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    Review of the Day: Book of Questions / Libro de las Preguntas by Pablo Neruda, ill. Paloma Valdivia

    Betsy Bird, June 11, 2022 | Best Books, Best Books of 2022, Reviews, Reviews 2022

    A bilingual production, the book is as physically beautiful as it is mentally engaging. For the know-it-alls amongst us, turns out Mr. Neruda still has something to teach us, young and old.

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    School’s Out for Summer So We’re Talking About Lunch Lady Day!

    Betsy Bird, June 10, 2022 | Uncategorized

    School may be out but that doesn't mean we stop appreciating our lunch ladies. Jarrett Krosoczka joins us for a discussion of School Lunch Hero Day and all that that entails.

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    Owl Enticements: A Cover Reveal and Interview with Eric Fan and  Dena Seiferling About the Upcoming NIGHT LUNCH

    Betsy Bird, June 8, 2022 | Best Books, Best Books of 2022, Cover Reveal, Interviews

    When artists write picture books and encourage others to illustrate them, what's the reasoning? Today we've a beautiful interview with Eric Fan and Dena Seiferling on their upcoming NIGHT LUNCH and what this collaboration has entailed.

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    Every Bird a Prince: An Interview with Jenn Reese

    Betsy Bird, June 7, 2022 | Interviews

    "Part of the appeal of forests, for me, is that as soon as you enter them and go a few feet, the outside world disappears. They are liminal spaces where anything can happen. You can go in one person, and come out another." A talk with Jenn Reese.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka

    Betsy Bird, June 6, 2022 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    This appears to be our first Raschka title, which is funny considering how many Caldecott Honors and Awards he's garnered over the years. Listen in if you want to hear the correct pronunciation of the title of Yo! Yes?, the choices made with the typography, and some truly awful bird calls.

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    Review of the Day: Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall

    Betsy Bird, June 3, 2022 | Best Books, Best Books of 2022, Reviews, Reviews 2022

    The heart of this book isn’t walls or floors or windows but the people that lived alongside them. Speculation yields a carefully, even meticulously rendered story of an average white farm family, living life in a home, until time takes its toll and we all have to wrestle with what that means.

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    EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT! Taking a Deep Dive Into Dan Gemeinhart’s THE MIDNIGHT CHILDREN

    Betsy Bird, June 2, 2022 | Excerpts

    If the name "Dan Gemeinhart" is ringing some bells for you, there might be a good reason for that. Perhaps you remember a little number by the name of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise? Today we reveal the first six pages of his latest novel THE MIDNIGHT CHILDREN. Check it out!

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    Publisher Preview: Ellen Myrick’s Publisher Spotlight (Fall 2022) [Part One]

    Betsy Bird, June 1, 2022 | Publisher Previews

    Ellen Myrick's sharing books from 34 publishers so we're breaking this preview into parts. Today we feature titles coming out of Albatros and Barefoot Books.

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    How Does That Work Exactly? Adapting Comics to Audiobooks: A Talk with Nick Martorelli

    Betsy Bird, May 31, 2022 | Interviews

    How on earth do you turn a graphic novel into an audiobook? We sit down with Penguin Random House Audio's executive producer Nick Martorelli to get to the bottom of this tricky conundrum.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Harlem by Walter Dean Myers, ill. Christopher Myers

    Betsy Bird, May 30, 2022 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    How well is this Caldecott Honor title remembered today? We take a look at a classic Myers & Myers work, considering its legacy and occasional fashion choice.

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