Author Archives: Katy K.

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About Katy K.

I'm a librarian and book worm who believes that children and adults deserve great books to read.

Casting Spells

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Katy K.

OK… this is a really happy day for me, except for the part where LJ is suddenly reading my html as plain text.  Why won’t the pretty book cover show up?  [EDIT 11/9 – I finally got the picture to work.]Casting … Continue reading →

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Black Book of Colors

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Katy K.

The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria. Translated by Elisa Amado. There are a whole lot of picture books about colors. This one is different. You really need to touch it – but I’ll do my … Continue reading →

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Blog the Vote 2008

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Katy K.

So again with Chasing Ray She was suggesting that literary bloggers (which I would think I am more than any other category) write about why voting is important today. Here’s the master schedule. My posting schedule is irregular enough that … Continue reading →

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Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Katy K.

Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin by Rick Walton. Illustrated by Delana Bettoli Mrs. McMurphy has a pumpkin problem. Each one of the four mornings before Halloween in this cumulative tale, a pumpkin shows up with additional features and threatens to eat her … Continue reading →

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The Explosionist

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Katy K.

I don’t read a whole lot of litblogs, but one of the few that I do is http://www.chasingray.com/ . Colleen wrote such a glowing review of this book that I asked our teen librarian to buy a copy when I … Continue reading →

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Castle Corona

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Katy K.

Castle Corona by Sharon Creech Here is a beautifully illuminated story with similarly formal and poetic language. In a castle high on a hill live a king and queen with their three children, none of them terribly likeable or happy … Continue reading →

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Palestine

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Katy K.

Palestine by Joe Sacco Journalist Joe Sacco visited Palestine for a couple of months during the first Intifada, the early 1990s, and reported in graphic form. Very graphic. There are the muddy streets and tiny houses of the camps, the … Continue reading →

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Protected: the view from down under

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Katy K.

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Reading Magic

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Katy K.

I fell in love with and wrote about this book a long time ago. But it now occurs to me that not only is this a new edition, but that the only person who read my previous writing was my … Continue reading →

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Jack Jones and the Pirate Curse

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Katy K.

So I went to my local library on crutches to get some good, light reading… can you tell? I came home with five books. Back at work on Monday, I got four more books in that I’d put on hold … Continue reading →

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