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June 14, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Harry Potter Analysis

June 14, 2011 by Betsy Bird   22 comments

Lest you think I overextend myself, I’ll let the resident husband take over the blogging duties of the day.  Over at his site Cockeyed Caravan Matt tackles the Harry Potter books.  He’ll be covering the series all week, examining what worked and what didn’t (sacrilege?).  Here’s the post on the first three books and a post on the fourth.

How am I writing this now?  Well . . .

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Cockeyed CaravanHarry Pottermultitasking!

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. Sarah Stevenson (aquafortis) says

    June 14, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Love the photo. 🙂

  2. tanita says

    June 14, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Hee hee! Well, at least you can type one-handed for now — soon Wee Oiseau will want to help!

  3. Tom says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:50 am

    Multitasking!

  4. Elizabeth Fama says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    You make breastfeeding look easy! Four kids and I never looked so natural at it!

  5. Kelly Barnhill says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    Awwwwwww!

  6. MotherReader says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    I’m impressed. And I once answered the door for the UPS man while nursing my second baby.

  7. Anastasia Suen says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Welcome to the multitasking world of motherhood!

  8. Dan Blank says

    June 14, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    You take multitasking to new levels! Congrats!

  9. Sondy says

    June 14, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    I hope you know how lucky you are! If I had tried anything like that, my son would have been straining his back, determined to peek out and see what was going on! (Yes, even a few days old.)

  10. jan godown annino says

    June 14, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    This photo wows! me.
    Lovely curls in the shiny clean hair, no lint, etc. on the sophisticated outfit.
    Your feet are shod. Cute tootsies are sweet & Babe is content.
    Howdoyoudoit?
    Sogladyoudoit!

  11. Melissa (Book Nut) says

    June 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    You are the mulitasking goddess. I swear. All I could ever manage was to get a book read while breastfeeding…

  12. Sandy Soderberg says

    June 14, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    What is your daughter’s name?

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 14, 2011 at 9:39 pm

      Lillian Blackwell Bird or just Lily Bird. I don’t mind saying it in the comments, but I didn’t want to post it in a proper blog post for fear of giving her Google hits too young.

  13. Brooke Shirts says

    June 14, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Ahhh. I totally relate to this; in my house with a 4-month-old, nursing time is e-mail time. Rah. It’s surprising how nursing forces proficiency with one-handed tasks.

    Get your nap on, lady! Enjoy this little one!

  14. karen ruelle says

    June 14, 2011 at 10:54 pm

    What a beautiful name!

  15. mhg says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    A natural! Those widdle teenie feet are just soooooo adorable! 🙂

  16. Tricia says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:14 am

    Oh the many things that can be done one-handed! You will be amazed!

  17. Genevieve says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Blogging one-handed is cool enough, but doing it in the first week? You are fabulous.

  18. Allison says

    June 15, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    Ohh, what a wonderful picture! Congratulations on your sweet baby, and major kudos to you for nursing and finding a way to multitask.

  19. Meg says

    June 16, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    “Oh the many things that can be done one-handed! You will be amazed!”

    Is that what she said?

  20. Tarie says

    June 20, 2011 at 11:52 am

    That is the most beautiful picture I have seen in a very long time. :o)

  21. :paula says

    June 23, 2011 at 11:39 am

    As a person who has taken many many couch / kid / reading pictures, here’s hoping this is the first of many! Also I have couch envy. Also welcome, Lily Bird! (Pam I once went outside and quizzed the utility repAir guys while nursing. You just forget you have a boob hanging out after a while!)

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