Comments on More entertaining than SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books...TypePad2013-03-17T19:02:48ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2013/03/more-entertaining-than-sljs-battle-of-the-kids-books/comments/atom.xml/Leila commented on 'More entertaining than SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017c37e86020970b2013-03-19T12:22:56Z2013-03-19T12:22:56ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comI've been enjoying the BoB well enough, but I do agree that there's not so much critical in the judges'...<p>I've been enjoying the BoB well enough, but I do agree that there's not so much critical in the judges' criticism -- I enjoy the ToB much more for that aspect of the March Madness fun. (One year -- maybe even last year? -- one of the ToB judges hated BOTH assigned books so much that s/he carried them out to the front porch, threw them both as far as s/he could, and picked the one that flew the furthest as the winner. Heh.)</p>Brooke Shirts commented on 'More entertaining than SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017d420411c5970c2013-03-18T04:37:33Z2013-03-18T04:37:33ZBrooke Shirtshttp://casacamisas.wordpress.comYes, indeed. I've been meh about the BoB for the last couple of years because the judges' critical essays were...<p>Yes, indeed. I've been meh about the BoB for the last couple of years because the judges' critical essays were dull, dull, dull. And often wishy-washy. Yay for Roger Sutton!</p>