Good Comics for Kids
October 31, 2016 by Betsy Bird
It only comes but once a year. But when it comes, boy howdy is it cool! The press release below reveals everything you need to know, but I just wanted to add that the new website with its searchable capabilities is awesome. Plus, I just saw this adorable El Deafo video and had to share: […]
October 28, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Grandmother Fish: A Child’s First Book of Evolution By Jonathan Tweet Illustrated by Karen Lewis Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1250113238 Ages 3-6 On shelves now Travel back with me through the Earth’s history, back into the farthest reaches of time when the sand we walk today was still rock and […]
October 26, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Oh, where to begin. So the other day, I got to thinking that my kids have had an insufficient dosage of Tomi Ungerer in their daily diets. Ungerer, if you are unfamiliar with him, has always been the enfant terrible of children’s literature. Having dared to publish children’s books for kids at the same time […]
October 25, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Good morning! I’d like to begin today by thanking the good people of Foundation 65 for allowing me to moderate a panel discussion last night with Duncan Tonatiuh, Grace Lin, Matt de la Pena, Janice Harrington, and Steve Sheinkin. Foundation 65 has created this cool program where these authors are visiting every single child in […]
October 24, 2016 by Betsy Bird
I’ve grown a bit fond of the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe lately. Coming to it a bit late (I believe we’re on season 4 now, yes?) it took a Pop Culture Happy Hour episode to explain to me why the series was as groundbreaking and important as it was. This is advantage of having […]
October 21, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Naturally you know what tomorrow is. You don’t? Doggone calendars. You’d think they’d have the wherewithal to remember that October 21st is Ivy & Bean Day. And now here’s the interesting part. You heard it here first, folks, but Ivy & Bean are going to have . . . AN ELEVENTH BOOK!! Don’t believe me? […]
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October 20, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Generally speaking, I tend to go whole weeks without a press release to my name. Then I get a whole slew of them submitted in a single week. So far I’ve one on Tuesday, one today, and probably one tomorrow or Saturday. It’s a full life. If the one on Tuesday was for librarians, the […]
October 19, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Juana and Lucas By Juana Medina Candlewick Press $14.99 ISBN: 978-1-7636-7208-9 Ages 6-9 On shelves now Windows. Mirrors. Mirrors. Windows. Windowy mirrors. Mirrory windows. Windows. Mirrors. Sliding doors! Mirrors. Windows. In the world of 21st century children’s literature, diversity should be the name of the game. We want books for our children that reflect the […]
October 18, 2016 by Betsy Bird
This one’s for the school and public librarians. Don’t let the title of this post fool you. For all that this sounds like an award for authors and illustrators, it’s actually a grant so that you can get some into your library. On site. In person. Here’s the text, and it’s fantastic. Maybe one of […]
October 17, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Folks ask me to reveal middle grade covers from time to time. Sometimes I say yes. Sometimes I say no. If you ever happen to be interested in my doing so then the following elements should ideally be combined: A nun A smarmy man with a mustache (handlebar preferred but not required) An unnerved woman […]
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