A Ghost for Every Season. Here’s Fall Ghost (or Autumn if you live where I do). What should we call him?

The kids insisted. Sorry Dog Dog.

Yes!! I’m so pleased you noticed them. They’re my favourite detail.

Mine never let me do the zombie Simpsons.

Toasty little ghosty.

On a bed of leaves.

Morning hedgehogs. Hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday.

A memory from childhood. I always used to watch from my window, long into the night, when I should have been asleep. One night I saw a huge star shining in the middle of the street.

Ghouls just wanna have fun.

An interesting read for the children's books crowd. While the piece might be very US-centred, it reflects a similar pattern this side of the water. I have some thoughts on this trend, based on 30 years in the business. 1/20 teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2023/10/18/a...

A Treatise on the State of Middle Grade and Young Adult Publishing Today

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen discusses the current issues in middle grade and young adult publishing and their impact on reading and libraries