I know we've been talking about holiday books recently (thanks to Barb
Engvall). This new one just came across my desk! There's still time to
stock it for pre-Christmas reading. Check out the website too:
http://www.santa-knows.com/
Santa Knows by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith (Dutton 2006). ISBN: 0525477578
In Santa Knows, science nerd Alfie F. Snorkelpuss ushers in a new
generation of "Santa doubters." Bad enough that he holds forth his
disbelief at home, tearing sister Noelle's stocking from the mantle not
once, but twice. Worse yet, he spends his days reading, researching,
digging to the bottom of an unconvincing well. Santa is a fake! He
proclaims it to his skeptical classmates, in his local newspaper editorial,
on talk radio, before a live TV audience, and even on the World Wide
Web. He's got a claim, backed up by science and reason, and he's taking it
public. Until . . . well, until SANTA shows up on Christmas Eve,
transports him to the Pole to witness the whole entirely real elfin
operation, and then packages him up for Noelle to open on Christmas
morning. She'd asked for a nicer brother, and you'd better believe Santa
delivered! Smith and Smith capture an electronic, media-driven age with
subtlety and prove that Scrooge can growl and grasp and be redeemed even in
the twenty-first century! Bjorkman adds to the fun with his loose cartoon
style and expressive faces. If you're in the market for a postmodern
Christmas tale for your science nerds and media kids, this one's a winner!
Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
Our Librarian Won't Tell Us ANYTHING! A Mrs. Skorupski Story, illustrated
by Sachiko Yoshikawa (Upstart 2006) BRAND NEW!!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
* LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
* LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
* EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/
* LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
LM_NET
Mailing List Home