Kelly Butcher is a teacher-librarian who blogs at The Lemme Library. She created this unofficial teaser trailer for Darth Paper Strikes Back. Thank you, Kelly.
If you read Watch.Connect. Read. regularly you know graphic novels are popular in my library. Jellaby was the third most circulated book last school year and Jellaby Monster in the City came in sixth. Why didn't Jellaby make the top ten list this school year? Well, that's because a new volume hasn't been released since 2009--a sore topic among my fourth and fifth graders. Gasps were heard when I read the following statement to last year's fifth graders:
"It saddens me to report that the first volume of Jellaby will not remain in print. This means that it will becoming increasingly difficult to find copies of Jellaby." in the more traditional retail outlets like book or comic stores." - Kean Soo, Jellaby's creator, posted this sad statement on his blog
A student stood up and said, "I am going to start a petition that says we love Jellaby and want more books. I'll send it to Kean Soo's publisher. They will listen to a group of fifth graders." He collected signatures during study hall, recess, and before and after school. He mailed the petition to Disney-Hyperion. He's still waiting for a response.
Thank you, Kean Soo, for Jellaby, Portia, and Jason.
Earlier this week I posted the Top 10 Most Circulated Books of the 2010-2011 School Year. As you can see, graphic novels and hybrid chapter books rule. Ernie Cox sums it up best: "The kids have voted with their checkouts and graphic novels win! Babymouse really is Queen of the Library."
Nonfiction also rules in my school library. Take a look at the most circulated nonfiction books of the 2010-2011 school year.
Earlier this week I posted the 
