From: Diane Davis <dianemdavis>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:19:55 -0400

On a personal level, I look for blog recommendations rather than seek out journals. I can always ask a blogger for more information, and knowing them through their blog, I can understand whether they react to books as I do. But as a writer, the professional journals are worth much more as more people who buy books for libraries and bookstores rely on them. Diane On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:55 AM, Kathleen T. Horning wrote:

> A lot of people have shared their favorite children's and YA
> literature
> blogs, offering their rationales for reading them. It's nice to see
> such
> variety and enthusiasm for the blogs that have sprung up in the past
> few
> years.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone uses the blog reviews of new books in library
> book selection. Do they influence what you purchase? How do you think
> blog reviews measure up to reviews from professional review journals?
>
> KT
>
> Kathleen T. Horning
> Director
> Cooperative Children's Book Center
> 4290 Helen C. White Hall
> 600 N. Park St
> Madison, WI 53706
>
> Phone: 608-263-3721
> FAX: 608-262-4933
>
> horning at education.wisc.edu
> http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
>
>
>
> Kimberly Gotches wrote:
>> I am amazed at how many interesting blogs there are out there. I
>> have been
>> missing out! I have a few blogs to share that I learned about at a
>> great
>> Children's Literature workshop at the printer's Row Book Fair by
>> Esther
>> Hershenhorn. I don't believe these have been mentioned yet?
>>
>> - kidlitosphere/ blog central
>> http://www.asuen.com/blog.central.blog.tours.html
>> - cynsations www.cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com
>> - jacketflap http://www.jacketflap.com/megablog/index.asp
>>
>> Thanks for all the great resources! :)
>>
>> - Kimberly Gotches
>>
>> P.S. Thanks largely to all your helpful advice, I have decided to
>> go back
>> to school to get certified as a school librarian! I really
>> appreciate all
>> the comments everyone made when I asked questions about the field.
>> I can't
>> wait to join you all in becoming a professional in the children's
>> literature
>> world. :)
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