100 Scope Notes
September 30, 2013 by Betsy Bird
When the universe asks you if you would like to interview someone along the lines of Jean Schulz, wife of Peanuts creator Charles “Sparky” Schulz, the correct answer is somewhere along the lines of , “YES YES YES YES YES!” And so it was that by some complete quirk of fate, I found myself speaking […]
September 29, 2013 by Betsy Bird
The exciting news this week was that I got to host a couple panels regarding Banned Books (it being the week of ’em and all). The first was at the Brooklyn Book Festival with David Levithan, Francesca Lia Block, and Lauren Myracle. I then cannibalized my own questions and used them in this, a Google+ […]
September 26, 2013 by Betsy Bird
The Real Boy By Anne Ursu Illustrated by Erin McGuire Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-201507-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now My two-year-old is dealing with the concept of personhood. Lately she’s taken to proclaiming proudly “I’m a person!” when she has successfully mastered something. By the same token, failure […]
September 24, 2013 by Betsy Bird
As some of you might remember, last year I hosted the Kidlitosphere Conference (or KidLitCon) in the main branch of NYPL. There were publisher previews. There were amazing speakers and talks and rooms. Grace Lin did our Friday night dinner keynote and Maureen Johnson closed out the conference with the final keynote. In all, it […]
September 23, 2013 by Betsy Bird
Hey all! Before I dive into the oddities of the world in which we live, I just wanted to give a bit of a shout out to two distinct groups that allowed me to sprawl my librarian self all over their respective gatherings. First up, credit and love to Nancy Castaldo and all the folks […]
September 20, 2013 by Betsy Bird
September 3, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FALL EXHIBIT AT ENTRYWAY GALLERY: “SMALL MONSTERS” New York, NY Illustrators and fine artists were asked to mine their dark side and reveal the monsters that lurk there. Their responses, ranging from politically charged and literal to childlike and lyrical will be on display from Thursday October […]
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September 20, 2013 by Betsy Bird
Got the flu this week and this weekend I’m speaking at the Eastern NY SCBWI Regional Conference as well as the Brooklyn Book Festival the next day. Hence the Press Release bonanza today. Hope it’s cool with you. I’m moderating this upcoming very fun panel. Hope to see you there! You have developed an idea […]
September 18, 2013 by Betsy Bird
Aesop in California By Doug Hansen Heyday $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-59714-235-9 Ages 3-7 On shelves now. Gather round me, o ye little children, and hear the tale I tell. Of a time when fairytales and folktales were as ripe and plentiful as the grapes of summer. When you could walk into any bookstore or library and […]
September 16, 2013 by Betsy Bird
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game show where I will join cohort Lori Ess in discussing the potential winners. Afterwards we will note which Mock Newberys, Mock Caldecotts, Mock Printzs, […]
September 15, 2013 by Betsy Bird
I forget how many years ago it was, but in the not so distant past (I’m going to go out on a limb and say it was 2009) I had the pleasure of hosting children’s author and storyteller Carman Agra Deedy in my Children’s Center. Talk about a storyteller! She will hold you riveted from […]
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