1. New York Times' Children's Book Editor Pamela Paula - April 14, 2011
2. Pamela Paul, the new children's book editor at the New York Times Book Review, chatted with Monica Edinger (author of the blog) about her background, books, and some of her plans.
My Participation (Questions/Responses/Comments):
1. The primary reason I selected this blog in the first place was because of the author. Monica Edinger is the author of several books for teachers as well as articles on a variety of topics. She has a well-known presences in the children's literature community and originated and helps run School Library Journal's Battle of the Kid's Books.
With that said, the second reason I selected this particular blog is because it talks about children's literature. I have noticed that in regards to Early Childhood, it is important to include a book in each lesson plan. With that said, I think it's important to know what's going on in the world of literature.
In this blog, Monica interviews Pamela Paul from the NYTimes. Pamela is an award-winning author and journalist who writes about social and cultural issues, demographic trends, consumer culture, psychology and health, and family http://www.pamelapaul.com/. I am actually considering reading a couple of her books. Her latest one is the Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony.
2. The major of comments thanked Monica Edinger for taking the time to interview someone like Pamela Paul.
My Learning
1. One valuable source that I found useful as future teacher is NYTIMES weekly online picture book review. This new feature has been launched by Pamela Paula and it's getting a lot of positive feedback from the public.
Another fascinating addition is the re-framing of the monthly Bookshelf! Pamela selects a theme i.e. environment and finds books that fall under that category. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Honestly if it was not for this Blog, I would have not known about this feature.
Here are the links:
- http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/introducing-childrens-book-reviews-online/?scp=2&sq=pamela%20paul%20picture%20books&st=cse
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/books/review/childrens-bookshelf-the-environment.html?ref=review
1. I would highly recommend for teacher's to sign up to a Blog! It helps stimulate intellect discussion among teachers and also creates a platform where they could state any pros and cons.
At times, everyone agrees with the author of the Blog. However, when there is a conflict of interest, the forum becomes interesting. It challenges the reader to think about different points of views.
2. The experience has been great, I have never participated in a Blog's discussion until now and plan to continue blogging in the future.
