Such a genius little concept from Jesse Klausmeier and illustrator Suzy Lee, Open This Little Book. Read an interview with the author on Watch. Connect. Read. She created this idea when she was 5!
Category: Videos
Book Trailer: This Moose Belongs To Me
Check out the book trailer to go with the review yesterday of Oliver Jeffers’ book, This Moose Belongs to Me. Enjoy!
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree Movie With The Muppets!
Just had to share this. Because I love Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree so much, I was shocked to discover that I had never heard of this Muppet version of the story. With Robert Downey Jr. and Leslie Nielsen alongside Kermit and other crazy Muppets… pure genius. It really is a great time. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it anywhere except YouTube. Not even the library had it! So, we watched the not-so-great quality of this video and enjoyed it nonetheless.
Perhaps I’ll purchase the real thing sometime for future enjoyment.
(I do have to say I was a little annoyed that they changed the story a bit (owls instead of foxes and rabbits!), but I understand why and can appreciate it as its own thing. I’m just such a book purest!)
Book Trailer: Peggy By Anna Walker
A lovely new book by Melbourne author/illustrator Anna Walker. Book is set to come out in September in Australia. No word on if and when it will be released in the US. For now, we can just admire the beautiful illustrations in this book trailer.
(discovered via We Heart Books)
Let’s Talk About Book Trailers
If you haven’t seen one yet, allow me to introduce you to book trailers. Here is my favorite picture book one for It’s a Book by Lane Smith.
In essence, a book trailer is a 30 second advertisement for an upcoming book. They can be longer, but as in TV advertisements, 30 seconds is the norm. Most picture book trailers include a few pages from the book – often with the illustrations lightly animated – some music, and perhaps someone narrating some of the text. Continue reading “Let’s Talk About Book Trailers”
Three Books a Night 