100 Scope Notes
November 30, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Such a treat! So I’m finally reading Steve Sheinkin’s latest nonfiction work, Most Dangerous, and then out of the blue he sends me the latest in his “Walking and Talking” series. Dav Pilkey, Mr. Captain Underpants himself, is today’s subject. Fun Pilkey Fact You Never Knew: He has exquisite taste in cakes. True fact! Thanks […]
November 29, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Morning, folks! Not much in the way of videos caught my eye lately, but the following crew struck me as particularly toothsome. First up, LeVar Burton being LeVar Burton. Next up, libraries that circulate more than books. Things like . . . pelts! Cause where else are you gonna find a beluga vertebrae on such […]
November 28, 2015 by Betsy Bird
The Red Hat By David Teague Illustrated by Antoinette Portis Disney Hyperion (an imprint of Disney Book Group) $16.99 ISBN: 9781423134114 Ages 4-7 On shelves December 8th There is a story out there, and I don’t know if it is true, that the great children’s librarian Anne Carroll Moore had such a low opinion of […]
November 24, 2015 by Betsy Bird
So I’m going to confess something to you. All year long, from January onward, I’ve been keeping track of any picture book, easy book, or early chapter book I’ve seen containing some kind of diversity. Have I missed books? Of course I have! You cannot make a list like this without missing something. Books from […]
November 23, 2015 by Betsy Bird
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about illustrated books for children (as opposed to picture books) in all their various forms. And since I’ve a penchant for nostalgia, I often think of my youth and the illustrated novels I read then. The mid to late 1980s were an odd time for illustration in general. For […]
November 20, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Emu By Claire Saxby Illustrated by Graham Byrne Candlewick Press $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-7479-3 Ages 4-7 On shelves now. Alas for poor emu. Forever relegated to be consider a second rate ostrich, it encompasses all of the awkwardness and none of the stereotypes. Does anyone ever talk about burying your head in the sand like an […]
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November 19, 2015 by Betsy Bird
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Walton Hamilton picturebooksubmissions@gmail.com Picture Book Summit 2015 Raises Over $7000 for We Need Diverse Books Event Featured Mac Barnett, Peter Brown, Andrea Davis Pinkney and Other Top Children’s Authors New York, NY – The first annual Picture Book Summit, an international online conference for children’s […]
November 18, 2015 by Betsy Bird
It’s funny how you can start something and never see how that thing might be used in the future. When I created the Top 100 Picture Books Poll and the Top 100 Children’s Novels Poll back in the day, I figured they could be useful books insofar as they take the pulse of those books […]
November 16, 2015 by Betsy Bird
It’s that time of year again when Best Of lists start cropping up left and right, front and center. First Publishers Weekly begins the process and then everyone else follows suit. It’s a time of year I enjoy, particularly since I’m desperately trying to figure out what I should be reading before the New Year […]
November 13, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Good morning, everyone, and thank you for attending yet another edition of the A Fuse #8 Production interview series. I am, as ever, your host Betsy Bird and before we go much further you might have noticed something a little different about me. Is it my hair? The fact I have my contacts in? Or […]
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