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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie, ill. Ed Young

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

    "There are fish literally everywhere in this book!" Ed Young passed away in 2023, so today we honor him with one of his best loved (and oldest!) books.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

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

    Today's 1972 release came out long ago but has aged remarkably well in the interim. If you're looking for a first-time-sleepover title, this one still fits the bill.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Our 300th Episode with Special Guest Star Jon Scieszka

    Betsy Bird, January 15, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    "Find your favorite parts. They're the ones that make you scream." We celebrate our 300th episode with special guest star Jon Scieszka. What better way to celebrate?

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: 2024 Caldecott Contenders

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

    As track records go, I don't want to brag but the Fuse 8 n' Kate podcast does a particularly good job each and every year of selecting potential Caldecott winners. This year we consider a new three.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, ill. Mary Azarin

    Betsy Bird, January 1, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Citizen scientist or man who mucks with the scientific record? Only you can judge when you listen to our latest episode on the Caldecott Award winning title Snowflake Bentley.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston, ill. Barbara Cooney

    Betsy Bird, December 19, 2023 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    We've had Barbara Cooney on the brain, so why not discuss her Christmas picture book (still in print!) circa 1988?

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: When Mindy Saved Hanukkah by Eric A. Kimmel, ill. Barbara McClintock

    Betsy Bird, December 11, 2023 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Today we step back in time to 1998 to a Hanukkah tale of tiny people battling great big kitty cats.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Mushroom Man by Ethel Pochocki, ill. Barry Moser

    Betsy Bird, December 4, 2023 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    "Weird with heart!" Kate warms up to the 30th anniversary edition release of a little cult classic, entirely befitting of the name. Prepare your heartstrings to be tugged.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Stone Soup by Marcia Brown AND Jon J. Muth

    Betsy Bird, November 19, 2023 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Today we compare and contrast a 1947 version with a 2003 version of the same story. We discuss how war in a region might easily make folks afraid of strangers, how soldiers attack their problem vs. monks, whether or not this is a technical trickster tale, and how that person who just gave salt got away with murder.

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    Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse! by George Mendoza, ill. Doris Susan Smith

    Betsy Bird, November 13, 2023 | Fuse 8 n' Kate

    Thanks to the New York Review of Books we're tackling one of their recent reprints. An 80s title about interior design where the artist was CLEARLY having fun!

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