soon there are a lot of people and all different types of animals having fun together around the fountain. A woman with an ice cream and lemonade stand gets all their business while Alberto is all alone on the other side of the street. Because he didn’t welcome the animals he isn’t selling any food. Everybody except Alberto is having a good time until the ice cream and lemonade stand runs out of goodies. That’s when the boy and the dog try to convince Alberto to change his sign one more time. You can read this book yourself to see if Alberto agrees.

This story has just a few words. A few of those few words are things that are said, but most of those few words are written on the sign.

My favorite part of this book is looking at all the different people and animals who show up. A penguin rides in a kangaroo’s pouch. A girl hula hoops with a bunny. A hippopotamus sips lemonade from a straw in a glass held by a bird. Even with just a few words, this is a book that can be read over and over whether you are a dog like me, a person, a cat, or an iguana. Everybody is allowed to read this book.