Fall fun around the kidlitosphere

All aboard to Take a Ride on the Reading Railroad, the latest Carnival of Children's Literature hosted by Charlotte's Library. So put away the Monopoly board for now and get reading!

And a bit late (sorry...) -- the September issue of The Edge of the Forest is up, with many features. I was delighted to find Kelly Herold's discussion of the different Anglo-American versions of Baba Yaga tales in her article, "Baba Yaga Heads West". Lots of other good stuff, too!

Also, a reminder that the deadline for LiteracyTeacher's Picture Book Carnival, Part 3 is coming up. Submissions are due by Friday, October 5.

And two new blogs of note from new-to-me homeschoolers,

Learning. Living. Books!, with two posts so far, "What Are 'Living Books'?" and "Twaddle Dee, Twaddle Dum"

A Storybook Life, KalexaLott's thoughts on nature, children's literature, poetry, and simple wonder.

March issue of The Edge of the Forest

has been out now for a bit. Hurray, and thanks to Kelly Herrold and all the contributors. Features that have caught my eye so far, since I just started reading through it:

Liz's interview with Kirby Larson, author of Hattie Big Sky (historical fiction set in 1918 Montana, and a 2007 Newbery Honor book)

Nonfiction reviews of Diego, a picture book biography (1994) of artist Diego Rivera conceived and illustrated by Jeannette Winter, with text (in English and Spanish) by Jonah Winter; and John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, a picture book biography (2006) for older children

Sherry at Semicolon surveys a group of homeschoolers at her bowling alley for the latest Kid Picks column

This month's In the Backpack features an interview with author Elizabeth Bluemle, who is also the co-owner of the independent Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vermont, one of my favorite towns

And there's oodles, just oodles, more.

Carnival of Children's Literature and Edge of the Forest

Oops, I almost forgot to write about two important things, so I hope Kelly will forgive me. And Kelly, I did try to comment on your computer woes but Blogger won't let me in for some reason; after my own laptop's recent unauthorized encounter with a beverage, I can definitely sympathize.

The latest edition of The Edge of the Forest has been out for a while now, with all sorts of goodies, including A Day in the Life with children's author Debby Dahl Edwardson of Barrow, Alaska, and a new "Sounds of the Forest" podcast.

And it's time to send in your submissions for the upcoming 10th Carnival of Children's Literature. The deadline is January 15th, and the Carnival will be hosted by Kelly at Big A little a on January 20th. Thanks, Kelly!

new computer on the way

phew

cutting and pasting getting very old

a few good and new things:

The Late Autumn Edition Field Day

The November edition of The Edge of the Forest

new blog from Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, Making Books with Children; the first post is about constructing a medieval book. HT Chicken Spaghetti

tired now.