Good Comics for Kids
Betsy Bird, April 25, 2024 | Cover Reveal, Interviews
Iran's first superstar, Googoosh, at last gets her first picture book biography and I'm on hand to interview author/artist Azadeh Westergaard about what writing such a book entails.
Betsy Bird, April 24, 2024 | Obits
"A country needs ideas from everywhere, just like mushroom rhizomes help the forest to grow. Below the surface." Today we celebrate the life of a great artist, now gone.
Betsy Bird, April 23, 2024 | Interviews
Crafting a “mirrors” and a “windows” book all at once can be tricky but just in time for Passover this year we've an anthology from three great writers. Check out what they have to say about it!
Betsy Bird, April 22, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
"Some cookies just want to watch the world burn." Violence and murder and a cookie all come together in this latest podcast episode.
Betsy Bird, April 20, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Review 2024, Reviews
Funny and hopeful, realistic and wistful, this is a book to inspire dreamers and scientists alike. A book you simply won’t want to miss.
Betsy Bird, April 18, 2024 | Interviews
What do Rashomon, knitting, and Richard Scarry's boat hooks have in common? You'll find them all in Tao Nyeu's incredibly clever, reversible latest.
Betsy Bird, April 17, 2024 | Interviews
With today's Q&A, I hope you're looking for a discussion of tarot, roller derby, Buffy the Vampire slayer and a LOT more!
Betsy Bird, April 16, 2024 | Interviews
A deep dive into a paean to mangos and all they can mean to folks. Bonus: Three mango facts I guarantee you've never heard before.
Betsy Bird, April 15, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
My husband Matt Bird joins us for the very first time for one of the most obscure Dr. Seuss titles ever conceived. Like Candide? Then this is for you.
Betsy Bird, April 13, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Review 2024, Reviews
Thanks to Slugfest, Korman has penned a book so enticing, so fun, so downright enjoyable, and so unapologetically sportsy, that it is impossible to resist. The book, quite frankly, that we’ve all been waiting for.
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