Hedgehogs, Assemble!

November 15, 20121 Comment

Reason #92 why the Brookline Library and its teen librarians/patrons are awesome: Avenger Book Hedgehogs.

It’s like everything I love in one place! And Thor has a hammer! *dies of cuteness*

A little about the project:

“Specially appearing at tonight’s lock-in event for our teen manga/anime club, and then on to a display in the Brookline Library: Marvel’s Avengers! These hedgehogs, made of repurposed books (drawn from our discarded but well-loved to the point of falling apart comics and paperbacks – no worries, replacements have already hit the shelves!), are decked out in full Avengers gear made by yours truly from duct tape. Powered by craftiness and geek passion.”

Craftiness and geek passion can do anything. If you want to make your own book hedgehogs (superhero or otherwise), check out the tutorial here.

The library also hosted a hedgehog book-making event for Halloween. Can teen Annie time travel to the Brookline Library and get to do awesome stuff like this?

Claudia Kishi: Artisti, Junk Food Addict, and 90s Role Model

November 13, 2012Leave a comment

At Sadie Magazine, Yumi Sakugawa shares a completely awesome (and surprisingly touching) comic dedicated to everyone’s favorite artistic babysitter with the worst grammar skills. A glimpse at the Claudia goodness:

Sakugawa looks at great moments in Claudia Kishi history, as well as guesses what Claudia might be up to these days. Make sure to check out the whole post.

(H/T bookshelves of doom)

Keep Wondering and Feed the Fish

November 7, 2012Leave a comment

Love these Inspired by Mr. Rogers badges:

Great messages for all ages. Make sure to check out the whole set.

Don’t Forget Your Glasses

November 2, 2012Leave a comment

Oh my lord, I love this Glass family tote bag by I Miss You Already:

Franny and Zooey > The Catcher in the Rye.

(image: I Miss You Already)(via Book Riot)

To Pin a Mockingbird

October 25, 2012Leave a comment

This fall, I want to incorporate more pins into my wardrobe. This To Kill a Mockingbird-inspired pin looks like just the ticket:

If Harper Lee isn’t your style, House of Ismay has lots of other literary brooches and items available for you to peruse.

(via Book Riot)

Underground Poetry

October 19, 2012Leave a comment

You can find poetry anywhere, even in ads on the subway.

Check out Subway Cento for more subway ad poems.

My other favorite subway-related-poetry thing is Poems on the Underground.

(image: Jack Cheng)(via Design Mom)

100 Artists for Literacy

October 4, 20125 Comments

Love these redesigned book covers. They were created by 100 artists for DoeDeMee, a project dedicated to raising awareness of illiteracy. (For each poster version sold, a portion of the money is given to UNESCO projects in Africa.)

My favorite:

I might actually need this Northern Lights poster by Hamish Steele.

Check out the whole collection to find your favorite.

Buttons and Bookmarks

October 3, 2012Leave a comment

Vintage button bookmarks? It’s like someone’s taking a look at my “favorite things” list.

(image: Jayne Marie TN)(via Booklover)

Where Letters Come From

October 1, 2012Leave a comment

At the Rumpus, Jason Novak presents an illustrated version of where letters got their shapes. One of my favorites:

Make sure to check out the whole alphabet.

Word History

September 25, 20122 Comments

Mysteries of the Vernacular is one of my new favorite web series. Beautifully animated sequences take you through the history of one common word, like clue:

This is exactly what I needed when I was nine and asked my mom why we called a tree “a tree” and not “a dog” or “a fireman.” Can’t wait to see the full set of 26!

(via Colossal)(H/T Patrick Truby)

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