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Skinny Dip with Phuoc Thi Minh Tran
We are pleased to Skinny Dip with Phuoc Thi Minh Tran this week. As a librarian, author, storyteller, and mother, she adds her perspective to the richly textured quilt of books for children.
What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever read a book?
In the hospital, I read my newly released book My First Book of Vietnamese Words : An ABC Rhyming Book of Language and Culture to my 94-year-old father-in-law as a bedtime story.… more
Skinny Dip with Becky Kruger
We are so fortunate to have dedicated and inspiring librarian educators working with children in many schools throughout our land. Becky Kruger not only serves as the librarian at Ray Miller Elementary School in Missouri but she also helps organize the annual Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival.
Which book you read as a child has most influenced your life?… more
Skinny Dip with Kathleen Baxter
Kathleen Baxter, a librarian for more than 30 years, a nationally-known booktalker, a co-author of the wonderful Gotcha! resource books, is best known as the woman who has worked tirelessly to keep Maud Hart Lovelace’s books in print, thereby introducing new generations of readers to the Betsy-Tacy books and the other cherished novels set in Deep Valley. Her most recent book, My Betsy-Tacy Miracle: a Literary Pilgrimage to Deep Valley, shares the charming, true story of Kathleen’s meeting and correspondence with the author Maud Hart Lovelace. … more
Skinny Dip with Cathy Camper
Are you fans of the Lowriders graphic novels? We are! And we can’t wait for the next one. The author who thinks up those great stories is Cathy Camper. We invited her to Skinny Dip with the Bookologist … and she said yes! When we asked her pointed questions, here’s what she had to say.
Favorite breakfast or lunch as a kid?… more
Skinny Dip with Suzanne Costner
We’re thrilled to Skinny Dip with outstanding educator Suzanne Costner, Thanks to Suzanne for answer our questions during her very busy end-of-the-school-year hours.
Who was your favorite teacher in grades K-7 and why?
My favorite teacher was Mrs. Hill in 4th grade. She read to us every day after lunch: Stuart Little, Where the Red Fern Grows, James and the Giant Peach.… more
Skinny Dip with Cynthia Grady
We visit with Cynthia Grady, author and librarian, at her home in New Mexico. She tells us her favorite childhood candy, the person she'd ask to meet her at a coffee shop, and much more.
Skinny Dip with Mélina Mangal
For this interview, we visit with Mélina Mangal, children’s book author and librarian:
What’s your favorite late-night snack?
My favorite ANYTIME snack is white cheddar popcorn.
Most cherished childhood memory?
Roaming through the north woods, climbing trees with my sister and brothers. I loved being outdoors so much.
Illustrator’s work you most admire?… more
Caps for Sale
My college boy is home this week. So far his spring break has been spent fighting a doozy of a virus, lying about feverish and wan. Perhaps there is slight comfort in Mom making tea and soup, verses the non-hominess of the dorm, I don’t know. He seems grateful. I asked if he wanted something to read and went to his bookshelves to see if there was something light a98nd fun — an old favorite, perhaps — to while away the languishing hours on the couch.… more
Middle Kingdom: Albuquerque, New Mexico
The books that most delight middle school and junior high readers often straddle a “Middle Kingdom” ranging from upper middle grade to YA. Bookology columnist Lisa Bullard regularly visits the Middle Kingdom by viewing it through the eyes of a teacher or librarian. Bookology is delighted to celebrate the work of these educators who have built vital book encampments in the transitional territory of early adolescence.… more
Middle Kingdom: Denver, Colorado
The books that most delight middle school and junior high readers often straddle a “Middle Kingdom” ranging from upper middle grade to YA. Each month, Bookology columnist Lisa Bullard will visit the Middle Kingdom by viewing it through the eyes of a teacher or librarian. Bookology is delighted to celebrate the work of these educators who have built vital book encampments in the transitional territory of early adolescence.… more