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October 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
A little about myself. I am the kind of person who finds a link out of season and then clings to it for months on end, just waiting for the right time of year to pop up. As such, I’ve had this link to the skeletal systems of cartoon characters for almost a full year. […]
October 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
. . . . normal news. Depending on your definition of "normal". Depending too on your definition of "news". From Cynopsis: Kids!: Ballet Shoes (1×95) is a family drama produced by Granada for the BBC . Based on author Noel Streatfeild’s 1936 book Ballet Shoes , the movie stars Emma Watson (ya know Hermione from […]
October 31, 2007 by Betsy Bird
And, of course, here are today’s snowflakes. Shawna Tenney at Kate’s Book Blog Adam Rex at Booktopia and Welcome to my Tweendom Mo Willems at MotherReader Rolandas Kiaulevicius at a wrung sponge
October 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow By Gris Grimly Atheneum (S&S imprint) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1416906254 Ages 5 and up On shelves now You ever get that feeling where a book comes out and your immediate reaction is, “WELL, IT’S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!”? I tend to get this feeling only about books that it never would have […]
October 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) Let’s admit something together right now. A certain strain of American has probably seen the Disney version of the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at least once in their lives. As such, certain images and phrases from this book have a hard time separating themselves from that oddly faithful (just our luck) […]
October 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Monsters are as big a part of Halloween as ghosts, vampires, and pumpkins. They feed off of our fears and they’ve been around for quite some time. Today, an interview with Nina Hess. She is the author of A Practial Guide to Monsters. Fuse #8: The rise in guides to magical creatures of one sort […]
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October 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
The newest podcast for A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition is live and there are some changes. First, I am now saving these files as MP3 files, which are far easier to download than previous shows have been. Second, instead of doing book reviews (which aren’t particularly original or interesting) I will now be doing […]
October 30, 2007 by Betsy Bird
Jen Robinson was kind enough to write the following: As you know if you’ve been visiting any children’s book blogs for the past few weeks, Robert’s Snow is an online auction that benefits Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Over 200 children’s book illustrators have created art on individual snowflake-shaped wooden templates. The snowflakes will be auctioned off, […]
October 29, 2007 by Betsy Bird
With Halloween nigh, I hereby dedicate this week to Halloween-related postings. Reviews, news items, the whole kerschmozzle. It’s a spooky time of year, so let’s get a couple good spooky books on the shelves. Here’s today’s contribution. The Scary States of America By Michael Teitelbaum Delacorte Books (Random House imprint) $7.99 ISBN: 978-0385733311 Ages 10 […]
October 29, 2007 by Betsy Bird
A couple comic strips take a glance at the outing of Dumbledore, for whatever it’s worth. You may locate them here and here. Plus Allison over at ShelfTalker has a great piece on the subject. Worth the Trip did a round-up of her own as well (and I enjoyed her line, "Okay, so what’s the […]
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