This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association’s 52nd annual conference

Mark speaks with Janet Wong about the concept behind her book The Dumpster Diver, how she incorporates her own life in her books, and her participating in the meet the author series of books. As a treat, Janet reads one of her poems.

Books mentioned:

• The Dumpster Diver
• Before It Wriggles Away (Meet The Author, Janet S. Wong)
• The Trip Back Home
• Apple Pie 4th Of July
• Buzz
• Twist

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Crawling with cockroaches, crankiness and whole lot of creativity, this imaginative story of community recycling makes saving the earth a cheeky adventure.

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Podcasts mentioned:

• Has Anyone Seen Winnie and Jean?
• Podcast of Dread

Podcasts

• 101 Uses for Baby Wipes (a reluctant father’s journey through parenthood)
• Accident Hash (podsafe music from around the globe)
• Answers for Freelancers (the life and business of being a freelancer)
• A Life of Play (have fun in your free time)
• Answers for Freelancers (discussing the life and business of freelancers)
• Barely Podcasting (life isn’t a spectator sport)
• Bryper.com (new media and online communications)
• Canadian Podcast Buffet (an audio magazine of all things podcasting)
• Career Mom Radio (insights, stories & ideas for balancing career & family)
• CLIP Podcast (Critical Literacy in Practice)
• The DaddyCast (a community for dads)
• Daily Source Code (Adam Curry’s podcast)
• Dancing with Elephants (family podcast)
• Desperate Husbands (keeping you out of the doghouse)
• Electric Sky (interviews and documentaries)
• GNMParents (multi media parenting channel)
• Grammar Girl (quick and dirty tips for writing better)
• G.R.I.T.S. Kidz Radio
• Growing Enthusiasm (adults and children discovering life)
• I Should Be Writing (a podcast by a wanna-be writer, for wanna-be writers)
• Information Architecture (I.A.) Podcast
• Isaak’s Thoughts about the Library world
• JamesPod (a one man show from the bedroom of James Whittingham)
• Journey Inside My Mind (Hard Rock Homeschool)
• KidsWifeWorkLife (kids, marriage, work and life)
• The LD Podcast (for Parents by Parents of Kids with Learning Disabilities)
• Manic Mommies (trying to do it all … and do it well)
• MommyCast (holding the world together, one child at a time)
• Mostly News (the news source of the podosphere)
• Missionary Talks (baptist missionaries sharing their life and work)
• My Baby Monsters (it takes a web community to raise a literate child)
• Podictionary (the podcast for word lovers)
• Podonomics (tips on how to use your Podcast to open doors)
• Quirky Nomads (the story of a family that moved to Canada from the U.S.)
• Seedlings Podcast @ Bit by Bit (by teachers, for teachers)
• The SG Show (a father and son talk about life)
• Show n Tell (a grade 1 school podcast)
• Six Pixels of Separation (a passionate entrepreneur connecting with people)
• Storynory (iPod-ready stories for kids)
• Swimming in Literary Soup (serving a love of reading & life through children’s books)
• Teaching for the Future (implementing media & technology literacy)
• The Book Of Life (jewish people and the books they read)
• Two Boobs and a Baby (a comedy parenting podcast)
• The ZedCast (comedy skits and stories from Canada)

Blogs

• A Chair, A Fireplace and a Tea Cozy (talk about stories)
• A Library by Any Other Name (is Still A Collection of Information)
• A Net in Time (blog for homeschooling our son)
• A Readable Feast (a blog by Anne-Marie Nichols)
• A Scrapbook of Inspiration (A blog by Karen Harvey Cox)
• A Year of Reading (two teachers write about their lives as readers)
• A Wrung Sponge (a librarian’s blog)
• About:Deafness / Hard of Hearing
• Accidental Blogger (Cerebral Table Talk)
• Achokablog (weblog of Michael Thorn, editor of ACHUKA)
• Adventures of Andy & Ali
• All up in the Kool-Aid (the Alisha life blog)
• Amoxcalli (celebrating reading & treasuring books as sacred)
• Ardent Peace (the meaning of life with rhys and Irene)
• Beattie’s Book Blog (thoughts of a publisher, bookseller & awards judge)
• Bevers Book Blog
• Bibliosphere News (news, views and events for school libraries)
• Big A Little a (children’s books, writing, and life)
• Black Threads in Kid’s Lit (exploring African-American picture books)
• Blah, Blah, Blogg (photographer and future librarian)
• Blog me til Midnight (be inspired always)
• Bloomabilities (a children’s book editor living and working in Manhattan)
• Blue Rose Girls (red rose girls reborn in the modern age)
• Bob Goyetche (husband, father and technologist)
• Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord
• Book Buds (kid lit reviews)
• Book Lust (a community for people who love books)
• Book Moot (a book blog)
• Booksprouting (sprouting stories and books to feed your child’s imagination)
• Booktalking 2.0 (a blog of Joyce Valneza for The School Library Journal)
• Booktopia (book ramblings and recommendations)
• Bronwyn’s Resources for Families
• Cachibachis (odds & ends about children’s literature and writing for kids)
• CBCPL Birth to Six News (literary topics)
• Check it Out (books and life in a school library)
• Cheryl Rainfield (Avid Reader, Teen Fiction Writer, and Book-a-holic)
• Children’s Book List
• Children’s Illustration (a blog about children’s illustrations)
• Children’s Writings by KarenHarveyCox
• Connect 2.0 (connecting the community to The Learning Hub of Elementary School)
• Contessa Isabella (cry of the wolf)
• Create/Relate (News from the children’s book biz)
• Creative Cup Illustrators Group (encouragement & inspiration for illustrators)
• Coutts Canadian-Flavoured Education News
• Cynsations (reading recommendations, literacy advocacy and more)
• DaveLaMorte.com (a digital scratchpad for Dave’s thesis and artwork)
• Darcy Pattison’s Revision Notes
• Dave Riddell (science and technology educator)
• Design Mom (where design and motherhood intersect)
• Drawn! (Inspiration is everywhere)
• Driving In (a blog by Marjorie Gibson)
• Eileen’s Web 2.0 Odyssey (youth services programs, web links & reading lists)
• Elms in the Yard (thoughts of a Woman from Jerusalem)
• Empty Boxes
• Escape Adulthood (secrets from childhood for the stressed out grownup)
• Everyday Mom
• Everyone Sees Their Own Rainbow
• Farm School
• First Book Blog (Do you remember the magic of your first book?)
• Five and a Half (handmade, recollected)
• Fuse8 Productions (children’s librarian) thanks again!
• Gabblehatch (read it again!)
• Go Barefoot
• Gooseberry Lane (tackling the challenges of everyday life)
• GottaBook (thoughts, opinions, and ramblings about children’s literature)
• Grade 3 Blog Pals (Third Graders communicate with friends around the world)
• Great Reads (reviews of great, mostly off mainstream books)
• Grow Wings (blog of writer & artist Laini Taylor)
• Hand Made Paper (a blog by Nicole)
• Happy Antipodean (Book reviews, and commentary from Down Under)
• Heart of the Matter
• I Dream in Colors (ramblings of a 24-year-old web and graphic designer)
• Il Bloggo (creativity in the everyday life of I, Hanna)
• Illustration Friday (weekly illustration challenges for a creative community)
• IllustrationMundo (a place where illustration gets all the love)
• In the Pages (book blog)
• Instigator Blog (podcasting 101)
• Invisible Ink (underground tech culture from Zachery Houle)
• JacketFlap.com (children’s publishing blog reader)
• Jagged Line (the blog from Candlelight stories)
• Jen Robinson’s Book Page (promoting the love of books by children)
• Jimbo Jabber (Jim Di Bartolo’s Art Blog)
• JJK Blog (The official blog of Jarrett J. Krosoczka)
• John Gushue … Dot Dot Dot (points east from a St.John’s based journalist)
• Just Dewey It (Martin County Library System Staff Web Log)
• K-3 Web Site..ings of the Day (resources & lesson plans for the K-3 classroom)
• KangaLMT2 (an exploration into the world of Web 2.0)
• Kelly Jones (thoughts, reflections and discoveries..)
• Kelly’s MySpace page
• Kiddie Lit (a librarian’s view of Children’s Books)
• KidLit (books and more for children and teens)
• Kids Literati (a book blog about the best in children’s literature)
• KidzLit Online
• Klages (blog of sciFi author Ellen Klages)
• Kristina’s Book Blog or here
• Langwitches (the magic of learning through technology)
• Librarian in Black (resources and discussions for tech-librarians-by-default)
• LibrariAnne (librarian, knitter, rocker, reader)
• Librarian Bloggers (online community on ning.com)
• Library Stew (books, technology and tales from the trenches)
• Life As Daddy (a guy, his wife, their son … and other stuff)
• Literacy in Public Libraries
• Lisa’s CEP 416 Blog
• Literary Safari (a writer, editor, teacher, and traveler)
• Literati (a Can-Lit blog)
• L.M. Montgomery Research Group
• Love Yourself (resources for children’s writers)
• LS5013 Information Storage & Retrieval (a teacher-librarian explores web2.0)
• Mark Blevis (podcast lounge)
• Martha Stewart’s Blog
• MattapoisettMellos (family blog and Joy Luke Book Club)
• Mes Paroles S’envolent (Laurent LaSalle)
• Midwestern Lodestar (a joy of reading young peoples’ literature)
• Mrs. E’s Excerpts (promoting literacy in the school library)
• The Miss Rumphius Effect (a teacher educator discusses children’s literature and issues)
• Mitali’s Fire Escape (a chat about life between cultures)
• Mother of all Blogs (a blog by Ann Douglas)
• My Readable Feast
• MotherReader (the heart of a mother, the soul of a reader)
• Musings of a Bespectacled Blonde ()
• My Thought Spot (art, books, running, annoying salepeople)
• My Thoughts
• Natasha’s News (a writer’s journey in the Children’s Book World)
• National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
• Nichole’s Auxiliary Storage
• Off The Bookshelf (book reviews by a mother of six)
• O Gato qe Le (the cat that reads – Portugese blog)
• On the Edge
• One Moment At A Time (mindful parenting, life learning and radical unschooling)
• Oowey, Gooey Marshmallows and other Writeabilities (teaching elementary writing)
• OPAL Training (keeping librarians up-to-date)
• Paper Tigers blog
• Paradise Found (an eclectic home educator and book author)
• Parent’s Eye View (a blog by Whitney Hoffman)
• PearSoup.com (let’s face it life is pear-shaped)
• Pensacola Junior College Library Blog
• Petrona (Thinking and linking about books)
• Picture-Bookies (collaborative blog of professional book illustrators)
• Picture Book Junkies (picture book illustrator’s conglomerate)
• Pioneer Woman with Cell Phone
• Pixie Stix Kids Pix (thoughts, observations & ideas about children’s books)
• Pixiepalace (a children’s book blog)
• PLA Blog (the official blog of the the Public Library Association)
• Planet Esme (the best children’s books from Esme’s bookshelf)
• Play Library (two mommies chatting toys, games, books, etc…)
• Propernoun (Mindy’s book journal)
• PuppetPerson
• Quill and Quire (Canada’s magazine of book news & reviews)
• Random Thoughts (thoughts, readings and doubts of Ranjani and Sathish)
• Rebecca’s Pocket (a blog by Rebecca Blood)
• Read, Write, Believe (blog of writer Sarah Lewis Holmes)
• Reading Moms (news, views, reviews and interviews)
• Reid Elizabeth (tales of life with a girl on the go)
• Saffron Tree (a multi-cultural experience book blog)
• Scholar’s Blog (blog of an English independent scholar of fantasy fiction)
• ScottMerrick (blog of an educator and a learner)
• Scrub-a-Dub-Tub (the Reading Tub blog)
• SemiColon (homeschool teacher & book lover)
• Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (a blog about books)
• Shaken & Stirred (a reader’s martini glass)
• Shelf Elf (read,write, rave)
• Smoke & Mirrors
• Space Junk (interstellar flotsam & jetsam)
• Special 2 Me (about being a mom, teaching,..)
• Sprittibee (homeschooling mom)
• Storytime Standouts Weblog
• Students for Literacy Ottawa (volunteer literacy work with children & teens)
• Subscribe to Literacy (feeding kids & families hungry to read & succeed)
• Suburban Hostage (thoughts of a mom)
• Susan Sandmore (stuff and weirdness at a low, low price)
• Sweet Serenity of Books
• sysrick.com
• TeachieTech (tech literacy for “old school” teachers)
• Texas Technophobe (a blog by Librarian Specialist, Rebecca)
• The Fun Stops Here
• The Learning Guys (guys that know a lot about learning and love to learn)
• The Taming of the Muse (how to find it, catch it, feed it & make it stay)
• The Sandbox
• The Well-Read Child (instill a joy of reading in your child)
• think:lab: (future of learning, fueling creativity)
• Thoughts from a TechnoSpud (technology tips & occasional ramblings)
• Three Silly Chicks (readers, writers and reviewers of funny books for kids)
• Tiny Treasury
• The Kingdom of Books (reading rules and readers reign)
• The Little Bookroom (reviewing books for children and families)
• Three Silly Chicks
• Through the Studio Door (the quest to create children’s picture books)
• Toe Jam & the Toenail Fairies
• Top Ten Sources (web content directory)
• Tough City Writer (writer, editor, mom)
• U Tech Tips (tech tips for Educators)
• Unabridged (blog of Charlesbridge children’s book publisher)
• Unsell Family Blog
• Using Mentor Texts to lift the level of writing in my classroom
• Valerie’s EDLI 276 blog
• Vintage Kids’ Books My Kid Loves
• Web2pid? (don’t let Web2. 0 make you feel 2pid)
• Wendy Priesnitz – Challenging Assumptions (author, journalist, editor, public speaker)
• What Adrienne Thinks About That (children’s librarian on books,… & life)
• What Counts! (A blog by Susan Ens Funk)
• What Fred Read (reading young adult literature)
• What is Toby Reading Now? (reviewing books that don’t insult kids’ intelligence)
• What The Tech! (faculty and staff of Portage Township Schools)
• Where’s My Cow (random musings of a children’s librarian)
• Whimsy Books (a blog by the picture book girl)
• Whole New Minds (english in the flat world)
• Wild Rose Reader (children’s books and children’s poetry)
• Wizards Wireless (life, children’s books, comic books & HP)
• Womb To Grow (BabyNut.com organic & natural parenting blog)
• Word Power
• World of Words (thoughts on children’s books and writing)
• WRB (Words, reading and books)
• Writing For Children
• Young EBUS Writers
• Your Neighborhood Librarian (waxing gibberish)

Authors & Illustrators

• Mike Artell
• Dan Bar-el
• Andrea Beaty
• John Bianchi
• Anne Broyles
• Heather Castles
• Rhody Cohon
• Livia Coloji
• Brenda Ferber
• Margot Finke
• Elizabeth Ficocelli
• Stacia Deutsch
• Laura Diehl
• Sylviane A. Diouf
• Shane Evans
• Deborah Freedman
• Lee Edward Fodi
• Rachna Gilmore
• Diane Greenseid
• James Gurney
• Carol Heyer
• Kyra E. Hicks
• John Himmelman
• Victoria Jamieson
• Lita Judge
• Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Uma Krishnaswami
• Marie LeTourneau
• James McCann
• E.B. McHenry
• Mary Ann Hoberman
• Richard Michelson
• Derek Munson
• Jeff Newman
• Sara O’Leary
• Peggy O’Neill
• Alicia Padron
• Daniel and Jill Pinkwater
• Jane Ray
• Cynthia Reeg
• Sherry Rogers
• Nicole Rubel
• Alan Silberberg
• David Michael Slater
• Anastasia Suen
• Greg Trine
• Amy Wachspress
• Kirsti Anne Wakelin
• Mo Willems
• Natasha Wing
• Ferida Wolff

Publishers

• Annick Press
• Barefoot Books (Celebrating Art & History)
• Flashlight Press (Picture story books that explore and illuminate)
• Gumboot Books (Treats for the eyes and the imagination)
• Iris the Dragon (Helping detect & deal with mental illness in children)
• Nickname Press (Open-minded, diversity-friendly children’s books)
• Red Cygnet Press (Nurturing new literary talent)
• Richard C. Owen Publishers (Meet the author autobiographies)
• Shen’s Books (children’s books that promote cultural understanding)
• Sylvan Dell Publishing (Science and math through literature)
• Woza Books (Children’s books that raise the spirits)
  

Libraries

• American Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) ChildTech Wiki
• American Library Association (ALA) – Great web sites for kids
• American Library Association (ALA) – Web connections for Sept 2007
• Annapolis Valley Library Kids’ Corner
• Chemung County Library District
• EBSCO Information Sevices (Research Database)
• Harford County Library (Kidzone Adult/Caregiver Resources)
• Greater Victoria Public Library (Literacy Links)
• Just Dewey It (Martin County Library System Staff Web Log)
• Kitchener Public Library (Ontario, Canada)
• Memorial Hall Library Parenting Picks
• Monroe County Library System
• PLA Blog (The official blog of the the Public Library Association)
• The Kiddosphere @ Fauquier County Public Library
• San Francisco Community School Library: Tawnya’s Favorites
• SRSD Libraries Blog
• Strathcona County Library (Alberta, Canada)
• Washington Free Public Library

Schools/Universities

• Ã…bo Akademi University Library (Finland)
• Academy at Carrie F Thomas Library Media Center
• Arapahoe High School Teacher’s Blog (The Fischbowl)
• Bennett Elementrary School (Library)
• Central Michigan University Libraries
• Chapman’s Retreat Elementary Library
• Charles Sturt University (Education Virtual Library)
• Community Consolidated School District 46 (Lake County, Illinois)
• Connersville Middle School Library Media Center
• Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary School (San Fransisco, CA)
• Critical Literacy Trends and Issues (American University, Washington D.C.)
• Delany College (Granville, Australia)
• Fairview School
• Fremont Elementary School
• Georgia Children’s Picture Storybook Award 2008
• Graded School — Library News (San Paolo Brazil)
• Hong Kong International School (Hong Kong)
• Kowloon Junior School (Hong Kong)
• Linden Meadows School Tech Talk (Media Literacy in the classroom)
• Mead School District: Media Specialists
• Mount Holyoke College
• Mrs. Hinten’s Kindergarten Class (Great Web Resources)
• Nob Hill Media Centre (Broward County Public Schools, Florida USA)
• Northern Parkway School Library Tech Fair Projects
• Partners in Literacy at Harwinton Consolidated School
• Pensacola Junior College Library Blog
• Pillager Public Schools ISD0116
• Sabal Palm Elementary
• San Francisco Community School Library (California USA)
• St. Joseph School Library
• Simmons College (Graduate School of Library & Information Science)
• The Webb School, Bell Buckle TN
• Trillium Woods Elementary School (Barry, Ontario)
• University of British Columbia (Canada)
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• Westmoreland Central School (Library page)
• Willard R2 Schools
• Wiltshire College

Media

• ABC Channel 7: The Denver Channel (Colorado, US)
• All About Kids Magazine (Richmond, VA)
• Books for Keeps Magazine (UK)
• Book Links Magazine (September 2007, American Library Association)
• Canadian Living Magazine (June 2007, print edition)
• ForeWord Magazine (Reviews of good books independently published)
• Glebe Report (Ottawa, ON)
• Horn Book (publications about books for children and young adults)
• Keith Runyon Book Reviews (Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY)
• Learning Magazine
• Life Learning Magazine (Inpiring Families around the world who learn without schools)
• Microsoft Home Magazine (articles, tips and tools for better living)
• Ottawa City Journal (Ottawa, ON)
• Ottawa Morning (CBC Radio, Ottawa, ON)
• Parksville Qualicum News
• Points North (CBC Radio, Sudbury, ON)
• Publishers Weekly (Shelftalker Blog)
• Salt Lake City Tribune (Family Briefs)
• School Library Journal (New York, New York) and again!
• The Edge of the Forest (a children’s literature monthly)
• The Great Northwest (Thunder Bay, ON)
• The Telegram (St. John’s, Newfoundland. Nov. 2007)

Other

• Theresa, whose fabulous coffee fuels our book reviews each morning!
• ABC Canada Literacy Foundation
• Association of Librarians in English Speaking Schools in Hong Kong
• Association for Bright Children of Ontario (Ottawa Chapter)
• Authors and Illustrators on the Web (a resource by Jamie Boston, Librarian)
• Author Illustrator Source
• Books and Writers Community (community forum)
• Brady Magazine (Putting writers on the map)
• British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association
• CanadaPodcasts.ca
• Canadian Parents Forum
• Celestial Spirit (photo art and thoughts of an artist . teacher . explorer)
• Childhood Matters (radio show for all who care about kids)
• Child’s Life (family events, activities and services)
• Children’s Book Market
• Children’s Picture Book Price Guide
• Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Chat Board
• Children’s Writers & Illustrators of British Columbia
• Culture.ca
• Design and Production of Media Resources (LIS 5313)
• Dewey Browse Teacher Resources
• Education Network Australia (Supporting Learning in the Home)
• Families.com (the internet’s community of friends & family)
• Fandangle Magazine (online magazine for kids ages 6-10)
• Federation of Children’s Book Groups
• Ideas (interactive dialogue with educators across the state)
• Info To Go (monthly online educational resource newsletter)
• In The Picture (Putting disabled children in the picture)
• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
• International Reading Association (Literacy Links: Teacher and Parent Resources in Education)
• Internet Resources Newsletter (monthly newsletter for academics, students,… and social scientists)
• Itty Bitty Book Worm (monthly literature-based preschool curriculum)
• Kids Review (Book Reviews By Children For Children)
• Joyful Learners (helping students learn to read — and enjoy it)
• LisaWhite.De
• LM TechTalk (links and ideas to enhance media literacy in our classrooms)
• Meet The Stars (helping teacher-librarians learn about Web 2.0 tools)
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Education News
• MetaxuCafe (Books Blogs Talk)
• Moonrattles (A community for tweens touched by adoption or fostering)
• Mother Daughter Book Club
• Nancy Christie (Writer’s Resources and Personal Growth)
• National Literacy Trust of the UK (Book Ideas List)
• Paper Tigers (books from and about the Pacific Rim and South Asia)
• ParentSource.ca (parent and kid guide to Durham Ontario)
• Pennsylvania Center for the Book
• Philosophy for Children
• Podcasters Across Borders (conference Kingston Ontario June 2007)
• Podcast Directory for Educators
• Podcasting News
• Punk Farm.com
• Raising Readers (opening the world of literacy to our youth)
• Reading Rockets Newsletter (helping children learn to read)
• Read To Me (An intergenerational reading program)
• ReadWriteThink: Web resources
• Reference Resources (Virtual Private Library internet information blog)
• Saskatchewan Literacy Network
• SchLib Wiki (Good school libraries positively affect student achievement)
• School Library Association (UK)
• Sites For Parents (parent resources on the web)
• Snowy Day Design (website design and artwork)
• Steve Watson
• Stories for Children Magazine (free eZine for children 3 to 12 years old)
• SUNLINK Link of the Week (Florida’s K-12 Union Catalogue)
• Surfing the Net with Kids (children’s website directory)
• TeachingBooks (sharing the spirit of books and reading)
• Technology School of the Future (resources for teachers of English)
• Technospud Online Projects (online educational projects & lesson plans)
• The Federation of Children’s Book Groups
• The Reading Tub (Turning a page… opening the world)
• Third Storey Productions
• Thinkfinity (literacy, education and technology)
• Top Ten Sources — Children’s Literature
• 21st Century Librarians (Information Fluency, Web2.0)
• Tyler Schroeder’s Podcasting Resources
• USA Writes 4 Kids
• Women In Podcasting Directory
• Zaadz: Get Inspired

And many thanks to you for including Just One More Book in your day!

Andrea & Mark