Politics in Practice
Betsy Bird, March 6, 2024 | Interviews
Today, we're talking with Lynn Brunelle about poetry, the appeal of the gross and disgusting, and why she gets my 2024 Backmatter of the Year Award.
Betsy Bird, March 5, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Interviews
These days great swaths of books fill our shelves, full of scintillating facts and jaw-dropping images. The book we're talking about today, I Am Gravity? Case in point.
Betsy Bird, March 4, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
Kate wants blood. I give her an ogre. But what's gross about this book has nothing to do with his eating habits.
Betsy Bird, February 29, 2024 | Publisher Previews
Dive in to even more astounding children's books coming out this spring. We have futuristic titles, Caldecott AND Newbery winners, and so much more.
Betsy Bird, February 28, 2024 | Interviews
Seems to me that if your art rates an entire exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum then perhaps it would behoove the rest of us to hear what you have to say. A talk with Mr. Chwast then.
Betsy Bird, February 27, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Interviews
With a brand new book out in the States on March 19th, we talk with Philip Bunting about ants, nonfiction, comedy, and a whole lot more.
Betsy Bird, February 26, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
Skippyjon finally makes his debut on our podcast. Though popular when first released, we deep dive into the book's controversy and how well this title has and has not aged.
Betsy Bird, February 24, 2024 | Cover Reveal
You're in another country and back at home a war breaks out. What do you do? Today we find out what Anna Desnitskaya did and reveal the cover of her latest picture book.
Betsy Bird, February 23, 2024 | Interviews
In the first of our two-part series commemorating the anniversary of the War in Ukraine, we talk to Oleksandr Shatokhin about the impact of 2023's YELLOW BUTTERFLY.
Betsy Bird, February 22, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Interviews, Review 2024, Reviews
Today I review a book that truly exemplifies one of those key moments in a child’s life, fated to be forgotten. I also interview its author.
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