Ghetto Cowboy

Title: Ghetto Cowboy Author: G. Neri Illustrator: Jesse Joshua Watson ISBN: 9780763649227 Pages: 218 pages Publisher/Date: Candlewick Press, c2011. Publication Date: August 9, 2011 The front door’s open. I walk in and the first thing I smell is . . . horses? I ain’t never smelled a horse before, never even saw one up close before [...]

Carnival of Children’s Literature

Image taken from the Flickr account of jdmuth (All Rights Reserved) We’re ringing in the new year in style, with fireworks and cotton candy and all the rides and treats you can stand! Since it is a new year, quite a few of my fellow bloggers and I have focused on the new. NEW PERSPECTIVES! [...]

A Note About My Choices

Regardless of whether or not people read this blog (there are days when I wonder)… You might notice a shift for the next six months from primarily children’s fiction to primarily young adult fiction, and relatively new fiction at that. This is because I have been appointed to an awards committee for new young adult [...]