Carnivores

Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When misunderstood predators lacking self-confidence meet weekly, strange things are sure to happen.

If your kids thought Bruce the Shark was screamingly funny in Finding Nemo, then Carnivores is a bedtime story for them. It has the same wicked sense of humor, and can go right next to This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (if you haven't seen its book trailer, do yourself a favor).

Kids who start here will be reading Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket in no time. Mark my words.

Heeere's Brucie!

Book Trailers

Lately for a class project I've been designing a book trailer for The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, one of my favorite YA novels. Working on it with my project partner has made me appreciate how gorgeous other book trailers are, and how utterly inept I am at original design.

In my hunt for inspiration I ran across this blog post, which has a ton of gorgeous and funny trailers. They're all polished and excellent, so I highly recommend checking it out. Here are a few of my personal favorites from that list, which was created by the Bullit County Public Library staff: