In Love with an Animated Short

I had the pleasure last night of joining a friend at a cool and funky old movie theater to watch this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts.  One of them is William Joyce's   The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.  Dedicated to both Bill Morris and Colleen Salley, this is a wonderful homage to books, libraries, librarians, reading and writing - with some Louisiana and Hurricane Katrina tossed in to get the mojo going.  I loved it. Hope you too get a chance to see this film sooner rather than later. It will become a favorite!

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.

What Do Books Do at Night?

Oh my gosh!

I KNEW it!  I KNEW it!!!

All my wild imaginings are true.  I was sure this is what happens after we turn off the lights at bookstores and libraries (I somehow feel Luna Lovegood-ish about this!) .

Great work to the film-makers and their group of handy helpers!  And thanks Bina Williams for the link!

Lights! Camera! Children's Literature!

Oooooh- ahhhhh a trailer for an upcoming feature-length documentary on children's literature, Library of the Early Mind. It looks verrrry interesting!




Thanks to Betsy over at Fuse 8 for the heads up!

Another Favorite Librarian Video for My Hall of Fame

You may have already seen it, but if not....

Joining these faves of  mine here and here, my new fave is here: ca-ca-ca-catologue, ca-ca-catalog...



You go,  U of WA! Somebody hire these people...they are GOOD TO GO!

The Oldest Kid Joke Retold by the Book Stars

Hilarious trailer for Guys Read Funny Business coming out this fall starring lots of our favorite authors like Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Adam Rex, David Yoo, Paul Feig, Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, Eoin Colfer, and Jack Gantos!

Next Favorite Video

My partner is an IT guy so I always get a major kick out of this - both from the perspective of the many patient IT folks who have helped me over the years and my own reactions so perfectly mirrored by the frustrated book user!

One of My Most Favorite Library Videos

I fall over laughing...