Politics in Practice
October 31, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Seriously, someone should turn the song Werewolf Bar Mitzvah from 30 Rock into a picture book. I have nothing more to add. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
October 31, 2008 by Betsy Bird
I am precisely the kind of person who secretly collects and stores away posts that I think will be particularly good and interesting for the coming Halloween Day. I do it all year until my favorite holiday arrives and then BAM! Instant post content. So let us see what the fairies of children’s literature have […]
October 30, 2008 by Betsy Bird
You guys are fairly familiar with the drill on these right? Publisher invites librarians to brunch. Librarians eat food. Librarians listen to roster of upcoming books. Librarians are laden down with ARCs. It’s all very standard in NYC, but with one catch. When the Spring ’09 books start rolling out, that’s when the restraints of […]
October 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Nah, not really. I’m just too lazy to write up a review, a publisher preview, or a Fusenews. Instead, let’s look at two worthy organizations you can join for fun. Note: I wrote this entire post out, saved it, and it disappeared from sight when I came back to edit it. So, basically I’m a […]
October 29, 2008 by Betsy Bird
October 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
This just in from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. You know, picture book authors and illustrators should be so lucky as to have a foundation established in their name. Not only does it sound neat but you get your creations possibly placed on stamps n’ such. Posthumously, sure, but it’s still cool. From the press […]
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October 28, 2008 by Betsy Bird
This is one of those situations where I heard about a site from a co-worker but then forgot who the original source was. In any case, someone (perhaps on a listserv?) had wondered whether or not there were any "fake" websites out there that could help teach kids about checking sources and not trusting everything […]
October 27, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Chiggers By Hope Larson Lettered by Jason Azzopardi Ginee Seo Books, Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-3584-1 Ages 10 and up On shelves now Let it be known that I never went to summer camp as a kid. Family historians disagree over the root cause of this. I am under the […]
October 26, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Illustrator Dan Santat is now the proud father of a beautiful bouncing baby boy. But before this happened he was also the creator of this truly fabulous book trailer. It’s for Anne Isaacs’ "The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch" (a book I’ve been meaning to take a peek at) and is a fine example of how […]
October 25, 2008 by Betsy Bird
Bill Kartalopolous let me know about this with the sentence, "As an added attraction, Kim and his wife Pam will be showing off examples from their extensive collection of antique toy cats." How are you supposed to say no to that? From the press release: For immediate release CONTACT: Karl Erickson kerickson@moccany.org 212 254-3511 Legendary […]
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