The Yarn
At my last librarian preview you might have heard me mention how silly and foolish I felt for not bringing along my laptop to any of these events. I mean, I have a shiny MacBook Air. Light as a feather with a nice long battery life, and why shouldn’t I take it with me to […]
Betsy Bird, May 22, 2010 | Fusenews
First my husband recommended Kate Milford’s new book The Boneshaker as having vast film potential. Then I reviewed it myself. But yesterday, however, Matt said to me, "She doesn’t need us anymore". BoingBoing has reviewed the book, thereby guaranteeing it a brilliant debut. You’ve hit the big time, Kate! And in a bit of perfect […]
Betsy Bird, May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
She one of the finest middle grade and teen novelists of her generation. She’s done everything from serving on the National Book Award Committee for Young People’s Literature, gaining her own National Book Award nomination, and generally churning out fantastic fare for young readers. And now, here in 2010, she has a book out (One […]
I know you probably don’t notice, but it always bugs me when my blog does a standard review / Fusenews / review / Fusenews pattern all week. I feel it’s a lack of creativity on my part. I can promise you, though, that next week will prove to be far more interesting. That’s when the SBBT […]
Betsy Bird, April 28, 2010 | Librarian Previews
Ah! There we go. You know, there are lots of publishers out there that aren’t stationed in New York City. And out of all of them, Chronicle Books is the company (based out of San Francisco) that really feels like it should be located in Brooklyn or something. Alas for us, the opposite coast is […]
Betsy Bird, April 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Reprinting old out-of-print children’s books for the modern consumer is an art. A real balance of taste, love, and a nose for hidden treasure. You have to be able to find books that have stood the test of time yet have not managed to remain in the public’s brain cells. How to go about it? […]
Betsy Bird, April 19, 2010 | Fusenews
The 100 Best Children’s Novels Poll results are done at long last and folks are weighing in. Read Eric’s latest encapsulation if you need a quick hit and the Debbie Reese post on all the mentions of American Indians in the poll results. Then follow that up with the 100 Scope Notes piece where Travis […]
Betsy Bird, March 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
The first thing to remember is that you know nothing. Or at least that’s the lesson I’ve taken away from last week’s Battle of the Kids’ Books recap. Let’s go to the big board to see how I did. Predictions for the past week made: 7 Correctly identified winners: 2 So I appear to be […]
Betsy Bird, January 28, 2010 | Reviews
The Boys By Jeff Newman Simon & Schuster $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-5012-7 Ages 4-8 On shelves February 23rd. See this purple foot-shaped bruise on the back of my left leg? Wanna know how I got it? Of course you do, oh imaginary people I’m talking to in my head. Yeah, I got that by kicking myself […]
Betsy Bird, January 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here are the winners of the the 2010 Media Award with additional commentary (slowly added throughout the day) for spice. Newbery Award: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead – A win that was truly deserved right from the start. And such a relief too! Mind you, it was a delight marred mildly by the […]
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