Having started this list in 2013, and subsequently updated it in 2017, today I give you the full monty. Readers have been very good about suggesting titles, so here is what I’ve been able to add.
The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States (2019 Edition)
July 9, 2019 by
Children’s Literature Statues of the U.S.: A Call for Entries
July 3, 2019 by
The time has come, dear readers, to update the Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States once again. If you happen to know of an obscure one that I could be missing, lay it on me and I’ll add it to the upcoming updated post.
The Mystery of the Missing Tink and the Girl Who Would Be President
May 1, 2017 by
Part of what I like about this blog so much is its ability to crowdsource information. Take my updated version of The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States. The post got a nice response and an even nicer series of statues I’d never even heard of. A new How […]
Updated: The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States
March 28, 2017 by
In 2013 I had a crazy notion to list every single children’s literature statue I could think of in a single blog post. I did. It was fun. And now almost four years have gone by and I’ve thought often of the piece. Honestly, I never finished incorporating some of the suggested statues from my […]
Fusenews: In my next life I’m coming back as a “Rotraut”
April 12, 2016 by
A lot to say and so little time to say it. Let’s get started! Today, if you are at all feeling blue, I suggest you read The Toast piece Jaya Catches Up: A Little Princess which is a killer breakdown of what is inarguably a problematic book. The Marie Antoinette portions are particularly choice. […]
Fusenews: Starring the World’s Creepiest Cat in the Hat!
February 23, 2015 by
Here in New York we’re getting very excited. The 90-Second Film Festival is coming!! And soon too! Here’s a PW interview with James Kennedy about the festival and for those of you in the NYC area you can see it at NYPL on Saturday, March 7th at 3:00 p.m. In fact, now that I think […]
The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States
August 14, 2013 by
Write a title to your blog post like that you are just SETTING YOURSELF UP for trouble. But I like trouble. I eat it for breakfast. Or, at the very least, gnaw on it idly at lunch. In the past I’ve noted each appearance of a statue pertaining to children’s literature when it crops up, […]
Fusenews: Gray skies are gonna clear up, put on a happy face!
August 1, 2013 by
Fusenews Fusenews Fusey Oozy Fusenews Fusenews Fusenews Eat it up . . . . YUM!* Oh we are high spirits here in New York now that the weather has cooled down a tad. So let’s keep the party going strong. It’s news time! Undoubtedly many of you encountered the recent New York Times article “I’m […]
Fusenews: “Even books meant to put kids to sleep should give them strange dreams.”
October 25, 2011 by
Sharp-eyed spotters in the children’s book realm caught site of an interesting little something in the Kidlitosphere this week: An honest-to-gosh manifesto. Not a manifesto of a nefarious nature, mind, but one that begins with the conversation starter, “We are tired of hearing the picture book is in trouble, and tired of pretending it is […]
Fusenews: “I’m not trading my beef jerky for your edamame.”
June 27, 2011 by
This may have to qualify for this month’s Best Thing Ever. You know Jon Scieszka? Great guy. Has two kids as it happens. Casey and Jake. Good guys. Adults. Now along with Steven Weinberg (who wrote To Timbuktu with Casey) the trio has created Diary of a Manly Kid. Pretty much what it sounds like […]
Fusenews: Straw waist-coats and sheet-iron cravats
May 9, 2011 by
Like the wind! Faster than lightning! Lots of news and no time to tell it. In brief . . . Oh, how cool! This is not to be missed. For those of you with an interest in children’s literature around the globe, the blog Playing by the Book offers this fantastic view of children’s literary […]
Fusenews: Encyclopedia Peck
October 18, 2010 by
As far as I’m concerned, every good blog post should begin with fiction starring Gregory Peck. What we have here is one of the luscious finds boasted by Greg Hatcher over at the site Comic Book Resources. I’m a big fan of Hatcher because when he does round ups like this one he always takes […]
Eric Carle Honors 2010 (Also Known as More Party Party)
October 14, 2010 by
Yeah, this week is party week, baby! First I recap a Robert Forbes party alongside Cynthia von Buhler’s event of the year. Now I turn my attention to a party beneath a bridge. The 59th Street Bridge, if you’re going to be technical about it. Picture, if you will, a glassed enclosure nestled sweetly beneath […]
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