The Yarn
Betsy Bird, April 6, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Review 2024, Reviews
The dog book that none of us knew we needed, has arrived.
Betsy Bird, April 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
With all the upcoming picture book-to-screen adaptations, what are you favorites? And what are the absolute worst of the worst?
Betsy Bird, April 3, 2024 | Publisher Previews
From endfixers, incompetent robbers and large flightless birds to Eid, Pride, Swedish trans narratives, there is a whole HOST of books from around the world coming out in the States right now!
Betsy Bird, April 2, 2024 | Excerpts
The upcoming How It All Ends is a middle grade novel about a kid with a nonstop imagination, but where did the book come from? Emma Hunsinger gives us an inside peek via an original comic.
Betsy Bird, April 1, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
For April Fool's Day, we select a picture book that got away with a LOT when it was first published back in 1973. Copulation, beheadings, see-through dresses, you name it! One of our favorite cult classic picture books.
Betsy Bird, March 30, 2024 | Cover Reveal, Interviews
"I may sound naive but I’m a strong believer that books can change the world." Author Raj Tawney joins us today to talk about representation and his new middle grade novel, out this fall.
Betsy Bird, March 28, 2024 | Publisher Previews
A quick dip into the eight titles Eerdmans Books for Young Readers will have out this coming fall. See them first!
Betsy Bird, March 27, 2024 | Interviews
In a country where books can be banned if they show a bare butt, two nationally recognized sex educators have written two shame-free books on human bodies. We talk about them today.
Betsy Bird, March 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Called "a lyrical gem", "touching", "beautiful", and more by its three starred reviews, we discuss a new historical fiction picture book set during the Korean War.
Betsy Bird, March 25, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
With it being spring and all, we decided to tackle our first Sarah Stewart title.
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Amanda MacGregor
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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