Welcome to the TTMD Community tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2008:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome/8 2007-08-24T16:01:08Z Movable Type 3.35 Through the Magic Door Brochure tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.928 2007-08-24T14:11:22Z 2007-08-24T16:01:08Z Should you wish to send a brochure about Through the Magic Door to a friend, feel free to download and use this brochure. Through the Magic Door Brochure... Charles Bayless Through the Magic Door Brochure ]]> How are orders fulfilled? tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.913 2007-08-15T19:23:15Z 2007-08-15T19:26:50Z We use one of the premier book distributors, Baker & Taylor, for most of our order fulfilment. They maintain seven warehouse across the US to minimize mailing costs and delivery times for our customers. There are a small number of... Charles Bayless We use one of the premier book distributors, Baker & Taylor, for most of our order fulfilment. They maintain seven warehouse across the US to minimize mailing costs and delivery times for our customers. There are a small number of items from specialty publishers or from overseas publishers which we stock ourselves and mail directly from Georgia. Who are you and why did you start this venture? tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.912 2007-08-15T18:15:10Z 2007-08-15T19:23:06Z Painting by Renoir, The Children of Martial Caillebotte (1895) For our mission please see About Us and for our background Come On In. Basically it comes down to this. We love reading and think it is one of the... Charles Bayless Painting by Renoir, The Children of Martial Caillebotte (1895) For our mission please see About Us and for our background Come On In. Basically it comes down to this. We love reading and think it is one of the most important gifts a child can enjoy today. In the crush of our busy lives, the joy and value of reading can sometimes be pushed to the side by glitzier but less fulfilling activities. We want to make it possible for those that love children and reading to easily and quickly find those books most likely to appeal to a particular child and their special interests. And finally, we started this site as a means of building a community of those with whom we have often had the most rewarding conversations; people that love reading and children's books. ]]> Reviews and Lists tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.907 2007-08-13T23:06:15Z 2007-09-12T18:18:29Z New Reviews Recently Entered I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Recommended Carolina's Story by Donna Rathmell and illustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf Suggested Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone Recommended Little Bear by Else Holmelund... Charles Bayless New Reviews Recently Entered
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Recommended
Carolina's Story by Donna Rathmell and illustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf Suggested
Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone Recommended
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Highly Recommended
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell and illustrated by Ted Lewin Highly Recommended
Zigzag by Robert D. San Souci Suggested
The Well at the End of the World by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Rebecca Walsh Suggested
No Fighting, No Biting! by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Highly Recommended
Casting the Gods Adrift by Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrated by Patricia D. Ludlow Suggested
Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean Suggested
Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois Highly Recommended
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Crockett Johnson Highly Recommended
A Hole is to Dig A First Book of First Definitions by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Highly Recommended
The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean Suggested
New Book List Recently Entered Teaching Children to Observe]]> Hotlinks to the major children's literature award winners tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.509 2007-06-22T21:33:39Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Organized by Award, we have created lists for each award of all the winners back to their establishment and have hotlinked those to editions that are still in print. In addition to these lists of winners in Book Lists, wou... Charles Bayless Contact us if their is an award list you wish to see created sooner than later. ]]> The Cohort Project in Resources/Book Lists tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.505 2007-06-22T19:54:13Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z With the Cohort Project, we are looking for nominations of specific books from your childhood based on when you were born. For everyone, but especially for those of you from among the earliest cohorts, we'd also love to hear any... Charles Bayless Cohort Project, we are looking for nominations of specific books from your childhood based on when you were born. For everyone, but especially for those of you from among the earliest cohorts, we'd also love to hear any stories related to those favorite books; how did you come by the book, where did you get books to read, did you have access to a library, where did you do your reading, and so on. ]]> My Account tab tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.487 2007-06-16T20:39:10Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z My Account is where you register to become a member. All you have to provide is a name, e-mail and mailing address. By registering 1) you don't have to enter you address information each time you order, 2) you access... Charles Bayless My Account is where you register to become a member. All you have to provide is a name, e-mail and mailing address. By registering 1) you don't have to enter you address information each time you order, 2) you access the ability to contribute reviews and tags on books, 3) you become elibile to comment of the various essays and other posts, and 4) you can participate in the bulletin board discussions. Once you are registered as a member and logged in the My Account tab will then show four buttons: Log Out - To log out from your session Edit - Where you can change your address or password View My Wishlists - Where you can change, delete or create new wishlists View Orders - Where you can check on the status of your orders. Community tab tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.486 2007-06-16T20:20:47Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z The community tab is where we have hosted a series of forums where any member of the community can start a conversation and look for information, opinons and experiences from other community members. The boards are lightly moderated for language... Charles Bayless The community tab is where we have hosted a series of forums where any member of the community can start a conversation and look for information, opinons and experiences from other community members. The boards are lightly moderated for language and content but our hope is that there will be a natural equilibrium around gracious conversation. The forums already established are TTMD Community - for everyone Parents Teachers Librarians Expatriates Homeschoolers Book Discussions Let us know if there are other forums you would like to see. Resources tab tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.485 2007-06-16T20:15:27Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Resources is where we are attempting to warehouse as much of the stuff on the web that is pertinent to children's books as is deemed useful by the TTMD community. Our initial categories are: Articles Associations Authors/Illustrators Awards Blogs Book... Charles Bayless Resources is where we are attempting to warehouse as much of the stuff on the web that is pertinent to children's books as is deemed useful by the TTMD community. Our initial categories are: Articles Associations Authors/Illustrators Awards Blogs Book Lists E-texts Folktales Journals Lesson Plans Literacy Summer Reading Lists Series Storytelling Teaching Resources While we have populated these with a number of resources we have already uncovered, this is very much a community treaure chest. Let us know what you have found out there in the terra icognita of the web, bring it back and we will post it for everyone to share. Book Lists tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.479 2007-06-16T19:39:10Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Book Lists are, not to put too fine a point on it, lists of books. We post a topic seeking the community's input as to good candidate titles (at three levels: picture books, independent readers and young adults). As nominations... Charles Bayless Book Lists are, not to put too fine a point on it, lists of books. We post a topic seeking the community's input as to good candidate titles (at three levels: picture books, independent readers and young adults). As nominations are aggregated (members can use the comment hypertext to create a responding post with their nominations) and we see some consensus around candidate titles, we will add them to the list. If there is a topic for which you would like to see a book list created, just drop us an e-mail and we will add it to the list. Also included here are Series. For major series such as the Hardy Boys, we will create a post that describes the series, whether it needs to be read in sequence or not, list the books in the series in their order of appearance, which ones are in print, etc. Thing-Finder tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.478 2007-06-16T19:34:59Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Thing-Finder is a blog by Charles Bayless capturing quotes, observations, links to essays, and anything else that catches his magpie eye.... Charles Bayless Thing-Finder is a blog by Charles Bayless capturing quotes, observations, links to essays, and anything else that catches his magpie eye. Featured Author tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.477 2007-06-16T19:28:59Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z One of the things we are strongly attempting to achieve is to revivify great books from authors of the past that may have fallen below the radar screen. There is enough of a demand out there that publishers keep them... Charles Bayless One of the things we are strongly attempting to achieve is to revivify great books from authors of the past that may have fallen below the radar screen. There is enough of a demand out there that publishers keep them in print but they may not be well known or perhaps it is that they are known for only one title when there are others of theirs still in print. This weekly essay will focus on an account of the life and times of an author (or illustrator) whom we think deserves greater attention. I guess it is worth highlighting that we are not focusing only on those that have shuffled off the mortal coil. Any author or illustrator that has been producing wonderful books for a good while but whom may not be broadly known, is a candidate. Pigeon Post tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.476 2007-06-16T19:25:20Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Pigeon Post is a weekly essay on some topical theme, usually incorporating references to pertinent books. For example, a few weeks before Halloween there might be an essay on scary stories, how to present them to different ages of children,... Charles Bayless Pigeon Post is a weekly essay on some topical theme, usually incorporating references to pertinent books. For example, a few weeks before Halloween there might be an essay on scary stories, how to present them to different ages of children, what authors are good at scaring without terrifying, etc. In blog format, you can also comment on the essay, suggest additional titles, or post your thoughts on the topic. Welcome to the TTMD Community tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.475 2007-06-16T19:20:05Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Here is where we will both welcome newcomers but also post information about the site, changes to the site , how to make the most use of the site etc. Please note that Welcome to theTTMD Community is in the... Charles Bayless Here is where we will both welcome newcomers but also post information about the site, changes to the site , how to make the most use of the site etc. Please note that Welcome to theTTMD Community is in the form of a blog and so you are able to post comments (at the bottom of each post is a comments hypertext in orange). Just click on it. Quote tag:blog.moonshadowecommerce.com,2007:/WEBLOG-NAME/Welcome//8.474 2007-06-16T19:17:44Z 2007-07-02T19:12:01Z Every day we will be posting a new quote. It will usually be from, about or having to do with children's books, reading, books, libraries, books, learning, or books. If you have a favorite quote you would like to share,... Charles Bayless Every day we will be posting a new quote. It will usually be from, about or having to do with children's books, reading, books, libraries, books, learning, or books. If you have a favorite quote you would like to share, send it to us and we will add it to the list of candidates. Try running your cursor over the quote.