The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books - Vol.68 No.4 - December 2014

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December 2014 issue (Vol. 68, No. 4) of The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books for readers, librarians, and reviewers. Includes “A Look Inside” previews of children’s and young people’s books, a section for professional connections, and an explanation of review code symbols (e.g., recommended, additional, marginal). Provides reviewing staff and subscription-rate information for institutions and individuals, along with instructions for orders, address changes, and review correspondence.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages60

Reading Time1 h 32 min

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A Look Inside

Professional Connections

Subject and Author Index

Explanation of Code Symbols Used with Reviews

△ TH E BU LL ET I N OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN's BooKS December 2014 Vol.68 No.4 Published for the UniversiGraduate School of Libraby Johns Hopkins Univers # CURRENT YR/VOL Marygrove College Library8425 West McNichols RoadDetroit,MI 48221 # T H EB ULLET I N OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN's BooKS December 2014 Vol.68 No.4 # A LooK INSIDE 191 THE BIG PICTUPEBlizzard written and illus.by John Rocco 192 NEw BooKS FOR CHJLDREN AND YouNG PEOPLEReviewed titles include: 197·And Then Comes Christmas by Tom Brenner;illus.by Jana Christy 211·Simon and the Bear:A Hanukkah Tale by Eric A.Kimmel;illus.byMarthew Trueman 230·Winter Beesb(ther Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman;illus.byRick Allen 230·The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits by Ulf Stark;illus.by Eva Eriksson 233·Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood;illus.by Claudia Rueda # 239 P?OFESSICNAL CoNNECTIONS 240 SuJECT AD UsE INDEX ExPLANATION OF CODE SYMBOLS USED WITH REVIEWS *Asterisks denote books of special distinction. # R Recommended Ad Additional book of acceptable quality for collections needing more material in the area. M Marginal book that is so slight in content or has so many weaknesses in style or format that it should be given careful consideration before purchase. The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books(ISSN 0008-9036)is published monthly except Augustfor the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Informątion Science(GSLIS)by theJohns Hopkins University Press. # REVIEWING STAFF Deborah Stevenson,Editor(DS) Kate Quealy-Gainer,Assistant Editor(KQG)Betsy Hearne,Professor EmeritaElizabeth Bush,Reviewer(EB)Karen Coats,Reviewer(KC)Jeannette Hulick,Reviewer (JH)Alaine Martaus,Reviewer(AM)April Spisak,Reviewer(AS) Reviewers'initials are appended to reviews. OFFICE STAFFMelissa Albarran,Editorial Assistant # SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 year,institutions,print $103.00 or electronic $115.00;combined print &electronic $144.00;multiple institutional subscriptions,$70 for the first and $50 for each additional;individuals,$55.00;students,$20.00.In countries other than the United States,add $17.60 per subscription forpostage;subscribers in Canada and Mexico add $13.75.Single copy rate:$11.00.Volumes availablein microfilm from ProQuest,300 North Zeeb Road,Ann Arbor,MI 48106.Complete volumes avail-able in microfiche from Johnson Associates,PO.Box 1017,Greenwich,CT06830.Subscriptionchecks should be made payable to Johns Hopkins University Press.All notices of change of addressshould provide both the old and new address.POSTMASTER:Send address changes to The Bulletinof the Center for Childrens Books,The Johns Hopkins University Press,Journals Division,2715N.Charles Street,Baltimore,Maryland 21218-4363. All inquiries about subscriptions should go to Johns Hopkins University Press,Journals Division,2715 N.Charles Street,Baltimore,Maryland 21218-4363.Telephone:410-516-6987.FAX:410-516-6968.Toll-free 1-800-548-1784.For advertising information,visit www.press.jhu.edu/journals/advertising.html or phone 410-516-6984. Review copies and all correspondence about reviews should be sent to Deborah Stevenson,The Bul- letin ofthe Center for Children's Books,501 E.Daniel St.,Champaign,IL61820-6601.Email:bccb@ illinois.edu;phone:217-244-0324. Visit our homepage at http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu Periodicals postage paid at Baltimore,Maryland and at additional offices.◎2014 by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Drawings by Debra Bolgla.This publication is printed on acid-free paper. Cover image from Blizard copyright G2014by John Rocco and used by pernission of DisneyHyperion. Blizzard written and illustrated by John Rocco Being snowed in is a joy,until it's not,and so it goes for the protagonist of thispicture book,based on the author-illustrator's own childhood experiences in theNew England blizzard of 1978.What starts as a delightful school-closing snowfallaccumulates and acc

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What issue does this bulletin correspond to?

It is the December 2014 issue, listed as Vol. 68 No. 4.

What do the review code symbols mean?

The bulletin explains that asterisks denote books of special distinction, while “R” indicates recommended and “A” and “M” indicate additional or marginal books that need careful consideration.

What subscription options are provided?

Subscription rates are listed for institutions (print, electronic, or combined), individuals, and students, along with extra postage for countries outside the United States.

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