TC&TBC – 2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2010. That’s about 29 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 213 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 378 posts. There were 318 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 70mb. That’s about 6 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was April 15th with 146 views. The most popular post that day was Cover Art for The Little Shepherd Boy by Cheryl C. Malandrinos.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were mail.yahoo.com, facebook.com, mrtinfish.moonfruit.com, en.wordpress.com, and mail.live.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for dr seuss books, dr. seuss books, dr seuss book, oh the thinks you can think, and dr. seuss book.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Cover Art for The Little Shepherd Boy by Cheryl C. Malandrinos April 2010
52 comments

2

Answer to Dr. Seuss Trivia Question March 2010
4 comments

3

TC&TBC’s Top 10 Favorite Books of 2009 for Kids, Tweens and Teens January 2010
15 comments

4

Princess Tea by Janeen A. Sarlin with Noelle Shipley October 2009

5

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! March 2010
6 comments

Other Goose by J. otto Seibold (Giveaway)

 From the author of Olive, the Other Reindeer comes a rhyming collection of updated Mother Goose rhymes for the modern reader.

See Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Little Boy Blue, and other favorite Mother Goose characters like you’ve never seen them before when you open the pages of Other Goose: Re-Nurseried!!! and Re-Rhymed!! Children’s Classics.

As I was working through Picture Book Idea Month in November, I thought about new twists on nursery rhymes. So, when the chance to review J. otto Siebold’s new book, Other Goose, I was eager to get my hands on it. This is a funny, colorful book filled with favorite characters in all new scenes.  Humpty Dumpty’s story is told in four parts, Jack and Jill have a new friend named Bill, Little Boy Blue is going to blow his tuba, and the little old woman who lived in a shoe has now moved into a sneaker.

Couple these new rhymes with Seibold’s vivid and zany artwork, and you’re sure to have a book that kids will enjoy.

Rating:  🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN-10: 0811868826

ISBN-13: 978-0811868822

SRP:  $19.99

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN WIN A COPY OF OTHER GOOSE BY J. OTTO SIEBOLD!

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Deadline to enter is 11:59 PM Eastern on Sunday, December 12, 2010 . Winner must be a resident of the United States or Canada and have a mailing address in one of those locations. Christmas delivery is not guaranteed. The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection is not responsible for lost or damaged goods.