Ms. Nancy's Library Blog

I never tire of these beautiful illustrations. Take a peek, and re-read the book, after that. Best, Ms. Nancy

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No need to limit it to ten, but this list is a great start. A few of my favorites are on here, starting with Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.” Happy reading! – Ms. Nancy

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Go read the Paris Review. Lots of great author interviews and all kinds of other goodies. Happy Friday to you, dear readers. – Ms. Nancy (Photo by Steve Rawley)

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Walter Dean Myers is the new ambassador for children’s literature. Right on. – ms. nancy

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here she is, age 95, Mrs. Beverly Cleary. my friend, you bow to no one. – ms. nancy “Henry Huggins was in the third grade.”

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RIP to the man who brought us Frances the Badger. Russell Hoban, illustrator, dies at age 86.

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“I did try very hard to tell the whole truth without violating my literary instincts. One can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one’s own personality. Good prose is like a window pane.” — George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)

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“The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry, and I think it’s one of the reasons that some people don’t like the books, but I think that it’s a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and [...]

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Apparently, film director Martin Scorsese is also a fan of the Brian Selznick novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret.” (Award winner: The Iowa Children’s Choice Award for 2009-2010 and winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal; was also a 2007 National Book Award Finalist, Young People’s Literature, and a Junior Library Guide Selection.) #msnancysezilovethisbooksomuch

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Great op-ed piece by James Patterson on how to get ‘em to love reading.

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