Rachel's last look around

Rachel presents the Ultimate Web Watch (the new overlords may have something planned but we don't know just what yet).

And don't miss the Cynsational interview with Groundwood publisher Patsy Aldana. That is one lady who tells it like it is:

Over the course of your career, what are the most significant changes you've seen in the field of publishing books for young readers?

The abandonment of the once great British and American houses of the tradition of the editor-driven list for a new reign of TV tie-ins, merchandising, and the need to make more and more money.

So You Don't Have To

Rachel watches the web for pertinent links to articles in the current issue of the Horn Book Magazine. Abe and Mary Todd on Facebook, even.

She's got her eye on you.

Legendary huntress Rachel Smith again stalks the series of tubes to bring you some web content that goes down great with the latest issue of the Horn Book Magazine.

Making connections

between the July-August issue of the Horn Book Magazine and the wild reaches of the world wide web, Rachel Smith offers the latest Web Watch.

Web Watch June '08

Rachel's latest edition of Web Watch, our online feature which links content from around the Internet with the books, authors and topics featured in the latest issue of the Horn Book Magazine, is up.

Web watch April

A tour through some children's-book stuff on the web (Web? internet? Internet? we've been struggling with this all week), with guest curator Mr. Potato Head.

Irrelevant point 1: all kind of unlikely characters have been showing up in my office since I got the fancy-pants computer with the camera.

Irrelevant point 2: I'm old enough to remember when the Mr. Potato Head toy assumed you would bring your own potato.