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April 3, 2009 by Betsy Bird

The Books Whut I Wrote

April 3, 2009 by Betsy Bird   51 comments

If you read yesterday’s PW Children’s Bookshelf you might have seen this item mentioned in a sidebar:

Steve Geck of Greenwillow Books has acquired two picture books from Elizabeth Bird, librarian at the New York Public Library’s Children’s Center and Fuse #8 blogger for SLJ. The first, Giant Dance Party, tells of a six-year-old girl who gives dance lessons to a troupe of giants. The deal for North American rights, the first for Bird, was handled by Stephen Barbara at Foundry Literary + Media.

A sober, thoughtful, video response.

Someone asked if I had made an announcement about this on my blog.  I’d been holding off until the official press release ran.

And at the risk of swelling my head to the size of a large underwater mammal, I’ve other news as well.  My ALA Editions title Children’s Literature Gems: Choosing and Using Them in Your Library Career is slated for release in June.  Or so sayeth Amazon.  You may pre-order it here, however, if you’ve a yen to do so.

A co-worker of mine misread the title recently as Children’s Literature Germs.  So, of course, now that’s the only way I can see it.  I mean it makes sense, yes?  We are children’s librarians.  We work with a lot of germy children.  Ipso facto, here is how you can use those germs to . . . uh . . . further your career?  Hm.  Needs work.

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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. Susanna Reich says

    April 3, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Woot! Woot! Congratulations Betsy! Love your happy dance. May there be many more.

  2. Bookie Woogie says

    April 3, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Congrats! Sounds like a great premise!

  3. JENNIFER SCHULTZ says

    April 3, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Wow! I am excited for you.

  4. Rebecca Stead says

    April 3, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    LOVE THE DANCE, Betsy! I’m thrilled for you.

  5. rams says

    April 3, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Put the video on Facebook.

  6. Abigail says

    April 3, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    Congratulations!!! Awesome dance.

  7. Lori J. says

    April 3, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Whoo hoo! And if the video is anything to go by, I’m sure you’ll be much in demand for school visits! (For the children’s dance book, I mean. Probably not so much for the children’s germ book.)

  8. Lynn E. Hazen says

    April 3, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Congrats Betsy!
    Lynn

  9. Susan Taylor Brown says

    April 3, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Yipee!!! Congratulations and yes, put that video on YouTube! Love it.

  10. R.J. Anderson says

    April 3, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    *dances with you*

    Congratulations!!! GREAT news!!!

  11. Lisa Schroeder says

    April 3, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    I did see it and was waiting for you to follow up with an announcement. So here it is and now I can say – Congratulations!!! Love the title “Giant Dance Party” and the premise!

  12. Dan Blank says

    April 3, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS BETSY!!!!

  13. Brooke says

    April 3, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    I love how librarians have to cultivate the ability to do a silent, quiet happy dance whilst on the job. Congrats, Betsy!

  14. ME says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    Congratulations!!!

  15. Sara Holmes says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    A troupe of giants? I want one! Congrats, Betsy. I’m not a bit surprised that you’ve crossed into Authorland in a big way.

  16. Jenny Moss says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Congratulations!

  17. Jean Reagan says

    April 3, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    Congratulations! And now we await the illustrator announcement. Ooooh, let’s vote. Can we? Can we?

  18. Wilson Swain says

    April 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    Congrats to you!

  19. Fuse #8 says

    April 3, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Ah, but the illustrator has already been long since chosen. I’m just waiting to hear a go ahead before I make that particular announcement. Hee hee.

  20. WendieO says

    April 3, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    Happy Dance Indeed !!! Congrats and welcome to the world of the published. I’m assuming that it will be great for storytime, right? The Summer Reading national theme this year is Be Creative. I would have loved to been able to use it in my summer dance program this summer. Oh well. something to look forward to. -wendie Old

  21. Nathan Hale says

    April 3, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    Sweet! And super dancing–the first bit reminded me of a certain Simpsons bit where Apu worked 60 straight hours at the Kwik-E-Mart. “For a while there I thought I was some sort of hummingbird.”

  22. PJ Hoover says

    April 3, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    I did see this! Congratulations!!!!!! Love the dance!

  23. Kate says

    April 3, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Congratulations from a long-time reader and lurker! Thanks for your 100 Books Countdown, too!

  24. CARTER HASEGAWA says

    April 3, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    That’s wonderful! Congratulations aplenty.

  25. Lisa Yee says

    April 4, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Two great reasons to dance dance!!!

  26. mhg says

    April 4, 2009 at 5:48 am

    YAY!!! All the Best!

  27. jmyersbook says

    April 4, 2009 at 6:53 am

    Way to go!!! And your celebratory video clip serves two purposes — it lets you vent/share your happy-overflow AND it demonstrates your street cred showing Giants how to bust a move at their Dance Party!

  28. tanita says

    April 4, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Betsy! You move FAST, chica! Wow!
    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

  29. Gwenda says

    April 4, 2009 at 8:19 am

    WOO!

  30. coloradowriter.blogspot.com says

    April 4, 2009 at 8:33 am

    Amazing, wonderful news! Congrats Betsy!

  31. DaNae says

    April 4, 2009 at 9:00 am

    I can’t wait. Will there be another ARC contest? (Predatory instincts take over)

  32. anon says

    April 4, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Wow. This echo chamber is huge.

  33. Fuse #8 says

    April 4, 2009 at 10:07 am

    Yeah, I’m thinking of subletting half the space. Seriously, though, thanks folks. I initially thought about making this a post without a comment feature. Then my ego laughed in my face and gave me a big ole raspberry. So there you go.

  34. Michelle Knudsen says

    April 4, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    CONGRATS, BETSY!!!! And thank you for sharing the happy dance. It was awesome. 🙂

  35. Susan T. says

    April 4, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Betsy, what happy news! Congratulations.

  36. Buller says

    April 4, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    Oh, the places you’ll go . . .

  37. Mitali Perkins says

    April 4, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    Need some Bollywood background music for that dance, Betsy! So happy for you.

  38. Maggie Brown says

    April 5, 2009 at 1:00 am

    I can only imagine the germs lurking in that library, which is why I have a suggestion for those of you who have and/or work with children. It could also be a great instructional aid! Its called Germy Wormy Germ Smart Kids. They learn in a mom-invented, fun and drug-free way how to both avoid AND keep from spreading germs. Parents, daycare centers and schools are raving about it!

    germywormy.com

  39. jama says

    April 5, 2009 at 7:52 am

    Congratulations!!!!

  40. Kate Coombs says

    April 5, 2009 at 7:56 am

    Giant Dance Party? What a fantastic premise! Congratulations! I’m also eager to get my hands on the germy book. (Random tangent–my little brother was initially called Jeremy, but all the neighbor kids turned it to Germy, so he started going by his other name, David.)

  41. Joni Sensel says

    April 5, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Rah rah rah RAH! Any word on likely release year? Yay for you! 🙂

  42. Els Kushner says

    April 5, 2009 at 11:37 am

    Wowee zowee, congratulations and mazal tov!

  43. Maureen says

    April 5, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Huzzah! Hooray! It’s only a matter of time now before you’re shelving your very own books at work. Awesome.

  44. annette simon says

    April 6, 2009 at 8:04 am

    GIANT congrats! Twice!

  45. Chrisin NY says

    April 6, 2009 at 9:15 am

    Good on you! to quote my Brit/Aussie friends.

  46. janeyolen says

    April 7, 2009 at 4:55 am

    Wow–away without computer access and look what I missed! I am doing the Happy Dance with you.

    Jane

  47. lauraslas says

    April 7, 2009 at 5:29 am

    Woot! Great happy dance–major congratulations!

  48. Brenda Ferber says

    April 7, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Congratulations Betsy! So exciting!
    Love the silent happy dance.

  49. Saints and Spinners says

    April 7, 2009 at 9:11 am

    Congratulations! I’m happy for you.–Farida

  50. yukari says

    April 7, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    This is totally belated, but no less heart-felt: Super Congratulations! The kids lit world is lucky to have you as a librarian, a blogger, and now a published author!

  51. linda zinnen says

    May 25, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Oh man, I just heard about this.

    It couldn’t have happened to a nicer librarian!

    Z

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