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April 3, 2008 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Respect the Pile, Obey the Seuss

April 3, 2008 by Betsy Bird   7 comments

  • This falls under the wing of YA, but in this particular case I’ll wave my No YA rule.  Got a prom or bridesmaid dress growing moldy in your closet?  One that’s, y’know, still a looker?  I ask not for myself but via a message I got from me lawyer pal Jennie Laurin just the other day. Her friend Audra Acey writes:

"There is a great high school in NYC called Cristo Rey that provides teenagers from low-income households with a prep education and "real world" work experience.  It’s an amazing school with amazing students.  They’ll have their first graduating class this year, so they’re having their first prom!

They’re looking for dress donations for the students.  If you can help out, please contact Heather Hinckley at hhinckley@cristoreyny.org.  For more info about the school, visit:  www.cristoreyny.org.  Please also share this with others who might be able to help."


  • One Baby-Sitters Club blog I could understand.  It made sense.  It fit within the known parameters of this world in which we live.  But consarn it, TWO Baby-Sitters Club blogs exist out there?  Really? Really really?  What odd times these are in which we live.  Thanks to bestest buddy Dan for the link.


  • I’m no editor, but I’ve known enough of them to be able to tell that even though slush piles sound like oodles of fun, they are not.  They are slushy and they sit in a pile.  But just in case you’ve ever wanted to dive into one ala Scrooge McDuck (or is that just me?), now you can do so virtually.  Guardian Unlimited comments on Random House’s recent initiative to give slush piles a second chance online.  Well, Harry Potter was a slushy. So was this year’s Newbery winner.  Respect the pile, people.  And thanks to Finding Wonderland for the link.


  • Over at Collecting Children’s Books, Peter has left his old job for a newer sparklier one.  In the course of his goodbyes he has also taken a lot of pictures of literary busts.  I’ve not done a children’s literature statue post in a while (it’s still percolating in me brain) so use his photos as a temporary way of sating your hunger for the inanimate.


  • Wow.  Becky over at Becky’s Book Reviews has posted every single The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe cover ever conceived of by man.  Even the super weirdo ones like this:


  • BACA Alert.  Aw… but it’s Bernadette Peters.  How can I dislike a book by Bernadette . . . . oh.  That’s how. Ick.  Thanks to Chicken Spaghetti for the link.


  • Award announcements for you.  First off, there was the Charlotte Zolotow Award which went to the frighteningly handsome Greg Foley for Thank You, Bear with many notable runner-ups.  Also, the 2008 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts have been announced.  Oh!  And author Esme Raji Codell has printed up her notable and well-thought out 2007 Index.  You’ll never need to ask anyone for book recommendations again.


  • Those of you who were fans of the author Siobhan Dowd and her work may wish to know about the Siobhan Down Trust which, amongst other things, offers support to libraries.  Thank to Bookwitch for the link.


  • Gay-friendly board books: Name ’em!  If you are an American than you may find yourself drawing a blank.  If you are from Spain, however, then you may already be familiar with the Manu series which has recently been brought to America.  For those of you who know a gay couple with a baby, this may be the only item of its kind available in this format.  It even has the K.T. Horning stamp of approval.  Not too shabby, eh?


  • Free picture books online are nothing new.  You can find everything from Lookybook to ebooks at the library, if you’ve a need.  But the site Big Universe is kinda fun, if only because you can create your own low-budget book as well.  I can see parents and teachers using this to show kids how to make their own book.  I used to have an old Commodore 64 program that did the same thing, actually.  Hm.  You can also look through other people’s books on the Big Universe site, and some look fairly practical.  Might be useful to the teacher who wants to show a book in class on an obscure subject unavailable in book form at this particular moment in time.


  • And finally, Mr. Seuss would like to have a word with you.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. Jennifer Schultz says

    April 3, 2008 at 8:11 am

    Can individuals apply for amnesty from BACA?

    (I adore Bernadette Peters!)

  2. Fuse #8 says

    April 3, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Hmmm. Maybe some special dispensation will be allowed. But only if the celebrity in question has lunch with me. I am not, after all, entirely heartless.

  3. Jennifer Schultz says

    April 3, 2008 at 10:03 am

    How much will giving all the proceeds to her animal charity and dedicating the book to her husband who died in a helicopter accident sway you?

    I’ll go put on my Sunday in the Park With George CD while you think about it.

  4. LAURA LUTZ says

    April 3, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    It’s probably wildly inappropriate to say this, but I think you should wear that teal number to the Newbery/Caldecott Banquet, Miss Fuse! I loved KT Horning’s post on the Manu series – why does Europe prove to be cooler than us time and time again? For heaven’s sake! And having done an internship in children’s publishing, I can attest that the slush pile really is a big ol’ messy pile. And I thought it was a metaphor, silly me.

  5. Fuse #8 says

    April 3, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    Ha! Wouldn’t that be a gas? I walk into the room with poofs on my sleeves the size of my head. Man oh man, I’d be expelled from the room on sight. Speaking of which, I need to find a dress and fast. Maybe I should take online votes again. That worked out really well last year. And yes, giving money to good causes and dedicating it to the deceased is always good. *sigh* But did it have to be a CHILDREN’S book? Couldn’t she have played to her strengths and released an album of children’s music or something? Ah well.

  6. Anon. says

    April 3, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    When your best defense of a book is the memory of a loved one who died tragically, well, case closed, right there.

  7. Jennifer Schultz says

    April 3, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    I’m not that invested in the book, honestly. And it’s not like she’s saying that she wrote it because she couldn’t find any decent children’s books about the topic, like other celebrity authors. She was approached to write it for charity.

    I’m not as against celebrity authors as others, so I’ll just bow out now (although it is annoying when someone says he/she couldn’t find any books that were funny/sophisticated/brilliant enough for their children).

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