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Best Books of 2010

December 22, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Informational Fiction

What is truth and what is fiction? And what happens when you stir the two together? You get today's list 31 Days, 31 Lists: Informational Fiction!

August 8, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Horton hears too much. He must be dealt with.

As you may have heard, last week author William Sleator passed away.  I met him once during the Midwinter ALA Conference in Philadelphia.  He was part of an Abrams brunch in which librarians munched on food and spoke to various authors.  I was pleased to get Mr. Sleator’s autograph on a book for a friend […]

January 7, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Windblowne by Stephen Messer

Windblowne By Stephen Messer Random House $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86195-6 Ages 9-12 On shelves now 2010 was not a great year for fantasies. Sure, there were plenty of books that contained small fantastical elements, but titles that plunged the reader into entirely different worlds with their own set of rules and understandings? Few and far between. […]

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Review of the Day: Singing Away the Dark by Caroline Woodward

December 27, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Singing Away the Dark By Caroline Woodward Illustrated by Julie Morstad Simply Read Books $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-897476-41-3 On shelves now The range of different going to school books varies wildly. This is understandable. After all, the act of attending school is one of the first moments of autonomy a child experiences. This is particularly true […]

Review of the Day: The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt

December 24, 2010 by Betsy Bird

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins By R.A. Spratt Illustrated by Dan Santat Little Brown and Company $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-316-06819-2 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Don’t judge a book by its cover, they say. To heck with that, say I. When it comes to books for kids, nine times out of ten you’re going to end […]

Review of the Day: A Family of Readers by Roger Sutton and Martha V. Parravano

December 15, 2010 by Betsy Bird

A Family of Readers: The Book Lover’s Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Literature By Roger Sutton and Martha V. Parravano $22.00 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3280-9 Audience: Adult On shelves now. A curious thing occurs when you find yourself pregnant. I don’t mean the sudden desire to devour your neighbor or the embiggening of the belly region. […]

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Fusenews: If it has Jeffrey Tambor in it, it’s gotta be good!

December 8, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Boy, I picked the wrong week to go about putting off my regular Fusenews.  What we’ve got here is a veritable fusey newsy pile-up.  I shall endeavor to separate the wheat from the chaff, but no guarantees it’ll actually work.  Let us see what all I’m able to pack in for today then: Lucky ducks! […]

100 Magnificent Children’s Books of 2010

December 3, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Well, what the heck?  I read a lot of books in a given year.  I fall in love with at least 100 of them.  Why not turn them into a list?  With the understanding that I am just one person and I have not read everything published in a given year (which is why committee […]

Review of the Day: Crunch by Leslie Connor

November 30, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Crunch By Leslie Connor Katherine Tegan Books (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-169229-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Leslie Connor forgive me; I sometimes forget how awesome you are. It’s nice to rely on an author. To know that you can trust them to write book after book that isn’t crap. That’s true […]

Fusenews: A small smackerel of news

November 22, 2010 by Betsy Bird

When you work with the real Winnie-the-Pooh you have a tendency to get complacent. “Oh sure,” you think.  ” I know everything about that bear.  Absolutely everything.”  So it’s nice when the universe gives you a swift kick in the pants to remind you that you are not always up on your Pooh knowledge.  Or […]

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