Politics in Practice
Betsy Bird, February 21, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Interviews
If I'm jumping on the bandwagon with this book then it's only because it's so doggone good. Today I talk with Dan about memoirs, changing mores, and graphic novels. In short, all good things.
Betsy Bird, December 31, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
The final list of the 31 Days, 31 Lists series is here. These are the picture books that I loved particularly. Many you will have heard of. A couple will be new. But regardless, each and every one is a star.
Betsy Bird, December 27, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
Here are the 2022 nonfiction picture books that REALLY made my little heart go pitta pat. My favorites of the year, if you will. I hope you enjoy them as much I have.
Betsy Bird, December 16, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Ah, poetry. One of the categories that goes across age ranges. Come see some of the finest bits of verse to grace the page in 2022, and find a couple surprises along the way.
Betsy Bird, December 10, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
We're making a slight deviation away from our regularly scheduled picture books today to bring you some truly and thoroughly disgusting titles. Celebrating titles unafraid of bodily functions, blood, and other seriously icky elements.
Betsy Bird, December 6, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
You may not agree with all the choices here today, but I think it's fair to say that you're likely to find at least a couple books that cause kids to guffaw outright.
Betsy Bird, December 1, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Separating out the baby board books from the toddler/preschooler ones, we kick off the 31 Days, 31 Lists with one of our true favorites.
Betsy Bird, October 28, 2022 | Best Books, Best Books of 2022, Reviews, Reviews 2022
Practically a wordless book, this storyline delves deep into the mindset of an average dog, an average owner, and the cool seaside breezes that can pivot a day from miserable to marvelous.
Betsy Bird, October 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Annually Evanston Public Library determines 101 of some of the greatest books of the year. Here are the results for 2022.
Betsy Bird, September 28, 2022 | Best Books, Best Books of 2022, Newbery / Caldecott Predictions, Uncategorized
What will win? What will lose? Stay tuned for a new installment in that popular prediction series: What's Gonna Win a Major Award?
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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