The Yarn
November 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Changes are afoot! Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, the premier children’s illustration blog, has a brand new, bright n’ shiny, top of the line, never before seen contributor! Each month Steve Withrow will be contributing one industry-related interview to this fantabulous site, and the man has talent. But who IS Steve Withrow? All is revealed […]
November 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
You may not believe me, but I’ve been searching for this video for a very long time. Big time That Mitchell & Webb Look fan over here. And this is just a great skit. Misanthropic? Oh yeah. But I’m amused by evil librarians, and this one takes the cake. Thanks to @yourlibrary for the link! […]
November 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird
It ain’t all shiny vampires and shirtless werewolves. Recently Jean Reagan brought to my attention the fact that the tween girl magazine New Moon (no relation to the book of the same name) is having a hard time of it. From the Children’s Writers & Illustrators Message Board: New Moon offers girls an alternative to […]
November 27, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Hey, man. Her words. Not mine. Poetry Friday is upon us! For starters I would direct your attention to my mother. She is a poet. Not just any poet, mind, but a poet included in The Best American Poetry 2009. Friends with Bonnie Jo Campbell who was recently nominated for a National Book Award. Yeah. […]
November 26, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Happy Thanksgiving! While you are either anticipating your upcoming feast, devouring it as you read this (which is kind of strange), or regretting the sheer amounts of food currently making their way through your digestive tract, I have a mystery for you. In my family it is traditional to accompany Thanksgiving with a mystery. That […]
November 25, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Time was when National Geographic meant only one thing to kids: Big piles of yellowing magazines in your grandmother’s basement. Good magazines. Interesting magazines. Maybe you were one of those kids who actually had a subscription. But the idea that they would parlay their natural non-fiction tendencies into the children’s book publishing world was unknown […]
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November 24, 2009 by Betsy Bird
I received this email from my fellow PEN members. For those of you in New York at that time: On Monday, December 7, at 6:30, we will be co-sponsoring a panel discussion, "Who Will Speak for the Child: Human Rights at Home and the Convention on the Rights of the Child." The panel will include […]
November 24, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Simon’s Cat By Simon Tofield Grand Central Publishing $12.99 ISBN: 978-0-446-56006-1 Ages 8 and up On shelves now I think we’ve gotten to the point where we’re all pretty comfortable (or at least familiar) with the idea of the webcomic that is later turned into a book. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the most […]
November 23, 2009 by Betsy Bird
ALL RIGHT, PUBLISHERS! Look me in the eye when I’m talking to you. I kid. You can look wherever you like. But you may want to know a little something about this. Heck, you new picture book authors and illustrators might also want in: Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards Attention Publishers: […]
November 23, 2009 by Betsy Bird
I think it’s safe to say that the biggest news of the moment is the opening of the brand spanking new teen and children’s literature department within The Library of Congress. It opened as recently as October 23rd and "features access to kid-friendly Web sites, public programs, new books, and even a media room where […]
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