http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/ Publications about books for children and young adults Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-16725 P.D.S. — The Horn Book Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:56:02 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-16725 [...] in a children’s literature textbook by someone who did NOT get the joke) and, most recently, an April Fools’ spoof for Read Roger. (I was feeling distinctly un-clever and drafted Peter, who said “well,  I have three or [...] [...] in a children’s literature textbook by someone who did NOT get the joke) and, most recently, an April Fools’ spoof for Read Roger. (I was feeling distinctly un-clever and drafted Peter, who said “well,  I have three or [...]

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-16711 The man behind the masque — The Horn Book Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:23:19 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-16711 [...] Please join me in thanking Peter Sieruta, blogging at Collecting Children’s Books, for yesterday’s lunacy (which is about as far as my vampire puns can go, so I’m grateful to Peter for sinking his [...] [...] Please join me in thanking Peter Sieruta, blogging at Collecting Children’s Books, for yesterday’s lunacy (which is about as far as my vampire puns can go, so I’m grateful to Peter for sinking his [...]

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15310 MotherReader Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:02:16 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15310 Nicely done. Nicely done.

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15308 Brian Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:29:41 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15308 Very clever. Thanks for the chuckle. Like the artwork! Very clever. Thanks for the chuckle. Like the artwork!

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15301 Michelle Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:09:32 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15301 I *almost* bought this--Higher Power of Sucky went a little too far, though--kudos on a great April Fool's Day post :-) I *almost* bought this–Higher Power of Sucky went a little too far, though–kudos on a great April Fool’s Day post

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15299 Susan Patron Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:23:32 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15299 The most frightening part? Hexwood is sending Jack, Clare, Katherine, Esther, and me on tour to 100 parodies of bookstores which have been eviscerated by e-forces. Apparently we're all just going to have to suck it up. The most frightening part? Hexwood is sending Jack, Clare, Katherine, Esther, and me on tour to 100 parodies of bookstores which have been eviscerated by e-forces. Apparently we’re all just going to have to suck it up.

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15296 jinx watson Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:35:20 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15296 it's gotta be an april fool's day joke -- if not, just ignore them and get on with better things. . . we know what kids love to read . . . it’s gotta be an april fool’s day joke — if not, just ignore them and get on with better things. . . we know what kids love to read . . .

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15295 Lisa Jenn Bigelow Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:16:16 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15295 'Now we know why Pa always called Laura “half-pint.”' Tee hee! ‘Now we know why Pa always called Laura “half-pint.”’ Tee hee!

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15294 Robin Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:34:48 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15294 Did Lolly have fun or someone else? Did Lolly have fun or someone else?

]]> http://www.hbook.com/2012/04/blogs/read-roger/well-this-bites/#comment-15293 Shoshana Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:19:02 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=11310#comment-15293 Dear Horn Book, where were you a few hours ago when a customer, the date aside, asked for vampire books for a nine-year-old in the middle of the Mo Willems signing mob? Dear Horn Book, where were you a few hours ago when a customer, the date aside, asked for vampire books for a nine-year-old in the middle of the Mo Willems signing mob?

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