Archive for May, 2008
Alaska Geographic Sudoku/Trivia Books
Some of you may recall that over the winter I got a call from Taku Graphics about creating puzzle books. In particular, an adult sudoku/trivia book and a children’s puzzle book for Alaska Geographic. I was/am thrilled. Ten years ago, I pitched an idea for a children’s natural history puzzle book project to the Alaska […]
Favorite Reading Places
Do you have a favorite reading place? I do, and it’s in bed.
For starters, I always read before I go to sleep. It’s part of my night routine. Some sleep experts advise against reading in bed, but who cares? I like reading in bed. In fact, a good book will actually draw me to […]The Needlework Nutshell Has Moved
For more than a year I’ve watched, worried, and whined about subscribers to The Needlework Nutshell not getting the newsletter. Even I wasn’t getting it at one of my testing addresses. I talked to the newsletter host, and they seemed to want to help, but they couldn’t or didn’t. Subscribers still weren’t getting the newsletter, […]
What’s On My Nightstand?
What’s on my nightstand? Chicks with Sticks (Knit Two Together), by Elizabeth Lenhard.
I have a three-page, single-spaced list of Recommended Reading, but this book was not on it. I discovered it browsing the library shelves this week. The knitting title caught my eye–I’m a knitter. I had a stack of a dozen books already, what’s […]Weekend Site-seeing
During the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2008 Bookmark Challenge weekend posts were dedicated to quotes about books, reading, and libraries. I liked collecting and sharing those. I’ve started collecting for next year already.
I also liked the predictable subject and format. It was easy to maintain and allowed me to take a break from […]2008 Bookmark Challenge Results
The results for the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2008 Bookmark Challenge are in.
Last year we collected and donated 429 hand-stitched bookmarks.
This year, we collected…quiet drum roll…followed by a tense, concerned look from our gorgeous host with strategically tousled hair (no, silly, not me–there’s no strategy to my tousled hair)…followed by a […]Results: Children’s Choice Book Awards
The Children’s Book Council and the International Reading Association asked, and kids all over the country answered. The winners of the 2008 Children’s Choice Book Awards are:
For grades K-2: Frankie Stein, written by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Kevan Atteberry (Marshall Cavendish)
For grades 3-4: Big Cats by Elaine Landau (Enslow Publishers)
For grades 5-6: Encyclopedia Horrifica […]Funk & Weber Designs New Puzzle Pattern Update
I’m awaiting final bookmark counts from three shops and more pictures from Nordic Needle.
In the meantime, I have some exciting news to report: I’ve finished stitching the New Puzzle Pattern.
Those are three separate links to previous posts about this pattern, and I didn’t even get back to the earliest ones. This pattern has been in […]Children’s Book Week
Happy Children’s Book Week!
How will you celebrate? Check with your local library and/or school to see if they are planning events.
The Children’s Book Council offers 25 Ideas for celebrating Children’s Book Week. One of my favorite suggestions is to work some Children’s Book Week puzzles. Big surprise, eh? Another of my favorites is to […]While We Wait…
As we await final bookmark numbers from participating shops, I am contemplating how to have a party on a blog. It feels as though there should be some sort of celebration here at the end of the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2008 Bookmark Challenge, a gala event, a blowout, a big to-do, but […]
