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February 28, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Okay. So now I’m asking you to leave my blog and to go to Educating Alice. There you will find that Monica Edinger has embedded all the Oscar Best Short Film (Animated) nominees just like this one up above. I figured I’d select one for my post today, but really you should see them all. […]
February 27, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Some of my favorite illustrious illustrating ladies are appearing all over Brooklyn next month. Each one of them well-worth seeing. Check it out: Local Independent Bookstores Host Local Children’s Authors in March for Women’s History Month March 2010 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION: Brooklyn Honors Local Artists and Literature. Six Author-Illustrators, Three Bookstores and a Gallery. […]
February 26, 2010 by Betsy Bird
2010 Ezra Jack Keats Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature to Be Presented to Author Tonya Hegamin and Illustrator Taeeun Yoo at NYPL Ceremony on April 28 Author Tonya Hegamin and illustrator Taeeun Yoo are the winners of the 2010 Ezra Jack Keats Awards, which celebrate excellence in children’s literature by new authors and illustrators, […]
February 26, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Yes, what our grandmothers have told us rings true. It is always useful to have a bit of black lipstick on hand. You simply never know when you’re going to need to turn your face into an arrow. It’s moving day here at the Fuse. For the next few days I’ll be packing all my […]
February 25, 2010 by Betsy Bird
This is pretty cool. Resident husband Matt asked resident Dalton School teacher and blogger Monica Edinger (Educating Alice) to contribute some of her favorite underrated movies to his website. She did so, and leads off with a film that I swear I’ve never heard of but that sounds fantastic. Let’s see if you can figure […]
February 24, 2010 by Betsy Bird
#45 The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1995) (#1)(#2)(#2)(#3)(#3)(#4)(#4)(# 5)(#5)(#5)(#7)(#7)(#8)(#8)(#9) – 92 points Astonishing, sweeping adventure, unforgettable characters and images and Milton! – Janice E. Bojda, Head of Children’s Services, Evanston Public Library Spunky heroine! Religion and church hierarchies, and the conflict between the two! Cleverness! Misbehaving! Cobbling a family together when you’ve lost yours. […]
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February 23, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Children, children. What we need here is a good old-fashioned Kidlit Drink Night. The nights are cold, the children’s books excellent (what we’ve seen so far, anyway) and the time is ripe for yet another. With my co-host/partner in crime Cheryl Klein we have determined just the perfect time and place. In effect: When: March […]
February 23, 2010 by Betsy Bird
And down the slippery side of the remaining fifty we go! But first, here are Eric Carpenter’s statistics on the poll results from 100 to 50. My favorite line in his post: "At my brother’s high school graduation Orson Scott Card claimed that people do their best work before the age of thirty and never […]
February 22, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Yes, folks. Consider this your official announcement regarding SLJ’s 2010 Battle of the (Kids’) Books. Sixteen books enter the ring, but only one will emerge victorious! Just like last year, celebrity judges (authors one and all) will each be given two books. As they choose the "better" title, that book will compete against other winners. […]
February 21, 2010 by Betsy Bird
First and foremost, this bright and sunny Video Sunday, it seems appropriate to recommend to you school librarians out there the School Library Month Video Contest hosted by AASL. They say: "School librarians are encouraged to submit videos to AASL that support the School Library Month theme ‘Communities thrive @ your library’ and detail how […]
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