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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Who’s Got the Apple? by Jan Lööf, translated by Ole Risom & Linda Hayward, Featuring Special Guest Star Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

    Betsy Bird, July 8, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    We've a very special guest star and a very special Swedish import from 1974 to discuss. It's our ALA Annual Conference episode!

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Apple Pie Fourth of July by Janet S. Wong, ill. Margaret Chodos-Irvine

    Betsy Bird, July 2, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    We take a quintessential Independence Day title and put it under a spotlight to see how it has aged.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Baby, Come Out! by Fran Manushkin, ill. Ronald Himler

    Betsy Bird, June 24, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Considering the heat, Betsy offers Kate two choices featuring nude protagonists to consider. Kate opts for the baby. A wise choice.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse by Frank Asch, ill. Devin Asch

    Betsy Bird, June 17, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Usually you might associate a book of this sort with titles of a more European bent, but Asch and son are 100% 'merican, baby. With enough weirdness to choke a cat, this book is just so very strange.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley, ill. Nic Bishop

    Betsy Bird, June 3, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    There are a lot of red-eyed creatures in our trees these days. Cicadas? You bet, but today we're looking at a different kind of vermilion-hued tree denizen. A consideration of a 1999 nonfiction book and if it's stood the test of time.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce

    Betsy Bird, May 20, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    What's big, green, and loves minor league baseball? Today we dive into a Bill Joyce book we've never done before an determine where Bob stands in the pantheon of picture books.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

    Betsy Bird, May 13, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Not to spoil anything but meet the 200th classic we've featured on the podcast! Today we're talking about the void, Magritte, epitaphs, and more!

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

    Betsy Bird, May 6, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    "Like a Playboy featuring vegetables. Sexy sexy vegetables." The original vertical Caldecott Honor winner turns out to be the perfect spring title for us to discuss today.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Enemy Pie by Derek Munson, ill. Tara Calahan King

    Betsy Bird, April 29, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    "If you love worms, this is the book for you." Inspired by LeVar Burton we take a look at an old Reading Rainbow book to see how it holds up.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Ginger Bear by Mini Grey

    Betsy Bird, April 22, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    "Some cookies just want to watch the world burn." Violence and murder and a cookie all come together in this latest podcast episode.

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