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    Review of the Day: Trickster edited by Matt Dembicki

    Betsy Bird, November 20, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection Edited by Matt Dembicki Fulcrum Books $22.95 ISBN: 978-1-55591-724-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. This year I helped a committee come up with the 100 best books for children. This list has been produced for a while and each year we make sure to include a folk and […]

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    Review of the Day: Factotum by D.M. Cornish

    Betsy Bird, November 15, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Factotum By D.M. Cornish G.P. Putnam’s Sons (a division of Penguin) $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-399-24640-1 Ages 10 and up On shelves now I don’t read novels for young adults. This is out of necessity as a children’s librarian more than any personal animosity towards the genre. With all the great middle grade fiction out there who […]

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    Review of the Day: Farm by Elisha Cooper

    Betsy Bird, November 12, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Farm By Elisha Cooper Orchard Books (an imprint of Scholastic) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-07075-1 Ages 5-10 On shelves now As a children’s librarian living in New York City, I get a really skewed view of the world. For example, a book like Christoph Niemann’s Subway will get released and all the children I see are hugely […]

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    Fusenews: “swinish Milneish parts”

    Betsy Bird, November 9, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Fusenews

    All right, all right, all righty, all right then.  Where to begin . . . I know.  With a tribute that deserves notice first and foremost.  I had heard that Laura Amy Schlitz was writing an obituary for her friend, fellow writer Eva Ibbotson.  I expected it to be brilliant.  It has, in fact, exceeded […]

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    2010 New York Times Best Illustrated List

    Betsy Bird, November 6, 2010 | Best Books of 2010

    Good news!  The results of the 2010 New York Times Best Illustrated list is up and running for all to see. Related sidebar: Check out the judges if you get a chance.  It’s kind of neat.  Many thanks to Julie Just.

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    Review of the Day: Ubiquitous by Joyce Sidman

    Betsy Bird, October 29, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors By Joyce Sidman Illustrated by Beckie Prange $17.00 ISBN: 978-0-618-71719-4 Ages 6-10 On shelves now. I believe that there are different muses of children’s literature. You have you Beautiful Spine muses, your Great Editor muses, your Awe-Inspiring Marketing muses, and your Copyediting Magnificence muses. Each one of these references those elements […]

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    Review of the Day: Departure Time by Truus Matti

    Betsy Bird, October 13, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Departure Time By Truus Matti Translated by Nancy Forest-Flier namelos $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-60898-009-3 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Translated children’s novels have a tough row to hoe. In my experience as a children’s librarian I’ll often find that folks react to them in a variety of different ways. Sometimes they like them, but often they’ll […]

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    Review of the Day: Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

    Betsy Bird, September 7, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews

    Bink and Gollie By Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee Illustrated by Tony Fucile Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3266-3 Ages 6-8 On shelves September 14th I eye Bink and Gollie across the room with a slow reptilian stare. I yell at it, “I refuse to be charmed by you!” I throw a shoe. Bink and Gollie, […]

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    Review of the Day – Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

    Betsy Bird, August 14, 2010 | Best Books of 2010

    Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword By Barry Deutsch Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams) $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8422-6 Ages 9-12 On shelves November 1, 2010 “Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl,” says the byline. Well seriously. How was I supposed to pass that up? I’d grabbed a copy of Hereville at an American Library […]

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    Review of the Day: Meanwhile by Jason Shiga

    Betsy Bird, May 25, 2010 | Best Books of 2010, Reviews, Reviews 2010

    Meanwhile By Jason Shiga Amulet (an imprint of Abrams) $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8423-3 Ages 8 and up On shelves now Quantum physics, parallel worlds, probability, entropy. Yes it’s all in a day’s work for your average everyday choose your own adventure book. Now just substitute the words “average” and “everyday” in that previous sentence for “extraordinary” […]

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