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MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2021

    Review of the Day: Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems

    Betsy Bird, April 15, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    No elephants. No piggies. No pigeons. And yet there's something about this abstracted concept book to lure me into reviewing it. I haven't reviewed Mo in 14 years. See why I've come around.

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    The Podcast/Book Hybrid: Diving Into the Story Seeds Imagination Lab Activity Book

    Betsy Bird, April 14, 2021 | Press Release Fun

    Looking for a summer reading giveaway or something to give you programming ideas? One of my podcasts may have a solution.

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    The Rare Live Interview: Anastasia Higginbotham & I Talk “What You Don’t Know”

    Betsy Bird, April 13, 2021 | Interviews

    A transcript of my discussion with Anastasia Higginbotham about her latest book What You Don't Know: A Story of a Liberated Childhood. Alert: May contain Billy Porter.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: One Grain of Rice by Demi

    Betsy Bird, April 12, 2021 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Hope you like math and shiny things, because today's book has both. We consider Demi and whether or not her book attains "classic" status.

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    Prescient: Why the Netflix Version of A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Trump-Era Time Capsule

    Betsy Bird, April 8, 2021 | Uncategorized

    My family is currently watching the Netflix adaptation of the famous series. But does it have more to say to kids who lived under Trump than we suspect?

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    Review of the Day: Sylvie by Sylvie Kantorovitz

    Betsy Bird, April 7, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    Early 70s France never looked so good. A new middle grade graphic memoir comes to us. A perfect new addition to every bookshelf looking for something familiar and odd all at once.

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    Pawcasso! An Exclusive Excerpt of the New Graphic Novel by Remy Lai

    Betsy Bird, April 6, 2021 | Excerpts

    Today I premiere an 11-page excerpt of Remy Lai's new middle grade graphic novel, Pawcasso!

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin

    Betsy Bird, April 5, 2021 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    How about we consider a book with positive portrayals of Asian-American families on our podcast for a change? I snag Grace Lin's first picture book and we talk soup, seeds, and greedy neighbors.

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    Cats and Dogs . . . Together? Talking with Elisha Cooper About the Sublime Yes & No

    Betsy Bird, April 1, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Interviews

    Picture books, puppies, and preternaturally attractive cats. It's interview time with Elisha Cooper about his latest title Yes & No. Hope you like pets!

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