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February 21, 2009 by Betsy Bird

The Book What I Wrote

February 21, 2009 by Betsy Bird   15 comments

You know how I sometimes mention that I wrote a book for ALA Editions?

Well here it is:


Should anyone ask, I’m going to claim that the girl beneath the tree is me.  Me with long flowing locks and a dress of some sort.

On sale in late March.  More details about it to come.

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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. Kate Messner says

    February 21, 2009 at 5:49 am

    Congratulations, Betsy!! I love the cover (though I think that might actually be me under the tree). Except wait….where’s my glass of wine and box of chocolate?

  2. jmyersbook says

    February 21, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Oh WOW! Girl, you’ve got good cover karma! (Or should that be ‘kover karma’?) Seriously, from the color to the layout to the lettering to the title, I am in serious book-love! With a cover and a title like that, I cannot WAIT to buy it and get at what’s inside.

  3. R.J. Anderson says

    February 21, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Gorgeous! Congratulations!

  4. yucaree says

    February 21, 2009 at 9:48 am

    cool! can’t wait to get it, even though i’m probably going to get laid off from my library position.

  5. tanita says

    February 21, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Oh, look at you – a book already! Very nice!

  6. mhg says

    February 21, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Woo Hooo! Way to geaux!

  7. Jen Robinson says

    February 21, 2009 at 11:15 am

    Way cool, Betsy! Looking forward to seeing it.

    I don’t think it’s me in the picture, because I would be perched up in the tree (though possibly with some of Kate’s wine and chocolate, if I could manage it).

  8. Little Willow says

    February 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Congratulations, Betsy! How exciting!

  9. Emma C says

    February 21, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    Looks great! Congratulations Betsy!

  10. KieraParrott says

    February 22, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Congrats, Betsy! Beautiful cover art and I can’t wait to read it. (I didn’t know ALA editions did lovely covers like that! Way to go!)

  11. Brenda Ferber says

    February 22, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Fantastic!

  12. The Children's Book Review says

    February 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Congratulations! The cover is very pretty!!

  13. Chrisin NY says

    February 23, 2009 at 9:08 am

    How wonderful!

  14. laurasalas says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:49 am

    Yay! Can’t wait to see this. Always helpful for writers to see how librarians think.

  15. Michael, Editions Editorial Director says

    February 27, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Glad you all like the cover. Kiera: A lot has changed at Editions. Check us out sometime.

    Michael

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