MORE 'FUSE-8-N-KATE' POSTS
We know that the standards to which we hold nonfiction picture books has changed in the intervening 21 years. So how does this Caldecott Honoree stand up today? Spoiler Alert: Surprisingly well!
Judith Viorst proves once more that she's a fan of extra long titles. After much discussion we decide an accurate title should have been MY MOM IS GASLIGHTING ME. Come see why!
"It's like Candyman if instead of saying his name three times you just called into existence each of his bodyparts." Kate tackles her first Ed Emberley
We compare two different editions of a macabre Hilaire Belloc poem and see how they stand up, as part of our Halloween series.
What's more Halloween-ish than creepy scarecrows? We just didn't expect to run into them thanks to the same author that penned Goodnight, Moon.
"I'm Benjamin Buttoning over here!" Halloween is almost here so we're getting into the spooky and who could be spookier than Edward Gorey?
Today we tackle a book long overdue on our podcast. It's the "grandaddy of the book banned". Because banning doesn't end because Banned Books Week does.
Though it's a mere 19-years-old (one full year too early for our usual considerations) in light of the marvelousness of Ashley Bryan we tackle what is arguably his best known book.
"You do not want to mess with a pig". We return to Olivia today and a book in which she dresses like Moira Rose, drugs the occasional elephant, and pulls on a pair of pants when appropriate.
I promised you additional strawberries and additional strawberries you shall have! Today's post features a strawberry book that isn't quite as strange as The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, but clocks in at a close second.