Book Chat Thursday: March 2009

WELCOME

WELCOME! For the last 17 years, about once a month, usually on a Thursday evening, a group of writers, illustrators, teachers and librarians meets in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles to discuss children's books. Lately we have started meeting at lunch time, once every three months. Usually we talk about one picture book and one middle grade or YA novel. After the meeting, Sandy Schuckett, a retired LAUSD librarian, summarizes our discussion. Here are her reports of our thoughts about the books we have read. We'd love to have your comments too!
Thanks to Nancy Hayashi for our wonderful title art! NOTE: We are changing to a new schedule. Our meetings will now be quarterly and during the afternoon. Our group has been meeting since 2007. It was organized under the auspices of the Children's Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC).

Thursday, March 5, 2009

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman and Meilo So, and What to Do About Alice by Barbara Kerley

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman and Meilo So, and What to Do About Alice by Barbara Kerley

We had very lively discussions at our last meeting! It's so great to hear each person's 'take' on a particular book or on illustrations -- we are all so different, and yet so alike because we are lovers of great children's/YA books. It's wonderful!!