Good Comics for Kids
September 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Non-fiction fans rejoice. I got your Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards hook-up. From the CCBC (links are my own): All are invited to attend the presentations of the 55th Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Friday, October 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM New York City 777 United Nations Plaza (2nd Floor) on the corner of 44th […]
September 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The 2nd Annual Kidlitosphere Blogger Conference (a.k.a. a conference of children’s literary bloggers and the round-up is here) did very well in the old boys vs. girls department. Girls appeared far more often than boys, sure, but boys were in abundance just the same. One such boy was Mark, 50% of the team that is […]
September 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Or: “It is harder to give away a million dollars intelligently than it is to make it.” – Andrew Carnegie (or so I have heard) In which our hero manages to scream at The National Ambassador of Children’s Literature and (in spite of this) has a lovely time in the midst of glitter/glam/short Wild Things. […]
September 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
I am back at my job this morning. Though I am sure all the other blogging attendees will report accordingly, my own recap of the 2008 Kidlitopshere Conference will have to wait until tomorrow. Read Laini Taylor’s conference post on the week-end if you want to see the four most flattering pictures of me ev-ah! […]
September 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
What would I do without my readers? I’d probably have to go out there and (gasp, shudder!) do actually work. I’d probably have to sweat and slave over finding just the right videos in time for each and every Sunday. Instead, all I have to do is sit back, kick up my heels, light me […]
September 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Clearly I’m getting a little punch drunk.
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September 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
The Kidlitopshere Conference has begun! Video #1: In which our hero arrives and then immediately seeks out the family. The Central Library of Portland is featured in this puppy. Here’s the catch, though. I didn’t want to wake up my housemates last night so you’ll find my voice a little quietish. Aplogies. Mea culpa. My […]
September 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Footprints in the Snow By Mei Matsuoka Henry Holt and Company $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8050-8792-5 Ages 4-8 On shelves October 28, 2008 Children’s librarians spend, I’d say, at least 2% of their lives reading pictures books (it’d be longer, but those puppies are blessedly short). And I suspect that reading that many of them does something […]
September 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Like free stuff? Like webcasts? Like information? Well apparently School Library Journal (so THAT’s what that SLJ thing in my banner stands for!) is going to have an informative webcast. Here’s the cute little press release for more info. And just in case you wondered, SLJ didn’t ask me to post this stuff. I just […]
September 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
It’s baaaack! The Brown Bookshelf, a "group of 5 authors and illustrators, brought together for the collective goal of showcasing the best and brightest voices in African-American Children’s Literature" is doing their legendary 28 Days Later Campaign yet again! If you know an African or African-American author or illustrator who might want to submit their […]
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