Bloggers: Please Read!
I just want to preface this post by noting that I've always been an organizer. When I was a child, I never played with dolls. Rather, I categorized them by size, hair color, nation of origin, fashion, etc. I even filled out an index card for each of my dolls listing their name, best friend, preferred location in the house, etc. (Needless to say, I've had a lending library, complete with card catalogue since the age of 8.)
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My penchant for organization led me to the Tuesday BlogReview Roundups. But, when I began to categorize all the kidlitosphere reviewed in one week...oy veh! It's more than one person can handle on a Tuesday!
So, I've set up a site called Children's Book Reviews. It's a PBwiki site, which means it's easy to use and edit. (Some of us on Blogger use PBwiki to store our own reviews.) It has traffic statitics, comments...the whole deal. If we all link our reviews to this site, it will be easy for users to find book reviews on the web. And all the links head back to your original reviews on your own site.
Since this project involves some initial work, I'm happy to go through your blogs and post past reviews if you'll agree to post reviews going forward. Just leave me a comment or shoot me an e-mail and I'll send password and formatting information.
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Please note that I see Children's Book Reviews as a site belonging to all of us. So, if we need a new category, a new way of categorizing, then we can always change it.
Monday, July 17, 2006
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Feel free to use any and all of my book reviews as you see fit!
I love this idea. Count me in.
Kelly, what a great idea. Makes me want to review some books. I'll help spread the word. Thanks for doing the setup.
This is a great idea - I like the idea of getting more folks to know about my YA books reviewed at Bookslut. I'm always so worried that great books are overlooked!!
Count me in - all my reviews are archived at my site, chasingray.com
Edited to say not "my YA books" but "my picks of YA books"!
Hi Kelly,
Sounds like a great idea to me! I have all of my reviews so far indexed here. If you send me login info, I'll be happy to list them on the wiki also, or you're welcome to do it. I think that it's going to be a great resource for everyone!
Thanks, everyone!
I've been trying to find the time to extend my own listings on my own PBWiki - I'll feel guilty if you do it for me !
But it's a nice idea...
Wow. Sounds awesome. I'd love for my reviews to be included.
What a cool idea! I'd be willing to list my reviews on the site.
Absolutely. My review are definitely for public consumption. Post away!
Chiming in a few days late, but I'd love to be included!
Becky
Me too! Me Too! Thanks for doing this Kelly!
Steph
I'm game if you add a kids' music category.
Sounds like a good idea. I have most of mine already on a pbwiki. They are archived by book type, sort of. I didn't seperate out the chapter books by age.
Sounds fine to me. I'll have to figure out how to do it, of course.
I can do this if you teach me how :) It sounds like a great idea.
Count me in!
Love it. My reviews are on Childrenslit.com. Don't know if you need permission to repost/link.
Do we need a password to post on the PBwiki you've started?
Ilene
Thanks a bunch for taking this on, Kelly, and yes, please count me in.
Great Idea! Thanks Kelly.
I would love to be part of this. Sounds exciting! What do I need to do to get started?
Geez, I just saw this. Me too! Me too! I wanna play. Let me know what I need to do, and feel free to post any of my past reviews.
What a fantastically cool idea! I'd be happy to be involved with this. Would it be easier if I posted my past reviews from my blog?
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