…..Abby the Librarian.    Abby’s blog is a must-stop for children’s book lovers.  She recently took a few moments to answer some questions for us:1.  Tell us about your blog.  Why did you start it?  What has it added to your professional life?I started my blog to join this great community of kidlit bloggers and it’s really grown a lot more than I ever thought it would.

Happy December!Back with more great posts from around the blogosphere.  If you’re enjoying these videos, please spread the word.  Click here and tell some folks.  Also, sign up to follow us on Twitter and you’ll get instant notice when each new video is posted.  Our twitter address is http://twitter.com/jonbardBig A little a:  Interview with Judy BlumeJen Robinson’s Book page: Children’s Literacy Round-Up: December 1Publisher’s Weekly: Children’s Book ReviewsThe Swivet: Why you shouldn’t panic about the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt buying freeze.

Infant and board books don’t always get enough attention, so we enjoyed seeing this blog post from Joan Holub about a delightful soft-cloth book called Button Nose by Nina Laden.Some real creativity can be found in this genre, and the folks who make it happen don’t get enough love.  So go and give them some!

Toss your characters a curve with this instant conflict generator! http://snipr.com/7r848 Big list of descriptive words: http://fleck.com/ZMeMv Quite a brilliant little utility for when you can’t access a particular site: http://fleck.

Several years ago, Anastasia Suen sent us this note, which still appears on our web site: “Yesterday’s mail brought copies of Hodgepodge, with my poem on the back page, and an acceptance letter from Babybug for another poem! My poems in Shoofly will be out in April. ALL these leads came from Children’s Book Insider! Thank you, thank you, thank you!