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May 9, 2008 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: In Springtime, the Only Pretty Ring Time

May 9, 2008 by Betsy Bird   5 comments

  • I’m not sure if this will work but . . . .

Come on, New Yorkers!  Boston is beating us soundly and with great Bostonian fervor!  Though, admittedly, I would be in seventh heaven if somewhere like Kalamazoo, Michigan got all the votes instead. It’s not as if they won’t both come here eventually anyway. Thanks to bookshelves of doom for the link.  Via Eventful.

  • A Slate slideshow investigates the world of ubiquitous technology as it applies to children’s picture books both past and present.  I’m Talking to You, Corded: The Mismatch of Technology and Picture Books is an odd little piece.  I’m not entirely certain I agree with the thesis itself, but at least there’s a nice shout-out to Knuffle Bunny. Thanks to Shaken and Stirred for the link.


  • Sometimes a publisher would do well to hire a blogger in a moneymaking capacity.  For example, Simon & Schuster should clearly take advantage of Bottom Shelf Books and pay him moolah to keep on doing what he’s doing while they have a chance.  There’s a post up at the moment beginning what I can only assume is the beginning of Duck’s kick-off campaign for the presidency.  I know what Minh’s capable of, and it is entirely possible that this is gonna get good.  Real good.


  • I don’t think I can quite credit them with teaching me to read, but text-only computer games made up a significant percentage of my youthful hours.  Fandom Wank has a piece up on these retro beauties of old.  Zork we all know and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but did anyone else ever play Wishbringer?  Anyone? Am I the only one?  It was the only game I actually beat but I have no bragging rights since I’ve never run across another human being who has ever even heard of it.  Anyone?  Anyone?  Thanks to A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy for the link.

  • Avast!  Tis a fellow New York blogger on the horizon!  Arrr.  A parenting blog called What Do We Do All Day that talks about picture books in the city.  Arrr, tis a fair and bonny site.  Have at thee.  A tip o’ the hat to Chicken Sphagetti for the link.


  • And this is why the world has blogs.  So that good old-fashioned detective work can tie someone like James Patterson to what can only be truthfully described as the poor man’s Mad Libs. and Brooklyn’s love o’ retro.


  • Daily Image:


    I got four little words for you: Animal. Shaped. Shelf. Markers.  Kids in your library losing their places? Do they want to remember where to put back the books they removed?  Obviously this works better in a school library setting than a public library one, but that doesn’t make these l’il ole markers any less enticing.  Thanks to 100 Scope Notes for the link.

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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. Leila says

    May 9, 2008 at 6:05 am

    The poor man’s Mad Libs? No WAY! I always loved the Invisible Ink books so much more!

  2. Fuse #8 says

    May 9, 2008 at 10:17 am

    Bah! Folly! Mad Libs now and forever! I kid, of course.

  3. ynl says

    May 9, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Adventure was the granddad of ’em all. We played it on MIT’s server, via a PC that we built with our dad. Keyboard was an IBM Selectric, memory was a cassette tape.
    Happy, happy hours.

  4. SHEILA RUTH says

    May 9, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    I loved the old Infocom games and played a lot of them, but I don’t think I ever played Wishbringer. Sorry.

  5. Fuse #8 says

    May 9, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    No one did. I resign myself to a life of loneliness and woe.

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