100 Scope Notes
February 29, 2012 by Betsy Bird
The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919 By Deborah Kops Charlesbridge $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-58089-348-0 Ages 9-12 On shelves now I was hosting a party the other night and amongst my guests was a former editor of children’s literature. In the course of the evening she happened to notice that I had a copy of The Great […]
February 27, 2012 by Betsy Bird
Folks, alongside my co-writers Jules from 7-Imp and Peter of Collecting Children’s Books I am currently in the midst of some pretty serious editing of our Candlewick book. So in the next few days my blogging will a touch spotty. To fill the time here then is a press release of the charitable persuasion. 7-YEAR-OLD […]
February 25, 2012 by Betsy Bird
Poets House Opens Must-See Exhibition of Children’s Poet and Artist Douglas Florian Sunday, February 26 Poets House art exhibitions focus on both the physical and visual manifestation of poetry, as well as works by visual artists that correspond to the poetic impulse. This month we launch two entirely different exhibitions of New York artists — […]
February 24, 2012 by Betsy Bird
It’s not that I don’t own a couple dresses. I do. It’s just that since the birth of the small Bird certain . . . ah . . . portions of the anatomy have, shall we say, decided to wow the world with their largess. So until that situation reverses itself I needed a new […]
February 23, 2012 by Betsy Bird
“I just finished a poem where St. Francis and St. Clare double-date with Thoreau and Evita and it just makes me very happy.” My mother was the winner of the 2011 Prairie Schooner Book Prize because she is as good as it gets. No brag. Just fact. Prairie Schooner recently interviewed her as well and […]
February 22, 2012 by Betsy Bird
When you come to visit New York City you might want to see some art of the children’s literary variety. To do so you’ve a couple different options. You could figure out where various artists are having shows. You could find permanent locations around the city where their art is on display. Or you could […]
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February 21, 2012 by Betsy Bird
Wonder By R.J. Palacio Alfred A. Knopf $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86902-0 Ages 9-12 On shelves now They say if you want to win an Oscar you need to play somebody with an extreme personal difficulty (terminal illness, disease, etc.). They do not, for the record, say that about award winning children’s books. There isn’t this general […]
February 20, 2012 by Betsy Bird
I was going through a box of new Candlewick releases the other day when I came across a charming little board book by the name of Peekaboo Baby. It’s your standard lift-the-flap reveal-the-baby number, the kind Karen Katz has perfected to an art. A person can’t have too many lift-the-flaps in the house, of course, […]
February 19, 2012 by Betsy Bird
My general rule is that unless I find three good videos in a given week I am inclined to skip Video Sunday. And the last week or two has been a difficult one. Sometimes videos with a children’s literature connection sprout up like weeds. Other times they’re rarities. Today, I’m pleased to have found my […]
February 18, 2012 by Betsy Bird
How Many Jelly Beans?: A Giant Book of Giant Numbers! By Andrea Menotti Illustrated by Yancey Labat Chronicle Books $18.99 ISBN: 978-1-4521-0206-1 Ages 4-8 On shelves February 29th Boy, I tell you. You get a kid and suddenly you find yourself scheming all these crazy schemes. “I’m going to get my kid to like vegetables!” […]
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