The Yarn
May 27, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Beloveds, you must indulge me. My blog is moving to a new format and in order to do so I will be unable to blog for the next few days. New blog content will go up June 1st. Until then, I shall have to try this interesting not-blogging-every-day notion out. Be well! I’ll be back.
May 27, 2010 by Betsy Bird
After the excitement of yesterday’s post (which I still haven’t spell checked, and I’m a little afraid to do so at this point) combined with last night’s Kidlit Drink Night and Suzanne Collins event . . . well, I’m pooped. Good thing there’s a little Fusenews to get me through. Not a lot. But a […]
May 26, 2010 by Betsy Bird
At my last librarian preview you might have heard me mention how silly and foolish I felt for not bringing along my laptop to any of these events. I mean, I have a shiny MacBook Air. Light as a feather with a nice long battery life, and why shouldn’t I take it with me to […]
May 25, 2010 by Betsy Bird
The Children’s Center at 42nd Street is pleased to announce our Children’s Literary Cafe for Saturday, June 5th at 2:00 p.m. The Picture Book Made New: Margaret Wise Brown, Her Illustrators, and Her World In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952), biographer Leonard Marcus offers […]
May 25, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Meanwhile By Jason Shiga Amulet (an imprint of Abrams) $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8423-3 Ages 8 and up On shelves now Quantum physics, parallel worlds, probability, entropy. Yes it’s all in a day’s work for your average everyday choose your own adventure book. Now just substitute the words “average” and “everyday” in that previous sentence for “extraordinary” […]
May 24, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum By Meghan McCarthy Simon & Schuster (A Paula Wiseman Book) $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-7970-8 Ages 4-8 On shelves now In honor of the 100 Scope Notes challenge to create nontraditional book reviews for Non-Fiction Monday, this is my submission.
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May 23, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Someone on Facebook asked if I had anything to do with this since it was in my library (that’s the Rose Reading Room you’ll see here). Answer: Nope. But I was aware it was going to happen beforehand. And I could have watched, but it’s probably better as a finalized video anyway. The video is […]
May 23, 2010 by Betsy Bird
May 22, 2010 by Betsy Bird
First my husband recommended Kate Milford’s new book The Boneshaker as having vast film potential. Then I reviewed it myself. But yesterday, however, Matt said to me, "She doesn’t need us anymore". BoingBoing has reviewed the book, thereby guaranteeing it a brilliant debut. You’ve hit the big time, Kate! And in a bit of perfect […]
May 21, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Wiff and Dirty George: The Z.E.B.R.A. Incident By Stephen Swinburne Boyd Mills Press $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-59078-755-7 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Once in a great while I get a little bored with the usual children’s book tropes. Another new kid in school who meets a seeming outcast and bonds with them? Whoopie. A foster kid […]
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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