Tag Archive | maira kalman
The Circus is Where It’s At: Oddballs and Misfits in Henrik Drescher’s Klutz and Maira Kalman’s Roarr Calder’s Circus
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages! Welcome to Burfoot’s Circus, the travelling home of freaks, misfits, drop-outs and the socially inept – sometimes all of the above – come together for your entertainment pleasure tonight, out of a love of performing in some cases, and simply fear of discovery in […]
Of Poetry, Obscure Films, and A Box filled with Heartache: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
Poetry and Obscure Films. Two of my favorite things. If only for those two, I’m sold. I am ‘arty’ perhaps like Min Green, the “Stargirl” of this brilliant book. Before I start waxing lyrical about this book, be warned that this is not a book for everyone. There are a great many allusions to movies […]
Monday Reading: An Oliver Jeffers Special for New Year’s Eve – A Star, A Moose, A Penguin, and Water all Around
HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAREST FRIENDS! One of our definite blogging highlights for the year is joining this vibrant meme called It’s Monday, What are You Reading hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance and Tara from A Teaching Life have inspired us to join this vibrant meme. […]
In My Mailbox (46): Bargain Books and Library Loot
This is our 45th contribution to The Story Siren’s In My Mailbox – a Sunday meme that features books bought, borrowed, stolen, received by around 300 [and occasionally 400] or so book bloggers from all over the globe. I am pretty happy with my book finds this week. This image (said to be from Random […]
